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Vicente del Bosque has given the list of summoned for the friendly game that the Selection plays next Wednesday before France. There are no surprises, although with the return of Fernando Torres and Marcos Senna there has remained more definite the idea of the seleccionador, which he has chosen to extract of the group Iraola — understandable — and Pablo Hernández — not so much—. Also, it has been provided again with Negredo between the forwards, therefore the person from Madrid gains area to Fernando Llorente in the ‘dispute’ that both support for being in the appointment mundialista of South Africa.

On the other hand, this debate that exists about whom he must be the third doorman seems to have no life for Of The Forest, which despite the bad moment through that the Villarreal lives and that of goals that is fitting keeps on betting for Diego López. It is possible that neither Valdés nor Palop are provided with some opportunity before the World cup, since at this point the technician salmantino does not seem predisposed to change according to what pieces. It is necessary to bear in mind that a third doorman, however much it does not play, must serve to the general interests, that is to say, he must accept his roll, something that Palop did of marvel in the Euroglass 2008, but that this time seems entrusted to the Paradela goal. The trainer does not close doors but it has made clear that work in the long term, and there López enters.

It is logical that there are no surprises. With the block that has formed Spain it would be a madness to walk looking for new elements. The freshness is in the incorporation of Jesus Navas, although also Pablo Hernández — however much this time has not been chosen — insufla some fresh air to the team. And, of course, It Kills and Negredo, ready soccer players to contribute everything positive that exists in them with famine and quality. It keeps on being provided Of The Forest with Güiza, since the native of Jerez de la Frontera answered in the few occasions in which his services were necessary; hence it keeps on being part of ‘The red one’.

Other of those that it has returned to the call is Senna, but now they not all are sure that the Hispanic – Brazilian should be in the final list. He is an important man to balance the Spanish midfield, what header doubts; it demonstrated it and it deserves confidence, but it is just to say that doubts about his yield exist after it was falling down injured; also normal, if we bear in mind the period of his team. Be as it will be, for the time being it is provided with the safety of the national seleccionador.

It is no too much that to debate, although of course there are opinions about all kinds. Since I like the debates and I want to know his thoughts, I invite them to speak a little about the Selection to be warming engines, which does not stay so much for the World cup. Who must the third doorman be? Would he choose to reinforce the side street with Iraola? Is Busquets a worth heir? Pablo Hernández or Jesus Navas; perhaps both? Will Iniesta come physically well? Anyway, many questions that occur to me to open to generate the truly important thing in NdF, his opinions. Only one favor: debate with common sense, which is usually the least common of the senses (H. Greeley).

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In advance it was a question of one of the least showy parties of the day, but the shock between Sporting of Gijon and Osasuna in ‘The Molinón’ turned out to be one of the most vibrant meetings of the day, for diverse ingredients.

One of them was the alternation in the scoreboard. The Sporting went forward with a great goal of Miguel de las Cuevas, but Osasuna turned round him after Nekounam was transforming a penalty and Vadócz was doing the second one. But the inflection point came when Manolo Preciado introduced in the field the hero of the ascent, Kike Mateo. Probably the soccer player most wanted by the love rojiblanca, that does not count already with so many minutes and it even was on the point of going away to the Celt of Vigo on the winter market, but that yesterday put ‘The Molinón’ again in foot. First with an excellent pass of goal that David Barral would reach to put the tie, and then provoking the penalty that Diego Castro would transform immediately afterwards to put the definitive one 3-2 in the scoreboard.

In this penalty it was where the image of the party took place. To turn it was giving the victory to the Sporting, and the victory was giving him an advantage of 11 points with the descent. A magnificent mattress at this point. The manager of throwing it, Diego Castro. For those who do not know too much good, we will do a brief presentation saying that star of the Sporting talks each other of the soccer player. The player with more talent, class and magic of all that has Boasted. This period is that of his absolute assertion, taking the weight of the attack rojiblanco up to the point of which with his 9 goals, the midfielder is at present more scorer of the League.

But let’s return to the penalty. 2-2 in the scoreboard, Castro starts towards the ball and with a subtle touch it introduces it in Ricardo’s goal throwing it to the Panenka. Happiness exceeded in the step, sportinguista victory and calmness in the table, but the debate would not be late in beginning: genius or frivolity?

