Why Girona are the most surprising team in world football

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

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  • @prakharmathur9453
    @prakharmathur9453 Год назад +386

    Thanks for covering La Liga. Since the Athletic partnership, I feel like this channel has been focusing too much on premier league.

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh Год назад +44

      with Real and Barca dominating the league it gets boring as heck. Notice the article is not about them

    • @manwhoasked5942
      @manwhoasked5942 Год назад +64

      ​@@SantomPh and lately it's the same feeling about Premier league outside it too, except it's just Manchester City. I'm glad Jude signed for us, it has attracted a lot of attention back to Real Madrid and La Liga now.

    • @1886Joel
      @1886Joel Год назад +39

      Yeah the athletic made tifo much more one dimensional.

    • @messicomps344
      @messicomps344 Год назад +65

      ​@@SantomPhLa Liga has seen more champions in the last 3 years than the PL in the last 6. How is it boring when Barça and Madrid have won at most half of all available titles in the same period while the PL is exciting when City has won 3 in a row, and 5 in 6 (while topping the expected points table in each of the last 7)? Every league is exciting, but people expect the PL to be more exciting and therefore it's a self fulfilling prophecy. Transpose the 20/21 La Liga season into the PL and it's the "best season ever"

    • @dennisgichohi5392
      @dennisgichohi5392 Год назад +33

      ​@@messicomps344exactly......even series A has been more interesting than epl in the last 4yrs.....they've had 4 different champions and the title race in 2022 was really exciting

  • @YourFavouritePigeon
    @YourFavouritePigeon Год назад +164

    Girona and Stuttgart on fire so fire in their respective leagues

    • @edenholt4394
      @edenholt4394 Год назад +18

      @@Athedriveinsince when was stuttgart city group?

    • @akunwanneprosper7016
      @akunwanneprosper7016 Год назад

      By December, we shall know

    • @robwyyi
      @robwyyi Год назад

      Shoot you beat me to it.

    • @nafriadn
      @nafriadn Год назад

      @@akunwanneprosper7016 i think it’s january where we can at least a little bit sure

  • @ThaLowPro
    @ThaLowPro Год назад +129

    Aleix Garcia is gonna be a big one. I wonder why his estimated value is still at 10M, since he played a strong last season also.

    • @JordanWebster-Webbo
      @JordanWebster-Webbo Год назад +6

      You can really see his Man City Youth Education coming through. Really technical

    • @lilboaterboy868
      @lilboaterboy868 Год назад +3

      His name isn't big enough. If he played at barca or real he'd be 50M

    • @DT-ip4db
      @DT-ip4db Год назад +2

      I'm surprised Atletico didn't go in for him

    • @krillian1997
      @krillian1997 Год назад

      my brother he is 26y.o. him making it big will be a huge surprise

    • @pepepepote1070
      @pepepepote1070 Год назад

      Spain IS the one Who gave man city an identity, no man city to spain. Dont be silly

  • @scottyh1238
    @scottyh1238 Год назад +6

    Love watching Michel's Girona, so exciting to watch, so attacking, pretty much set up in a 3-1-5-1.

  • @hateprotoss
    @hateprotoss Год назад +28

    Tsygankov is one of the most talented players in Ukraine national team

  • @srijanpandey5238
    @srijanpandey5238 Год назад +139

    Girona are wildly overperforming their expected metrics, especially xP like Madrid are. With the context of who they have played so far they are expected to drop down, how far is yet to be seen. But even a top 8 finish will be a massive achievement for Michel.

    • @pesxbarca
      @pesxbarca Год назад +5

      You have to watch them to say this

    • @tomgence682
      @tomgence682 Год назад

      I agree here. I saw few games of both Madrid and Girona, and it gives the same feeling. For now it's working but nothing amazing

    • @funki4896
      @funki4896 Год назад +5

      That's bullshit. They have pkayed both strong and weak teamsalready like Sociedad and Villareal

    • @Nilvils85
      @Nilvils85 Год назад +1

      ​@@tomgence682you haven't watched Girona play

  • @tholiunathi23
    @tholiunathi23 Год назад +3

    Hats of to Aleix Garcia. Play revolves around him and he is positonally flexible he can drop from his holding position into the first line and initiate attacks.
    His change of position triggers a series of posironally changes. Aleix ( holding to CB) Blind (LCB to LAM) Herrera or Ivan Martin ( 8 to holding) - Miguel (LAM - to 10).
    Reference to this rotation can be found in the game against Almeria
    And Girona emphasizes these concepts :pinning opp fullbacks, diagonal runs from one half-space to the other. Pass back and long diagonal pass to opposite wing. Midfield trio positioned in a diagonal line.

