“I don’t know. & Rdquor ;. This brief answer about his possible continuity in the Spanish team on the Wembley pitch as soon as he finished the semifinal against Italy of Euro 2020 unleashed uncertainty. Some doubts that were much more outside doors than inside, where there was the conviction that Sergio Busquets would continue in the Red.
Two months later, the one from Badía was summoned by Luis Enrique and yesterday he went to the Las Rozas concentration camp with the illusion of play their fourth World Cup in Qatar 2022, with the addition of doing it as captain.
Lucho’s helm
Luis Enrique has it very clear both at the sporting level and in the wardrobe. Busquets is essential. Nobody like him interprets the pivot position in the non-negotiable 4-3-3 for the Asturian. Rodri, of the Manchester City, does not finish taking the step and no alternatives have emerged. In the recent Eurocup it was again demonstrated.
Busquets returned to the team in the third game against Slovakia and won consecutively two MVPs in that same match and in the round of 16 against Croatia. His level was very high throughout the tournament, despite coming out of isolation due to Covid-19 at the beginning of the concentration.
The applause with which the rest of the team received him upon rejoining the Ciudad del Fútbol symbolized the great importance of Busquets in this young group. Sergio is a leader who is aware of all the details that surround the team, but in a discreet way. His mood has nothing to do with that of his predecessor in captaincy, Sergio Ramos.
The Andalusian staged his stripes much more. His command was evident in the booth, but also outside through the image he projected in the media. Busquets is not very fond of showing himself to the press. Beyond the unavoidable commitments, Sergio prefers to stay in the background and work in the shadows.
It acts in a cerebral and calm way to promote a good atmosphere among the players and, in the field, with his interpretation of the game of position and the movements that Luis Enrique wants, he is an indispensable reference for everyone.
Ramos and Casillas
Busquets has had all the selectors since its debut in 2009: Del Bosque, Lopetegui, Hierro and Luis Enrique. This has led him to accumulate 126 games as an international. Sergio occupies the fifth position in the ranking with the most matches in the national team, only surpassed by Ramos (180) and Casillas (167).
The one from Badía has the marks of his friends and teammates from the best center of the field in history. Xavi (133) and Iniesta (131) narrowly surpass him And if he participated in the seven games that remain until the end of the year, Busquets would equalize the Egarense and enter the Red’s podium.