I understand who they do not like. Valued he declared that he was knowing by intuition that it was going to make something rare in the throwing and that he has already said to him that, please, it does not resort again to it. Juan Pablo, local doorman, also said that one was waiting for something like that and preferred not to look. Even some tertuliano as Jorge D’Alessandro has corrected it like an irresponsibility.

Nevertheless, we cannot cut the wings to a soccer player and less when it is a question of one who lives of his magic, his geniuses. Because Diego Castro when he decides to pull at the Panenka does not do it believing that it is something frivolous, disrespectful or riskier than a normal throwing. He considers it to be a resource, which analyzing the options of the moment, the most suitable considers. And yes, I understand those who would like to hang him of the crossbeam in case of having failed, but those who go down in history are the brave ones, which allow to take on the field of play, which contribute magic.

Because when Zidane did it in the final of a World cup they corrected it of genius, and if Messi was doing it or Cristiano Ronaldo would spend the same. It does not cost then that if your name is Diego Castro and you play in the Sporting of Gijon you are a madman, a frivolous one, an irresponsible one. Live through the soccer spectacle, not the handcuffed soccer.

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Definitely, Gonzalo Higuaín has gained him the game to the caprice of Florentino Pérez, the French forward Karim Benzema. If it is that one day there was debate, the Argentine battering-ram finished with throwing all the arguments in his against for ground. Tenerife could be a damned island for Madrid during an epoch of his history, but it is not possible to live anchored in the past. The team tinerfeño became unbalanced before the offensive potential of Madrid and the Pipita it was the encargad, once again, of guiding Madrid towards a new victory. And Benzema saw it from his house, being a fall for one, at present, famous injury called pubalgia.

I want to center on the Higuaín role yesterday in the evening – afternoon and in general of the current period with Madrid because in a few years perhaps we repeat the same argument with young French through that at present it lives what in due time the Argentinian endured, when it landed in the capital. The key of the current success of Higuaín is the constant work and the patience, something that until not many years ago the white team was lacking. There have been great the players who have gone out for the door of behind for his low yield, compared with I caught with that they came to Madrid. They say that they are many big players those who go so far as to dress the white T-shirt and automatically they devaluate his career, and one will come to more of one to the mind a man of the current staff that is not what someone said that it was. Higuaín takes three years in the capital and lives through his sweet moment, after spending a real Calvary and that there were great those who wanted to transfer him to the Valladolid.
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Everything is necessary to say that the Tenerife was an expert in sweet, that his defense turned out to be a prank as soon as Madrid pressed a little the rhythm, and that his only goal was preceded of a clear absence on Casillas. It devastated the logic with the victory of a team that fights for the League before one who tries to avoid a descent to way to write. But so valuable are the victories of Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu like the victories in fields like Heliodoro Rodríguez López, for a lot of difference of budget that exists between both entities. Round there also there are gained or get lost points that can decide one League, and if not that someone remembers the parties of San Mamés or of the Reyno of Navarre.

And turning to that thing about Higuaín, it is necessary to stand out the fact that he should be the top goal-scorer of the team. Who had imagined it to beginning of period, on having recited that the half field for above it is occupied by men as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and enclosed Benzema. One of my habitual speeches in chats on soccer is to repeat little historical memory that exists in the soccer. It is habitual in the fan to have a memory of abysmal fish, and now it would be necessary to remember again that criticism towards the Argentinian that time later have turned into applauses. It is not also an excuse to remember the first two years of Zidane in Madrid to try to justify the low level that the Brazilian Kaká is demonstrating.

Finally, Higuaín is one of the props of this Real Madrid, without forgetting that there are phenomena (as they it were in due time and from the first party with the white T-shirt men like Ronaldo, Figo, Roberto Carlos …) that do a sublime work on the field, as Cristiano Ronaldo does. The struggle by the League remains opened, like this struggle by the maximum scorer of the League in which Higuaín has an important role.

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The Barcelona knew that the second classified, the only one in following the rhythm, had scored in Tenerife. Beforehand a meeting much made unequal in Camp Nou was going to be seen and the truth is that this way it was: the difference between teams was scandalous, but in the scoreboard the thing was very exact. A major number of goals on the part of the places would do justice evidently this night.

The meeting has an easy reading and a brief summary, so much how to say that the ball was dyed of azulgrana and the area rival was colored of white and blue. If the defense malacitana had name it would not be different that that of Wellington, the head office was in all.

