Football: Torres left out of Spain squad
Coach Del Bosque said he wanted to reward players who had been performing well.
MADRID:
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres was dropped from the Spain squad for the world champions’ friendly international against Venezuela by coach Vicente del Bosque. Spain face the vastly-improved South Americans in Malaga on Wednesday and Del Bosque said he wanted to reward players who had been performing well. “Torres is a lad we appreciate a great deal and it pains me to leave him out but I wanted to be fair,” said Del Bosque.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2012.
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres was dropped from the Spain squad for the world champions’ friendly international against Venezuela by coach Vicente del Bosque. Spain face the vastly-improved South Americans in Malaga on Wednesday and Del Bosque said he wanted to reward players who had been performing well. “Torres is a lad we appreciate a great deal and it pains me to leave him out but I wanted to be fair,” said Del Bosque.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2012.