The relationship between Spain's U21 squad has been clear to see for
anyone who followed the recent tournament in Israel. Not only are they
building winning teams but they are building close relationships
for the
future which will help them survive the tests which will surely come
their way.
At
the height, and it's usually at some kind of height, of the recent
troubles between Real Madrid and Barcelona, there were worries in the
Spanish media that players may not get on with each other whilst away on
national duty. That arguments and near fights during matches between
the two clubs, and words exchanged via the media, would cause a tension
and make it harder for the country to win things.
That concern peaked before Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine but yet
again the team delivered and if they were criticised during the
tournament, their display in the final against Italy answered those who
had questioned. The younger team also took apart a strong Italian team
last night and the celebrations have been major in Spain with images and
videos showing the players enjoying their triumph together. The picture
of De Gea and Thiago is from a video on AS.
There's another video doing the rounds from earlier in the tournament
which shows David de Gea inviting Barcelona's Thiago to join him in
Manchester, the latter laughs it off, as he has done with most of the
speculation. He'll have to make a decision soon and Manchester United
supporters will hope their goalkeeper has been having more words in
private.
In other videos of celebrations, De Gea and Thiago do appear to be
close, but then all the players do. It's a great environment and if they
can carry that on to the senior side then Spanish domination could
continue for a while longer yet. De Gea has grown to be very popular at
Old Trafford, if he can return from his summer break with his buddy from
the U21 squad, then his popularity may rise even further.
De Gea is a major figure in the squad and is also good friends with
Iker Muniain, who he and others have nicknamed Bart Simpson, that
friendship could come in handy for Manchester United at some point too!
Videos here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVqICCaH69o&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1
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