  • @blutbadwolf
    @blutbadwolf Год назад +105

    Daley Blind is so underrated

    • @ducvietphan3300
      @ducvietphan3300 Год назад +2

      overrated, didnt win anythin

    • @MerijnH
      @MerijnH Год назад +29

      ​​@@ducvietphan3300won eredivisie a few times under Ten Hag no?
      Also, didn't he win the Bundesliga with Bayern?

    • @afro.thunder
      @afro.thunder Год назад +40

      He won eridivise, Dutch cup, fa cup, league cup, europa league and a bundesliga mate. That’s more than most

    • @ducvietphan3300
      @ducvietphan3300 Год назад +1

      @@MerijnH win the bundesliga with bayern 😂😂🤣🤣 He contributed jackshit just happend to be in the team kiddo

    • @2639theboss
      @2639theboss Год назад +20

      @@ducvietphan3300 I thought he didn't win anything?

  • @mrshrimpeugene
    @mrshrimpeugene Год назад +663

    Girona is owned by the city group nothing suprising here

    • @EXCLUSIVE44
      @EXCLUSIVE44 Год назад +40

      So what😂 oh wow!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @GreenDayGA
      @GreenDayGA Год назад +293

      They are spending less on transfers than Real Madrid on Bellingham's salary.

    • @DaanP95
      @DaanP95 Год назад +56

      So? Look at their players

    • @ducvietphan3300
      @ducvietphan3300 Год назад +86

      The 116 violations group

    • @werewolf1803
      @werewolf1803 Год назад +29

      I hope the City Group starts spending on Mumbai City FC. This is our last AFC Champions League campaign, and we're getting battered 😢

  • @daskomika2708
    @daskomika2708 Год назад +23

    How can one talk about the most surprising team this season WHILE forgetting Stuttgart?

  • @TvoyuMamkuMav
    @TvoyuMamkuMav Год назад +1

    The way this guy moves his hips when he talks will not stay unnoticed by Pique. On a serious note - people often leave Tsyhankiv out of the conversation, and he is the key player that brought fresh air to Girona’s game

  • @megamind8359
    @megamind8359 Год назад +36

    Maybe you could do the most surprising national team Albania right now going from slow defensive no pass team to building from the back and and wonder goals every match now

    • @antonetaaliu8103
      @antonetaaliu8103 Год назад +10

      They been odly good especially asani with some great goals
      Sylvinho and Zabaleta have done a great jobe so far.

    • @geralbaliaj4979
      @geralbaliaj4979 Год назад +6

      I don't think they can continue playing that football against top sides

    • @DT-ip4db
      @DT-ip4db Год назад +1

      ​@@geralbaliaj4979I think they can, once they qualify for the Euros they've got nothing to lose, will be the suprise package of the tournament

    • @Kururin7x
      @Kururin7x Год назад

      @@DT-ip4dbyou do realise the last time a team that tried to do that against top team (eg norwich) they get battered 8-0

  • @sydney_smith
    @sydney_smith Год назад +9

    I watch all of their matches and I will say that (just my personal opinion) Tsygankov is the key player there, not Savio

  • @EXCLUSIVE44
    @EXCLUSIVE44 Год назад +25

    I'd love them to push on until January atleast, that would secure them a europa spot by may.

  • @joyroychowdhury3402
    @joyroychowdhury3402 Год назад +9

    Great video John!! Love your analysis 👏

  • @memofromessex
    @memofromessex Год назад +7

    The most surprising thing is that Euro cup winning West Ham team was so woefully underestimated by the supposed experts.

