Girona's shock Copa del Rey exit 'a hard blow' for Michel
Girona were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by fourth-tier side Logrones on Wednesday, with Michel unhappy with his side's display.
Girona head coach Michel slammed his players' attitude during their shock Copa del Rey defeat to fourth-tier side Logrones on Wednesday.
After playing out a goalless 120 minutes, Girona were beaten on penalties, with Cristhian Stuani missing their final spot-kick before Yasin Iribarren sent Logrones through.
Michel's side dominated the match statistics, amounting an expected goals (xG) total of 0.96 from their 17 shots compared to their opponents' 0.26 from their nine attempts.
Girona also had a man advantage from the start of the second half when Sergio Rodriguez picked up two yellow cards in three minutes, his second coming for dissent.
“When you are relaxed, these things can happen to you. In matches, the difference in divisions is not seen, and we did not know how to generate any chances,” said Michel.
“It was not noticeable that we were playing with an extra man. We did not know how to sink them.
"This format is made so that things like those that have happened to us can happen.
"We did not do things to deserve to be in the next round. It is a hard blow, and now we have to analyse what happened. We did not give our best version."
Logrones' triumph was made even more impressive after playing most of extra-time with defender Pol Arnau in goal after Enrique Royo picked up an injury.
But of the five shots Girona attempted in extra-time, only two were on target, much to the disappointment of Michel at the full-time whistle.
"We did not test Pol Arnau too much. We did not know how to control the ball by playing with one more, nothing was noticeable," Michel said.
"It was all pointless shots from outside the area. When an opponent is at 200%, with their fans cheering, you have to be focused, and we were not."
Girona have struggled in LaLiga this term, picking up 22 points from their 15 league games so far, and face reigning champions Real Madrid this Saturday.