Del Bosque recalls Navas and Monreal to Spain squad

 　　MADRID, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque named his squad¹ this Monday for the side's two friendly matches over the coming 10 days.

　　The Spanish, who have already qualified² for the European Championships next summer, will play England in Wembley next Saturday, before flying to Costa Rica, where they have a match on November 15th.

　　Del Bosque has handed a recall to Sevilla winger Jesus Navas, who was a substitute in the 2010 World Cup final when Spain defeated Holland 1-0, and has also recalled Malaga left back Nacho Monreal, who had been left out of recent squads⁴ following his departure from Osasuna.

　　Surprisingly there is still no place in the squad for Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, despite the injury suffered by Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo. Meanwhile out of form Chelsea forward, Fernando Torres maintains his place in the squad.

　　Full squad:

　　goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Victor Valdes (Barcelona).

　　Defenders⁵:

　　Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique⁶ (Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Valencia), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid) y Nacho Monreal (Malaga).

　　Midfielders:

　　Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santiago Cazorla (Malaga), Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Club), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona).

　　Strikers:

　　David Villa³ (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Club), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Juan Mata (Chelsea) y Jesus Navas (Sevilla).

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

5 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 pique   

v.伤害…的自尊心，使生气 n.不满，生气

参考例句：

• She went off in a fit of pique.她一赌气就走了。
• Tom finished the sentence with an air of pique.汤姆有些生气地说完这句话。