Spanish Girona fans were surprised at how quickly Artyom Dovbik adapted to his new club. Many were convinced from the start that he was a strong player who would help the team compete for European places. But few expected that Dovbik would come on in the first match and score the only goal of his team.
The Spaniards realise that Viktor Tsygankov helped Dovbik to get up to speed with his new team, as it was he who gave the forward a goal, but everyone is still impressed with Artyom's debut for Girona.
Artem DovbikGeli: "Girona" deserved to draw. Surprisingly, the main hero was Artem Dovbik. I was not even sure that he would be on the pitch today, and then he scored. Fantastic!
Plasas: When I open Spanish news sites, I see 20 news per day about Real Madrid and Barcelona. About Mbappe and Ronaldo, who have nothing to do with Spanish football. Bayern, Arsenal or Chelsea. I could go on. But you get the point. To find out that Girona drew away with Real Sociedad, which can be considered a sensation, I had to scroll through the feed for a long time, because this is not the main news. The fact that our newcomer scores in the first match is also not interesting to journalists. Tell me, what is wrong with our football? Why such a disrespectful attitude to the fans of modest clubs?
Rovira: There were serious concerns about Dovbik. I know that he scored a lot of goals last season, but the Ukrainian championship is too weak to make any serious conclusions. Fortunately, Dovbik pleasantly surprised everyone today. I hope that he will continue to play so well in all other matches of the season.
Herreros: We had one star Ukrainian in the team, and now we have a second one. I hope that they will help Girona to make a breakthrough this season. The match against Real Sociedad should be just the beginning of our successful path.
Caminal: Dovbic is the new Holland. I feel he will score a lot of goals and then move to some super club like Manchester City or Bayern.
Font: I think Dovbic will score many more goals this season, but really he should just have a slump somewhere in the autumn. I'm glad he scored right away, but if he's going to have a goal drought, you shouldn't criticise and berate him. I don't think Dovbik has had time to adapt to a new team and a new country yet. So far he's scoring on the spur of the moment, but then it will pass.
Puigarri: If Dovbic had made his debut for Bayern today instead of Girona, he would have helped the Munich club win the Super Cup. I'm even surprised that a forward like Dovbik ended up agreeing to play for Girona. Just like Tsygankov did in his time. These players can play at a much higher level.
Argeles: A very good result to start with. Ukrainian pair will surely give us a lot of joy. They are probably the two best Ukrainian players at the moment. I have already said that I really see my team in the top 5 this season and I hope I will not be disappointed. If we play in this style, we can achieve a lot.
Funilsom: This goal in the opening match should give Dovbik a lot of confidence. The guy has to believe in himself. He has amazing goal sense. Besides, he's very powerful and he can sell out any defenceman. We lacked such a forward last season.
Ezeckiel: This is a great investment for the club. The guy comes in, makes his debut in a new team, then scores a goal, helping us to play well against a strong opponent. When you buy such effective players, you can update the transfer record.
Mias: A good forward needs 5-6 matches to feel the team and start scoring goals. A fresh example is Kane. He didn't score for Bayern, but everyone knows he is an amazing player. It takes a great forward 2-3 matches to score his first goal. And only unique strikers can start scoring right away. While I won't say that Dovbic is a unique forward, but if he keeps scoring, just remember my words.
Vivet: You can smile and laugh, but it's hard to avoid comparisons to Holand. It was once said about Erling too, that he wouldn't play at Borussia Dortmund, he wouldn't play at Manchester City, that he had just produced a couple of strong seasons. But Holland came to a new team and scored. Dovbik surprised me even more than the Norwegian did in his time. Nobody expected such a debut from the Ukrainian.
Navajas: Tsygankov has already become a star of Girona. Dovbik also pleasantly shocked. That is why you can't help thinking why we didn't pay attention to the Ukrainian market before? After all, you can buy high quality footballers there inexpensively!
Alabert: When the first news about Dovbik appeared, I started to follow him. He scored an incredible goal for Panathinaikos and then I realised that I wanted to see this player in the team. But even I didn't expect such a debut from Dovbik!
Casacuberto: Now I understand why they paid so much money for Dovbik and updated the transfer record. Few players can play so quickly in a new team. We can only thank our scouts for their quality work. Such newcomers were necessary for our team to fight for high places in the Primera.
Segarra: I bet with a friend that Dovbic will score 10 or more goals for Girona in his debut season. My friend laughed at me and said that the Ukrainian will score 2-3 goals, after which we will think about how to get rid of him. I think that the debut match has already shown who of us was right.
Haro: Dovbik is the Ukrainian Holand! Not many people can start scoring so quickly in a new team. For example, today Harry Kane made his debut for Bayern, but he couldn't score. But there is a completely different level of players in the centre of the pitch, who help to create dangerous chances at other team's goal.
Passolas: It is customary to give nicknames to new players. They say that our defenders have already nicknamed Dovbik "the cupboard", because he is incredibly powerful. But I would call him "the rock." He seems to me confident, unflappable and he really can't be moved.
Xarly: Dovbic needed only 6 minutes to score his first goal for Girona. It's just unbelievable! Who could have imagined such a thing? Really bought a very strong and scoring forward.
Valenty: You can only dream of such a debut! It is symbolic that another Ukrainian - Tsygankov - gave the goal. I think that these guys will help Girona score a lot of goals this season. The main thing is that the defence should not fail. Then we can qualify for the European Cup and play even better than last season.
Anton Prokopov
