The 15 Spanish players who resigned from the national team at the end of 2022 due to differences with coach Jorge Vilda, have again been left out of the squad, although this time for the two friendly matches prior to the Australia/New Zealand 2023 Women’s Soccer World Cup.
Once the list was announced, Vilda said: “I’m only going to talk about the players who can be called up, not the ones that one day decided to exclude themselves from the team.”
Likewise, Vilda spoke about the possibility that the double winner of the Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas, attends the biggest women’s competition at the national team level, who has been out of action for several months after she underwent surgery to rupture the anterior cruciate ligament of her left knee.
“It is great news for everyone to see her smile. It is great news that she is playing, we wish her to recover and we are waiting for her, ”she said.
Why did 15 players resign from the Spain team?
In September 2022, it was revealed that 15 players from the Spanish national team sent an email to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in a particular way and with the same wording, in which they questioned the coach Jorge Vilda, claiming they did not agree. with his tactical approaches and his group management.
The RFEF responded forcefully that “it will not allow the players to question the continuity of the national team and its coaching staff, since making those decisions does not fall within their powers.”
“These types of maneuvers are far from exemplary and outside the values of football and sport and are harmful,” the Federation said in the statement.
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