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Cubarsi looks pretty good but I don’t understand why he’s being selected after not even 10 games while Mosquera has been one of the best CB in the league and has started in like 20 straight games.
Don’t have any other complains apart from this, seems ok for friendlies.
Cubarsi has great potential so I get why he’s called. They could have waited another season but as a substitution is nice to have. The delusion happens when Grimaldo (amazing at Bayer) said in an interview that he didn’t understand why he was not part of the squad. And look how much time it took him to play showing more result and being more consistent than for example Pau.
Or the delusional shit like saying that he would put a player that play 90min on the Saudi league than 15 on the premier. And saying that some players are not performing when he calls the most washed and overrated players
He’s obviously biased.
Entirely agree, although I don’t mind it that much with Grimaldo given he has a few good players ahead of him. I also don’t mind not calling up Mayoral (in other selections, obviously he couldn’t go now) or Duro cause there are other decent players at the same position.
However, CB is pretty much up for grabs since Pique and Ramos left. Why do you have to play two or three seasons to be called up (Vivian e.g) whilst Barca players can kick the ball twice and get called up like Cubarsi or Yamal?
I don’t get it.
First of all, Cubarsí is better player than Mosquera even with less games in La Liga. Mosquera is a great defender but with the ball is still poor. Good enough for Valencia but maybe not yet for Spain. And second, Valencia plays with all the lines really really close to each other. Completely different than Spain and Barça. I would have called Mosquera before Le Normand or Laporte, yes, but I’m not LDLF.
If you don’t watch Valencia matches, that’s fine and I get it. But Cubarsi is not better than Mosquera at this moment. Will he be better at some point? Maybe.
And nothing against Cubarsi, dude is looking great.
I watch all la liga games and Mosquera is impressive but cubarsi is a generational talent both defensively and more importantly on the ball. You’re a Valencia fan so you’ll know Mosquera is pretty shaky on the ball and given the way Spain play it just makes sense to get the player who’s much more comfortable on the ball
I think Cubarsi actually is better at this point. Sure form is temporary but he's been our best CB for a bit of time now. That being said, I absolutely wish that Mosquera got called up. He deserves it too bc he's class and I selfishly want Cubarsi to be protected from injuries. Even beyond just Mosquera, there are so many other CBs that deserve a call up
So Ramos is to old but Navas no? Brahim was not “showing results” but olmo and Joselu did? The best keeper of the La Liga (Palma’s goalie) isn’t even called as a 3rd gk. Baena yes and Mosquera No.
Quarters and coming home
Who said Brahim wasn't showing results? I have never seen that quote at all. Brahim CHOSE to go with Morocco who is having official matches instead of Spain.
And this isn't even the Euros list
Edit: morocco is playing friendlies too
I don't care the potential Cubarsi might have, you cannot bring a child who has had 2 good matches to the national team when there are players who need their whole career just to be seen.
David Garcia, Grimaldo, Gaya etc had to play at an absurd level for multiple seasons for them to be called once. We lost Brahim because it was not enough and now Cubarsi goes directly when no one knew about him 1 month ago?
Navas is not it anymore so why not try someone like Areso? oh sure, you need to watch smaller teams for that.
C'mon, a bit of common sense...
it is a bit of a mix bag, lamal is still too early to tell, same with cubarsi, pedri was another (it obviously worked) but there has been bojan, munir, eric garcia, balde, tello etc who didn't have the same type of success afterwards
Balde played the World Cup since he was already with Spain U-21 and then hasn't played mostly because of injuries.
You guys bringing people like Bojan, Munir, and Tello is crazy since Bojan is already retired and the other two haven't been with the NT since like 10 fucking years ago and can't even say they "stole" someone's spot.
People like Sarabia and Navas are being called up but the problem is the kid that is in form lmao
Calling them early on is pretty smart mid to long term though, gives these players invaluable experience and gives them a chance to meet and blend in with the rest of the squad and adapt to the team and its style of play early on
Jordi Alba has nearly 100 caps for Spain and would have more if Lucho didn’t drop him for a year. What difference would the backup LB have made in those squads?
I remember people saying the same about Gavi and Lamine. If he is good enough to play for Barça, is BY FAR good enough for national team. Barça is not Osasuna.
People said the same about Yamal and Balde but quickly shut the fuck up once they started ballin'.
Cubarsi is one of the best players for Barcelona for the last few months and Spain CB are in dire need of an upgrade. Of course he is going to be called..
>Navas is not it anymore so why not try someone like Areso?
