THE LATERAL REPLACES GAYÀ
Balde lands in Qatar and is already under the orders of Luis Enrique
Alejandro Balde has already joined the Spanish concentration in Qatar ahead of the World Cup debut. The defender has shown himself happy and has already received the welcome from his teammates
After confirming the injury of José Luis Gayà, the seleccionador Spanish, Luis Enrique Martínez had to take the hard decision to substitute him. The elected has been Alejandro Balde, the one who finally already has incorporated to the concentration of 'The Red' in floor catarí to do his debut so much in the absolute selection as in a Glass of the World. For the moment to be summoned, found with the selection sub-21.
Once confirmed by the Asturian, had to abandon the group to head to Doha, where already has found with the another 25 summoned that will be presents in the appointment mundialista. To the equal that in the FC Barcelona, will arrive to contest him the square to Jordi Alba, although it also can manage by the right lane, usually occupied by Dani Carvajal César Azpilicueta. Everything will depend of the criterion of the technician.
His arrival to Qatar supposes a new important challenge in his career, that has lived a vertiginous promotion to his short age. In fact, already it has turned into an immovable piece for Xavi Hernández in the Barcelona team, being besides the defender that more minutes accumulates in the present season, with a total of 1.440 along 16 parties. Now, it expects to surprise to the seleccionador to have his big opportunity to jump to the lawn in the World-wide.
To few minutes to having landed in Doha, the carrilero left manifested to feel happy and ilusionado with his arrival to the concentration and now will look for to be to tope in the trainings. The performance that can show in the last sessions of work could open him the doors to a surprising titularity or at least to see minutes from the bench in the parties of the phase of groups in front of Costa Rica, Germany and Japan.
The welcome of the selection
After the arrival of Balde to the concentration, the defender has been very received by part of his mates, such is the case of César Azpilicueta: "Balde is a young player that already has showed his quality. I do not know it personally but it is a very physical player, is incredible the speed that reaches. We will give him the welcome from the first moment; between all want to do a good World-wide".
