Lil' Dave is butthurt over being "the only victim" of the loss to Switzerland.
I lol.
he's not as good as Iniesta or Cesc in the middle, nor is he as good as Pedro, Navas, Cazorla or Mata out wide.
that's his big problem. he's a phenomenal player, but he's a hybrid. and if VdB wants a #10 he'll go with two players who are better there, and if he wants a winger he'll go with an actual winger rather than using Silva as a hybrid.
plus the emergence of Negredo as a legit starter means there's no room for him anyway. with Negredo at #9, Villa to his left, and Xavi, Busi & Xabi in midfield, there's only one slot left and that goes to Iniesta.
of course, one could argue that Xabi should come out for someone. and against most teams I agree, but that someone would either be Cesc to add more control to the middle or a winger to give Iniesta more centrality. and then there's the fact that when facing a team with a dominant #10, Xabi simply MUST be in the lineup.
basically: no room for Lil' Dave.