previous selector Jorge Vilda ‘El Larguero’ from Cadena Ser made his first statement after he was sacked as coach of the national team that won the World Cup in Sydney. He does this after learning of Pedro Rocha’s decision to appoint the second of the RFEF. Montse Tomé as his successor. A coach who resigned after the results of the extraordinary meeting where Luis Rubiales offered him the position of sporting director. A solution that provides continuity with its applause, has been criticized since his appointment became official.
How was the dismissal?
“After I became world champion 16 days ago, I’m as good as I can be. I’ll be renewed 10 days ago, plus I’ve got five left. And I was unfairly expelled. It was a convention announcement, all the councilors were there. It was the announcement of a contract that was outlined earlier. Pedro It was a short meeting with Rocha and the vice president of Equality. The statement was structural changes”
“After 17 years in women’s football, I know what I’ve accomplished, and after leaving my skin as an employee of the Federation, I have a clear conscience that I gave my all. I didn’t deserve to be expelled.”
What do you think about the appointment of Montse Tomé?
“He deserved it. I think he is.” The first thing I want to be clear about is that I will never applaud anything sexist. I will never applaud anything that goes against feminism, the struggle for equality and fairness. That council didn’t know what to do. We thought he was going to resign. Many people will have felt that a front-line conversation, to which your boss’s speech leads you, reflects and reflects on them. I valued your work on this and applauded it. Also its management. We should not forget that the budget allocated to women’s football has been quadrupled since 2018.”
There are great challenges ahead. I believe the best legacy I can leave is style and methodology. That’s it, and I’m sure it will do very well.”
Was it unfair to Vilda?
“I know that when we won, the bubble inflates many times and we didn’t win. I know it’s not fair. I accept everything in sports, but personally it’s not fair. A lot has been learned. Nothing was said directly in terms of management. Things were said indirectly that didn’t suit me.”
“There are things that just aren’t right. In the 17 years I’ve been on the national team, the players, the people I’ve trained and stood by, have always been treated with the utmost respect. One day, there’s been a lot of talk about this during this season and these things came up: 15 insurgents-“.
Why did you applaud when Rubiales spoke of “fake feminism”?
“The first thing I want to make clear is that I will never applaud anything macho. I will never applaud anything that goes against feminism, which is the struggle for equality and equality. That assembly didn’t know what it was going for. We thought: it would be a resignation. A lot of people think it’s a prequel that your boss’s speech leads you to. “She will have found themselves and felt reflected in her pure speech. She valued your work in that, and I applauded that. Also her management. Don’t forget what has been done since 2018, the quadrupling of the budget allocated to women’s football.”
Why didn’t you name Jenni Hermoso in your statement?
“I’m talking about a gesture in the statement that shouldn’t represent us in a box. I’ve known Jenni since she was 16 years old, I saw she was a woman. She made part of the World Cup. I know she’s having bad times. I spent everything she had there, I hope for a moment It ends first. I didn’t talk to him, I cut off the phone. It seems to me he’s having a bad time”.
Did you talk to Rubiales again?
“Not from the council.”