Why we didn’t see Iker at the Euro 2016?

The former head coach of Spain – Vicente del Bosque admitted for the first time about the lack of communication with one of his key players in the squad. This is exactly Iker Casillas, who has been friendly with his teammates, but not with the coaches of the team. The Iker’s attitude has changed since the moment he has been told that he will be the second choice for the goalkeeper’s position.

In addition, after Spain were eliminated from the Euro 2016, Vicente del Bosque has sent messages to all his players, except Iker Casillas. That is so sad, because del Bosque and Iker were at the base of Spain’s biggest successes at international level. The former Real Madrid goalkeeper was the captain of the team when Spain won the European championship twice and the World Cup in 2010.

However, Casillas had the chance to take part in the Spain’s last game from the group stage – against Croatia. The conditioning coach Javier Minano has asked Casillas if he is feeling okay and is he ready to play. Casillas, disappointed by the lack of playing time, was angry at that question and only wavered his hand…

To continue with, Vicente del Bosque is not Spain’s coach anymore, so Iker Casillas may have another chance to play for his country. The goalkeeper is the most capped player of Spain – 167 matches for La Furia Roja.

Iker Casillas has won everything in football. He has become a champion in Spain with Real Madrid on 5 occasions. He has won the Champions League 3 times. The goalkeeper has also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup. Furthermore, he has lifted the European Championship title twice and FIFA World Cup once in 2010.

It’s true that Casillas is not in the form of his life, but he is a very experienced player and could have helped his team perform better at the Euro 2016. Now, the goalkeeper is about to leave his club team Porto, because of his fluctuating performances at the end of the season (Porto left without a trophy this season).

In conclusion, we can say that Iker Casillas has proven he is a world class goalkeeper and doesn’t deserve such attitude he received from del Bosque in Spain and from Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid a few years ago. But, exactly because his character is strong, Casillas will return stronger and better than ever!