SPORT NEWS : Costa, Spain failed to pay for the use of Oduriz .

As the date kicks off the European Cup of Nations soccer tournament, the Spanish team is looking forward to explore more of the offensive alternatives that may help him to defend the title achieved in the last two editions in 2008 and 2012 trip.

Spain seeks to achieve a new historic achievement of becoming the first team crowned European Championship three times in a row.

Despite the approaching date for the new version, which hosted by France from the tenth of June to the tenth of July next, Vicente del Bosque, coach of Spain has not resolved his position so far on the line the team that will translate his efforts into goals at the box competitors approaching Balmatador Spanish attack third European title in a row.

Only two years ago, Del Bosque has raised eyebrows in Europe through his insistence on the use of striker Diego Costa, who was born in Brazil to lead this active and dangerous offensive team striker in the World Cup after the Brazilian bounty del Bosque on veteran strikers David Villa and Fernando Torres.

But the experiment failed as Costa scored one goal in 10 games with the Spanish national team so far, also raised the bad behavior of the player with his team Chelsea disappointment Del Bosque and pushed him to not to include Costa to the list of the team, which is currently preparing for the friendly wins against Italy on Thursday Romania on Sunday.

Instead of Costa del Bosque resorted to include veteran striker Aritz Aduriz 35, who starred in the season with Athletic Bilbao.

Del Bosque said: "We still have two months before the announcement of the final list for the team in the Euro 2016 .. Diego Costa did not rule out, or any other player ... we are only some of the anxiety of Costa's behavior."

Del Bosque also left out of the calculations in the squad for the two friendlies, both seasoned strikers Roberto Soldado and Alvaro Negredo, while it does not seem much impressed with all of Alvaro Morata and Paco Alcácer and Rodrigo Moreno.

That was Oduriz is the search for a striker Del Bosque sniper effectively result benefit the team in front of the opponent's goal.

The call Oduriz this time to be the second time that summoned them to the ranks of the Spanish national team, the first since the only summoned the previous six years ago.

Oduriz offers the best level this season over his career so far, has scored 17 goals in the Premier League and eight goals in the Euroleague this season so far, where the top scorer of the European League.

It began Oduriz season is absolutely gorgeous, where scored four goals to lead the Bilbao to win 5/1 on Barcelona on aggregate, and the Spanish Super Cup second leg.

Played the decisive goal in the nets away to Valencia also scored Thursday to lead the Bilbao to the quarter-finals of the European league.

Despite this, Del Bosque did not announce clearly whether he actually needs to Oduriz in the team or whether it was called in response to pressure from the masses.

Del Bosque said: "joined the team, according to popular demand and because he deserved this (wonderful to its level)."

He explained, "Astdeinah in 2010. It now records a lot of goals and deserves to join the team of Spain."

The limited experience of international Oduriz the last 15 minutes in a match against the team of Lithuania, which Spain won by 3/1 in 2010 when Oduriz was a player in the ranks of Valencia.

Oduriz said on Monday: "I know that he is not familiar with the player at my age to be called to the national team .. much stronger for this. Now, I will do my best to help the team."

He added: "They are the last two games for the team before Euro 2016. So Ihzian great importance as they are in front of two strong (Italy and Romania), Spain has some outstanding attackers do not want to say that I am the best."

He continued by saying, "But I do not think age is important. What matters is the incentive and motivation to the player, and I have a lot of this."

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