Olympic risk for Nico Williams

The final selection window has closed and the club competitions are leading until the end of all their tournaments. Then there will be a very busy summer with European Cup and the Olympic Games. The main focus is the German Euroto be played between June 14 and July 14, but never losing sight of what comes next Paris. Football will be held between July 24 and August 9 and it is worth remembering that this is a championship for under-23 teams.

What players of Athletic They are in the pool to enter the Games? Up to half a dozen. start of Nico Williamswhich could double tournaments with the Spanish team if the Federation considered convenient. With the physical risk it entails because of the proximity of the dates of both competitions and because the red and white winger will overlap his two seasons.

The calls that teams can make for Games They are short, 18 players, for a tournament where they can play 6 games. “Each team must consist entirely of players born on or after January 1, 2001. However, 3 players born before the aforementioned date, and who are above the age limit, may also be included in squad. call”, read the Olympic football base.

Spain got the ticket for Paris within European sub’21 since last year. They are there Agirrezabala, Paredes and Sancet. The irony is that all three are from 2000. The doorman doesn’t come in for a few days, because he was born on December 26. All three can be mentioned by Santi Deniaalthough occupying one of the three places for ‘seniors’.

The lions who fall in the required sub’23 age range are the above Nico Williams (2002), which aims to fix the European Cup; First Gómez (2003), who made his debut with the U21 team last week; and like (2001), who was not dynamic in the Spanish team, however his growth in Athletic In recent months it has been meteoric.

The method of RFEF in Games along with those three extra places is the call-up of players who were in the U21 dynamic in the previous cycle. For example, there was a conversation Sergio Ramos deal with Tokyo and it is not. A priori, there is a noticeable difference between Games of 2021 and to those who are welcome Paris this year. The calls to JapaneseUnusually, there are 22 troops. Several federations requested it and the final decision was made in July, a few days before the start of the competition. Will the situation repeat itself? It is true that the lists for each match have to be 18, meaning the selectors have to make four throws.

There are half a dozen duplicates European Cup and Games. Among them, a red and white. is Unai Simón, Pau Torres, Eric García, Pedri, Dani Olmo and Oyarzabal. All but first and Paul They suffered muscle injuries in the first months of the 2021-22 academic year.

The strange event is happening Olympic Games is not considered a date FIFAso foreign clubs are not obliged to transfer their members to RFEF. Spanish teams, on the other hand, cannot refuse and must obey the call. He Barça works to avoid Lamine Yamal double, especially because of the previous ones Peter. The Canary Islander has been experiencing muscle injuries since 2021 that have prevented him from enjoying the desired continuity.

The group draws for Paris It was held 10 days ago and did something different. Spain can be seen with Egypt, Dominican Republic and the second to U23 Asia Cup which will take place between April and May. Ibai Gomez will cross the Olympic path of La Rojita, and the former lion, with the Fernando Amorebieta As an assistant, he was appointed coach of the Central American country in February.