“I don’t think this fits anyone’s mind. On an airplane, a coach may publicly pressure, coerce, or say something in a hostile or threatening manner to a person he has known for a long time and who is the brother of a player for whom he holds special esteem.“. This is definitely the former coach Jorge Vilda Rejected before a National Court judge Francisco de Jorge forced the player Jennifer Hermoso To clarify the kiss that the then president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) gave her, Luis RubialesAccording to the text of the statement from the Prensa Ibérica group, available to El Periódico de Catalunya, this was allowed during the World Cup celebrations.
Vilda, who testified as the defendant, assured that those who knew her knew this “He cannot put pressure or pressure on anyone.”added this to this You can ask “any footballer” who has trained “during these 17 years” and, as he insists, has worked for the federation. This His persistence in his professional career led him to become deputy chief prosecutor of the National Court. Marta DurántezTo remind you to stick to what is asked, without adding comments to the questions.
The former coach insisted he went to her three times in the 24 hours the trip lasted to see if she could speak to him. Brother of Rafael Hermoso Jennybecause I was sleeping the first two, and asked him to talk to the football player because he saw him as “overwhelmed”. The former coach emphasized that his intention was: “Reduce media pressure”, he is worried about this because it may affect his “sports performance”. He denied that he was persistently called, and at one point in his interrogation he asked, “Do you think it is insistent to call a person twice in 24 hours?” he replied.
Vilda assured that her concern was for the player and not for the then club president. RFEF, because he has a “special appreciation” for her, given that he’s “known her for years.” He also added, “During this World Cup, I received very nice messages from him that everything we do is appreciated and proud.”
“If I don’t call up one of the best players in the world (Jenni Hermoso), I would have made the wrong choice.”
“Asked if he had threatened “retaliation,” he said: “How am I going to do that?” To Hermoso’s brother if he doesn’t come out to talk to the media. “If we think about it, it would be throwing stones at my own roof, because the only retaliation I can take as a coach is not to call him up. But if I don’t call one of the best players in the world. What I’ve done in the last 10 years would be to make the wrong choices,” he said, just before explaining what he appreciated and called “a sporting He added that he is an actor who “values his performance very much.”
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When asked why he wasn’t called then By the successor coach Montse Tome, Vilda said she had not contacted him; She said that when she was appointed, she congratulated him but did not receive a response, so he was surprised that she did not invite him. She assured that she could not say what the footballer’s emotional state was because he had not spoken to Hermoso either.
Since he sees the football player as “absolutely uncomfortable” and doesn’t want him to “never feel overwhelmed or pressured”, he goes to talk to his brother and asks him to tell his version of what happened. “I can’t remember the exact words I used, but of course I remember the message I wanted to convey to Jennifer’s brother Rafa,” the defendant said of refusing to offer his sister the possibility of having a position. He’s in the national team because he said it wasn’t up to him.
Vilda explained to the referee that as the national coach she always ensures the safety and interests of the players and “who is Jenni in this situation”. One of the most important players not only of the World Cup but he managed to achieve this world championship throughout the season and above all throughout his career.” “At that moment, I was thinking that all this could not only overshadow a celebration, but also overshadow a perfect, perfect world championship for him. However, at the end of an athlete’s career, all that remains is a celebration and a medal ceremony. “My intention did not go any further,” he said.
Regarding Rubiales kissing Jennifer, Vilda explained that she “didn’t know anything” because she was behind the line. Things started to go “wrong” when she got off the podium because her daughter was having a stomach ache and they had to take her to the hospital by ambulance. Finally the girl can fly. “When we got to the airport, we boarded the plane,” and by then “there was a celebratory atmosphere, because we made history.” Already on the plane, The atmosphere becomes sparse, “it’s never the same” and different groups form. One of these is the president and his trusted men. He explained that knowing about Rubiales’ kiss with the player and seeing it online made him aware of the media uproar that “the kiss led” to damage the “historic turning point” of becoming world champions.