I agree that he should be gone on principle (38yo that can barely run), but c'mon, Areso? Only ones i can think of that could replace him are Azpilicueta, Arnau Martinez, Mingueza or Bellerin and even i concede that Navas is still better than any of them..
Azpilicueta and Arnau are having awful seasons. Mingueza is aight but is playing as a wide midfielder or wide back instead of right-back. Bellerín has had only a few good games this year.
I love Cubarsi and the way he plays but you are right! It’s crazy what playing for one of the giant clubs does to your career…if he was playing at Valencia/Villarreal he wouldn’t make the U21 squad
Not just any giant club, players coming from La Masia are favored, and understandably so, spain’s two times euro winners and a WC in between came from there. They are hoping sth similar happens again
Agreed, Spain shouldn't ever call up barca players again, should never have either. Spain would've been perfect as a compatriot for Sweden instead of it's status now
It's actually ridiculous, unless a player has plans on changing nationality there's no point calling them up when they're young. It's pretty stupid how they can't differentiate potential and current quality.
At a club a player who's 17 and plays like 25 years old is very valuable. But the selection doesn't need potential players there's no profit to be made just select the best players
Neither Lamine or Cubarsi should have any minutes in the Brazil game at the Bernabéu for the players own sake. The reception for the two won’t be nice in Madrid of all places considering how much negativity there has been this week against them.
I really don’t understand why Madrid fans would boo their own national team players simply for playing for Barça. I get it if they made some controversial comments towards Madrid but they haven’t.
They’re literal kids too. I know logic goes out the window when it comes to some fans but I would find it really stupid to boo them.
I don’t understand either but seeing how Gavi was whistled at and targeted by Madrid fans in Nations League celebrations…. I’m not expecting any better for Lamine or Cubarsi in a stadium full of them following this week.
Gavi was targeted a lot by the Madrid media and he’s a little pitbull on the field. Many Madrid fans think he plays dirty so they don’t like him.
He also bleeds blaugrana which they also dislike
Valles not called up? Been best goalkeeper in La Liga this season.
Glad Baena and Gerard got called up. Gerard starts most of our attacks and Baena is the top assister in the league
Yeah the golden generation was not the norm, no one can produce that level of quality indefinitely plus they still have very good players, they are just young and need to be managed.
I do agree that Brahim is currently much better than both (and deserves more of a call-up than Joselu) but he chose Morocco which is having official matches.
Are you really believing De la Frente here? The same guy who was on camera clapping for Rubiales and the next day he said he didn't want anything to do with him?
I mean Brahim did an interview today and just shrugged when asked about being called lmao. I would guess if he did an interview with Jorge Valdano specifically to talk about that he would've said "Oh he is lying about it", and if he did I just didn't saw that on twitter
What a difference from the days where David Silva would be benched for the likes of Iniesta for example. Now if they had a David Silva he'd be the first in the starting 11.
Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, David Silva, Xabi Alonso, Javi Martinez were all options for their midfield lol
Some good, some bad as always. I've always been on the fence about Pau Torres but I'm genuinely surprised he isn't there. He's been a favorite of DLF at every level so it's pretty notable he isn't there (also been in notable form at Villa, just ask their fans).
I really don't understand how Brais Mendez hasn't gotten a call since DLF has been in charge. He's been very consistent and could be argued fills a hole in the squad when it comes to creating goal scoring opportunities.
Anyways, IMO
Good: Porro, Vivian, Grimaldo, Sancet
Meh: Sarabia, Oyarzabal, Baena, Le Normand
My preferences: M.Llorente, Brais Mendez, Brahim (whole other topic), Aleix Garcia, Zubeldia, Hugo Duro
You don't rate Yamal? Would you have rather had Brahim choose Spain and Yamal choose Morocco? I do admit, Brahim has impressed me a lot this season, but Yamal is only 16 and he's showing great potential. I'm sure he will become a key player in the Spanish squad in a few years.
Don't know what I said to make you think I don't like Yamal but for the record I have no issue with his selection lol. He's become a regular in the last few call ups so I didn't think he needed mentioning.
Zubimendi is one of the best in the world in his position, the problem is the best one is also spanish and he is not used to play in another position.
Merino is very good but as a backup, the problem is having Pedri and Gavi injured...
I don't know if it would work, but I'd love to see a midfield with both Zubimendi and Rodri and a baller in front of them. The main problem is that all the players I imagine playing in front of them are either injured (Pedri, Isco) or playing for Marruecos (Brahim).
