Skipper for the last six games following Cuti Romero’s injury at Sunderland, Micky certainly played his part as we won three and drew two of the final seven matches under Roberto De Zerbi to secure our Premier League status.
Joao Palhinha’s goal did the trick on the final day at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a game we deserved to win (20-10 on efforts at goal) to finish 17th, ahead of West Ham.
"We've suffered a lot,” reflected Micky, who played in 44 of our 52 matches this season. “Every single player on this pitch suffered a lot with the injuries we had, with players coming back and then other players are falling out again. So, we never really had the full squad.
“Personally, it was also really tough, because we kept losing game after game and I'm not going to lie, I wasn’t in the best mood at home as well with the family and with everyone because I suffered a lot about how the situation was going.
“We’ve been through a rollercoaster. At the beginning of the season, some ups, and I think after that, we just went down, down, down, and even more down. We didn't think we would even go more down. Then, since Roberto came in, I think a new positive flow came into the group and we played some better football and we got the points.
“Now we stayed up and we just need to make sure that next season is going to be a good season for us.”