Raul Can Play For Spain- Del Bosque
News
Spain’s new coach Vicente del Bosque insisted Sunday that the door is not closed on out-of-favour international Raul.
The 30-year-old Real Madrid striker, the leading all-time scorer for the national side with 44 goals, was sidelined under previous coach Luis Aragones and has not played since September 2006.
“I don’t see Raul as a problem. He isn’t one of my protegees nor is he plague-ridden,” said former Real Madrid coach del Bosque.
“He could perfectly be called up. If he deserves it, he will be.”
Del Bosque is expected to annouce his squad for a friendly against Denmark on August 20, before the first qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup against Bosnia and Estonia in September.
“We can aspire to be world champions, we have a generation of winners,” del Bosque added of the team that were recently crowned European champions.
My Thoughts
I think Raul deserves this more than anything else. Arogonas was very unfair to Raul and now that he is gone, I think Raul, as he has done always, is going to work hard to get back into the Spanish National team.
That could have side effect though and that is, Raul will not be so much rested while playing for Real Madrid, if he also plays for Spain and neither will feel fresh like last season. Raul is now in his early 30′s and at this stage of his career I think it is best for Real Madrid that Raul does not play for Spain so that he can perform better for Real Madrid.
With that said, I am not saying that Raul should not be selected for Spain, I am just telling it from Real Madrid’s point of view.
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