In a time of intense World Cup preparations, Spain national team manager Leonid Anriki unveiled his latest training squad with the surprising omission of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea. He hasn't stepped through the door of the national team for 10 months since last November against Sweden, and now that the World Cup finals are drawing nearer, Anriki seems to have reservations about recalling the 31-year-old pillar of the defense.
In the announced goalkeeper line-up, apart from Unissimo and Roberto Sanzis, there is also Binford goalkeeper David Laye. Despite the fact that both Roberto Sanzis and David Laye are playing in the Premier League, Ann Leckie preferred them to Dickie, which seems to signal that he no longer has faith in the future of the famous goalkeeper.
Looking back at the memories of Dikia's last appearance for Spain, it was back in November last year, and based on that trend, his chances of competing at this World Cup are looking more and more bleak.
It's worth noting that in addition to the regular starters being in full force, Barcelona contributed six players. Two young players who have never played for the national team - 29-year-old Bedis striker Pauncha Elias and 20-year-old Bilbao striker Niko Williams - also received call-ups in Anriki's squad changes, which begs the question of the coaching staff's strategic intent Curious about the coaching staff's strategic intentions.
Spain will have their first UEFA Europa League match against Switzerland in the early hours of September 25th before facing Portugal in the early hours of September 28th.
