If Real Sociedad rides in the first position of the League (and it is only achievable by Atlético de Madrid when the pending games are played) and is also the highest-scoring team in the championship, it is because it has exhibited plenty of resources to score and do damage the opponent. But in the last matches, with special incidence in the match against Eibar, the clamorous occasions scored by the txuri urdin, three against the gunsmiths, have kept them away from achieving the victory and the option of getting out of that loop of draws in the that is immersed, six in a row already between the League and the Cup.
The even final against Eibar was fair analyzing the merits of both contenders. But the story would have been very different if Isak would have been inspired by that ball that failed to finish off against Dimitrovic or with his vaseline after López's head pass and if For your He would have headed a few inches lower with much of the goal for him. La Real have shot 81 times on goal in the last six games, in which they have only been able to celebrate five goals. That 6% conversion rate is very low, especially for a leader.
Barrenetxea, with his goal against Eibar, he became the tenth scorer in the league this season, 12th if the Europa League is taken into account. The problem is that the most common center forwards, Isak (2 and Willian
José (3) they only take five of the 28 total goals, 18%. Too little.
1 Forced to change the pattern of play
Due to the impossibility of having almost all the cracks and the way Eibar played, with a very aggressive and advanced pressure, the Real were forced to change the script and pattern. At times she was comfortable overcoming that first line of pressure, but when she couldn't, she looked much more for direct play and quick transitions.
2. The undeniable talent of the youngest pearls
La Real came to rest against Eibar with a well-deserved 1-0 thanks to their ability to adapt to the new reality and the good work of homegrown players and youngsters with fewer hours of flight this year: Sagnan, Aihen, Lopez, Merquelanz and Barrenetxea, who scored a goal to frame. The average age of the 'eleven' was 22.9 years and the point served to be leaders again. Reasons for pride.
3 David Silva barely lasted a few minutes
The game seemed planned so that the young people would mature it and the cracks would finish it off; but a part of these could not get out and the passage of Silva it was short-lived. With 1-1, the first actions of '21' sent Real to 2-1 – deep delivery to Merquelanz, participation in the play from the crossbar, kick off the free kick of the canceled goal-, but he suffered an overload and everything collapsed.
4. The joyous English average: 26 points from 13 games
After 13 games, Real is the leader with 26 points, the always desirable English average of two points per game. He is the league's top scorer with 23 goals and the second least conceded with six, his best all-time record at this point. The average of points, projected to a whole season, does not give a league title, but guarantees a Champions place.
5. The body begins to notice excesses
Since the competition was resumed in Cádiz, Real have played seven games in 21 days, one every three. After this second break, this is making more of a dent than after the first in the form of injuries and fatigue. After Thursday's effort, Imanol had to preserve Januzaj, Willian, Zubeldia and Zubimendi who had played the 90 minutes in Naples, and had Oyarzabal injured and Silva touched.