Spain's squad for this year's European Championship was a bit unexpected, with Luis Enrique not even selecting a Real Madrid player. Not only are nacho, Asensio, Isco, Lucas Vazquez and other national team regulars, but even captain Ramos has not been selected due to minor injuries. Can this matador army really break through in the European Cup?
Speaking of the team's defensive line, with Ramos absent, Luis Enrique replaced him with Laporte of Manchester City and Eric Garcia, who had just moved to Barcelona, and I believe that Eric Garcia, who has no experience in the big game, can ignore it first; Laporte will form a regular selection defender pair with Paul Torres. However, although Paul Torres has proven his strength in the Europa League final, he is a central defender who needs to be supported, and he has always been escorted by Raul Albior, who has always been experienced in the team, and Laporte's performance at Manchester City this season is not outstanding, and he has been played on the bench by Stones and Ruben Dias. The two also lack international experience, and Laporte and Paul Torres together do not have 10 international games. With a lack of experienced defenders in the middle, it is doubtful that the Spanish defence will be able to provide enough robustness (Raúl Albiol and Ramos really have to choose at least one). In the right-back position, Azpilicueta's defensive skills are beyond doubt, but he has been missing the Matador Legion army for many years, and how much tacit understanding with his teammates is still unknown.
Spain's midfield has always been the ace of the title, and this year is no exception, the Matadors Legion does have a good choice of personnel in the midfield position, such as Barcelona's Pedri and Busquets; Liverpool's Thiago; Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente and Kork; Manchester City's Rodri, all of whom are strong people. However, in the past two or three years of qualifiers and friendlies, they have not been able to make much of a spark; Saul Neggs, who has occasionally had a bright spot, has been defeated due to the team's poor performance. It is believed that Luis Enrique of barcelona will reuse Thiago and Busquets, but the two are both "pass masters" who lack speed, and it is a big question whether they will "go plus plus negative" and lose the power of the team's midfield.
Unlike previous seasons, this season Spain's frontcourt is less star-studded but more somber. Hrad Moreno is a highly practical striker with kicks and agility in his position, but slightly less visibility; Ferran Torres, who has a good performance at Manchester City, should also be able to occupy a positive position, and the 22-year-old winger's positioning and shooting skills are also quite good. Dani Olmo, who played well at RB Leipzig, is also an attacker with a vision and a big picture view, although he does not have the level of David Silva and Iniesta, but his passing and disc ability can not be underestimated. Together with Morata, Adama Terraore and others, they could act as odd soldiers, or Spain would have some windfalls.
Overall, this matador army is not very optimistic, and although their midfield seems to be a star,around the surface, it is hidden. However, the overall strength of their opponents in the group stage is not strong, and there is still a certain gap in the strength and progression of Poland, Sweden, Slovakia and Spain, and it should be no difficult to qualify in the group stage. But whether they can defeat the strong opponents in the knockout rounds depends on whether Luis Enrique can fuse this new blood.