Vicente del Bosque Must Consider Diego Costa Alternatives for Spain at Euro 2016

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Published: January 21, 2016

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Just four months from now, once La Liga is over and with the Champions League final looming large, thoughts will already be turning to June and the UEFA European Championships, held in France and in which Spain will be hoping to re-establish the dominance on the international stage that deserted them at the last World Cup.

Spain are, of course, the reigning holders of the Euros, and manager Vicente del Bosque is leaving his post after the tournament. It all points to one big final flourish from this iteration of the team before a new era begins for Spain; there are many big decisions to be taken, therefore, with regards to who makes the squad, not least of all who will lead the attacking line.

There are three main candidates, but the biggest question has to be over Diego Costa. The Chelsea striker and nationalised Brazilian has failed to impact on the Spanish national team so far and must be considered a potential big name to leave out of the squad unless things change drastically in the next few months.

 

Diego, 2015

Having left Atletico Madrid after winning the title in Spain and reaching the Champions League final, there was no doubt that Costa was one of the most dangerous and reliable forwards around. His playing style—full-throttle, aggressive, direct—was a perfect tactical fit for his new team, Chelsea, and he led the line there with aplomb.

Not only did he contribute enormously to the overall team initiative, his end product was stunning; Costa hit the ground running and netted nine in his first seven league games, but injury ended that start. In his 10 league matches in 2015, Costa scored seven times, as well as in the League Cup final and the Champions League round of 16.



His form was undeniably impressive, and the majority of his Spanish caps came during and leading up to this period.

The second half of 2015—the fir...
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