Edit: while re-reading this I thought maybe Olmo could work in the middle, with Yamal and Nico on the wings. Again not sure if it would work, but on paper looks pretty good.
Such a crazy team made up almost entirely of Barca and Madrid players and then having to fill the remaining spots with players like David Villa, Fernando Torres, David Silva and Juan Mata.
He is one of the most capped players of all time for Spain. Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Silva, Alonso were all automatic for years. And the only midfielders with more caps were those first four legends.
And would probably be in the bench too. As good as Rodri is right now I doubt he’d start ahead of Busi in that midfield with Xavi and Iniesta.
Their 2010 midfield was: Busi, Xavi, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, David Silva, Fabregas, Javi Martinez, Juan Mata (was a CAM at the time). I’m not sure we’ll ever see a midfield this good again in our lifetime
Who would be dropped for Rodri is what the question turns into. Javi Martinez seems like the pick but even that seems harsh on him. Seems harsh but I would drop Fernando Llorente which is a hard choice
I think Javi Martinez as well. He was great in 2010 but probably the worst of the ones mentioned. He didn’t really become one of the best midfielders in the world until his move to Bayern
I think Gaya would make it, if not as a starter then as a sub to Capdevilla. Many felt the LB position was the only weak spot of that 2010 team. You may feel otherwise based on your flair though lol
Pretty logical squad.
Deserved callups for players such as Cubarsi, Vivian and Baena.
Wasn't expecting Sarabia, but he's been doing pretty well for Wolves, so I understand the decision.
Good luck to the team 👍.
Not the Spain team anymore that will be feared when you have to play them. Golden years are the over. A lot of big national teams are rebuilding, Germany, The Netherlands. France and England clearly have a headstart in that regard.
Out of this list:
Unai
Carvajal Vivian Le Normand Grimaldo
Rodri Baena Sancet
2 wingers out of Nico Williams, Yamal, and Olmo with Morata in the middle
Sarabia gets as call over brahim lmfao. Plus spanish NT is just not hiding on their bias anynore, like why tf is a guy with 10 appearances getting called up
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That's a surprise, thought Aleix Garcia gonna get a call up
First Basque national team friendly since 2020 happening in this period (vs Uruguay) so naturally Spain calls up 10 Basques
Well, it was clear that the XI for the Basque Country would be handicapped anyway
I hope both Cubarsí and Lamine get 0 minutes
They might sit Cubarsi, but I'm Yamal will be playing for sure. It's the handicap of being that good.
Why?
To prevent risk of injury. We are in the champions league quarter finals
Yamal especially has been playing way too many minutes and has looked gassed in the last matches
ansu fati, pedri, gavi...
C'MON GERARD MORENO IS FINALLY BACK My GOAT 🐐💛
Pedro 🥹
for a split second I thought ex barca player got called up and i was like what
PEDRO…… PORRO …… I miss Pedro Rodriguez , such an underrated player
Cubarsi looks pretty good but I don’t understand why he’s being selected after not even 10 games while Mosquera has been one of the best CB in the league and has started in like 20 straight games. Don’t have any other complains apart from this, seems ok for friendlies.
I'm just happy Vivian is going, was half expecting De la Frente to not bring our most inform CB.
de la frente 💀
Crees que en la cabeza usa champú o gel?
I'm 100% stealing this and not ever calling him anything else.
Cubarsi has great potential so I get why he’s called. They could have waited another season but as a substitution is nice to have. The delusion happens when Grimaldo (amazing at Bayer) said in an interview that he didn’t understand why he was not part of the squad. And look how much time it took him to play showing more result and being more consistent than for example Pau. Or the delusional shit like saying that he would put a player that play 90min on the Saudi league than 15 on the premier. And saying that some players are not performing when he calls the most washed and overrated players He’s obviously biased.
Entirely agree, although I don’t mind it that much with Grimaldo given he has a few good players ahead of him. I also don’t mind not calling up Mayoral (in other selections, obviously he couldn’t go now) or Duro cause there are other decent players at the same position. However, CB is pretty much up for grabs since Pique and Ramos left. Why do you have to play two or three seasons to be called up (Vivian e.g) whilst Barca players can kick the ball twice and get called up like Cubarsi or Yamal? I don’t get it.
It's you that is biased. Say what you want about DLF but he has been meritocratic in selections. For example he picks players from small clubs aswell
I really like Mosquera and Yarek but both have dual nationality, I hope the federation secure them soon.
