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World Cup 2010: Injured Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's Fernando Torres included as Spain announce provisional squad
Reina also involved to round out English-based contingent...
10 May 2010 19:14:00
By Alex Dimond
Injured Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's sidelined striker Fernando Torres have been given the chance to prove their fitness ahead of this summer's World Cup as they have been named in Spain's provisional squad.
Vicente del Bosque's announcement on Monday contained few surprises, as Torres' team-mate Jose Reina rounded out the contingent of players who ply their trade in England.
There was a place among the five goalkeepers named for Barcelona's Victor Valdes, who has yet to be capped for the full national side despite keeping goal for two Champions League successes with his club. Atletico Madrid's shot-stopper David de Gea also capped a fantastic individual season with a call-up, after starting the season as his club's third choice option.
Valdes' Barcelona colleague Pedro is another of the uncapped players named in the squad, as is Osasuna defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.
Sevilla winger Jesus Navas is also included. The 24-year-old had previously ruled himself out of international competition with his well-documented issues with travel anxiety. Having received treatment for his issue, the player is now hoping to be named in the final 23-man squad.
There was disappointment for a number of players, however, with the likes of Bojan, Sergio Canales, Guti, Raul and Everton's Mikel Arteta all missing out on the squad.
The European champions play Switzerland, Honduras and Chile in the group stages of the summer tournament.
Spain's provisional squad for 2010 World Cup in full:
Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Reina (Liverpool), Diego López (Villarreal), De Gea (Atlético), Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Defense: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Albiol (Real Madrid), Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Piqué (Barcelona), Puyol (Barcelona), Marchena (Valencia), Capdevila (Villarreal), Iraola (Athletic), Monreal (Osasuna)
Midfield: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona), Silva (Valencia), Mata (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Navas (Sevilla), Cesc Fábregas (Arsenal), Cazorla (Villarreal), Javi Martínez (Athletic)
Forward: Villa (Valencia), Negredo (Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Güiza (Fenerbahce), Llorente (Athletic), Pedro (Barcelona).
| Bet: | Returns: | Spain £10.63 | Draw £80.00 | China £260.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Spain £11.00 | Draw £90.00 | China £230.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Spain £11.00 | Draw £90.00 | China £210.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Spain £11.00 | Draw £90.00 | China £210.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Spain £10.30 | Draw £110.00 | China £260.00 |
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Vicente del Bosque's announcement on Monday contained few surprises, as Torres' team-mate Jose Reina rounded out the contingent of players who ply their trade in England.
There was a place among the five goalkeepers named for Barcelona's Victor Valdes, who has yet to be capped for the full national side despite keeping goal for two Champions League successes with his club. Atletico Madrid's shot-stopper David de Gea also capped a fantastic individual season with a call-up, after starting the season as his club's third choice option.
Valdes' Barcelona colleague Pedro is another of the uncapped players named in the squad, as is Osasuna defender Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.
Sevilla winger Jesus Navas is also included. The 24-year-old had previously ruled himself out of international competition with his well-documented issues with travel anxiety. Having received treatment for his issue, the player is now hoping to be named in the final 23-man squad.
There was disappointment for a number of players, however, with the likes of Bojan, Sergio Canales, Guti, Raul and Everton's Mikel Arteta all missing out on the squad.
The European champions play Switzerland, Honduras and Chile in the group stages of the summer tournament.
Spain's provisional squad for 2010 World Cup in full:
Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Reina (Liverpool), Diego López (Villarreal), De Gea (Atlético), Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Defense: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Albiol (Real Madrid), Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Piqué (Barcelona), Puyol (Barcelona), Marchena (Valencia), Capdevila (Villarreal), Iraola (Athletic), Monreal (Osasuna)
Midfield: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona), Silva (Valencia), Mata (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Navas (Sevilla), Cesc Fábregas (Arsenal), Cazorla (Villarreal), Javi Martínez (Athletic)
Forward: Villa (Valencia), Negredo (Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Güiza (Fenerbahce), Llorente (Athletic), Pedro (Barcelona).
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We're still getting plenty of Hazard chat on Twitter. A few are now saying that he's not worth the hype, others saying he was brilliant(!?) and others (which I agree with), saying he created much of his own hype. What do you think? Get involved!
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Joe Hart has also been giving his thoughts after the Belgium game: "It was a really tough game, a good run out. I thought we played well, [but] we were a little bit bitty at times.
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"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
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Here's Roy Hodgson's reaction to the result and some injury chat: "I'm very pleased, it's been a hard week and we've used a lot of players. There was a lot of disruption in the second-half with substitutions – some forced upon us, some we wanted to do. But it's still a very good end to the week playing against a good Belgian team here. Arguably even stronger than the Norwegian team we played last week and I've got to be more than happy that we've come out with another victory."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
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And another point from today: Eden Hazard wasn't great. Don't think you can judge him on one performance though. What do you think? Is it just a case of too much hype around the Chelsea-bound Belgian?
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We're getting plenty of people saying it was boring. PLENTY. But Spain scored seven goals in eight games at the World Cup and I didn't hear too many of their fans complaining. Or as Fran Stinchcombe points out on Twitter: "If we had lost but played free flowing attacking football would these people still have moaned?"
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