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In the Spanish team that won
silver in Tokyo
there were three
Real Madrid
players
:
Vallejo, Ceballos and Asensio
.
In the
sub'21
that got bronze in the last European in 2021, two:
Blanco and Brahim
.
In the
sub'19
that lifted the continental title in 2019, another pair:
Blanco and Chust
.
And in the last
U-17 World Cup
of 2019, where Spain fell in the quarterfinals, three:
Rafa Marín, Carrillo and Óscar Aranda
.
In that tournament, curiously, the white team was the one that left the most soccer players to the national team, in a call in which
Pedri and Yeremi Pino
were also present
.
, now indisputable in the Absolute.
Months and years after these competitions, the lower categories of the national team are moving towards new Europeans and World Cups, and they do so
without Madridistas
in their ranks. In the last lists of the
sub'19 and the sub'21
no one from the Chamartín club appears, and in the Absolute there is only
Carvajal
, to which
Brahim
can be added
, on loan at
Milan
, if the quota is to be expanded. Two footballers on the payroll for the three most important calls in Spanish football.
On the other side of the airlift,
Barça
only has one player in the sub'19 and sub'21,
Alejandro Baldé
, but that figure is understood by the injury of
Nico González
and by the call to the Absolute of
Gavi, Ansu Fati or Pedri
, these last two injured, but footballers who by age would have to be in one of the inferiors.
The azulgrana team does add to the selection in the categories prior to professional football.
Why does Madrid, which sends ten in total between sub'15 and sub'17, not do so?
Play in First or Second, 'forced'
"For us, that the footballer plays in a professional category has a very important impact," explains to EL MUNDO
Francis Hernández
, coordinator of the lower categories of the Federation. The reality is that in the sub'21, for example,
Real Sociedad
takes the lead
, which with its subsidiary
Segunda
adds four players to the national team, such as
Athletic
, whose youngsters regularly play with the first team. There are two from
Sporting de Gijón
, two from
Zaragoza
, two from
Mirandés
, one from
Málaga
... And
no one from the Primera RFEF
, where
Castilla is
.
“There are clubs that tend to promote players at an early age and
there are others that find it more difficult
.
From Madrid, if they were playing, they would come ", says Hernández about the cases of
Miguel Gutiérrez, Antonio Blanco or Sergio Arribas
.
The first two are called up every week with
Ancelotti
, but they do not have minutes, and the third is the best player in the subsidiary, he had options to go on loan to First, but finally it was decided that he would
continue in the 1st RFEF
.
All three were champions of the
Youth Champions in 2020
.
Of that squad, only the central
Víctor Chust
has gone out, to Cádiz.
"The young people of the Barça have been lucky"
"You
have to bet
", assess sources close to the Madrid subsidiary. "Real Sociedad is setting the standard," they insist, explaining that in the last two years,
Madrid has changed a key idea in the training processes
. Before, he did not advance the category of footballers, no matter how good they were, and now he is beginning to do so, although with pending cases.
Bruno Iglesias
, one of the jewels of the quarry, continues to play with the youth. A footballer a year younger than Nico and a year older than Gavi, but still far from the opportunities Barça have had. «
How many Spaniards are there in the first team line-ups?
», They wonder in the surroundings of the white subsidiary, trained by Raúl, where the Spanish excel
Peter, Marvel, Aranda or Rafa Marín
. None of them go to the
U19 or U21 team
. "The
young people of Barça
have been lucky due to an annoyed conjunctural situation", they defend themselves in Valdebebas, where some observe the
summer of 2022
as the beginning of a new era for 'Zidanes and Pavones'.
Modric, Bale, Marcelo and Isco
end their contract
, and if the objectives are such important stars as
Haaland and Mbappé
, the board will have to look for options for other positions at
La Fábrica
.
From the selection,
Hernández launches a reflection
into the air.
«For years
, atrocities have been paid
by young foreign players who are no better than those from here.
30 or 40 million
.
Are
ours not worth it
?
You have to put them, bet and forgive mistakes.
We have just been better than Italy and France with 17-20 year olds.
That is conclusive.
Some voices pointed to
Luis Enrique
and his Barça past as the reason for the absence of Madrid players, but everything goes further.
«Category, minutes, profiles, rhythm of the game ...
It is not a problem for Madrid or Barça
», he concludes.
The last lists of the national teams
U21
GOALKEEPERS
: Julen (Ath), Joan (Esp), Ayesa (Real Sociedad).
DEFENDERS
: Víctor (Mál), Francés (Zar), Miranda (Bet), Carreira (Mirandés), Manu (Osa), Fontan (Cel).
MEDIA
: Unai, Sancet (Ath), Turrientes (Real), Francho (Zar), Rodri (Bet), Gragera (Sporting), Guillamón (Val).
FORWARDS
: Nico (Ath), Abel (Sp) Lobete, Jon (Real), Campos Camello (Mirandés), Sergio (Anderlecht).
U19
GOALKEEPERS
: Iturbe (Atlético), Padilla (Athletic Club).
DEFENDERS
: Novoa (Leipzig), Dani, Baldé (Barça), Iranzo, Vázquez (Valencia), Navarro (Atl.), Arnau (Girona), Carlos (Espanyol).
MEDIA
: Rodri (Vill.), Moleiro (L. Palmas), Torre (Racing), Juanlu (Sev.), Serrano (Atlét.), Nico (Athl.).
FORWARDS
: Miguel (Celta), Álex Jiménez (Villarreal), Bravo (Leverk.).
U17
GOALKEEPERS
: Aaron (Barça), Ferrán (Mallorca), Adrián Suárez (Roda).
DEFENSES
: Xanet (Alaves), Bonar (Atl.), Sergi (Bar.),
Jimenez
,
Yusi
(Madrid), Yarek (VCF), Garri (Vall.).
MEDIA
: Muñoz (Atl.), Gerard (Bar.), Pérez (Bet.), Roca (Gir.),
Moreno
,
Baba
(Mad.), Moreno (Roda), Ismael (Villa), Koke (Vall.).
FORWARDS
: Iker (Lever.), Mella (Dep.), Kike (Eint),
Álvaro
(Mad.), Hugo (Val.).
U15
GOALKEEPERS
:
Álvaro
(Madrid), D. Vicente (Betis), Iker (Athletic), D. Díaz (Atlético).
DEFENDERS
: Navarro, Cubarsí, Cuenca (Barça), Abou (Patacona), Max, Óscar (Roda),
Melvin
(Mad.), Olea (Atlet.).
MEDIA
: Ávila, Junyent (Bar.),
Pol
(Mad.), Ander (S. Félix).
FORWARDS
: Juan (Bar.), Daniel (Roda), López (Alavés),
Reyes
,
Yañez
(Mad.), Muñoz (Bar.), Miralles (Val.).
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