The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM is currently in Buenos Aires preparing itself for tomorrows "juicy" International Friendly match against ARGENTINA. Its going to be more than just a friendly kick around as Argentina wishes to "clean" its bad memory of South Africa & Spain wishes to defend its World Champions title.
Spanish Coach Vicente Del Bosque (above) however wishes to take off some wood from the fire & give some of his "other" squad players a chance to get a run, after all it is a friendly game. According to press conference words & training observations the SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM STARTING LINE UPagainst Argentina could be the following:
This is a specualted line-up & thus should be considered as such. Said this, be sure not to miss tomorrows Argentina vs Spain match, it promises to be a good one.Tweet
ENZO ZIDANE is the 15 year old son of World Football French Legend ZINEDINE ZIDANE & is currently lifting eyebrows here in the REAL MADRID junior team & with Spanish Football observers. The youngster has apparently inherited the style & playing finesse of his father & may soon make a serious jump in level in his early career which calls for a mayor decision.
Enzo was born in France in 1995 & also has a Spanish passport thanks to his mother, both her parents are Spanish from El Chive town in the region of Almeria in Southern Spain. The Spanish Football Authorities are thinking in calling up young Enzo for the Spanish U 16 National Team, something that needs serious thought because if he decides to take the invitation the player will shut the door to the French National side. Something similar occured with FC Barcelona player Bojan Krkic who decided in favour of Spain over Serbia.
Apparently the final decision will be taken up & made on behalf of Enzo by his father Zinedine. Which country will they choose?
The rumour is hot in Italy, so hot that it has not gone away even after the players transfer period window shut last Wednesday the 1st of September. Did INTER MILAN really offer SAMUEL ETO´O to REAL MADRID? It’s the talk of the “Calcio”, gossip that has reached Spanish media who are now analyzing if true & if Real Madrid missed a bargain.
The apparent idea according to the rumour was that Inter Milan desired to receive 25M€ for the sale of Eto´o to Real Madrid & in turn invest that acquired money to sign Brazilian Robinho & thus take the player away from arch rival AC Milan. A valid strategy if you consider that now AC Milan has a formidable forward line with Pato, Ibrahimovic & Robinho with the potential to seriously compete with Inter for the “Scudetto” & other titles.
What about Real Madrid? The suspected reasons behind the rejection of Samuel Eto´o are: • His elevated price – 25M€ - according to Real Madrid • His age, 29 years old two reasons which at first sight lack sufficient weight to explain a rejection of this magnitude & quality of player.
Real Madrid Coach José Mourinho wanted a third forward, a true Nº9 that would complement Higuain & Benzema, especially if one of them got injured, in order to remain competitive in all three competitions: La Liga, Spanish Cup & Champions League. The idea was to have a “substitute” forward ready to come on when needed, & here seems to be the REAL problem; that someone like Eto´o would never take comfortably the role of being a substitute. Real Madrid directives may have rejected Samuel Eto´o, however attractive that it could have been, because the player is a dressing room “time-bomb” waiting to explode in such conditions. This, & his past “anti – Real Madrid” comments while at FC Barcelona, may have shut the door as the player may have earned himself some enemies at Madrid who do not forgive.
From a solely Football perspective Eto´o would have been a great asset for Real Madrid. However, the costs in the long run may have been greater than the benefits, look at Ibrahimovic with Barça, “strong personality” players take their past baggage with them – past & future.Tweet
The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM defeated 0 – 4 LIECHTENSTEIN in the first Group match qualifier for the EURO 2012 competition. A near perfect exhibition that gave a few headlines:
• An outstanding Andres Iniesta who put in another exhibition to reinforce his FIFA Golden Ball candidacy • The recovery of FERNANDO TORRES with two brilliant goals signalling that he is back after a difficult knee operation recovery process. • DAVID VILLA scored a fantastic goal & is just one goal away from the all time SPANISH TEAM goal scoring record of 44 goals currently held by Raul. • It was an exhibition of touch ball Football again, the same that has conquered the hearts of all Football – Soccer lovers.
Here is a full summary VIDEO of the result with all four goals:
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Spanish Coach Vicente Del Bosque (above) however wishes to take off some wood from the fire & give some of his "other" squad players a chance to get a run, after all it is a friendly game. According to press conference words & training observations the SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM STARTING LINE UP against Argentina could be the following:
