The goals of Spanish democracy
The national team is dogged by the debate about the striker, which is really the debate about goal-scoring autonomy, as if a team couldn't be understood without the man designated for the ultimate fate. Well, this modern Spain doesn't need a 'matador ', a dictator of the penalty area, because it has managed to democratize the goal. The proof is that on the day of a historic 6-0 defeat in Turkey, no natural 'number nine' scored, nor did those lurking from the wing, Nico Williams , injured, and Lamine Yamal . The one who most explores the role of the 'number nine' among those who did so is Ferran Torres . Mikel Merino , with his hat trick, is assimilated to the position by Arteta , and Pedri , a midfielder whom Spain's ecosystem brings closer to the erogenous zone of the pitch and, therefore, to the 'orgasm-goal'.
Any coach yearns for a Lewandowski or a Haaland , of course. The question is what to do when you don't have specialists, who aren't abundant at the highest level. Morata , with minutes he couldn't take advantage of, isn't and hasn't been in that category. Oyarzabal appears to be the best solution these days, not only because of his effectiveness when Spain needs it, but also because of his mobility and associative ability in an increasingly choral attack, which the midfielders are joining in to turn the opposing penalty area into a masked ball that's difficult to decipher, with players who give no clue to the opposing defense. Turkey's defense was weak, hypotensive, all things considered. The 'you-mine' of the third goal is the most vivid example.
Among those midfielders who appear in the box is Pedri, a key player at Barcelona, of course, but with greater ability to attack with Spain, a product of a more advanced position thanks to the clarity of the roles in the national team's midfield. At Barça, they are more variable. Whether with Rodri , happily back, or with Zubimendi , very solid, in the pivot, Pedri advances to places where his vision is half a goal, due to proximity in the final pass, or the entire goal due to the combination of his vision and technique.
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