    • @QuotidianStupidity
      @QuotidianStupidity Год назад +5

      because being good in Europe doesn't always correlate with good league performance... last year they were poor.

  • @aidanmagill6769
    @aidanmagill6769 Год назад +5

    Nobody thought West Ham, who qualified for Europe two years ago and who won a European trophy last season, would be challenging for Europe this season?

  • @ryanchiasson7211
    @ryanchiasson7211 Год назад +15

    My Tifo uptake has been a lot lower without the podcast as it was previously... While I hope all the guys are happy with their current setups, without that comedic aspect, I do find Tifo a lot more bland, in a space where you just have soooo many options.

  • @NicJ27
    @NicJ27 Год назад +13

    This was a fantastic sensible transfer episode for Tottenham under Ange. Savio and A.Garcia would be great signings by the sounds of it. More of the player profile analysis for well-performing clubs would be good

    • @bryantpck8
      @bryantpck8 Год назад

      Yup. Because tactically it sounds like Ange ball in some sense. 😄👍🏻

  • @joan9195
    @joan9195 Год назад +2

    Just some missed points, last season ivan martin and santi bueno were key as soon as they recovered from injuries, also aleix garcia and david lopez were key but injuries made them play less. We play against Sevilla where we won 0-2, also a Champions League team since they've won the Europa League. Great analysis, much more deep than some reporters from Spain! Loved to watch!f

  • @dimasubrata
    @dimasubrata Год назад +7

    Would like to see a video about OGC Nice as well, they beat Monaco & PSG on their own home and still unbeaten this season

  • @Jack-sc3dn
    @Jack-sc3dn Год назад +30

    It’s like the City Group influence is all over that team this season. Practically half the lineup

  • @QuotidianStupidity
    @QuotidianStupidity Год назад +2

    Happy to hear Gazzaniga is doing well.

  • @LakeShowHighlights
    @LakeShowHighlights Год назад

    May i ask what touch board you are using?! that is something i would definitely love to buy to bring to my channel.

  • @n0body550
    @n0body550 Год назад +1

    Been waiting for someone to do a video on Girona THANK YOU!!!

  • @mylittlethoughttree
    @mylittlethoughttree Год назад +10

    Ipswich are pretty surprising, eh? Eh??

  • @darraghcollins6037
    @darraghcollins6037 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic video!

  • @hirbodhosseini6052
    @hirbodhosseini6052 Год назад +1

    LOVE THE HOODIE JON

  • @myriadlikeness7166
    @myriadlikeness7166 11 месяцев назад

    This is exactly how I want Man Utd to be playing with a team of AWB, Schlotterbeck, Lisandro, Alfie Doughty or Raum, Mainoo, Jobe Bellingham or Eze, Mathias Jensen or Julian Brandt, T. Kubo or J. Bakayoko, Jack Clarke or Mitoma, and Hojlund or Joao Pedro. Imo ETH can do it -- here noting a reservation re his multiple references to 'directness' this season -- but Ineos might want to seriously (and probly will) look at De Zerbi and Postecoglu.

  • @geordiedog1749
    @geordiedog1749 Год назад

    Could really do with a ‘two way dribbler’ at the Toon as the low bloc a lot of teams employ means the attack needs a one on one against full backs Only not as headless chicken like ASM could often be.

  • @craigmurphy1204
    @craigmurphy1204 Год назад +1

    Got to be St Mirren. Up until last weekend, we hadn't lost in the league yet this season.

  • @oli_gld
    @oli_gld Год назад

    I’ve been waiting for an in-depth video on Girona!

