A little over a year ago I wrote an opinion that he had a headline almost identical to the one you are reading. It was the Claudio Giráldez’s first game as coach of Celta and the Vigués team had won in Seville. But much more important than what was how. The club had embraced a philosophy that has been polishing over the months.
Celta has lost at Santiago Bernabéu. He did it 3-2 when 20 minutes before the result was 3-0. The match, in fact, pointed to a win. However, This team has soul and pride, something I had lost in recent times. It is true that any defeat provides zero points, but not all are the same.
“This way of playing in these scenarios makes us seventh. I feel very proud”said Claudio Giráldez. And it’s true. Normally, Celta loses every time you visit the Bernabéu or the Nou Camp (or the stadium in which Barça plays) because it is not his league. But Choosing the way you do, that’s what makes you grow. The Vigués team has signed two major games in the two most complicated stadiums in Spain in less than a month. Both resolved by the minimum and both with options to tie and, even with a little luck, win. They are zero points that serve a lot.
Choosing the way of losing allows you to choose how to win. Claudio Giráldez’s Celtic is faithful to himself, faithful to what he feels and faithful to what he wants to project towards his fans. A decade ago Celtism was not so proud of his team And that is manufactured in the victories … and in the defeats.
This Celta has chosen how to lose to the greats and will soon get the prize it deserves in these scenarios. And if not, that all defeats are like that, because you cannot miss the perspective, this team will lose more than it will win, so the important thing is to feel proud. And in Vigo, everyone is with Claudio Giráldez’s Celta.
