On May 24, the Spanish national team announced the 24-man squad for the European Championship. Not a single Real Madrid player has been selected in this list. Compared with the big teams such as France, Portugal and England, Enrique's Spanish national team lineup is slightly shabby, and it is only a second-rate strong team at most.
In fact, since the 2018 World Cup, we have witnessed the decline of Spanish football. At that time, Spain lost to host Russia in the quarter-finals, stopping in the round of 16. After Enrique became the manager of the national team, he has been committed to the replacement of the team's old and new. Only 6 members of Spain's 18-year World Cup have entered the European Championship roster, namely Alba, Busquets, Cork, Thiago, Azpilicueta and De Gea.
From the perspective of the team position, the strength of the Spanish team's front line and defender line is limited, and the midfield position is relatively strong. In the forward line, Spain lacks efficient and stable shooters, and their main configuration is Morata, Olmo and Ferran Torres. Of the three players, Morata scored the most goals of the season, scoring 11 goals and assisting nine times in 32 Serie A appearances. On the bench, Oyazavar, Traore and Sarabia can only be regarded as second-rate attackers. Only Moreno has performed well, scoring 23 goals and 7 assists this season, which is the most anticipated flashpoint for the Matadors army in the front.
In the midfield position, the Spanish team is well staffed. They have veteran Busquets and Thiago, as well as middle-aged players such as Fabian Ruiz, Rodri and Marcos Llorente, and 18-year-old rising star Pedri is also in the squad. Busquets, Cork and Thiago all participated in the 2018 World Cup and will be reused by Enrique at this European Championship.
The defensive line is a fatal shortcoming for Spain. In the full-back position, the Spanish team can also send Two veterans, Alba and Azpilicueta, but in the center-back position, Spain's staffing is very weak. In this European Championship, Enrique abandoned Ramos and Nacho, two Real Madrid centre-backs, and recruited four central defenders, Laporte, Eric Garcia, Diego Llorente and Paul Torres. None of these four are Europe's top centre-backs, which makes the outside world sweat against the Spanish team's defense. In the goalkeeper position, the decline in Spain's De Gea form is also an indisputable fact.
In the latest European Championship odds list, Spain ranks fourth after France, Portugal and Belgium. But in my opinion, the Spanish team is obviously looked up to. In the era of talent and talent gushing in strong teams such as France and Portugal, this Spanish national team can only be regarded as a second-rate strong team at most in the European Cup.
Spain's 24-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Simon (Bilbao), De Gea (Manchester United), Robert Sanchez (Brighton)
Defenders: Gaia (Valencia), Alba (Barca), Paulo Torres (Villarreal), Laporte (Manchester City), Garcia (Manchester City), Diego Llorente (Leeds United), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Marcos Llorente (Atletico)
Midfielders: Busquets (Barca), Pedri (Barca), Thiago (Liverpool), Cork (Atletico), Fabian (Napoli), Rodri (Manchester City)
Forwards: Olmo (Leipzig), Oyazavar (Real Society), Morata (Juve), Moreno (Huang Qian), Ferran Torres (Manchester City), Traore (Wolves), Sarabia (Paris)