SPANISH SELECTOR DEL BOSQUE MESSAGE TO ALVARO ARBELOA & DAVID VILLA

The list of 22 players had in yesterday by Selector Del Bosque that will make up the Spanish National Team squad for the upcoming Friendly with Italy made news by including Spanish-Brazilian & Atletico de Madrid forward Diego Costa, & for the players that the Spanish Team Selector left out of the list.

The list in itself was transcendent this time around, its the second last list before the World Cup for Brazil, & a clear warning to those left out to smarten up or find themselves with an early summer holiday season. Two names that have caught the attention are Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa & Atletico de Madrid forward David Villa, regular call up players of the Spanish Team that have been left out.

Arbeloa steps on Diego Costa

The Arbeloa case has an interpretation. According to local Football observers, Selector Del Bosque was not all impressed by the attitude of Alvaro Arbeloa in the last At.Madrid-Real Madrid match were the physical aspects overtook the main stage. Alvaro Arbeloa was involved in two incidents that have been much talked about & it was not for his Football. The first was a "dirty" elbow to Atletico midfielder Diego Ribas, & the second a "dirtier" behind the back ankle attack on Diego Costa as seen in the above picture. Unnecessary actions & improper of a Football professional were they may have cost Arbeloa his place in the Spanish Football National Team.

It is well known that Selector Del Bosque, ex Real Madrid Champion player & Coach with Ligas, Champions League, Euro Cups & World Cup titles, puts in the up most position the values of respect & fair play for the Sport & for his Footballers. The Spanish Coach did not like at all the "dirty plays" of some players of the semi-final Spanish Cup match with Arbeloa being one of them.  The other reason for leaving out Arbeloa is due to purely Football reasons, Arbeloa is no longer the undisputed right back at Real Madrid & his form has dropped. 

The absence of Alvaro Arbeloa is clearly a message from Selector Del Bosque that he clean his act, attitude & Football wise if he wishes to participate in the upcoming World Cup with Spain. 

The other case that has called the attention is the absence of David Villa. The Atletico de Madrid forward is not having a smooth year marked by injury & lack of goals. Said differently the Atletico de Madrid forward is not at his best playing level & it is hard to justify at this moment a place in the National side. Here too the message from Del Bosque is very clear, lift in form & goals or a place in the Spanish Team for Brazil will be hard to justify. 

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SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM | ARBELOA - PIQUE OPEN UP CLUB WOUNDS AGAINST FINLAND ?

It is the national Sport in Spain - not Football | Soccer - to forget the past & the achievements quickly & criticise the failures in the present. The draw 1 - 1 by Spain with Finland has been received as a defeat by some observers & of course has unleashed the wagging tongues of criticism.

My intention is not to participate, but will inform on stories coming out today that highlight the discussion between Spanish International defenders Alvaro Arbeloa & Gerard Pique after the Finnish equalizer by Pukki in the 78th min.

The TV images show conversation, but the press today expose a heated argument. Alvaro Arbeloa was certainly not at his best with his coverage or "coordinated" in the Finnish equalizer, this is visible. However, Pique reprimanded Alvaro & apparently placed the error & the cause of the goal on the shoulders of Arbeloa . The discussion is written was "heated". 

This has lead some to highlight that the "rivalry & wounds" of the Real Madrid & FC Barcelona "clasicos" are still open & there exists a delicate balance at the National Team. Past stories from media say that Arbeloa, along with Xabi Alonso, are not to well regarded by the FC Barcelona players, after the two mentioned - according to the Barça players - showed excessive physical play & words during the numerous head-to-head Real Madrid - Barça clashes.

If this is true Coach del Bosque will have some work to do. Although I do think that the "on field interchange of opinions" is an habitual exchange between defenders of any team & under the circumstances,  of seeing how a clear victory slipped through the Spanish fingers, perhaps emotional. Arbeloa could have done more, or should have been more alert, but looked at closely, it is a collective defensive & team relaxation.  Experience shows that the Spanish National Team suffers theses late match lapses, perhaps this is the area that needs a rethink & solution.

Now the objective is France next Tuesday. To achieve it, Club rivalries must be put aside for the good of the collective, or else, if what some highlight is true, there will be difficulties for Spain in Paris.

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LIVERPOOL FC ANNOUNCE ARBELOA TRANSFER TO REAL MADRID

LIVERPOOL FC has announced on its web ( see top left side) the
transfer of their Spanish International defender ALVARO ARBELOA
to REAL MADRID.

XABI ALONSO next? Stay tuned!

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REAL MADRID: TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH LIVERPOOL FC FOR ALVARO ARBELOA

News in from the “AS” digital edition informs that REAL MADRID
has shut an agreement with LIVERPOOL FC to transfer their Spanish
International right-back defender ALVARO ARBELOA for 4 M€. The
player also has total agreement with the Spanish Club with a contract
for 5 years & it’s only a question of hours before both Clubs formally
announce the agreement on their Club web pages.

Alvaro Arbeloa finishes contract at Liverpool FC & the English Club
has decided not to renew, thus Real Madrid see in their ex-player
( sold 4 years ago) as the man to serve as alternative to Sergio
Ramos, & due to his versatility for any other defender that may
need to be covered during the season. Arbeloa is a regular player
in the Spanish National team & brings guarantees to the defence.

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