November 11th. Today marks one year since the moment in which Luis Enrique announced the list of 26 players chosen for the Qatar World Cupwhich later became 27 when he was injured Gaya in Amán and be called Alejandro Balde urgently.
Spain’s list for the World Cup: Luis Enrique’s call for Qatar 2022
In Doha Things did not go as expected and Luis Enrique’s ship was wrecked in the penalty shootout against Morocco in the Education City. What has happened this year with those players?
1. Robert Sánchez: he is off the wheel
In summer he left the Brigthonwhere it ended badly with De Zerbi, to sign for Chelsea. He was on De la Fuente’s first list, but hasn’t been back since. In Qatar he didn’t play at all. He started in the friendly before the World Cup, in Amman against Jordan.
2. Azpilicueta: a list, zero minutes
He was one of the strong men in the locker room. Luis Enrique from the Euro to Qatar. But with From the source He was only on the September list, from which he left without playing a minute and with an unfriendly face. He also left the Chelsea in summer to wear the red and white of the Atlético de Madrid. In the World Cup he was the starter in the debut, a substitute against Germany and was injured against Japan.
3. Eric García: the most questioned
He didn’t play anything in Qatar despite being one of the regulars on list after list. Eric became one of the players most discussed of the entire Luis Enrique era. He left Barça and has been released of pressure in Girona. He was with De la Fuente in Tokiobut he has not called him in his four calls.
Eric García: “Vinicius came to tell me something at the Bernabéu and it didn’t work out”
4. Pau Torres: no minutes
Another who was in the Games with the current coach. He was missing from the first two lists. He returned in September, already as a player of the Aston Villa, but he hasn’t had a single minute in four games. In Qatar he played the entire game against Japan, the day Lucho punishment a Laporte.
5-. Busquets: in the United States
He was the captain of Spain in Doha. After falling before Moroccowith him as one of those who failed in the penalty shootout. I was clear before starting, but the departure of Luis Enrique cleared up any hint of doubt. He also later left Barcelona to go to Inter Miami. In Qatar he only missed the final 27 minutes of the rout of Costa Rica.
Sergio Busquets: “I was never a fast player”
6. Marcos Llorente: from surprise to disappearance
It was the surprise in the eleven against Morocco. He was the theoretical right back, but he suffered a lot in those 120 minutes, especially in the first half. He has not returned to the national team and it seems clear that his game does not fit with De la Fuente’s idea.
7. Morata: he was and is the 9th in Spain
It was one of the best of the selection in Qatar. He scored three goals, one per game in the first phase. The change of coach has not changed his pace. He was one of the favorites of Luis Enrique and it is from De la Fuente. He is the current captain of Spain and with 34 goals he is close to entering the podium of top scorers.
Morata: “I came to feel that I had the whole country against me”
8. Koke: from fixed to forgotten
He was the third captain in the World Cup, although he only played two times split between Costa Rica and Germany. Against the Germans he had to experience the worst time of the game and it took its toll on him. Like Llorente, he has not returned and is not expected to do so.
9. Gavi: without debate
It was Luis Enrique’s great bet. And De la Fuente has reaffirmed what the Asturian saw. Gavi was a starter in every game of Spain in Qatar, although he only completed the one in Costa Rica, in which he scored. His is the goal with which Spain closed the pass to the European Championship. He is a fixture on the lists and in the eleven.
10. Asensio: from notice to owner
Like Spain, it went from more to much less in the World Cup. He scored against Costa Rica, had the 2-0 against Germany and against Morocco he was one of the few who came close to scoring. It was not on the first list of From the sourcebut then he started in both games of the Nations League. In summer he went to PSG. He was injured in Georgiabut he is part of the first unit for the Euro Cup.
11. Ferran: path to resurrection
Two goals against Costa Rica They were his mark in Qatar, but his game was far from what was expected. It didn’t help him much that there was so much talk about his relationship with the coach’s daughter. He was one of the purged after the World Cup, one of the most striking cases, although things were not going well at all at Barcelona. He returned urgently due to injuries to Asensio and Olmo in September to play against Cyprus and scored two goals. The match of him in Osloconfirmed that it is going to get more. And he has something that is gold: goal.
Ferran Torres: “Villa has been my reference”
12. Nico Williams: continues his growth
He was one of the last to get on the World Cup boat. A call in September It was enough to convince Luis Enrique. In Qatar He played in all four games. That journey has continued hand in hand with From the sourcebut was lost due to injury Final Four. He seems close to renewing for Athletic despite calls from Barcelona.
The Williams’ mother surprises with this video call
13.David Raya: Arsenal’s number 1
In the World Cup he was goalkeeper Brentford in the World Cup and today aspires to win the Premier with Arsenal, where he has taken the starting position. He was the one chosen by Luis Enrique to end De Gea’s period. It was March 2022. In the World Cup he suffered a silly ankle injury due to a trip, although it was clear that the chances of playing did not exist. He’s been on every list From the source.
