What level of player was Spanish star Morientes at his peak?

In terms of technical characteristics, Morientes is a relatively comprehensive center. His ability to grab points in the penalty area is first-rate, he has outstanding ability to seize opportunities, he is good at heading the ball, his left and right feet are balanced, he can attack in a variety of ways, and he has a strong scoring efficiency.

In terms of team value, he also plays a fulcrum role. When playing for Real Madrid, he was Raul's best "bridgehead". The team often plays a 442 tactic, with Morientes on the front arrow and Raul supporting behind.

He can play the ball for his teammates, and his header ability is pretty good. He can grab the landing spot when his teammates pass the ball. His header was a powerful weapon for Real Madrid in the position battle at that time.

I remember that one league opponent was against the Spanish. Real Madrid was unable to open up the situation for a long time. They tried all kinds of tricks, but the opponent's intensive defense was particularly powerful.

Seeing that various tactics were ineffective, the head coach waved his flag and changed from the previous pass and penetration to long pass and lob. After getting the ball, he launched a high ball and hit Morientes directly on the head.

In the last few minutes, Real Madrid performed high-altitude operations. Morientes used his impact to gain an advantage for Real Madrid. In the end, he fought for the landing point with a header and sailed it back to Raul who came in behind, and then scored.

Although Morientes scores fewer goals and is not as numerous as Raul in the team, he can enrich the team's style of play.

If the ground cannot be opened, the high-altitude ball will find him, which has strong tactical significance.

When talking about Real Madrid's forward line, fans will generally talk about Raul and Morientes together, and will not underestimate his role in the team. His style of play is simple, low-key, and unassuming. He runs diligently without the ball and is willing to be a green leaf for the team. Such a player is worthy of everyone's love.

During his time at Real Madrid, the staff and teammates liked him very much. When he left Real Madrid and went to Monaco on loan, Raul once said that if Morientes left, I would not want to stay in the team. He is my best partner.

To have such praise, Morientes is still very good, and he also had a prominent reputation in that era.

For domestic fans, the most impressive game for Morientes will be in the 2003-2004 season, when he represented Monaco against his old club Real Madrid.

Morientes has performed very well this season, scoring 22 goals in all competitions, including 9 goals in the Champions League.

Competing with Real Madrid, Morientes achieved "revenge". His performance of two goals and one assist made Real Madrid fail. After the loss, some Spanish media ridiculed Real Madrid, saying that your team has so many superstars, why are they not as powerful as Morientes? Why let him go?

Morientes was generous, saying that I was just a professional player, playing for Monaco, and I could only play football to the best of my ability. It's not that I don't love Real Madrid, it's just that everyone has their own priorities and there's nothing we can do about it.

If I have the opportunity to return to Real Madrid, I will definitely play hard and help the team win.

It must be said that Morientes is still very graceful and has not given up his belief in playing football just because Real Madrid does not want him. No matter where he is, he will face it seriously in order to live up to the team's trust in him.

Regarding Real Madrid's approach of not wanting Morientes, until now I think Real Madrid's superstar strategy is limited. It puts too much emphasis on the combination of superstars and ignores players with great tactical value, which makes it difficult for the team to go further.

Fortunately, Florentino Lafayette realized this problem later. His early failures allowed him to accumulate experience. When he formed a team later, he also respected the Green Leaf more, and players like Joselu would also be reused.

I guess this is also the "sequelae" left behind by Morientes, who has experience in this area.

After leaving Real Madrid, Morientes briefly stayed in the Premier League and played for Liverpool. When Benitez introduced him, he also wanted his experience and fulcrum role to help the team.

Unfortunately, Morientes was already old at this time, almost 30 years old. Coupled with the injuries left over from the past, it was difficult to adapt to the new environment.

The Premier League, which advocates confrontation and physical combat, could no longer allow Morientes to gain a firm foothold. He had no choice but to leave this arena with regret and return to La Liga Valencia to continue his career.

When he returned to Spain, he also drove high and went low. He performed well in the first season, but later lost his main position due to injuries, and gradually fell away from the mainstream world of football.

Finally, he chose to retire after playing for Marseille for a period of time.

From the perspective of his entire career, Morientes is quite regretful. He performed well at his peak, but later left due to the team's strategic planning and had to wander, and then lost his game status during the wandering process.

For the national team, Morientes' performance was also relatively mediocre. At that time, Spain was not at its peak, the team was still in the stage of development, and Morientes did not achieve very good results in major competitions.

He went to the 1998 World Cup, and Spain was eliminated in the group stage; he was not called up for the 2000 European Cup. They performed well in the 2002 World Cup, but unfortunately they encountered something that everyone knows. They lost to the South Korean team and could not go further. In the 2004 European Cup, the Spanish team performed poorly, and Morientes was not the absolute main force at that time.

In recent years, Morientes has been quite miserable in the Spanish team in major competitions. Either the team is not good, or there is no place for him, which makes his impression on the national team not very deep.

When Torres and Villa emerged later, everyone quickly forgot about Morientes, and the team moved towards new glory.

In any case, Morientes is still a very good player in everyone’s mind and an excellent representative of a team-oriented center.. In an era when high center forwards are scarce, when talking about the role of a center, one can still think of his performance in the team.

Now the Spanish team really lacks players like Morientes. If he can be paired with Yamal and Nico, and he can step in after Morata is injured, there won't be much of a problem.

can help the team.