MX23RW : Friday, November 8 16:04:18| >> :120:14143:14143:

Pablo Hernandez: 'Michu deserves Spain chance'

Swansea City winger Pablo Hernandez believes that Michu's call-up for Spain is long overdue.

Swansea City winger Pablo Hernandez has declared that his teammate Michu deserved his maiden call-up for the Spanish national side this week.

Michu was picked for the first time by Spain boss Vicente del Bosque for their World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia following David Villa's withdrawal through injury.

Spanish international Hernandez believes that Michu's performance against Valencia in the Europa League last month finally persuaded Del Bosque that he deserved recognition.

He told the club's official website: "I was very happy to hear Spain had called up Michu because he really deserves it.

"Of course, he scored 22 goals last season and he has started this season very well too, but he brings much more than goals to a team.

"In Spain there was talk of him getting a call-up not so long ago, but now everyone has seen his performances and I think after the Valencia game they knew it was time for him to be included."

Spain are level on points with Group I rivals France ahead of their final two qualifiers, but have a game in hand on Les Blues and sit in pole position.

ID:110065: cacheID:110065:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2468:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Swansea's Michu celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Crystal Palace during their Premier League match on September 22, 2013
Read Next:
Swansea: 'Spain call increases Michu value'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland149322391430
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd149321871128
3Leeds UnitedLeeds147522291326
4Burnley146621761124
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom14572148622
6Millwall146441712522
7Watford147162222022
8Middlesbrough146351816221
9Swansea CitySwansea14545119219
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn145451616019
11Bristol City144731819-119
12Norwich CityNorwich144642320318
13Derby CountyDerby145361818018
14Stoke CityStoke145361718-118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds145361724-718
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd144551717017
17Coventry CityCoventry144371819-115
18Hull City143651518-315
19Luton TownLuton144371621-515
20Preston North EndPreston143651420-615
21Cardiff CityCardiff144371320-715
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth144371425-1115
23Queens Park RangersQPR141761223-1110
24Portsmouth141671327-149


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!