“It will come,” he said Luis Enrique last Wednesday when asked about the fact that he had not seen the door before Netherlands. “In this team there are many people who know how to score goals,” said Morata on Friday at the press conference prior to the match against Switzerland. But yesterday in the St. Jakob-Arena The National Team did not even recover its aim against the rival frame. Nothing more and nothing less than a total of 20 shots were needed to score 1 goal, the agonizing goal of Gerard Moreno that, for qualifying purposes, nothing changed. If Spain had had enough success to get a bit more with which to defeat Switzerland, would receive on Tuesday Germany knowing that a tie would take him to the 'Final Four' of the Nations League. But by not winning yesterday, he has to do it yes or yes in the match the day after tomorrow in The Cartuja. Having tied does not change absolutely anything with respect to the scenario of the 88th minute, when it was losing 1-0.
The lack of goal is a great deficit for this team. For h or for b the ball does not want to enter. Because of course there is plenty of talent and worth to pierce the rival goal in this Selection, but sometimes leather is capricious. What can you tell me if not how can it happen that Sergio Ramos, after signing a streak of nothing more and nothing less than 25 consecutive goals from the penalty spot, goes and scores two yesterday!
The scoring record for the last 5 La Roja matches amounts to 3 goals. The one of Oyarzabal before Switzerland in Madrid last October 10 when Donostia took advantage of an error by the Swiss team in the ball exit, that of Channels last wednesday before Netherlands enabled the Betic by Morata, and that of Gerard Moreno yesterday after a good center Reguilón. Along the way there have been several wasted occasions by a team that reaches up to a three-quarter zone with excellent fluency but from then on it is lacking spark.
Gerard Moreno's goal against Switzerland
Spain dominates in their matches. That is beyond question. It is a team that grows, and well, through the ball. 64, 59, 72, 55 and 71 are the many percent of the possession that has starred in the aforementioned five games. 14, 12, 21, 7 and 20 the number of shots fired in them. Data that lead to an average of 64% possession and 15 kicks per game. Numbers that speak for themselves to assert that the problem of this team, more than the game, is one of spark. Or luckily if you prefer to take refuge in that this football is actually a lot of chance. But be that as it may, the problem exists, and it must be solved before next summer arrives, when the National Team wants to conquer the Eurocup. Luis Enrique and this team can do it. You have to trust it.