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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
THE NEW SPANISH TEAM, EAGER TO DEAL WITH THE BEST IN THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Spain will face the Champions Trophy in Monchengladbach without five players that have been during many years the backbone of the team.
Xavi Ribas (34 years) has ended his career and Pol Amat (best player 2008), Rodrigo Garza (30), Albert Sala (29) and Edi Tubau (29) will also miss the tournament. At the other hand, Spain recovers Santi Freixa, injured from June 2009, who comes back to the team after missing the European Cup, the Champions Trophy`09 and the World Cup.
National coach Dani Martín has decided not to select them looking to rejuvenate the team. "Tubau is injured and I still count on Amat, Garza and Sala but I have preferred to give a chance to younger players in the Champions Trophy. Having Santi Freixa is very important for us. The team needs him."
The Spanish performance in Monchengladbach is a mystery even for Martín, who recognizes that the new team need some time and he can’t ask the youngest to be at the same level as the oldest. Nevertheless Martín aims to regain the third position in the World Ranking that Spain lost against Netherlands after the World Cup. We need to play finals to be well positioned in the ranking and play the next Champions Trophy, so we will fight for it.
Spain started the preparation for the Champions Trophy with two draws against Pakistan (2-2 and 1-1), one win against France (3-0) and a surprising lost against the French (1-5), all of them in Terrassa. England town of Lilleshall was the next stop in the route to Monchengladbach, and Spain played better and won the first match against England (2-1) and equalized the next two (both 1-1). Finally, in Monchengladbach, Spain and Germany drew (2-2).
"We have been doing better and better and I am satisfied with the work done before the Champions Trophy". ends Martín.
SPANISH PLAYERS
QUICO CORTÉS, 1 (GOALKEEPER)AGE: 27CAPS: 102CLUB: CLUB EGARA
ORIOL FÁBREGAS, 16 (GOALKEEPER)AGE: 22CAPS: 2CLUB: PRINCESS RC POLO
SERGI ENRIQUE, 3 (DEFENDER)AGE: 22CAPS: 112CLUB: ATLÉTIC DE TERRASSA
BOSCO PÉREZ-PLA, 5 (DEFENDER)AGE: 22CAPS: 11CLUB: CLUB DE CAMPO
ANDRÉS MIR, 26 (DEFENDER)AGE: 23CAPS: 24CLUB: CLUB DE CAMPO
RAMÓN ALEGRE, 13 (DEFENDER)AGE: 29CAPS: 199CLUB: KAMPONG (HOLANDA)
MANEL TERRAZA, 22 (DEFENDER)AGE: 20CAPS: 0CLUB: PRINCESS RC POLO
MIQUEL DELÁS, 7 (MIDFIELD)AGE: 26CAPS: 47CLUB: ATLÉTIC DE TERRASSA
ALEX FÁBREGAS, 8 (MIDFIELD)AGE: 29CAPS: 189CLUB: PRINCESS RC POLO
FRANC DINARÉS, 12 (MIDFIELD)AGE: 22CAPS: 39CLUB: CLUB EGARA
MARC SALLÉS, 19 (MIDFIELD)AGE: 23CAPS: 20CLUB: ORANJE ZWART (NETHERLANDS)
DAVID ALEGRE, 23 (MIDFIELD)AGE: 25CAPS: 160CLUB: ORANJE ZWART (NETHERLANDS)
GABRIEL DABANCH 25 (FORWARD)AGE: 22CAPS: 2CLUB: PRINCESS RC POLO
SANTI FREIXA, 2 (FORWARD)AGE: 27CAPS: 159CLUB: AMSTERDAM H&BC (NETHERLANDS)
JUAN LAINZ, 15 (FORWARD)AGE: 25CAPS: 35CLUB: CLUB DE CAMPO
ROC OLIVA, 11 (FORWARD)AGE: 21CAPS: 54CLUB: ATLÉTIC DE TERRASSA
PAU QUEMADA, 25 (FORWARD)AGE: 26CAPS: 86CLUB: PRINCESS RC POLO
XAVI LLEONART, 28 (FORWARD)AGE: 20CAPS: 26CLUB: CD TERRASSA
Source: Spanish Hockey Federation
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