INIESTA IS THE KEY

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has claimed that Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is one of the key members of the squad at the Euro 2012. Andres Iniesta has enjoyed a lot of success in the last four seasons with both club and country.

He has largely responsible for the success past, but this has not been one of his best seasons for Barcelona, with Cesc Fabregas chosen ahead of him on many occasions. Despite this, Vicente del Bosque has claimed that Iniesta is crucial to the success of Spain at the Euro 2012. Spain will be looking to win their third consecutive major tournament, which has not been achieved before.

No national team has managed to retain the European Championship, but Spain come into the tournament as one of the favourites. A number of the players who were responsible for the remarkable victory in Euro 2008 still remain in the squad. Iniesta has won every major possible title for both club and country, but he still remains hungry to wins more titles according to Vicente del Bosque. The 28-year-old midfielder is possibly at the peak of his career according to the former Real Madrid manager. He will be without the likes of Barcelona striker David Villa and defender Carlos Puyol at the tournament, but thankfully has the likes of Fernando Torres and Llorente at his disposal instead.

“He [Iniesta] is in fine shape and will be decisive in the six matches we hope to play here. He is enjoying his football, and the doubts we had about his fitness two years ago are absent this year. Andres is a player who has never liked the attention that comes with being called a leader, but he is certainly a leader on the field. His way of playing, his way of being makes him that,” said Del Bosque. Iniesta has also said that he is enjoying his football right now and wants to win the Euro 2012.