28 players in 41 games: this is the democracy of the goal in Spain

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Yesterday the intense heat returned to Doha.

The facilities of the training field number 1 of the University of Qatar lived the first day of rest within the concentration of Spain, which caused a dispersion of the personnel.

Almost all the players left the venue.

Those who had family here

, which are not many, stayed with them (

, for example, went to

one of the two tables that offered by

in Doha, where

is also located ), and those who were not, formed a small group, quite numerous, and went to try the

Said like this, Salt Bae, it may not sound like much, but if you think about that Turkish cook who comically shrinks his arm to add salt to his meat, it sure sounds more.

The guy's name is

, but they call him that, Salt Bae, and he's a celebrity all over the world because of the show he puts on.

Eating in one of his restaurants does not go below 300 euros, and that is without asking for the stars on the menu such as the gold-plated Tomahawk, starting at 2,000 euros.

Even the Doha franchise left

, did not come (neither he nor anyone from the staff).

At 9:00 p.m. they all returned to the concentration, because today is the day before the game that will mark the future of the team in this tournament.

Wait for Germany to win and already be in the round of 16, draw and see what happens or lose and get into trouble.

And the group will face that game with the same premise as the previous ones, defined by an aspect that the 7-0 highlighted: the democratization of the goal.

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"We probably don't have a reference number 9 like other teams can have, we reached the goal collectively, and I'm not worried about that lack of a top striker.

," said Luis Enrique with that 7-0 still hot in the press room of Al Thumama.

That day Ferran scored twice, but also Morata, Soler, Olmo, Gavi and Asensio.

Five different scorers, a reflection of what the complete statistics say in the era of the Asturian coach.

He has sat on the bench in 41 games, and the 80 goals he has scored in those days (they are counted only in those that Luis Enrique physically occupied the bench, the games directed are not reflected, even if it was on an interim basis, Robert Moreno) They have been celebrated by 28 different players.

There are many for a relatively short period of time such as the three years under the current command.

The leader of this classification is

, who has 15 goals, by far the most, followed by

(11) and, this is curious because he joined in the last Euro Cup,

(8).

Speaking of curiosities, the fourth on the list is still... Sergio Ramos, who did 6 until he stopped coming.

Soler,

have four,

three,

two and the rest (12 players) one.

adjusted results

The truth is that this collective concept of the attack is perhaps due to the fact that Spain does not have a goal to spare.

Beyond the fact that the average gives almost two goals per game, the truth is that of the 26 victories that adorn this stage, only 12 have been achieved by more than one goal, but there have been many tremendous goals.

Beyond the

,

.

Some other wins (a 1-4 against Wales, for example), but most of the games, almost half of those victories, have been by the minimum.

Spain normally has a hard time scoring a goal, and that is why Luis Enrique insists a lot on everyone that they must step on the box.

Not only the top three, but also, and especially, the midfielders, forced to accompany the play until its completion, and also forced to be very close to the three forwards to apply good pressure.

Even the defenses have some prominence in this facet during these years.

Beyond the anecdote of the six of Ramos (a figure that is difficult to expand now and that has four penalties), guys like

(the two left-backs),

have ever celebrated

Tomorrow, against Germany, there will be changes in the eleven, as always, and the presence of Morata, a substitute against Costa Rica, is intuited, but it is all speculation because, as the coach says, until the 'feeling' that comes from training does not crystallize, nothing is decided.

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