The 2023 Women’s World Cup is less than a year away. spanish The national team is in a public confrontation with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) over coach Jorge Vilda. On Thursday, he sent an email to the RFEF asking that 15 players not be selected for the national team.
The players did not name any specific frustrations with Vilda, but “dissatisfied with injury management, locker room atmosphere, Vilda’s team selection and training sessions”. As reported by ESPN.
The RFEF released its own statement on the demands of the players, calling it “an unprecedented situation in the history of men’s and women’s football in Spain and around the world”. The RFEF also said coaching decisions were not up to them, adding that they would only be allowed to return to the team in the future if they “accept their mistakes and ask for forgiveness”.
“The RFEF does not allow players to question the continuity of the national coach and his coaching staff because it is not within their mandate to make those decisions.” The RFEF said in its statement“The federation will not tolerate pressure of any kind from any player when adopting sporting measures. is harmful.”
In response to the RFEF, the 15 players who requested not to be selected have issued statements denying calls for Vilda’s dismissal, but admitting that they have provided feedback on how to improve working conditions.
“We want a firm commitment towards a professional project in which all aspects are considered in order to extract the best performance from a group of players who we believe can achieve more and better goals.” “As we are told, we have never asked for the removal of our manager. We understand that it is not our job to choose this role under any circumstances,” the player wrote in a statement. But it’s about expressing in a constructive and honest way what we think could improve the group’s performance.”
US football legend Megan Rapinoe expressed her support for the Spanish players in a post on Instagram.
“You came in 16th in America.” Rapinoe said in her post“It’s very powerful to have so many players coming together like this. We should all listen.”
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to start on July 20, 2023. Australia and New Zealand.
