Jorge Vilda: "At no time have I considered resigning"

"The stone has been thrown and the hand has been hidden, we must be brave"

MADRID, 30 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish women's soccer coach, Jorge Vilda, has assured that "he does not" wish "anyone" the bad moment that is happening after the resignation of 15 players to enter the call for the friendly matches against Sweden and the United States and has assured that "at no time" has he considered resigning, and considers that "the stone has been thrown and the hand has been hidden", in addition to asking for "the maximum respect" for the soccer players who have responded to his call.

"Resign? At no time; for the unfairness, for everything we have created and achieved, for what we continue to achieve, for the strength I have to continue and because I know what can come in women's football. We have been working for a long time For this reason, what we had looked very good, we had worked hard to build a wonderful team, and I know we can do it again", he declared at a press conference.

In addition, he explained that "the lack of clarity in the message" of the players has been able to "slide certain doubts" to think that there is "something extra-sports in all this that is happening." "It's normal, because everything that's been put together doesn't make sense thinking it's something sporty," she said.

"I think the stone has been thrown and the hand has been hidden, and we have to be brave. That's why I'm here, to tell the truth. With truth and courage you go far, knowing that the only thing we've done all these years is to work honestly and give our all for women's football", he added.

Regarding the resignation, the Madrid coach believes that the moment chosen is only about adding "more pressure" as they are major rivals. "Maximum respect for the players who are not among the 15 who have sent the mail, that they have maximum respect for them; that they do not put pressure on them not to come, that they do not pretend that they are not doing the right thing. Wear the Spain shirt It is the greatest pride there can be, defending your country is the maximum that a soccer player can reach. It is a privilege and it always will be, we cannot pretend that it is different for not getting on the bandwagon, "he said.

Vilda also urged the soccer players she has directed throughout her career to point out how her behavior has been with them. "I want to make an appeal to all the players I have trained during my career: if there is something that has not been an exquisite treatment, as my players and even the captains have told me and the president, from here I challenge that Anyone come out and say that there has been no respect or that there has been some fault in my behavior," he said.

"I want to thank the support of all the coaches of the male and female categories, my entire coaching staff, and all the messages of support that I have received during these days, beyond family, friends and colleagues, from people I do not know by the street. I do not wish anyone what I have to be going through these days, "he continued.