Luis Enrique wants to exploit the surplus of great midfielders that he has in the National Team and manages a plan B that is very reminiscent of the one used by Del Bosque in Euro 2012, when he played with five midfielders and Cesc Fabregas of 9 false.
The Asturian gave clues last week, when he assured that “Spain has the best midfield of Europe. “Now he is going to take another step, which will be to try in one of the next three games, or in the section that is most convenient, that new drawing in which Ansu Fati, a boy for everything, will act as a false 9.
Does not about, in any case, of a symptom of mistrust with the center forwards, Rodrigo and Gerard Moreno. Both are going to alternate in the matches against Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine. But Luis Enrique wants to surprise, and understands that part of his job is to look for alternatives for the team to carry out the games, especially against tighter rivals.
That is why the coach has considered recovering the figure of the false 9, and understands that Ansu Fati, due to speed, dribbling and scoring instinct, is the most indicated to carry out this task. Covered by Rodri, Campaña, Ceballos, Ferran and Fabián, when he is, the young Barça star can get oil in the areas.
What Luis Enrique wants is that the responsibility for the goal is shared among all the players with an offensive vocation, which in Spain are many. He wants to relieve both Gerard and Rodrigo of that pressure, because he believes that this way they will be more effective. His challenge is to ensure that the midfield not only creates play, but also produces goals.