The ascoso Barcelona supporter lasted the whole meeting and it turns out to be incredible that the scoreboard was ending with no-score draw in the first forty five minutes. In the second half the keynote was the same until Pedro resolved out of the area doing goal and this way to break the double ring-shaped roll that was already threatening to settle up to the final whistle. The Barcelona keeps on demonstrating the given one that it possesses, especially of place.

For lack of ten minutes it joined Valdo in one against very well taken and better finished. In that one moment I said to myself inside that the goal of the local victory would not be late in coming in an exercise of insured premonition. Five minutes did not happen when Xavi took the control of the Play and put the ball in Alves that this one put of the first to Messi to push to empty door. Great goal and end of the story.

Of the Malaga a team could have seen with good players, not also many and young people peloteros that do very well, how Manu Torres or Edu Ramos. Of the Barcelona I surprised few efficacy of Iniesta, it seemed torpón, as if his talent was eclipsed by the bad luck or few confidence. Perhaps there was just the opposite, the excess of the same one.

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Four Spanish teams disputed yesterday on Thursday his meetings back of 1/16 of end of the Europe League; only two go forward: the Athletic one of Madrid and the Valencia. Both gained his meetings, although with many difficulties, while the Athletic of Bilbao and the Villarreal they went out hammered of Belgium and Germany, respectively.

Those of Joaquín Caparrós succumbed before an Anderlecht led by the jovencísimo Lukaku — 16 years, Belgian of Congolese origin—; he marked the first one to four minutes and generated the move of the second one, which San Jose transformed into proper door. It finished the imprisoned from Bilbao set of the initial impetus of the places, and there disappeared his illusion of happening to the eighth ones; 4-0 was the final scoreboard.

Very similar was the script of the meeting that the Villarreal disputed at the Wolsfburgo. The best local forward, the Bosnian Dzeko, moved forward the Germans to 9 minutes, and Angel marked in proper door the second one to the quarter of an hour. Although Capdevila cut distances away, it was for nothing, since the yellow set showed serious weaknesses in defense and went out also hammered by 4-1.

The Athletic one and the Valencia put the positive note. The rojiblancos managed to win in extremis in Ali Sami Yen for 1-2 with a Forlán goal in the last minute. The Atleti was top in the going, but it did not achieve the victory and reached the called ‘Turkish hell’ with the obligation to mark. Very serious party of the set of Madrid, which was provided with the falls of (sanctioned) Domínguez, Of Gea (hairdo) and Tiago (not registered person), some of the men who have provoked the improvement. Also, there joined that of Omen, which received a kick of Servet Çetin in the face and had to be replaced before the rest.

The one who yes was and was vital is Kings, that now it has turned into the most determinant player, for the kilometers that it covers with the ball, for the opposite ones that it avoids and for his skill to give assistance and to be close to the goal. In Turkey it did not mark because it came across with Leo Franco and with crossbeam, but he invented again like nobody. In fact, it was the utrerano who saw the Forlán desmarque in the last sigh and put a ball to the space that the Uruguayan did not waste.

Earlier, Simao had erased the fear ‘mattress-maker‘ of not marking, but Keita had tied of similar form to as it did it in the going, with the mistake of included Asenjo. As polemic, a clear penalty for Perea hand, neither that nor the experimental umpire of area indicated.

And later, more enough, the Valencia achieved his pass after mending the result to the Bruges. There began the meeting of a shining form, since It Kills to 19 seconds equalled the qualifying round. But the set che had to come up to the extension to overcome not already the Bruges, which it disarmed without problems, but his doorman, Stijnen, who realized a memorable party and prevented to those of Unai Emery from solving earlier the duel; it was the guilty only one. Miscellany was not, expelled in the going, but neither the Valencia threw him too much in absence.

César entered eleven instead of questioned Moyá in the goal, and the veteran guardamente solved well the problems with important interventions in the last stretch of the party. It went over to the extension and the weariness appeared in the muscles, but also the figure of Pablo Hernández, author of two goals more than deserts that sealed the pass to the round of eighth, and of an assistance to Bush that this one could not turn. Now, the rivals are already definite; the Valencia will have that them turn with the Werder German Bremen, while the Atético of Madrid will face the Sporting of Lisbon. The going, on March 11; the return, one week later.

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