'So High Cost of Absence Villa for Spain'

Spain certainly will be without David Villa while competing in Euro 2012. Villa's absence is believed to be a big loss for La Furia Roja, the effort to defend the title champion. Villa was forced to miss the Polish-Ukrainian because not able to timely recover from a broken leg he suffered at the end of last year.

Barcelona striker's absence is clearly a major blow for Spain. Section, Villa played a vital role in the success Matador team won Euro 2008 and at the time of the 2010 World Cup. "This is a great loss because David is an important player for us," said the Spain winger Santi Carzola as preached Soccerway. "If he does not appear in the European Cup and World Cup, Spain will not be a champion," continued the Malaga player. "He has given a lot to us, and we will ensure that this loss is not noticeable. This is a heavy blow, I would like to extend best wishes to him on this occasion but we must continue." Similar opinion was expressed by goalkeeper David de Gea. Manchester United's players were also regret the injuries suffered by the Spanish national team's top scorer. "He was a key player for this team, top scorer in World Cup so it's very unfortunate because he could not perform," said De Gea. "We hope he can recover as soon as possible to return to the field."