Spain Players Surprised at Baraja and Morientes Omission
Spain Players Surprised at Baraja and Morientes Omission
Spain players have expressed their surprise at the omission of Liverpool
striker Fernando Morientes and Valencia midfielder Ruben Baraja from the
squad for the FIFA World Cup™ finals.
"It's very strange," Baraja's Valencia colleague David Albelda was quoted as
saying in Spanish daily El Mundo on Tuesday. "The midfielders that are going
like (Marcos) Senna, (Andres) Iniesta and Cesc (Fabregas) have very few caps
between them.
"(Coach) Luis (Aragones) is the one who decides and he will have his reasons,
but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that Ruben won't be going because he
deserves to go to this World Cup. He's got more caps that all the other
midfielders and his absence is the one that has most surprised me."
Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia expressed similar disappointment after
Morientes was left out of the 23-man squad. "It's a real shame for Morientes,
because he is a great team-mate and he's always ready to help the team."
Morientes has found the net just nine times for Liverpool this season, but
has an impressive record when he has played for Spain, scoring 26 times in 43
games.
His omission means that Valencia's David Villa, Atletico Madrid's Fernando
Torres and skipper Raul are the team's only out-and-out forwards.
Baraja and Morientes were the most high-profile absentees from the squad for
Germany, but Aragones also decided to overlook Valencia winger Vicente who
has only recently recovered fitness after missing much of the season because
of an ankle injury.
Instead, Aragones opted to strengthen his defensive resources with the
inclusion of Valencia centre-back Carlos Marchena and also added youngsters
Iniesta and Fabregas to give him more options in midfield.
Source: Reuters
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「我們都很努力地讓我們的動作看起來很優美、更流暢、控制力更強，
在我們心中有一個理想的風格，成為我們追求的目標；
光是登頂是不夠的，要達到這種完美的境界才重要」。
--Francois Legrand ,1995, for mag.R&C
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