{"id":5701,"date":"2012-05-05T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5701"},"modified":"2012-05-05T11:27:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:27:01","slug":"bosque-to-name-spanish-squad-after-may-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5701","title":{"rendered":"Bosque to name Spanish squad after May 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madrid:<\/strong> Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said his definitive squad for the European Champions will be named after the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several players from both clubs who will be playing the cup final May 25 are certain to be included in the final squad, reported Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the coach, who led the defending European Champions to the 2010 World Cup triumph, will give a preliminary list May 16 in which the names of players from Athletic, Barcelona and Chelsea&#8217;s Juan Mata and Fernando Torres will not feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that naming the squad would not be easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is normal for the players to be normal but we will have to take painful decisions because the team is the most important thing. I have some doubts, but also clear with some things,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David Villa, who broke his leg in December, hasn&#8217;t returned to action causing concerns over his fitness. He has been the highest goal scorer for the Spanish national side.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke with his coach (Pep Guardiola) and enquired about his condition and will wait until the last moment,&#8221; said Del Bosque, who added that former Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez, who has enjoyed two successful years with Schalke 04 in Germany, is also up for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spain coach spoke of the need to have a good atmosphere in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing threats from sides such as Italy, France, Germany and Holland, he felt defending their Euro 2008 title would be a challenging task.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have an historic challenge ahead of us if we win the European Championship for the second successive time. 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