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Bojan Krkic Won’t Be A Theo Walcott

I’m delighted to see that Luis Aragones has declared he won’t be bringing Bojan Krkic to Euro 2008.

When Sven Eriksson announced the inclusion of Theo Walcott in his World Cup squad for 2006 I thought he’d actually lost the plot. Sure enough, Walcott was the subject of a big money transfer but he was no way near the level needed to compete on the international stage, on the World Cup stage. Likewise is the situation with Krkic.

The Barcelona 17 year old is considered to be one of the hottest prospects in Spanish football and a surefire prospect for the national team in the future. Though he might be disappointed, at least he won’t be dragged along like it’s a school tour, standing on the sidelines while the big boys get stuck in. That and the fact that he hasn’t made his senior Spanish debut yet. Give the chap a few friendlies first!

Krkic is good at what he does. Joint top scorer last summer in the U17 championships, he’s represented Spain at both U17 and U21 level. He’s got a bright future ahead of him, already having made his full Barcelona debut and scoring for the senior team in La Liga this season (youngest Barcelona player ever to do so) and while he might be disappointed I think he’ll actually benefit more from not being involved than heading off to Austria.

One thing is for certain though, if he keeps going the way he is at present, he’s likely to be making a Spanish appearance at the 2010 World Cup.

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Raul Set For Euro 2008 Inclusion

Despite Luis Aragones overlooking the inclusion of Raul in the Spanish team since their early Euro 2008 qualifiers, the Madrid forward who is currently top of the goal scoring charts in La Liga (eight goals) has not been ruled out of a place in the Spanish squad for their Group D encounters with Greece, Russia and Sweden in the summer.

The fact that he is currently joint top scorer in the league may well have boosted his chances for a recall in June. Raul faces stiff competition from the likes of Raul Tamudo, David Villa and Liverpool’s Fernando Torres who is currently on fire for Liverpool with 11 goals so far for the club this season, especially considering he’s not starting every game.

The bottom line from Aragones is that if Raul plays well, then like every one else he’s got a chance of making the squad. The Real Madrid man turns 31 during the competition next summer so it could be his last major competition to feature with Spain.

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