Del Bosque said he would rotate his squad on Tuesday to give those players who did not feature against England a few playing time.
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“I actually voted for him as Player of the Year last season because I think he was a huge player for Chelsea”, the United and England captain said.
England meanwhile will travel to their friendly game in Alicante on Friday night without regular players such as James Milner, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain and Daniel Sturridge, all of whom miss the trip through injuries of one kind or another.
One frustrating aspect of Spain’s performance for coach Vicente del Bosque was that Diego Costa again failed to score before being replaced by Juan Mata after just over an hour.
Asked about Del Bosque’s criticism, he joked: “It’s normal because sometimes my father and mother don’t like what I do”.
‘He comes because we think he is useful and that’s what we believe.
“He is not here because we are obliged to bring him because he has any debt to us. There is nothing agreed in advance”. This also included his wife, Kath Shawcross, who got over 6000 retweets on her tweet that said “made sure Shawcross put on his deodorant this evening”. “This year Chelsea are not going well, and this is happening”.
We’re choosing between him, [Alvaro] Morata and Paco Alcácer; in principle those are the three for the future.
However, the 27-year-old has scored only once in nine outings for his adopted country, the third goal in a 4-0 victory over Luxembourg, and he has had a similarly barren time at Chelsea this season with three goals in 15 appearances.
Two of the most high-profile strikers in Europe are set to go head-to-head in Alicante on Friday when Spain plays England, battling to prove it is still among the best in the business. But Spain, the national team, and Barcelona, the dazzling club side, are far more distinct than they used to be. We have an idea about the team. “We will wait until after training [today] before making a decision”.
Costa moved to Chelsea in a £32m deal from Atletico Madrid in 2014.
For instance, Gary Cahill will have to defend against his rambunctious Chelsea FC teammate Diego Costa today, which should be interesting considering Costa’s aggression up front. We must have patience with him.
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“A lot of people forget how well we have done since that Uruguay game”.
