Vicente Del Bosque went for a largely tried and tested squad for the 2012 European Championships jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
La Roja boss, Vicente Del Bosque, raised eyebrows with his squad selection for the upcoming Euro 2012. The Spanish tactician went with his reliable stars for their title defence, ignoring upstarts of the 2011/12 season on most opportunities.
World Cup veterans, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Marchena-c8481 and Joan Capdevila, were absent after bringing an end to their international career.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Absence of Puyol gave a lifeline to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol’s stuttering career, who proved his mettle in the international friendly against Serbia over the weekend.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Arbeloa-c5282.
On the other side of the flank, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 fame. La Masia academy trained left-back managed to hold against stiff competition to continue his evolution into one the most sought after players in his
position.
Furthermore, there was a change in the midfield composition of La Furia Roja. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara failed to make the final 23 after establishing himself as a normal fixture of the national team squad.
His place was awarded to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-Cazorla-c32505 to increase the options in the centre of the park. The Malaga man impressed with his wide array of qualities ahead of his Catalan counterpart, and returns to the squad after missing out on participation in 2010 FIFA
World Cup.
Nevertheless, it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-López-c3736 a distant second.
However, the former Real Madrid coach gave Villa’s slot to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002 in their latest international friendly.
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