  • @TaskForce_911
    @TaskForce_911 11 месяцев назад +1

    Everyone is saying how Romeu is trash at Barca and his defensive vulnerability is keep getting exposed but knowing Michel if Barca does end up selling him back to Girona he's gonna start balling under him 😂

  • @CEDelJEFE
    @CEDelJEFE Год назад +1

    These guys have given me so many fantasy points

  • @PaddyMac
    @PaddyMac Год назад +2

    The Toronto Raptors hoodie …. anybody who follows the NBA will know this is such a clever choice for this particular video 👏

    • @yan.weather
      @yan.weather Год назад

      Why so? I don’t follow NBA haha

    • @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere
      @WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Год назад +1

      @@yan.weather Girona's chairman famously doesn't believe that dinosaurs existed. Raptors are a type of dinosaur. Just ask Dennis in Jurassic Park

  • @ALargeFarva
    @ALargeFarva Год назад +9

    almost like Tifo forgot Girona (and Troyes) are arms of City Football Group

  • @capio78
    @capio78 Год назад

    this is not intended as criticism, I was really enjoying listening whilst wearing my headphones, but the levels were going so up and down it was giving me a headache and I gave up after 5 minutes. Not sure if its the presenters inclination for going up and down with the tone or something more rudimentary. The edit spoiled excellent content.

  • @somerandomedgyguy1723
    @somerandomedgyguy1723 Год назад

    When I saw the thumbnail with red and white kits, I thought you were going to talk about Stuttgart first.

  • @phillipwathitu3505
    @phillipwathitu3505 Год назад +1

    How about Ipswich?
    I think those ones are the surprise team in England at least.

  • @ONahornyi
    @ONahornyi Год назад

    Very interesting one❤

  • @nvsf1
    @nvsf1 Год назад +1

    My favourite team is finally doing well

  • @sebenfc1982
    @sebenfc1982 Год назад +13

    I feel Tifo is really copying the ‘Football Purist’ channel on content. They did the same with Brazil’s Fernando Diniz, which the Football Purist channel posted ages ago.

    • @manwhoasked5942
      @manwhoasked5942 Год назад +2

      That one is the best football channel on YT, and they provide the link to their research in the description too.

    • @QuotidianStupidity
      @QuotidianStupidity Год назад +2

      There is only so many topics they can cover, what would you rather see, articles on what hairstyles players have, and what cars they drive?

    • @jcperez__
      @jcperez__ Год назад +2

      Tifo did a podcast on Diniz almost a year ago? The guy they interviewed (Jamie Hamilton) is likely the one who inspired The Purist and other English language creators to talk more about Diniz. It's very normal that content creators covering major leagues and tactical trends will have some degree of overlap, there are only so many interesting teams and tactical topics that also drive traffic.

    • @n0body550
      @n0body550 Год назад

      Do you think they’re just going to pop a video out about Di Stefano’s current tactics as a striker at the ripe old age of dead?

  • @ifldiscovery8500
    @ifldiscovery8500 Год назад +5

    Mam City has the best academy Girona is proof.
    People say Pep can't do it with a small team.... Girona is proof of Pep's training schedule and regiment is what makes team great.
    City Group is greatest proven football organisation in 160 years.

  • @timo1841
    @timo1841 Год назад

    Make a video about VfB Stuttgart

  • @justingabriele3881
    @justingabriele3881 Год назад +1

    Stuttgard is possibly more surprising

  • @adekoyasamuel8788
    @adekoyasamuel8788 Год назад

    When I saw the notification I knew it was girona

  • @Maj1794
    @Maj1794 Год назад +1

    Impressive team 👏🏽

  • @edpoole1942
    @edpoole1942 Год назад +1

    West Ham doing better than everyone said they would is probably the only thing I was right about this season.

  • @moze2234
    @moze2234 Год назад

    honestly see them as strong title contenders

  • @Jake-mf4rv
    @Jake-mf4rv Год назад

    Love the Raptors sweater

  • @digitalsahil2586
    @digitalsahil2586 Год назад +1

    Think Savio might be in the City Squad next year

  • @iainwright2301
    @iainwright2301 Год назад

    Love the raptors sweatshirt

  • @frankunodostres473
    @frankunodostres473 Год назад +2

    wait a second... you didn't expect westham to fight for europe? aren't they current conference league champions? and the season before that they had a very long EL run? don't let last season's PL table fool you, they are a very good team

    • @tomgence682
      @tomgence682 Год назад

      I agree. They sold Rice and now they have a better depth in midfield with Alvarez and Ward prowse

    • @frankunodostres473
      @frankunodostres473 Год назад

      @@tomgence682 they simply made some great business decisions. lost their best players but got 2 great players that improve their team. I've been wanting JWP at chelsea for years but unfortunately nobody listens to me^^

    • @tomgence682
      @tomgence682 Год назад +1

      @@frankunodostres473 Sometimes football seems strange. When you see a player performing during that many years and no one is picking him!
      I like to see him in a team like west ham trying to get into Europe instead of seeing him going to Man City as a substitute like Kalvin Phillips did

  • @T.E.S.S.
    @T.E.S.S. Год назад

    going by the thumbnail, I'm hoping it's going to be stoke city!

