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Striker: Diego Costa
Spain’s latest talent is Diego Costa. The powerful centre forward can be a gamechanger for Spain. Their silky passing and moving, otherwise known as ‘tiki-taka’ has been a joy to behold for many years, but Costa offers a whole new direction and variety.
He can play the ball on the ground given the amount of time he’s spent in Spanish football, but he offers another option for Spain. He can win headers, play hard with defenders and, most importantly, score goals. He’s a real poacher, proven by the fact that just one of his 27 goals in La Liga came from outside the penalty area.
Striker: Daniel Sturridge
The final name on our team sheet is an England representative. Daniel Sturridge was sublime for Liverpool last season, scoring 21 goals in the Premier League (22 if you count the one at Crystal Palace mistakenly taken off him as an own goal).
He played up front with England’s Group D opponent, Luis Suarez, and did not look out of place at all. Sturridge is a real class act and added 7 assists to his 21 goals. Only Suarez contributed directly to more goals in the Premier League.
Sturridge is England’s number 9 and will be their main goal threat – not Wayne Rooney. Watch out for his pace and do not give him a sight on goal, or you’ll be behind before you know it.
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