GledTheRed
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Called up to the Spain squad for the first time. Richly deserved for a brilliant debut season. Better than the much wanked over Pepe Reina who weekly mistakes seem to be ignored by the press.
That is brilliant. No Valdes in the squad, is he injured or as he been that much out of form?Called up to the Spain squad for the first time. Richly deserved for a brilliant debut season. Better than the much wanked over Pepe Reina who weekly mistakes seem to be ignored by the press.
From the sounds of it none of the Barca players are in the squad so when the final squad is announced they'll probably come back into the fold and the likes of De Gea and some others will be dropped.Can only assume Valdes is injured? If de Gea has got into the squad ahead of him it'd be some achievement. Deserved anyway, he'll be Spain's numero uno for years to come, great experience for him, delighted for him.
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En la lista definitiva de Del Bosque faltan Cesc ,Xavi ,Valdes ,Iniesta, Pique ,Busquets ,J Martinez , Iraola y Torres.
Google Translate said:In the final list of missing Forest Cesc, Xavi, Valdes, Iniesta, Pique, Busquets, J Martinez, Iraola and Torres.
Yeah just read there's no Barcelona, Chelsea or Bilbao players in the squad as of yet. Valdes will take de Gea's place for the tournament.From the sounds of it none of the Barca players are in the squad so when the final squad is announced they'll probably come back into the fold and the likes of De Gea and some others will be dropped.
Olympics ends one week before our first game in the league.He'll miss the start of next season because of the Olympics right?
Don't see him going to the Euros. From Spain's pov it wouldn't make sense not to take him to the Olympics.
They might consider at the moment a young keeper been part of successful U21 and Olympic sides to be more of a experience than been 3rd choice and not playing at allHopefully De Gea will take Reina's place, no point sending Reina to not play when you can give a young GK the experience.
Just don't want him at the Olympics
That and well, there will be minimal travelling involved.I would love for him to play in the Olympics actually. Should be another good experience for him
Delighted for him to be called up, hopefully he'll get a game or 2 in the friendlies, hes better then ReinaIt only makes sense for Spain to bring him as he'll be their No.1 at some stage & the experience of being involved a big tournament like that would do him good. He could get a game or two as well if Spain rap up the group with two wins in their first two games.
depends how many need games, as long as he doesn't get injured one would do.How much rest do keepers actually need in the off season?
Maybe it's Del Bosque making sense.From the sounds of it none of the Barca players are in the squad so when the final squad is announced they'll probably come back into the fold and the likes of De Gea and some others will be dropped.
Exactly, what good is it for him to go to the Euros to sit on the bench a whole month? Better get some game time at the Olympics instead.I'd rather he played in the Olympics than sat on the bench for the Euros.
It's probably a mental thing if anything. As much as I'm sure he loves football, training and playing for two years straight must be pretty mentally tiring. Everyone needs a break every now and then to ensure you are fresh for the next campaign.How much rest do keepers actually need in the off season?
No they don't. The Gold Medal game is the day before the Community Shield.The Olympics overlaps with the actual season though.
This.I'd rather he played in the Olympics than sat on the bench for the Euros.
Fergie probably could give the Olympics lads a couple of weeks rest however like he has done in the past.No they don't. The Gold Medal game is the day before the Community Shield.
Which we won't play in this yearNo they don't. The Gold Medal game is the day before the Community Shield.
We should launch a campaign to have the rules changed so we can defend our trophy/shieldWhich we won't play in this year
ThisI'd rather he played in the Olympics than sat on the bench for the Euros.
From here; http://www.marca.com/2012/07/08/en/football/national_teams/1341734676.htmlDe Gea took on United for Olympics spot
David de Gea will keep goal for Spain at the Olympic Games in London, although he has had to make a lot of sacrifices to do so. There was no outright club-versus-country row between the Spanish Football Federation and Manchester United, but his club did warn the stopper of the possible fallout of taking part in the tournament.
For starters, missing pre-season with the Red Devils will mean he loses his place in the starting eleven to his Danish rival for the goalkeeping spot, Anders Lindegaard.
What's more, United insiders have admitted that De Gea is the type of player who can struggle to find his form and needs to train for several days to perform at his real level. This is why they advised him not to miss the close season, but the Spanish stopper's desire to play in the Games won out in the end.
This is not the case, however, for Chicharito Hernández. As an overage player, Manchester United was able to get its way and the Mexican forward has been denied the chance to represent his country at the Olympics.
De Gea pitched up at Spain's Olympic training camp on the back of seven days of intense training with his club. He would arrive at the United training ground in Carrington at 9 in the morning and not head home until 4 in the afternoon.
Yup. People need their head checked if they think Lindegaard will start when DDG is available. For anyone that thought they were close in ability they must surely see now who the superior goalkeeper is.What a nothing story.