Vicente Del Bosque has to tackle the precarious situation regarding the striker’s berth in his playing squad before the start of Spain’s Euro 2012 campaign.
Plans of Vicente Del Bosque received a major jolt days before the announcement of 23 man squad for the European Championship. Record scorer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, pulled out of the competition citing fitness problems, leaving the experienced trainer in a fickle.
In the absence of the 2010 FIFA World Cup joint top score, Del Bosque decided to take the trio of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Llorente-c13671 with him.
With just over a week remaining before their first group match, the starting line-up for La Roja seems fairly obvious with the exception of who gets to start in the striker’s berth.
Amongst the trio, Llorente has had the best season in front of goal but the question remains that who adds the most to team’s dynamics, and should be considered as an automatic selection for the showdown against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 on June 10.
While, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque awaits Llorente’s linkup with the final squad, Torres and Negredo gave a good account of their abilities in Spain’s final match with the 30 man provisional squad.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 star opened the scoring for La Roja against South Korea within the first quarter of an hour. Torres got on the end of a delightful Benat cross to head home and starting the proceedings that ended in a 4-1 rout with Negredo having the last laugh.
Torres showed clearly his hunger to excel in the fiery red jersey of the Iberian nation from the opening whistle. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 man looked to be in perfect physical condition and caused problems to the opposition with his mobility throughout the match.
On the other hand, Negredo came on the pitch four minutes before the hour mark as he replaced Torres at the apex of Spain’s attack. The Real Madrid academy graduate scored from a fierce left footed shot as he demonstrated why the 61-year-old tactician has
put his trust in his abilities.
Duel between the two hitmen ended in a draw, much to the satisfaction of Del Bosque who was pleased to see his chosen duo hitting the back of the net against their 2002 World Cup nemesis.
As the Madrid-born attackers showed their guile in front of the net, they have edged Llorente in the pecking order. The Basque forward will be provided his chance in Spain’s final international friendly against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/China-c8926 in Seville and will have to impress to
solidify his credentials.
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