Aragones won’t reveal his mid-field.
With all the speculation about who will be in the starting 11 for Spain’s opening Euro 2008 match against Russia. Manager Luis Aragones won’t let it be known who he’ll pick, at least not until he has to. Spain has a real log jam in the midfield with many of the World’s top players vying for, depending on the formation Big Phil goes with, four spots.
Spain coach Luis Aragones has given little away over team selection for his side’s opening game of Euro 2008 against Russia.
Debate in Spain is raging over who out of Xabi Alonso, Ruben de la Red and Marcos Senna should be the one to partner Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez in the holding midfield role.
Villarreal man Senna appears to be winning the majority of the votes in the Spanish press ahead of kick-off, but Spain’s Brazilian-born player insists even he still does not know who will get the nod. ‘I won’t be surprised by who gets to start, as the competition in Spain is very deep,’ Senna said. ‘Competition is good for the group. The three of us (Senna, Alonso, De La Red) are well prepared. ‘There’s some great competition and Luis hasn’t told me I’m going to start, but in this side we can all consider ourselves as starters.’ Aragones would not be drawn on his selection, preferring instead to concentrate on opponents Russia.
Although this is a problem many managers would love to have, in Spain it isn’t a very desierable one. With a history of talented and under achieving National sides the wrong choice may see La Seleccion bow out too soon. If they fail to at least advance to the finals, the national media will be second guessing his choice in the midfield regardless of who he picks.
