Spain captain Raul has insisted he has no problems with the new attacking midfield role coach Luis Aragones has asked him to play.

The Real Madrid striker is still struggling for form after recovering from the serious knee injury that ruined his season and Aragones has decided he cannot afford to rely on the 29-year-old for goals at the World Cup.

Instead he plans to play with Fernando Torres and David Villa up front, with Raul at the head of a midfield diamond.

The formation will get its first outing in Saturday's friendly against Egypt and Raul knows he must perform well if he wants to keep Luis Garcia out of the starting line-up in Germany.

"I am comfortable in this position, where I can play with a lot of freedom, and we have two very fast players up front who can score goals," said Spain's all-time leading goalscorer.

"I haven't scored for a while but I am confident this will change very soon.

"If I play it's because the coach thinks I will add something to the team.

"But people should be talking about the whole team not just how or where Raul might or might not play."

Michel Salgado is still not fit enough to return to action so his Real Madrid team-mate Sergio Ramos is likely to deputise at right-back.