Spain U21 team looking to consolidate their lead against Estonia in Melilla
The Spanish U21 team hopes to consolidate their lead in their Euro 2013 qualifying group in Melilla against Estonia. They currently lead Group V of European qualifying for the tournament to be hosted in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Israel-c2925. They will then face the Swiss at Córdoba next
Monday, November 14.
Luis Milla's players do not want to relax and are looking to bottom placed side for their fourth win of the competition. They have already beaten http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Georgia-c2903 twice (2-7 and 2-0) and Croatia once (0-2) in the competition.
They arrive against the hosts in the best possible position for the decisive match between the two teams favoured for first place in the group.
Meanwhile, the rivals of Spanish contingent have played two matches that have ended in a draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 (0-1).
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Junior-c20060 team.
His addition to the squad has been made due to the absence of Valencia’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Canales-c33052. The Real Madrid loanee has been seriously injured and faces up to six months on the sidelines.
Another novelty addition to the Spanish U21 squad is Isaac Cuenca. The youngster is the latest 'jewel' from Barcelona’s quarry. Such is the faith of Pep Guardiola in his abilities that he has been given the opportunity to compete with the first team on a
regular basis in recent weeks.
Luis Milla charges arrived at Melilla on Tuesday, November 08 and had their first training in the later hours of the night.
Milla has stated that he does not want his team to relax in the group until qualification has been guaranteed. He also outlined their approach to the matches that is they should be humble and respect their rivals without taking their eyes from the goals
they have set for themselves.
"We must be humble and respect the rival," the U21 coach asserted.
He has called on his players to make "humility and respect" for their rivals as a motto and stated that the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Estonia-c2894 will not be easy.
He said: "It will not be easy because we're going to find a very well armed and defensively well team. They will create many difficulties, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 will have the support of the people, who are very excited."
Possible line-ups:
Spain: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-c31437; Thiago Alcántara and Isco.
Estonia: Marko Meerits, Andrei Veis, Meelis Peitre, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Henri-Anier-c16039, Maksim Albert Papanov and Prose.
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908).
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