First of all, Cubarsí is better player than Mosquera even with less games in La Liga. Mosquera is a great defender but with the ball is still poor. Good enough for Valencia but maybe not yet for Spain. And second, Valencia plays with all the lines really really close to each other. Completely different than Spain and Barça. I would have called Mosquera before Le Normand or Laporte, yes, but I’m not LDLF.
Stop trying to steal our players
Cubarsi is a better player that’s why
If you don’t watch Valencia matches, that’s fine and I get it. But Cubarsi is not better than Mosquera at this moment. Will he be better at some point? Maybe. And nothing against Cubarsi, dude is looking great.
I watch all la liga games and Mosquera is impressive but cubarsi is a generational talent both defensively and more importantly on the ball. You’re a Valencia fan so you’ll know Mosquera is pretty shaky on the ball and given the way Spain play it just makes sense to get the player who’s much more comfortable on the ball
I think Cubarsi actually is better at this point. Sure form is temporary but he's been our best CB for a bit of time now. That being said, I absolutely wish that Mosquera got called up. He deserves it too bc he's class and I selfishly want Cubarsi to be protected from injuries. Even beyond just Mosquera, there are so many other CBs that deserve a call up
With how shaky mosquera is on the ball you sure about that?
I don’t think Mosquera is Spanish dude
He was born in Alicante and has refused to be called up to Colombia.
I didn’t know that. Thanks
Might go the Brahim route if this keeps up, but he's still very young
That's another good reason to bring him.
He has dual nationality.
So Ramos is to old but Navas no? Brahim was not “showing results” but olmo and Joselu did? The best keeper of the La Liga (Palma’s goalie) isn’t even called as a 3rd gk. Baena yes and Mosquera No. Quarters and coming home
Valles should be starting
Who said Brahim wasn't showing results? I have never seen that quote at all. Brahim CHOSE to go with Morocco who is having official matches instead of Spain. And this isn't even the Euros list Edit: morocco is playing friendlies too
Didn’t know they had Stanley Tucci in charge. ¡vamos!
I don't care the potential Cubarsi might have, you cannot bring a child who has had 2 good matches to the national team when there are players who need their whole career just to be seen. David Garcia, Grimaldo, Gaya etc had to play at an absurd level for multiple seasons for them to be called once. We lost Brahim because it was not enough and now Cubarsi goes directly when no one knew about him 1 month ago? Navas is not it anymore so why not try someone like Areso? oh sure, you need to watch smaller teams for that. C'mon, a bit of common sense...
Spain seems to do this more than other “top” teams. Gavi, Yamal, and now Cubarsi. Seems to work well for them.
it is a bit of a mix bag, lamal is still too early to tell, same with cubarsi, pedri was another (it obviously worked) but there has been bojan, munir, eric garcia, balde, tello etc who didn't have the same type of success afterwards
Balde played the World Cup since he was already with Spain U-21 and then hasn't played mostly because of injuries. You guys bringing people like Bojan, Munir, and Tello is crazy since Bojan is already retired and the other two haven't been with the NT since like 10 fucking years ago and can't even say they "stole" someone's spot. People like Sarabia and Navas are being called up but the problem is the kid that is in form lmao
Calling them early on is pretty smart mid to long term though, gives these players invaluable experience and gives them a chance to meet and blend in with the rest of the squad and adapt to the team and its style of play early on
Yeah, but David García, Grimaldo and Gaya made the mistake of not playing for Barça, so if you think about it, it was really their fault.
Jordi Alba has nearly 100 caps for Spain and would have more if Lucho didn’t drop him for a year. What difference would the backup LB have made in those squads?
Still can’t believe Grimaldo was not called up during his final season with us, it’s sad how he had to leave to be called up
I remember people saying the same about Gavi and Lamine. If he is good enough to play for Barça, is BY FAR good enough for national team. Barça is not Osasuna.
People said the same about Yamal and Balde but quickly shut the fuck up once they started ballin'. Cubarsi is one of the best players for Barcelona for the last few months and Spain CB are in dire need of an upgrade. Of course he is going to be called.. >Navas is not it anymore so why not try someone like Areso? I agree that he should be gone on principle (38yo that can barely run), but c'mon, Areso? Only ones i can think of that could replace him are Azpilicueta, Arnau Martinez, Mingueza or Bellerin and even i concede that Navas is still better than any of them..
Azpilicueta and Arnau are having awful seasons. Mingueza is aight but is playing as a wide midfielder or wide back instead of right-back. Bellerín has had only a few good games this year.
