With the defensive crises not being that big, the midfield selection crises are definitely going to give Vicente Del Bosque a severe headache.
Since http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s favourite formation is 4-2-3-1, and that is the formation which won him the FIFA World Cup, the Spanish coach is going to try and stick to the same system.
Since he has a lot of players available to play in the centre of the pitch, and since he is playing a five-man midfield, Del Bosque will be facing a lot of selection crises as each and every player has played phenomenally in the current season.
Del Bosque has attempted to play in a 4-4-1-1 and a 4-4-2 formation during the friendly games which have taken place recently. However, those games have shown that despite getting the results, the Spanish national team is far more solid when they play in
a 5-man midfield.
The few players who are crucial for the Spanish national team’s midfield include http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045, Xavi Hernandez, David Silva and Andres Iniesta.
Many might believe that Sergio Busquets is not the best of the lot, but no one can forget his heroics throughout the FIFA World Cup 2010. The Spaniard was playing in the holding midfield position throughout the tournament and in the final he showed why he
was chosen over many other midfield players.
Sergio Busquets was given the task to cover the Dutch midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799, who was on song throughout the FIFA World Cup 2010. Scoring five goals from the midfield, Sneijder was undoubtedly one of the best players in not only the Dutch national side,
but also in the tournament.
However, Busquets was given the task to cover the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 man did what he was asked to do. Breaking play time and time again, and making it difficult for Sneijder to receive the ball, it was one of Busquets’ best performances of
his career.
Vicente Del Bosque is going to try and keep Busquets in the first team and he will be partnering Xabi Alonso in the 4-2-3-1 formation, where the two midfielders will play right behind the attacking midfielders.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 is a player who can easily partner Busquets in the midfield. While the Barcelona star is famous for putting in outstanding tackles, and winning the ball in the midfield, Alonso is only a good holder of the ball, but also a good passer. Alonso’s long-balls
are considered to be phenomenal and he is one of the few reasons why Real Madrid’s counter attacks are deadly.
The attacking midfield options have now been cut down to three important players mentioned before – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta. These three are the heart of the Spanish national team and it is almost impossible to replace them.
While Xavi Hernandez is the main player behind Spanish team’s passing philosophy, Andres Iniesta is the player who can help Xavi in the heart of the pitch as the two are considered to be the best midfield pairing in the world.
David Silva is a player who has emerged this season after showing phenomenal form in the Premier League club, Manchester City.
These three are going to play right behind the sole striker and they are very crucial for the Spanish national side since they have the ability to make something out of nothing.
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