The Catalan captain’s injury problem have given Los Che youth academy product a golden chance to cement his place in La Roja squad after an unimpressive season at the Santiago Bernabeu.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002 and South Korea in their upcoming international friendlies.
It is a golden opportunity for the experienced top flight defender who has made a paltry 17 competitive appearances throughout the course of the 2011/12 Spanish top flight season.
Albiol finds himself in contention for making the final list of 23 players travelling to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 suffering from a knee injury in the final matches of the La Liga campaign.
The Catalan defender has been ruled out of the European championships, giving Jose Mourinho’s infrequently used stopper the opportunity.
Reflecting on the situation, Albiol stated that he will try to make the most of the situation that has presented itself to him and hopes to impress the national team selector.
He stated that he never lost hope even despite the ill fate of being consigned to sitting on the bench and admitted that he finds himself in the situation because of Puyol’s misfortunes.
"I will try to take advantage of these training sessions and these friendlies for the coach to see that I am well and that I can be at the Euros, which is what everyone here wants to do," he said.
"You never lose hope, but if you do not play for your club, it is clear that you will not make it.”
"But there is always hope, and Puyol's injury has opened one door. But I have to prove that I am at a good level.”
Reflecting on his poor appearance statistics for 2011/12 campaign, Albiol admitted that the season has been a tough one as he did not feature as much for Madrid as he would have liked to.
However, he added that he is not entertaining thoughts of leaving the Capital club in the near future and will fight for a first team place at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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