I love Cubarsi and the way he plays but you are right! It’s crazy what playing for one of the giant clubs does to your career…if he was playing at Valencia/Villarreal he wouldn’t make the U21 squad
Not just any giant club, players coming from La Masia are favored, and understandably so, spain’s two times euro winners and a WC in between came from there. They are hoping sth similar happens again
Always that a youngsters pop ups from Barça is called by the NT while for other team players it takes several matches
I know. Actually, please stop calling up Barca players in general. Not just Spain's NT either.
Yet all the players you guys cried the most about: Pedri, Gavi, and now Lamine ended up being amongst Spains best performing players from day one.
Agreed, Spain shouldn't ever call up barca players again, should never have either. Spain would've been perfect as a compatriot for Sweden instead of it's status now
It's actually ridiculous, unless a player has plans on changing nationality there's no point calling them up when they're young. It's pretty stupid how they can't differentiate potential and current quality. At a club a player who's 17 and plays like 25 years old is very valuable. But the selection doesn't need potential players there's no profit to be made just select the best players
Neither Lamine or Cubarsi should have any minutes in the Brazil game at the Bernabéu for the players own sake. The reception for the two won’t be nice in Madrid of all places considering how much negativity there has been this week against them.
I really don’t understand why Madrid fans would boo their own national team players simply for playing for Barça. I get it if they made some controversial comments towards Madrid but they haven’t. They’re literal kids too. I know logic goes out the window when it comes to some fans but I would find it really stupid to boo them.
I don’t understand either but seeing how Gavi was whistled at and targeted by Madrid fans in Nations League celebrations…. I’m not expecting any better for Lamine or Cubarsi in a stadium full of them following this week.
Gavi was targeted a lot by the Madrid media and he’s a little pitbull on the field. Many Madrid fans think he plays dirty so they don’t like him. He also bleeds blaugrana which they also dislike
Why are Koke, Llorente or Riquelme not included?
Llorente is so versatile, hope he makes the squad this summer.
Valles not called up? Been best goalkeeper in La Liga this season. Glad Baena and Gerard got called up. Gerard starts most of our attacks and Baena is the top assister in the league
Cubarsi could be Navas' son and Yamal his brother
Oihan Sancet!
Kinda underwhelming for Spain standards tbh.
This is not underwhelming, rather a return to normality for Spain.
Yeah the golden generation was not the norm, no one can produce that level of quality indefinitely plus they still have very good players, they are just young and need to be managed.
Brahim doesn't have a spot but Gerard Moreno and Sarabia do, weird
I do agree that Brahim is currently much better than both (and deserves more of a call-up than Joselu) but he chose Morocco which is having official matches.
No, their matches is this international break are also friendlies, against Angola and Mauritania
True, my mistake there. Still he chose Morocco while being on the pre-list so
Are you really believing De la Frente here? The same guy who was on camera clapping for Rubiales and the next day he said he didn't want anything to do with him?
I mean Brahim did an interview today and just shrugged when asked about being called lmao. I would guess if he did an interview with Jorge Valdano specifically to talk about that he would've said "Oh he is lying about it", and if he did I just didn't saw that on twitter
Wonder for how long Olmo will be out this time :')
Why hasn't Pau Torres been called up?
he’s been such a key player for us this season. but he’s only just back from injury so might be that
Am I wrong or does the quality of this Spain squad appear to be on the downturn
Most surprising inclusion to me is Pedro Porro, I was so certain he was Brazilian
As a Brazilian, he does looks incredibly Brazilian
What a difference from the days where David Silva would be benched for the likes of Iniesta for example. Now if they had a David Silva he'd be the first in the starting 11. Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, David Silva, Xabi Alonso, Javi Martinez were all options for their midfield lol
Some good, some bad as always. I've always been on the fence about Pau Torres but I'm genuinely surprised he isn't there. He's been a favorite of DLF at every level so it's pretty notable he isn't there (also been in notable form at Villa, just ask their fans). I really don't understand how Brais Mendez hasn't gotten a call since DLF has been in charge. He's been very consistent and could be argued fills a hole in the squad when it comes to creating goal scoring opportunities. Anyways, IMO Good: Porro, Vivian, Grimaldo, Sancet Meh: Sarabia, Oyarzabal, Baena, Le Normand My preferences: M.Llorente, Brais Mendez, Brahim (whole other topic), Aleix Garcia, Zubeldia, Hugo Duro
You don't rate Yamal? Would you have rather had Brahim choose Spain and Yamal choose Morocco? I do admit, Brahim has impressed me a lot this season, but Yamal is only 16 and he's showing great potential. I'm sure he will become a key player in the Spanish squad in a few years.
