• Quarters.Spain returns to the semifinals

Rodrigo Corrales, on a roll: he stops a shot from Norway, then another, then another and so on until reaching

19 stops

, one of the keys to Spain's move to the World Cup semifinals.

His excellent performance should give him ownership, make him indisputable, but it is most likely that Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas will start this Friday against Denmark (8:30 pm, TDP).

It is the method of the coach

Jordi Ribera

, a method that neither rewards nor punishes.

If a goalkeeper shines, he will be under sticks the whole game and the next he will return to the bench.

If a goalkeeper is not correct, he will have until half-time to improve before being traded.

In this World Cup,

Pérez de Vargas has played 185 minutes and Corrales, 150 minutes

, a balance that can only be understood under the coach's style and thanks to the character of both.

Before a tournament, Ribera, a methodical and leisurely man, talks to the goalkeepers about what he expects of them and then simply applies what has been said.

Alternation is sacred and known.

Although the streaks come and go, Pérez de Vargas and Corrales can focus on studying rival pitchers, even knowing which games they will play, and should not enter into comparisons to impress the coach.

"We have no problem with one or the other playing," says Pérez de Vargas, in close relationship with Corrales since they were both kids.

Being one from Toledo and the other from Cangas, when they were young, Barcelona signed them around the same time and they became roommates and close friends.

Now they

share a room during tournaments and even spend the summer together

, surely one of the keys to the success of this team.

With a great tradition of goalkeepers, from

Lorenzo Rico to Arpad Sterbik

passing through Jota Hombrados, a few years ago it seemed that Pérez de Vargas would become a unique reference, moreover, in the time of Manolo Cadenas as coach, he monopolized almost every minute, But the evolution of Corrales, now at PSG, has given Spain a plus that other teams don't have.

In fact, Pérez de Vargas is second in efficiency in this World Cup (39%) and Corrales is third (36%), an outrage.

Most teams are satisfied that their starting goalkeeper is inspired and their substitute goalkeeper stands out on penalties.

Jordi Ribera's method is different and, given what has been seen, it is a triumphant method.

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