La Roja tactician is unimpressed by the erratic season of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 wide man and coyly hinted at his expulsion from the squad that will travel for the Euro 2012.
After a sensational breakthrough couple of years with Barcelona, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Tello
making forays in to first team affairs.
The situation alerted Spanish national team coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Reflecting on the situation, Del Bosque appreciated the hard work put in by the world cup winner but believes he has not shown enough to merit a ticket to Euro 2012.
The former Real Madrid manager dropped a major hint in his latest press conference, stating that he has a limited number of berths and suggesting that Pedro’s performances during the season have not impressed him.
"Pedro has been trying his best," he told Sport. "But he's had an erratic season. We have a limit of 23 players, and we can't take any more."
While Pedro has suffered from loss of form, La Roja regulars, David Villa and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 suffer from injury bouts and will not make the final cut.
Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 looks set to take Puyol’s place in the squad with Del Bosque voicing his confidence in the Athletic player’s abilities. He praised the 23-year-old for his versatility and believes he can help the national team in various roles.
On the other hand, the 61-year-old manager has harboured ambitions of taking http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 with him to the European championships, provided he gets first team appearances under his belt.
However, El Guaje has taken more time to recover than earlier anticipated and looks set to miss the elite national knockout cup competition.
"We have great confidence in him, and he's an important player. In defence, we have many options. Javi Martinez can also play at the back or in midfield," he said in reference to Puyol’s absence.
"I'm concerned because we don't know what the situation is. The player is working hard, but haven't seen the signals from the player that we would like," Del Bosque remarked when answering questions about David Villa.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367 has been mooted to replace Villa in La Roja setup.
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