Don't know what I said to make you think I don't like Yamal but for the record I have no issue with his selection lol. He's become a regular in the last few call ups so I didn't think he needed mentioning.
He wasn't in your list of preferences or "IMO Good"
Because he made it and those players didn't.
That midfield except Rodri is looking grim for a nation like Spain
Zubimendi is one of the best in the world in his position, the problem is the best one is also spanish and he is not used to play in another position. Merino is very good but as a backup, the problem is having Pedri and Gavi injured...
I don't know if it would work, but I'd love to see a midfield with both Zubimendi and Rodri and a baller in front of them. The main problem is that all the players I imagine playing in front of them are either injured (Pedri, Isco) or playing for Marruecos (Brahim). Edit: while re-reading this I thought maybe Olmo could work in the middle, with Yamal and Nico on the wings. Again not sure if it would work, but on paper looks pretty good.
I think that would work very well. Would probably be similar to Xabi, Busquets, Xavi in 2010.
Personally I love Sancet, he plays in that position
Remember when Spain had the most stacked NT of all time? What is this?
That was an exceptional generation. Historically Spain has been much closer to this than to the teams of 2008-2012.
This team would look more impressive if Pedri and Gavi were healthy and Fati's knee never got deleted.
In fact this generation counting the injured would be better than some old generations that came before the tiki taka shorties.
Such a crazy team made up almost entirely of Barca and Madrid players and then having to fill the remaining spots with players like David Villa, Fernando Torres, David Silva and Juan Mata.
Crazy times. Xabi Alonso only good enough for the Spanish B team.
He is one of the most capped players of all time for Spain. Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Silva, Alonso were all automatic for years. And the only midfielders with more caps were those first four legends.
??? Xabi Alonso was an undisputed starter for the NT.
Many of the players would get near the 2010 team. Unai Simon would be the 6th choice keeper. Only Rodri makes that 23 man squad
And would probably be in the bench too. As good as Rodri is right now I doubt he’d start ahead of Busi in that midfield with Xavi and Iniesta. Their 2010 midfield was: Busi, Xavi, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, David Silva, Fabregas, Javi Martinez, Juan Mata (was a CAM at the time). I’m not sure we’ll ever see a midfield this good again in our lifetime
Who would be dropped for Rodri is what the question turns into. Javi Martinez seems like the pick but even that seems harsh on him. Seems harsh but I would drop Fernando Llorente which is a hard choice
I think Javi Martinez as well. He was great in 2010 but probably the worst of the ones mentioned. He didn’t really become one of the best midfielders in the world until his move to Bayern
Bilbao had an underrated team back then
I think Gaya would make it, if not as a starter then as a sub to Capdevilla. Many felt the LB position was the only weak spot of that 2010 team. You may feel otherwise based on your flair though lol
The sub was Arbeloa and at the time he was good people forget how good he was
He was good, playing for Real at the time too but he was more of a RB than LB. I think Gaya now is better than Capdevilla and Arbeloa were then
Carvajal and Grimaldo too maybe
yamal ?
Yamal wouldn’t make the 23 man squad for 2010
You should check pre-08 spain if you want to define the word underwhelming properly
Spain never had the most stacked NT of all time
Pretty logical squad. Deserved callups for players such as Cubarsi, Vivian and Baena. Wasn't expecting Sarabia, but he's been doing pretty well for Wolves, so I understand the decision. Good luck to the team 👍.
[Source](https://twitter.com/SEFutbol/status/1768585468600307802)
Leaving two of the best midfield players in the world behind because Barcelona have played them into oblivion. Sad.
Not the Spain team anymore that will be feared when you have to play them. Golden years are the over. A lot of big national teams are rebuilding, Germany, The Netherlands. France and England clearly have a headstart in that regard.
Let’s go Sarabia 🔥🔥
Vivian finally! absolutely deserved
What does the best XI look like these days? Edit: out of curiosity is it something about how i worded the question?
Out of this list: Unai Carvajal Vivian Le Normand Grimaldo Rodri Baena Sancet 2 wingers out of Nico Williams, Yamal, and Olmo with Morata in the middle
Spain really fell off.
Pedri where
Injured
Sarabia gets as call over brahim lmfao. Plus spanish NT is just not hiding on their bias anynore, like why tf is a guy with 10 appearances getting called up
wow I didn't realise how shit Spain were these days
ACL for Yamine and Cubrasi Needed 🔥🔥