The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 striker has expressed that it was his own decision to ask the Roja head coach to quit waiting on him.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 del Bosque, himself and asked to be excluded from the 23-man squad which will represent the defending champions in the Euro 2012.
Given his injury problems, Villa exclaimed that he is aware of the fact that he would only prove to be a liability for his team if he had been named on the roster.
Hence, the forward chose to be denied a spot on the Spanish team because of the fitness problems he was likely to face.
La Roja Furia will defend their European title in this year’s Euro 2012 in Poland and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 this summer. The tournament which starts this month will see the best teams from the continent face each other in their bid to claim the coveted trophy.
Although Del Bosque’s men have been tipped as favourites to come away with the silverware, they are faced with a number of complications, including the absence of David Villa.
The attacker is the highest goal-scorer in the history of La Roja and could have proven to be quite instrumental for them once again.
Villa acknowledged the fact that the national side waited for him to fully recover from the broken tibia. However, he insisted that it was time to face facts.
While talking to reporters, the 30-year-old was quoted as saying:
"I worked until the end and they waited until the last moment to see how my recovery was going. But when there were a few days left for the announcement of the squad, I told him [Del Bosque] that I was not at a level good enough to compete, that I was not
in the shape for the national team, and that I would not be at my best.”
"I was true to myself, Barcelona and Spain."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 forward rise up to the occasion.
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