[Sport] Lara González, the wall of the 'Guerreras' with the soul of a scorer

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She has long since established herself as one of the best defenders in the world. However, she has the goal in her blood. Because not many years ago, she was one of the great arms of Spanish handball. Her records in the national league thus certified it, at the end of the 2011/12 season as the top scorer in the domestic competition with BM Elche with 220 goals. A perfect showcase to pack your bags that summer towards the French Metz given the delicate economy back then of the Elche club.

We are talking about Lara González, one of the already veterans of the Spanish team despite being only 28 years old. But a prodigious arm and anthropometric conditions, rare in national handball, soon consolidated her in the national team. With it, the 'Guerreras' have achieved the two biggest successes of her since she made her international debut in 2013, such as silver in the 2014 European Championship and a medal of the same color in the 2019 World Cup.

After the withdrawal of the Spanish team from the 'twin towers' such as Begoña Fernández and Verónica Cuadrado, Lara, with her 1.84 meters and 74 kilos, remained as the great Spanish 'roof', with the permission of Eli Chávez, until the recent arrival of the players of African origin Kaba Gassama and Lysa Tchaptchet (1.84 and 1.85 m.). With either of the two, the Icositan woman is sharing many minutes in this European where the 'Warriors' have already said goodbye to the fight for the medals after the defeat by the minimum against France, the second in the championship after Russia, current Olympic champion.

It is not being the tournament of the team directed by Carlos Viver, but it is necessary to be fair to the entity of the rivals with whom it has been defeated. But you always have to see the positive side. One of them, the return in style to a championship of the captain and true leader, Carmen Martín, the effectiveness of Jennifer Gutiérrez, or the behavior of Lara González, both in defense and attack. Because the current player of the Gallic Besançon, during this European she is multiplying in defensive and offensive tasks.

A fixed back in the coach's schemes, Lara González takes advantage of her size to swing quickly through the central zone of the Spanish defense. Because his stature does not prevent him from being agile in his movements, on the contrary, since it allows him to deflect numerous rival shots. This is attested by her numbers, as she is the ninth best player in blocks of the championship with four to her credit. But her job, partly obscure, is rewarding when she has the opportunity to come out on the counter.

 

6 goals in the European without any failure
 Whether in the first or second wave, she does not renounce to put her grain of sand in attack, bringing out her great stride to put herself in a few steps in the opposite field. She ponytails in the wind, she needs very little to get up and bring out her mighty outer throw. Because her goal will always be in her DNA despite her few opportunities in attack. But after a serious knee injury in 2015, it is necessary to take care of a physique that could be weakened if she doubled functions on the track. But she with the last two goals of her against France, she adding six in her locker in this European, also, without any failure. This is Lara González, the wall of the 'Guerreras' with the soul of a scorer.