Spain are the 2010 FIFA World Cup champions. Regarded as the best team on the planet currently, La Furia Roja’s soldiers are the envy of many coaches and players. The Spanish are adored for their attacking style and their flawless passing game. Best of all, fans of this Iberian country are always treated with La Roja’s distinctive spirit which pushes the team to perform at a high mental and physical level every time regardless of the importance of the game.
As they walk along the rules of their football philosophy, the Spaniards have maintained momentum thanks to remarkable results – be it in competitive or friendly matches. Complacency seems to be out of Spain’s successful zone and current manager, Vicente del Bosque, proves Spain’s desire to infinitely be at its best by lining up the national team’s best players ahead of every encounter.
In the present case, Vicente del Bosque has called up to 7 Barcelona players to face Mexico. This doesn’t come as a surprise since Pep Guardiola’s Catalans arguably compose the best group of players in the world at the moment. On this note, Del Bosque’s squad choice is not only good for fans obsessed with entertaining shows, but also for Barcelona in terms of the valuation of the club in the eyes of the man at the head of La Furia Roja’s glorious path, Vicente del Bosque.
So why should the Blaugrana slam Vicente del Bosque’s Spanish roster? In what sense is it bad for the defending World Cup champions to line up so many Barcelona stars against Mexico?
Well, the fact is that if people love praises, they also love respect. In contrast to the enormous number of Barca stars in the manager’s list, there is only one Sevilla player. Coincidentally, Barcelona and Sevilla will meet three days after Spain’s friendly game against Mexico for the Spanish Super Cup.
Subsequently, Barcelona have voiced out their fury against Vicente del Bosque’s man squad, with Barcelona sporting director Zubizarreta slamming the calendar and declaring that “the decision made hurts the club”.
Vicente del Bosque’s idea to have seven Barcelona players representing Spain for the international friendly match against Mexico seems to be more bad than good.
But “perhaps, this is Spain’
s price of having been world champions” as Barcelona defender Dani Alves (who crashed out in the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with Brazil) stated.
LiveSoccerTV.com gives you the opportunity to check out Spain's roster against Mexico:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, Victor Valdes
Defenders: Alvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Joan Capdevila, Marchena, Nacho Monreal
Midfielders: Santi Cazorla, Jesus Navas, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro Rodriguez, David Silva, Juan Mata, Bruno Soriano.
Forwards: David Villa, Fernando Llorente
