La Real no longer knows how to defend the results: they can only win by zero or they can’t close the goal.

Over the past two years, Real Sociedad has experienced two very different realities when it comes to winning games. In 2024, the Çuri Urdin team, coached by Imanol Alguacil, had almost non-negotiable premises. He only won in La Liga when he kept a clean sheet.. The solidity of the defense was a major strength, but it was also a major dependence. In fact, the league’s own performance clearly reflected that. Real had virtually no chance of victory when their rivals managed to score. what the team needed take full control of the matchadd 3 points with territorial control and solid defense.

That year’s data were conclusive. La Real only won if their rivals did not score in the league match.: 0-1 to Espanyol, 3-0 to Valencia, 0-2 to Sevilla, 0-1 to Girona, 1-0 to Barça, 0-3 to Leganes or 2-0 to Betis. On the other hand, although their opponent defeated Remiro, Real could not win. We lost 87.5% of the games we conceded.. Of the eight games they conceded in the league, seven ended in defeat: against Rayo, Alaves, Mallorca, Real Madrid, Athletic, Celta and Osasuna, with only a last-minute draw against Atletico saved. Real knew how to finish the game, but they were too reliant on not conceding goals.

Things have changed in 2025, but not necessarily for the better. La Real achieved 10 wins in La Liga. He kept a clean sheet in three of those games.a radical change compared to the previous course. In the 24/25 season, they often won games by conceding goals, such as 2-1 against Espanyol, 3-2 against Girona, 3-1 against Las Palmas and 2-1 against Valladolid, and this trend continued in the 25/26 season (2-1 against Sevilla, 3-2 against Athletic or 1-3 against Pamplona). While this shows an improvement in offensive ability, it also shows a clear loss of defensive reliability. La Real no longer knows how to shorten the goals regularly That is one of the major signs of their failure to qualify. Because if in 2024 the problem was that we conceded goals and didn’t know how to win, the big problem in 2025 will be that we barely know how to defend. And without that foundation, it has become almost impossible to compete with any continuity.