Álvarez: "We must clear our minds and follow our path"

Former Girona manager Quique Álvarez urged his side to clear their minds and stay focused on promotion after back-to-back defeats, ahead of the visit to Oviedo.

Girona face a test of character after consecutive defeats halted their promotion push. Manager Quique Álvarez held his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to Oviedo with a message balancing calm and demands, knowing the team must recover results to stay in contention for promotion.

Álvarez defended the need to manage difficult moments without losing confidence in the work being done. "When you win, weeks seem easier, but our job is to analyse why we've lost these matches," he explained, acknowledging how results can quickly shift emotions. "You go from a good moment to one of doubt. What I have to do is clear my mind and follow our path, improving what we're not doing well."

The two recent defeats to Real Sociedad B and Almería were decided by narrow margins, but Álvarez stressed the team must find solutions to prevent small details costing them. He also noted Oviedo's new manager Raúl González presents a tactical unknown, though he expects an intense atmosphere.

On the injury front, Bryan Gil remains unavailable despite being closest to a return, while Mauro Furtado suffered a significant knee blow in training and awaits test results.