What becomes of an identity if it is no longer true? We could find out this season as the state of La Liga's two superpowers has opened up a space for a host of other clubs.
Financial limitations and constraints bring out the best of a certain kind of manager. In that sense, Eusebio Sacristan's years developing at the Barcelona B team to one day take over a senior side worked but it was Sociedad who reap the rewards.