Absennya David Villa Sangat Merugikan Spanyol

Madrid - Timnas Spanyol dipastikan tidak akan diperkuat David Villa saat berlaga di Piala Eropa 2012. Absennya Villa diyakini akan menjadi kerugian besar buat La Furia Roja, yang upaya mempertahankan titel juaranya.

Villa terpaksa melewatkan di Polandia-Ukraina tersebut lantaran tidak mampu sembuh tepat waktu dari cedera patah kaki yang dideritanya pada akhir tahun lalu.

Ketidakhadiran bomber Barcelona ini jelas menjadi pukulan berat buat Spanyol. Pasalnya, Villa memainkan peran vital dalam sukses tim Matador kala menjuarai Euro 2008 dan Piala Dunia 2010.

"Ini adalah kerugian besar karena David adalah pemain yang penting untuk kami," ucap winger Spanyol Santi Carzola seperti diwartakan Soccerway.

"Jika dia tidak tampil di Piala Eropa dan Piala Dunia, Spanyol tidak akan bisa jadi juara," sambung pemain Malaga itu.

"Dia sudah memberikan banyak hal untuk kami, dan kami akan memastikan kerugian ini tidak kentara. Ini adalah pukulan berat, aku ingin menyampaikan harapan terbaik untuk dia di kesempatan ini tapi kami harus terus berlanjut."

Hal senada juga diungkapkan oleh kiper David de Gea. Pemain Manchester United itu juga menyesali cedera yang dialami oleh topskorer timnas Spanyol itu.

"Dia adalah pemain kunci untuk tim ini, topskorer di Piala Dunia jadi ini sungguh disayangkan karena dia tidak bisa tampil," sahut De Gea.

"Kami berharap dia bisa sembuh secepatnya untuk kembali ke lapangan."

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Hierro: Villa return key to Spain chances

koclokindoblog, 2 Mei 2012, Former Spain captain Fernando Hierro believes the fitness of David Villa will be a key to his country's chances of winning Euro 2012.

The Barcelona forward, 30, has been out of action since fracturing his left tibia in December last year, and is reportedly closing in on a return.

Hierro, who retired in 2005, said on Tuesday the fitness of Spain's all-time leading goalscorer was crucial to their chances of success.

"I think that it's important for Villa to be fit because he's a very important goalscorer for the team," Hierro said.

"Players' form is constantly changing, especially toward the final phases of international competitions because of the accumulated fatigue.

"There are a lot of matches in very little time. I think that Vicente del Bosque will know that the decision has to be made at the end of the season in May and not before."

The reigning world and European champions have been drawn alongside Italy, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland in Group C for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, which starts on June 8.

Hierro, now the general manager of Malaga, believes the Euro 2008 quarter-final win against Italy was a breakthrough Spain needed.

"I think that a lot has changed. There was a very important moment for Spanish football, and that was the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 in Vienna against Italy," he said.

"We had come from a generation of players that always got knocked out in the final phase, usually around the quarter-finals.

"We were never able to get through to the final. I've always said in previous interviews that I didn't know what competition it would be in, but when Spain got through the quarter-finals they would go far.

"I think we had a psychological barrier that we needed to break."

Tunggu David Villa, Vicente Del Bosque Mungkin Panggil Raul

koclokindoblog, 17 April 2012, Peluang penyerang Schalke itu untuk tampil di Euro 2012 semakin terbuka.
Pelatih timnas Spanyol Vicente Del Bosque semakin membuka kemungkinan memasukkan nama Raul untuk tim Euro 2012, selain masih menunggu kondisi David Villa.

Raul, 34, seperti menemukan kembali sentuhan terbaiknya saat mencetak 20 gol dari 43 penampilan bagi Schalke setelah meninggalkan Real Madrid pada awal musim.

Raul tak dipanggil timnas Spanyol sejak 2006, meskipun menjadi pencetak gol kedua terbanyak sepanjang sejarah Spanyol.

Del Bosque pun mengungkapkan, "Ia (Raul) mungkin dipanggil."

Pelatih berusia 61 tahun itu pun masih menunggu kondisi penyerang Barcelona David Villa.

"Harapan kami adalah memanggilnya untuk Euro 2012, tetapi ia masih diragukan. Kami akan menunggu selama mungkin," jelas mantan bos Real Madrid itu.

Juara bertahan Spanyol akan ditantang Italia, Kroasia, dan Irlandia pada babak grup Euro 2012.

 

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Villa on track for Barca return

koclokindoblog, 14 April 2012,
Barcelona forward David Villa says he remains on course to return to first-team duty before the end of the season.

The Spain international has been out of action since fracturing his left tibia during the Club World Cup semi-final win over Al Sadd in December.

However, Villa's rehabilitation remains on track and on Thursday he walked up 'La Mola', a mountain in Catalunya, with team-mate Sergio Busquets.

"I am very excited and happy," he said. "The leg is getting better and I am meeting the deadlines set during the recovery (process)."

Turning his attention to Barca's hopes of reclaiming their La Liga title, Villa added: "All we can do is win our games and wait."

Barcelona currently trail league leaders Real Madrid by four points, with just six rounds of the season remaining.