Asensio claims a space in the National Team

The gray performance of the Spanish team in Prague, with a last draw against the Czech Republicleft, in addition to a great performance by Gavi, a positive comeback for coach Luis Enrique Martínez. Marco Asensio He asked for a site with 28 minutes of high level after 565 days of absence.

Asensio stopped counting to Luis Enrique from a historic day, Spain’s 6-0 thrashing of Germany at La Cartuja in the League of Nations. Those minutes, on November 17, 2020, were the last of the Real Madrid footballer with the national team. He went to the Tokyo Olympics, but the absolute did not step on it again. He was never summoned and his gap was filled by other internationals with a profile that the coach values.

There was never a public reproach of Luis Enrique but from his words, it was always extracted that the absences of Marco Asensio they were due to a lack of defensive involvement. The Asturian coach forces the three players above to start the pressure and defensive work of the team, giving everything they have and covering. He found players who responded more to that profile to play on the wing.

In the demarcations in which Asensio can play, on both wings, they became fixed for Luis Enrique players like Mikel Oyarzabal, Pablo Sarabia, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres. In the European Championship Gerard Moreno fell to the right. Yeremy Pino and Pablo Fornals also passed by and had their moment. To a lesser extent Brahim Díaz.

A competition so high that nobody expected the call to Marco Asensio in the season finale. His year at Real Madrid was marked by ups and downs, with continuity of Carlo Ancelotti when he scored, winning a particular duel with Rodrygo that ended up decanting the Brazilian in his favor.

Marco’s 12 goals in 42 games made him the third scoring trick after Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior. The evolution of him, the return to the good sensations forgotten those of the injuries that conditioned him last season, once again called the attention of Luis Enrique in following him. Oyarzabal’s loss due to injury opened the door for his return.

After not having the opportunity Portugal, Asensio reappeared with the absolute in Prague a year, six months and 17 days later as if time had not passed. He entered hungry, eager to demonstrate and assumed offensive responsibility. The first ball he touched crashed into the post and ended up assisting the saving header of Inigo Martinez. Marco’s “sauce”, as defined by Luis Enrique.

“He has gone in very well, I asked him if he wanted to take the sauce out a bit and I like to see him with conviction”, said the coach who observed defensive details to be polished. “He played on the right and left to center with a natural and changed leg, we know his ability to drive and above all to shoot. There are positioning situations that he can improve because he hasn’t come for a long time”.

The tie did not diminish the happiness of the return of Marco. “A point of character. On Thursday for another opportunity. Let’s go Spain,” he wrote on his networks with a photo of the left foot that was millimeters away from becoming his second goal with the absolute in what was his twenty-seventh game.

Marco Asensio’s message is released. He wants to fight to the end for a place among the chosen ones who will represent Spain in the Qatar World Cup in November. He has returned on time and expects continuity, against Switzerland in Geneva and the Czech Republic in Malaga, to add merit and have continuity.

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