  • @JasonHodgson
    @JasonHodgson Год назад

    I'll say it since no one else is....great Raptors hoodie

  • @ΔιαμαντήςΠαπαγωργίου

    Can you make tactic analysis olumpiakos manager Diego martinez

  • @Kloomie
    @Kloomie Год назад +2

    TsYgankov instead of Tsgankov. I understand clearly that you don't care but please pay respect to correct spelling.

  • @chrischongreflections
    @chrischongreflections Год назад

    Yes the Toronto Raptors getting some love on tifo irl!!

  • @RidhoAhmad
    @RidhoAhmad Год назад

    1:31 Martinez is the first choice. he played 33 matches last season and 32 matches as starter and yet you still saying he mostly sitting on the bench 🤨

  • @saintkofi
    @saintkofi Год назад +1

    savio is just like doku

  • @gerardoa9179
    @gerardoa9179 Год назад +1

    Currently, first play

  • @o1freed
    @o1freed Год назад +5

    "this tactical flexibility has the impact of making it feel like Girona have an extra player in the attack and in defense" when in fact the diagram has 10 girona players

  • @haitiankid9456
    @haitiankid9456 Год назад +1

    It took you guys 75 years to finally cover this team cause of the atletic prem bias, old school tifo would’ve been on that, but at least they’re getting prop now

  • @bruhbro1181
    @bruhbro1181 Год назад +1

    Fun fact: Girona are owned by City football group and Pep Guardiola's brother

  • @javorgeorgiev6130
    @javorgeorgiev6130 Год назад

    0:10 United doing this bad shouldn't be a surprise. Maybe the incredible amount of injuries, but not the outcome besides it.

    • @tomgence682
      @tomgence682 Год назад

      I don't know. They finished 4th last season (without a great striker and now they bought players like Amrabat, Mount, Hojlund) and there was a sort of hype around Ten Hag last season.
      This saying, I haven't seen as much as united's games to say if they had good regularity and a good game plan but it was working. I'm curious to know what sign you saw to expect united to do that bad!

  • @doublejumps5167
    @doublejumps5167 Год назад

    The last thing you want to see as a defender is Daley Blind running in behind 🐢

  • @karumehuie1407
    @karumehuie1407 Год назад

    Masterclass

  • @lucasmoreno5330
    @lucasmoreno5330 Год назад +1

    Man City's owners own 44% of the Club and Pep Guardiolas brother owns the other half.

  • @StevenSmith-mv4ge
    @StevenSmith-mv4ge 11 месяцев назад

    I feel like I watched a lecture. He is professorial. I couldn't help watching his hands though. He seemed to be either playing an invisible piano or just fidgeting. Haha. Interesting video though. Good job. :)

  • @FairWeatherFans
    @FairWeatherFans Год назад

    good to see man city's b team do well.

  • @lorenzosani2325
    @lorenzosani2325 Год назад +1

    Why is there Míchel's email address on his card 😂

  • @sync232
    @sync232 Год назад +7

    I know they are the Spanish City, but it will be funny to see Madrid and Barcelona bite some dust.

  • @e.afobis3392
    @e.afobis3392 Год назад

    Most your videos are about tactics but the speaker has a lot of screen time than the board. Why not show the board more?

