Merino: “I'm getting to the area well, it's not a coincidence”

The author of a double against Bulgaria acknowledged that he is improving in front of goal

Mikel Merino was the great protagonist of the night with a double of goals against Bulgaria (4-0) that brings closer Spain to the 2026 World Cup. The Arsenal footballer revealed himself as what he is, a great finisher, to put an end to the rival's resistance.

Your role on the team: «I am in a moment in which I am reaching the area well, I am finding the spaces well, the balls are falling to me… It's not a coincidence, but you have to have that little bit of fortune to put them in. In the last game I didn't get them in and today they got in,” said the player of the Arsenal in statements to Teledeporte.

About the 6 goals scored in this phase: «It is the first time that I am so accurate in front of goal. I had been saying for years that this was an aspect that I wanted to improve. Both that and assists, be a little more decisive and I think I'm doing it now. “Hopefully I can continue with this streak because having a midfielder contribute goals is important for the team.”

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Difficulty to open the can against Bulgaria: “Nowadays all the teams are good on a physical level, they are good on a tactical level, they are very well worked… And when you accumulate people and there is so much intensity in such a low block it is always complicated.” «What has merit is the number of chances that the team createscontinuous arrivals, very good surveillance and the feeling that we controlled the game from start to finish. That is the path to follow. The days we are more successful we will score a lot of goals, and the days we are not, we will have the game under control,” he added.

Spain is close to sealing its pass to the World Cup with full victories: «We have little left. The team knows that until you close it completely nothing has been said. Now let's focus a little on the club and in a month we will be back and hopefully we will continue winning,” he concluded.