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In the first meeting that
Luis Rubiales
and
Luis Enrique had
, back in the first days of July 2018, and solving the economic issue in a few minutes, the president and now a new coach agreed that the project that was then beginning should reach its conclusion. top in the
Qatar World Cup in 2022
. They were four years in which the Federation did not expect much from the team, aware that the renewal was going to be radical. Of course, in there they did not have a Eurocup semifinals (delayed to 2021 due to the pandemic) or to look at their faces, 'tutear', as the coach said, to Italy and France in the Final Four of this strange tournament that it is today the
League of Nations
.
Things are happening in this team, then, ahead of schedule, and although the defeat against France hurt, the reaffirmation of the identity of this group (summarized in the word "team" that comes out again and again in there) is interpreted as a symptom that growth has ended. Like the rest of the world, there are also people within the Federation who think that the fact of being able to discuss the games against the best teams in the world does not rule out setbacks in the future against rivals with less fur. In fact, the focus is already on the two capital games in November: winning
Greece
in Athens and
Sweden
in Seville is the only way today to guarantee the World Cup. And for that appointment,
Luis Enrique
he will have to discard several footballers who at some point have had the permanent poster, if that poster exists with the Asturian. It is the unequivocal consequence of the democratization of the national team, announced precisely in its presentation, and which in a certain way is forced by the absence of world-class players.
The coach said he had a roster of 70, 80 players.
So far he has used 63, and more to come.
But the irruption in this League of Nations of guys like
Marcos Alonso
,
Gavi
and
Yeremy Pino
increases the panoramic vision of the coach, who for the list that he will offer in just over three weeks has around 35 names, which forces him to discard a dozen of them, as it will not be able to carry more than 23. As the series that sweeps Neftlix unfolds,
The Squid Game
, whoever
does not offer its best version, will be eliminated.
With less harmful consequences, yes.
DEFENSES
Forgotten the rotations in the goal, the line of four defenders has added new candidates these days. The most striking is
Marcos Alonso
. It was the first left-back
Luis Enrique
used
, but after a defeat (2-3) against England in Seville he disappeared and has returned three years later. And his matches, very complete, suggest that he will return, so that the two owners of that place so far,
Gayá and Alba
, have reason to be concerned. Reguilón, present in Milan, is very far away. In the four centers that have been here (
Pau, Laporte, Eric and Iñigo Martínez
) there seems to be no doubt, but there are on the other side.
Azpilicueta has settled down, but next to him ... who will go?
Due to the mess that will be explained later in the center of the field, the candidate is Marcos Llorente, but be careful that
Dani Carvajal
does not return to offer his best level, or
Navas
, and get on that car.
MIDFIELDERS
Here the problems (understood as the difficulty to choose) are great for Luis Enrique.
Sergio Busquets
, by captain and sporting performance, is untouchable, and it seems that
Rodri
and
Koke
have also settled
. But these last two have had even more competition. The last to arrive was Gavi, a 17-year-old boy who, according to the coach's own words, "is already the present" of the national team.
Mikel Merino
, the minutes he has played, has also gone well, and it is also very much to Luis Enrique's taste. But it should not be forgotten that Pedri, one of the permanent players after the Eurocup, and
Marcos Llorente
himself could not be at this concentration.
, that where he has played the most in this team is as an interior.
As if there weren't enough,
Carlos Soler's
stellar performance
in the September games makes him a candidate when he recovers.
Even someone like
Brais Méndez
, who did not go to Milan due to injury, is there.
It is curious to see how types of the stature of
Saúl, Asensio
or
Ceballos
are not even to be substitutes in this part of the field.
FRONT
If the interior area is collapsed, the no-banknote sign has been hung at the top three stalls. The three starters in the League of Nations (
Sarabia, Oyarzabal and Ferran
) have earned the right to return. In fact, removing the
Sporting de Portugal player
, the other two have been more or less fixed. The irruption of
Yeremy Pino
augurs that his profile, that of an almost unique player in one on one, to face, to shake games, will be necessary from now on. And
Fornals
, who has a lot of goal. But of course, in Milan
Morata
and
Gerad Moreno
were missing
. And, of course, someone essential for the coach:
Dani Olmo
.
And, of course, another that in November is supposed to be fit:
Ansu Fati
, the different footballer who many claim as the icing on the cake.
I said, sign of no tickets.
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