  • @DavidLimofLimReport
    @DavidLimofLimReport Год назад +1

    Do ipswich town

  • @rushja
    @rushja Год назад

    Well, well, well, you never can tell

  • @TheOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    @TheOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Год назад

    I was expecting Leverkusen honestly

  • @N00000OOOOBY
    @N00000OOOOBY Год назад

    CFG doing CFG magic

  • @davicosta3915
    @davicosta3915 7 месяцев назад

    Nice to come back here after Girona qualified for Champions League

  • @pesxbarca
    @pesxbarca Год назад +3

    You should check out Garcia Pimienta's Las Palmas
    They haven't changed their "Protagonist" playstyle from the 2nd division

  • @surpriserakins9067
    @surpriserakins9067 Год назад

    Come on its only the start of the season.

  • @kevindurant7411
    @kevindurant7411 Год назад +1

    Girona top of the table now 🤣🤣

  • @catala91
    @catala91 Год назад +1

    well now girona is leader alone

  • @benwaters8902
    @benwaters8902 9 месяцев назад

    I mean Peterborough United would be doing well with Saudi funding..

  • @lbrtvlldr
    @lbrtvlldr Год назад

    Míchel is pronounced almost like Mitchell.

  • @TheKoobon
    @TheKoobon Год назад

    they look really bad against Madrid; I expect them to lose points in the matches against teams in the upper half of the table;
    also, almost all big teams in La Liga have terrible season

  • @rory4605
    @rory4605 Год назад

    Ooh, my little pretty one, pretty one, when you gonna give me some time, Girona?

  • @MortanAMrk
    @MortanAMrk Год назад

    a city group team doing well you hate to see it

  • @mrajaram7676
    @mrajaram7676 Год назад

    Still long way to go not even half the season I think it's all about the manager when u have a good manager no matter where r u playing in

  • @mariosimas
    @mariosimas Год назад

    They are currently in 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 points ahead of R. Madrid witha the best attck of La Liga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @williamsdenes
    @williamsdenes Год назад

    Ooh, my little pretty one, pretty one

  • @CJRSA788
    @CJRSA788 Год назад

    Come on Gironistes!!!

  • @Visible2c
    @Visible2c Год назад +1

    big jon

  • @Xastio
    @Xastio Год назад

    This Girona thing is very shady. City group buys players around the world and lends them to Girona. Players that otherwise would have never step foot in a team like Girona. Aleix Garcia, Yan Couto, Savio, Yangel Herrera, and recently Echeverri, who costs 25M and next year city will have him grooming in his B team, girona, and once his ready will join the main team. I'm not denying that Michel is doing and excellent job, but definitely the team is receiving doping and I see it very unfair for other teams in la liga like Betis, Sevilla Valencia etc who has no money to afford new and good talented players, but they are bigger and have more history than City second team. If Girona makes it to the champions shouldn't be allowed to play because City would be there. There would be a conflict of interests. It's like Barça Atletic was never allowed to play in the same league as Barça. Amazing to see a team like City that was nothing like +10 years ago and has finally become a monster dominating the Premier and la Liga now. They accomplished it by not respecting the fair play rules and investing billions. Sports should be about merits and not who pays more. Football is dead.

  • @ramprasad_v
    @ramprasad_v Год назад

    We have seen this movie many times. And we would see them fighting for Relegation in next season.

  • @socialscience5094
    @socialscience5094 7 месяцев назад

    Pep Guardiola replacement at city

  • @swifteh1780
    @swifteh1780 Год назад

    Very surprising how many state owned wonder kids just keep on appearing for this plucky, lil Catalonia side.

  • @turtlewitht9484
    @turtlewitht9484 Год назад +1

    2:50 - 3:05 mute the video and play at 1.5x. He has good moves😅

  • @pepeborrego8006
    @pepeborrego8006 Год назад

    Is not "Michelle" is "Mee-chel".
    A month later Girona is top of the league.

  • @fiberoptikstv7121
    @fiberoptikstv7121 Год назад

    Let's Be Honest About LaLiga, It's The Worst Its Been For Decades

  • @rajasarkar1870
    @rajasarkar1870 Год назад

    What happened to to Yamal Magic😂😂😂?? Barca always hype their players Eg,: Gavi, Pedri, Arthur Melo, Deulofeu, Denis Suarez, Marc Batra, Ansu Fati etc etc where are they now and Now Yamal, Alex Balde, Araújo..etc These players are probably overrated as those from before... Clubs now a days are really careful before buying players from Barca...