system more than Llorente, and he is more established than Negredo. I thought he would be in the squad for sure after his hattrick versus Venezuela. Del Bosque overrated squad harmony and continuity and Soldado is supposedly something of a prickly character. He wasn't omitted for football reasons. JL on June 11, 2012 at 11:06 am Torres: Del Bosque always had a lot of trust and faith in Torres and wants to keep unchanged squad from the World Cup triumph 2 years ago. Llorente: He's a Plan B for Spain. Tall, strong, good in the air and skilful with the ball. Negredo: From what I know, Negredo had a better form in the last 12 games of La Liga last season as compared to Soldado. Scored more goals than Soldado. Alba on June 12, 2012 at 12:27 am "Torres: Del Bosque always had a lot of trust and faith in Torres and wants to keep unchanged squad from the World Cup triumph 2 years ago." You mean their triumph in Euro 2008, because Torres was not part of the WC success as he was always on the bench, so there will be no changes there. berz on June 11, 2012 at 12:22 am Great analysis as always. I read your "Three greats together for first time" piece, and was curious (mostly because there was no mention of him) of where you think Scholes would rank as a passer, as an overall player and his metamorphosis from a goal poacher in