Ayoze and Fermin liven up the party and put Baena and De la Fuente in a difficult position | Relief

The national team completed a friendly procedure in Badajoz, which, in essence, served to relax the legs and confirm that Ayoze and Fermin did not come to such concentration for the sake of a walk. The Canary – with his hunger, his goal, his pass and volley of many carats – and culé – with self-esteem and an infectious state of form – seriously compromise the other strikers with whom they compete a few hours before De La Fuente hands over to UEFA the final list of call-ups to the Eurocup. If they have more chances to go to Germany today; Baena, for example, has less.

The friendly match, whose first half rhythm resembled that of a summer party, could not have started worse. If from the outset it made no sense to set up a game against an opponent who had little in common with those waiting around the corner and with weather conditions opposite to those that would exist in Germany, then the start of the match was ridiculous in the eyes of the whole world. Protocol anthems They were not heard over the public address system due to a technical error. leaving Nuevo Vivero in a bad position in the race to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and confirming that the federation is currently lacking strength, and this can be felt in every detail. The face of Pedro Rocha in the box of honor was a poem to his compatriots on the night that celebrated the centenary of the Territory over which he led.

The miss was nothing more than an appetizer to what was then seen early on on the field. With an opponent without pedigree (164th in the FIFA rankings), without professionals, shots or anger, Spain passed the ball without rhythm, plan or depth until they produced the most optimistic of respectable yawns. If Badajoz was successful with a score of zero to zero, then, as is usually the case in Montjuïc, he had something to tell his family when they returned home. The game didn’t invite you to the party. Only Kubarsi, with his trademark shifts in orientation, and Ayoze’s agility and excess added a touch of entertainment to a sometimes soporific evening. The goal (23′), of course, was scored from an isolated corner taken by Baena at the third post. in which Ayoze found the ball, turning his back to skillfully turn and strike as only geniuses do.

Morata, included in the game but depowered, was one of the players who celebrated the goal most wildly. First place, because in concentration he acts as Cicero Betich. Secondly, because he is the captain and knows that in the face of a team with no stars and such a beardless one, he will have to pull the wagon. And also because, after two months of doubts about his club, he needs to rediscover his better feelings. The Atlético striker scored the second goal, but his shot was ruled out for a tight offside call. Alvaro seems to be back. According to the coach What did Pedri do? However, the Canarian only found his groove in the second half and found it difficult to carry the burden of the game.

The second part is much more attractive

De la Fuente took advantage of six changes being agreed across three windows to move the bench at half-time. Llorente, Cubarsi, Grimaldo and Morata lost their positions to Navas, Le Normand, Cucurella and Oyarzabal. Then Fermin and Zubimendi will join. The ball speed has increased. Among other things, because Andorra began to pay the price for trying to chase shadows within their 1-5-4-1 formation and the scores began to weaken. Pedri took advantage of the new space to have some fun between the lines and his unmistakable entry from behind. Spain have few goals and this attacking midfield combination is one of De la Fuente’s obsessions.

One of these calls from midfield made it 2-0 (52 minutes). Aleix moved the ball between the lines with Pedri, the ball was on the left flank after Baena’s shot (initially criticized from the bench), and from that side Ayoze played a low pass for Oyarzabal to strike with his left foot, a patented subtlety. Finally the ball ran faster than the players and staff appreciated.

The remaining half hour was devoted to Ayoze’s spectacular volley, which confirmed that he always has blood in his eyes. So Oyarzabal went crazy, scoring a hat-trick from point-blank range. And what else, to see the debut of Fermin and his return to Nuevo Vivero. A year ago he played non-professional football for Linares in this stadium, and this time he emerged as a great mainstay of Barcelona and one of the hopes of the national team. The Barcelona man made an incredible pass at 3-0, playing a key role in his persistence in the fourth and linking up beautifully with Ferran (19 goals in 40 games in red) to finish off his game. They showed that these days there is the most at stake, and also that the most expectations are placed on them. The coach takes this into account, and therefore there may be last-minute surprises in the discard pool formed by Vivian, Aleix Garcia and Ayoze.

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– Data sheet

5 – Spain: David Raya, Marcos Llorente (Jesus Navas, m.46), Vivian, Kubarsi (“Norman”, m.46), Grimaldo (“Cucurella”, m.46), Aleix Garcia (“Zubimendi”, m. .67), Pedri (Fermin, m.62), Alex Baena, Ferran Torres, Ayoze Perez and Morata (Oyarzabal, m.46).

0 – Andorra: Iker Alvarez (Gomez, m.62), San Nicolas, Txus Rubio, Max Llovera, Ian Olivera, Joan Cervos; Jesus Rubio (Clemente, m.79), Guillen (Vieira, m.84), Mark Vales (Erik Vales, m.46), Mark Garcia (Gomez, m.79); and Ricard Fernandez (Pujol, m.84).

Goals: 1-0, m.24: Ayoze. 2-0, m.53: Oyarzabal. 3:0, m.66: Oyarzabal. 4-0, m.73: ​​Oyarzabal. 81, m.81: Ferran Torres.

Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal).

Incidents: A friendly match played at the Nuevo Vivero stadium in Badajoz in front of 14,300 spectators.