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A lot of people might say Mikel Merino was lucky with Spain’s winner against Belgium because the ball slipped out of Lammens’ hands.
But the truth is, Merino deserved that goal.
The sequence you’re looking at happened just seconds before the goal. Pedri was carrying the ball across the pitch, dragging Belgium’s left-back wide with him and opening a huge gap in the heart of their defense.
Merino immediately recognized the space and asked Pedri for the pass. Had he received it, he would’ve been clean through on goal. Instead, Pedri played it to Cubarsí, whose shot was spilled by Lammens, and Merino—having timed his movement perfectly—was exactly where he needed to be to score the winner.
This is the same Mikel Merino who has sent three nations to bed heartbroken. He scored Spain’s 119th-minute winner against Germany in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, the 91st-minute winner against Portugal, and now the 88th-minute winner against Belgium.
Spain truly has a lot to thank him for.
After the Portugal game, Merino revealed that his son had only recently been born and that not being able to watch him grow up had been emotionally difficult. Instead of letting it affect him negatively, he turned it into motivation throughout the tournament.
The result? He has now played a decisive role in sending Spain through on two separate occasions. 👏❤️

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Stake really ruined dopamine rush of getting a winning goal when you give your team straight win, imagine getting paid because your team scored first like Fabian Ruiz did yesterday.
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@Arsenal Yes; Vieira, Thierry Henry, Giroud, Petit and many more
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In the Unai Simon Vs David Raya debate, some fans are saying David Raya was being protected by the Arsenal backline and didn't make a lot of saves and it's the reason why he doesn't start for Spain.
When I remember the time we started praising Gabriel Magalhaes and saying he deserves the PFA award, rival fans said he doesn't deserve it because if it wasn't for David Raya Arsenal wouldn't have won the league.
After Unai Simon conceded that cheap goal I said David Raya would have saved it and now the narrative has changed to David Raya wasn't the best goalkeeper last season because he had the better backline.
I am confused right now because if you say Gabriel Magalhaes deserved the PFA they will say he wasn't the best and David Raya was for Arsenal and if I say David Raya is a better goalkeeper than Unai Simon they say he isn't because he has the likes of Gabriel Magalhaes standing Infront of him.

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Stake really ruined dopamine rush of getting a winning goal when you give your team straight win, imagine getting paid because your team scored first like Fabian Ruiz did yesterday.

Stake.com@Stake
85k people got paid on Stake at the 30th minute when Fabian Ruiz scored for Spain.
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I believe if Arsenal had Mikel Merino on the pitch in the champions league final against PSG, Arsenal could have won the game within 90 minutes
Mikel Merino could have scored a late goal against the PSG.
He is not very skillful, but his intelligence and positioning are his biggest asset
Mikel Merino is a player for the big occasion. He shows up in big matches.
He has done it time and time for Arsena , he has taken that aura to the world cup
At a time when he was going tigh for Spain in the round of 16 against Portugal.
He showed up and scored the winner
In the quarter finals against Belgium when all hope seems to have been lost against Belgium, he showed up and scored the winning goal
That is Mikel Merino the savior.
Arsenal is lucky to have him

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Thomas Tuchel used to play Mikel Merino as a left-sided center-back.
Mikel Arteta has played him as a midfielder and striker for Arsenal.
Luis De La Fuente is deploying him as a midfielder for Spain.
The only position we haven't seen him play is the goalkeeper.
Still 30 years of age, you never know we may get a chance to see him as a goalkeeper 👀

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Just imagine, this guy is coming on as a substitute, and he has already scored two goals.
And remember, there are still games left to play.
Mikel Merino has done that, yet Viktor Gyökeres has started every game, played 90 minutes, and scored just one goal in this World Cup.
What does that tell you?
For sure, I'm no longer asking why Mikel Arteta uses Mikel Merino as a striker instead of a midfielder because this guy is a goal machine.
For sure, I'm starting to ask myself questions.
If Viktor Gyökeres is playing as a striker and still can't score goals, this World Cup is exposing him.
He has played every game, completed 90 minutes, and still failed to score at least two goals.
Meanwhile, a player who comes on as a substitute and plays only 15 or 20 minutes keeps performing.
It just leaves us with one question: why did we sign Viktor Gyökeres?

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