Villa Leading The Charge For Spain

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David Villas reputation has rocketed to one of the worlds top strikers over the past few months. A sudden surge of form and goals at the tail end oflast season attracted interest from a whole host of big clubs, none bigger than Barcelona, who in May eventually prised him away from his beloved Valencia, sparking Par Lindholm Men Jersey theforward into life on the world stage.Coming into the World cup, Villa had netted an impre sive 21 league goals in his curtain call seasonat Valencia and has been heavily backed to pick up the golden boot in South Africa this summer. Aftera sluggish 1-0 defeat to Switzerland in their first group game, the Spanish team have been put through their paces by manager Del Bosque and it seems to have paid off. Despite being without strike partner Fernando Torres for the majority of games, Villa has guidedSpain to the quarter finals, finding the net four times (including a terrific long range strike against Chile) to level him at the top of the scoring chart alongside Slovakias Robert Vittek andArgentina hitman Gonzalo Higuain.At the age of 28, Villa already has a Paul Carey Jersey  wealth of international experience; making his debut in 2005 against San Marinobefore going on to take part in the last three major tournaments (including finishing top scorer at Euro 2008). Furthermore, his goal scoring record for Spain is nothing short of phenomenal, totalling 42 goals in 62 games.Predominately a striker, Villa began his career as an attacking midfielder at Sporting Gijon, but was soon placed back in the position he loved. However hedoes havethe tendency to drift out wide on the left, as demonstrated in the game against Portugal. He is often criticised for lacking strength and pace due to his short stature, but shrugs off his doubters by continuing to find the net season after season.If Spain are to go all the way in South Africa, then there is no doubt that David Villa must continue to play his part David Krejci Jersey . He has established himself as an integral piece in the Spanish jigsaw,alongside giantsofworld football, including: Fabregas, Iniesta, Puyol and Casillas. It is evident that he thrives on the service provided by such players and has adapted well to playing alongside newadditionsto the national side such as new Barca team mate Sergio Busquets and the highly rated David Silva. Spain have arguably been handed the easiest tie po sible in the form of Paraguay, offering them a great chance to reach the last four and to score goals in the proce s; that role though is largely down to David Villa,as Spain often come unstuck when he fails to do so.One factor that may play on the minds of theSpaniards is Villas poor disciplinary record. Following theirmatch against Honduras, the Barcelona forward admitted that he would need to control his temper better in future, after appearing to slap Emilio Izaguirre in the face. I was merely standing there Torey Krug Kids Jersey  and the reaction was to stick my arm out. Ill try in future to keep my cool. One thing is for Noel Acciari Jersey  sure, Spain cannot afford to lose Villafor the games that really matter, especially for an incident as trivial as this.Overcoming a potentially career ending injury as a child (suffering a fracture to his femur) Villa has kicked on, working his way to the highest level and putting himself in the frame as one of the worlds best. Spain will need to ensure that they bring him intoplay as much as po sible and provide him with the service needed for him to blo som if they are to live up to expectation and lift the infamous world cup trophyon July 11th.Factfile:Full Name: David Villa SnchezHeight: 1.75m (5ft 9in)Current Club: Barcelona (number 7)Career Goals: Club  202, International  42