The senior group of players has been together for the last 4-5 years. Despite trailing leaders Croatia and Iceland by two points before the match on Saturday, Ukraine top. But no player worth his salt and professional pride would like to be a serial bench-warmer. “I’m delighted for him , he’s a great guy who I’ve known since I was at Vale. 20, including a hundred in five one-dayers in the West Indies. makes surprise return to Spain squadDavid Villa leaves Atletico Madrid after ‘irresistible’ offer by MLS sideIsco underlined the embarrassment of riches in Spain’s midfield with an irresistible performance in his side’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Italy on Saturday which even had opposing coach Gian Piero Ventura eating out of his hand. never begun a game for his country in a major tournament, but he set his home stadium alight with a formidable display as Spain grabbed Group G by the scruff of the neck. “There was a lot of pressure for that last lap – there could have been a red flag , there could have been a yellow flag. The introduction of Woodburn came as a surprise because the striker has not featured for Liverpool t. Unfortunately, we either need to change the whole playing group, or as often is the case, the chief coach is the one who suffers.