14 (1) Gayá: the great disappointment
It was going to be his first World Cup and he had to return home for a absurd injury in training prior to the friendly with Jordan. It was a very hard blow. De la Fuente arrived and returned to the national team. He started in the loss in Glasgow and was not called up for the Final Four. But in September it became clear that if the Valencia captain is fine he will be the team’s starter in the Euros.
14 (2). Bucket: pearl being polished
He appeared directly in Doha to wear Gayà’s 14th. He debuted against Costa Rica and participated in every game. Without Alba in Barcelona and the national team, his learning period enters a new scenario, but it is clear that he has many things to polish, especially when it comes to defending.
15. Hugo Guillamón: missing
He spent the World Cup on a bicycle to overcome some discomfort that never went away. It was as a fourth center back, in a surprising maneuver by the coach. He has been a second unit player at Valencia for a long time, sometimes the third. He is missing.
16. Rodri: the best pivot in the world was a center back
He didn’t miss a second in Qatar, but he played them all as a center back to be the best on the team. It was an appeal in Braga against Portugal that became the solution to a very serious problem in the rear axis. Rodri has been fifth in the Ballon d’Or and last season he was the captain general of City of the triplet and of Spain of De la Fuente that conquered the Nations League.
Guardiola and his speech about Rodri: “The best in Europe”
17. Yéremy Pino: he had a bad time in Qatar
Return from Doha without playing a minute, even though there were games that seemed to require his dribbling and agitation. It was hard for him. With De la Fuente he has experienced mountain peaks, but he is in the coach’s favor. He started both games of the Nations League. Theirs was the 1-0 against Italy. He was injured after being called up on the last list and is still out.
18. Jordi Alba: goodbye in a big way
He lifted the Nations League and joined Casillas and Olivella as captains of Spain who have raised a title. Weeks later he announced that left the selection, despite the fact that De la Fuente was counting on him, and he went to Miami with Messi. In Qatar he was the 3 starter, without debate. It was his third World Cup and in none of them did he enjoy a good experience.
Jordi Alba, exclusive interview with MARCA
19. Carlos Soler: sunk in Paris
His last memory with the national team is penalty that failed against Morocco. He is a great specialist, but… Everything had started well, because he was one of the scorers against Costa Rica. Soler’s present at PSG is discouraging: he barely plays and the criticism from the press and stands is fierce.
20. Carvajal: his best version with Spain
It was his second World Cup, but like in Russia, he didn’t reach his level either. Carvajal He played 90 minutes against Germany and 45 against Japan. De la Fuente arrived and Carvajal It was number 2, also one of those identified in the defeat in Glasgow. In the Final Four he was the substitute for Navas, but his was the penalty that gave the title to Spain. At Doll. In September and October he saw the best Carvajal in his almost 10 years in the national team.
21. Dani Olmo: capital, but injuries…
It was in Qatar vital for Spain until against Morocco, at 98 minutes, his body was no longer enough. It was a differentiating element for Luis Enrique and it is, almost more so, for De la Fuente. The problem is that the injuries have not given the Leipzig player any respite for some time, the club for which renewed in June until 2027.
22. Sarabia: What if…?
What would have happened if the shot went in? Pablo Sarabia in the last play of extra time against Morocco? But he went to the wood. Maybe everything was different today for Spain and for him. In Qatar he only played two minutes, which made you wonder why he didn’t either. Today Sarabia is a lost player in the Premier with a totally residual role in the Wolverhampton.
The test for Unai Simón: choose the ‘total goalkeeper’
23. Unai Simón: very titular
It was said that De la Fuente’s goalkeeper was going to be Kepa, that the change in goal was assured. That’s how it was in March, but why Unai I was injured. He returned for the Final Four and hasn’t played another goalie since. The one from Athletic was Luis Enrique’s goalkeeper and he is De la Fuente’s.
24. Laporte: flies in Saudi Arabia
He was the head of defense in Qatar, although against Japan he was on the bench after raising his voice to say that it would not be bad to have an alternative script. And it is for De la Fuente, with Le Normand as a couple. Leaving City, where he hardly played, for the Saudi Super League affected him in no way. Indisputable for the Euro Cup.
25. Ansu Fati: ‘in search and capture’
He shoehorned himself onto the World Cup roster. AND Luis Enrique slipped that it was a mistake. A year has passed and Ansu Fatinow a Birmingham City player, continues to look for the sensations of the player who excited Luis Enrique in September 2020. De la Fuente has counted on him and was even a starter in Oslo, but…
26. Pedri: injury after injury
He has not worn the Spain shirt since December 6, more than 11 months. Pedri He has not played with the national team since the goodbye against Morocco. From the source He has called him on two of his four lists, but he had to be called off due to injury. In the other two he was directly with physical problems. He just came out of the umpteenth dark tunnel of injuries. Last season, the stretch that he was healthy was key for Barcelona to tie La Liga.
The day Ferran and Pedri met.
Luis Enrique: in the mess of Paris
The elimination in Education City It was the end of Luis Enrique’s era. There was no option for the Asturian because it was a decision made by Rubiales that also dragged Molina. July 5th, Luis Enrique He became coach of PSG. And since then he has tried to make sense of a project that has been poisoned for any coach for too long.
2023-11-11 06:00:19
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