Santi Denia's stage in Las Rozas touches its end. The Sub 21 coach has decided to leave for Qatar after a long trip in the Federation. An adventure that started in 2010 and in which he has been champion of Europe sub 17 and sub 19, In addition to reaching Olympic gold in Paris. A golden era of the Spanish quarry. His destiny is Qatar, el al-shahhaniya.
The coach's decision Albacete is known in Las Rozas For a long time. Although Santi has left open doors in the press conferences of the Slovakia euro, in the Federation it was clear that it was the farewell tournament of someone who is intended to say goodbye, as their results deserve, whether in titles as measured or in the production of players for the absolute.
The Sub 21 coach reviewed the call face the matches against Denmark and England and talked about his future and believes he is in the best possible place.
In that scenario what to do now on the figure of Raúl González Blanco. Since he announced that Castilla left, his name is handled in Las Rozas like that of a coach who fits what is done in the selection quarry. Raúl It has a deep link with the national team. He played 102 games and scored 44 goals, figure of so many that only Villa exceeds (59). It is the great figure of the selection prior to the gold cycle that started in 2008.
Knowledgeable of the quarry through its long step by Castilla, Raúl would maintain the profile of selectors of the base that have previously been important in the history of the selection as players in the absolute or at its base: Santi Denia, Lopetegui, Luis Milla, Celades, Julen Guerrero … A line drawn by Fernando Hierro when he put himself in charge of the sports management of the National Team in 2008.
Before Ireland of the North on September 6, 2006
At the moment it is just contact shots. Raúl He has offers, with the German teams always well placed by the image he left during his stage as a player of the Schalke 04. But placed at the head of the Sub 21 fits with other priorities of the Madrid coach. About to turn 48 (this Friday), entering the federation would now place him as A solid future option for absolute.
The Sub 21 returns to the competition in September. A cycle opens in the background Los Angeles Games. To get to California, Spain must first exceed the classification phase for the European of 2027, which will be played in Albania and Serbia. On that route, its rivals are Romania, Finland, Cyprus, Kosovo and San Marino. Then, it must be one of the first three of the euro, because the IOC has decided to cut male football to 12 selections in 2028 and only three will be European.
In this new cycle that can have Raúl in front, the age limit is marked by those born from January 1, 2004. That makes Slovakia 23, only Mosquera, Herzog and Jesús Rodríguez enter. But in that strip Spain has lAmine Yamal, Dean Huijsen, Pau Cubarsí, Gavi, Samu, Bajcetic, Mayenda, Iker Bravo, Matías Fernández …
