Not Yamal or Williams: This man best embodies Spain | OneFootball

Spain once again lined up without a nominal spearhead in the Nations League semi-final against France. However, this does not in any way diminish their immense offensive power.

On the contrary, La Furia Roja is unpredictable in attack. No fixed point at the top, but a constant and ongoing rochade make the Spaniards so dangerous.

Mikel Oyarzabal embodies this style of play in a special way. The offensive player from Real Sociedad does not have the incomparable pace of his colleague Williams, he is not THE one-on-one player like youngster Lamine Yamal, but he has the genius and this sense for the right decision.

Against France, he made two particularly good decisions in 180 seconds. At 1:0 through Williams, Oyarzabal cleverly laid off the ball instead of finishing with his back to the goal without any prospect of success. At 2:0, he served the other Mikel (Merino) impressively with the outside of his foot. Spain leads comfortably at half-time, also because Oyarzabal remains true to himself.

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