Spain’s best kept secret

With Spain’s top two recognised strikers injured or out of form, Ireland could face an even bigger threat in Gdansk on June 14

For possibly the first time since their remarkable span of success began, Spain are faced with a real selection problem. And not of the kind managers usually chuckle about.

Quite simply, a side that have recently struggled to convert their possession into goals don’t know who’s going to lead the line. The two strikers who fired their last two tournament wins are likely to be missing for very different reasons. David Villa may not have recovered from a broken leg. Fernando Torres may not yet have broken an appalling goal drought.