Jorge Vilda: "It's a historic day for Spanish women's football"

MADRID, 12 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The national coach, Jorge Vilda, has defined Tuesday's victory against the United States as "a historic day for Spanish women's football", highlighting that his players "have known how to suffer" and the role of the public, which has once again beaten a attendance record.

"I think it is a historic day for Spanish women's football, they have managed to beat the United States, the world's leading power, for the first time, and merit and congratulations to my players. They have known how to suffer, and the success they face is remarkable on goal, which is striking what we have had today", Vilda valued in the press conference after the crash.

For Jorge Vilda, "what the Spanish players have done today on the pitch" "has been a demonstration of courage, bravery and know-how". "We have changed our scheme, they have assimilated it in two days, they have reflected it perfectly on the field. There are players from whom we have asked great efforts and they have understood it perfectly and the results arrive and in a fair way", he commented.

Spain won 2-0 thanks to goals from Laia Codina and Esther González, and the coach surrendered at a press conference to his players, of whom "you can't ask for more". "As much as you have trained them, they go out on the field and the rhythm, how they press, is not easy at all, they do not have the team map in their heads and it is not as fast as we would like because they do not have those automatisms", highlighted.

"After those first 20 minutes, the team has been more established on the field, in a better position, more confident. The United States has a very physical team, at the beginning they press, they arrive very fast, then they slow down a bit, we we have overcome, we have had more of the ball, that has given us oxygen", analyzed Vilda.

The coach explained that his team pressed "high" at the beginning and that at half-time "something changed". "We had to be well protected, it went well, we were successful, we defended the set pieces well with players who are much shorter than them and today everything went well," he deepened.

The man from Madrid wanted to thank "all the people who have come to El Sadar today on an important day for women's football" where the attendance record for a national team match was broken. "We continue adding and growing, we are delighted, the players too. Today is the day to talk about the present and the near future," said the coach.

El Sadar brought together 11,209 people, a new attendance record for the national team. "We are delighted, they have managed to break the record, that there were a lot of people. They have been player number 12, they have helped us win, they have enjoyed it, we have also enjoyed it and when it is possible to come back", he declared.

To her players, after finishing, Vilda recognized that she has focused on "reminding them that it has been a historic day" and that "everyone" is going to remember them. "It is the history of women's soccer and there are the names of these players as the first to have beaten the number one in the ranking," she warned.

"What these players have done is not easy at all, the courage to face these two games, to come, to have pressure. The players read, they come, and when they call you a 'b' player or second place, it is not a good dish No one likes it and it seems super unfair to me and not having respect for 23 footballers who have spent their whole lives giving their souls for the national team," Vilda remarked.

The national coach stated that "playing for the national team is the greatest privilege you can have as a footballer". "And they are showing that they know what it's like to wear this jersey and represent their country at the highest level," he added.

Therefore, he valued what this group has shown "in nine days." "We played a great game against Sweden, which ended in a draw with a great second half, with a very recognizable Spanish team, and today that Sweden won 3-0 against France, so we can see what the merit of the other day is. Today the team has competed really well," he said.

However, he does not want to think further, but believes that we must focus on "enjoying the victory" because "this does not happen every day", in addition to being "proud and happy" that there have been no injuries during this break despite to the mishap of Irene Guerrero.

Looking to the future, now he will have to be very "pending to summon the next 23 soccer players", taking into account "what they have done" those of this call. "And then wait for the draw that we have in 10 or 15 days, that we will go to New Zealand and we will know the roadmap to prepare ourselves in the best way," he stressed.

For Jorge Vilda, the performance of the 23 called up for these two friendlies has been "outstanding". "My score is outstanding due to the training, the games and the cohesion that I have seen in the group. Now I have to be very aware of the performance to try to be as fair as possible", he stressed.

Among the players who participated, Madridista Maite Oroz stood out, a player from Navarra who felt at home. "Anyone who didn't know her yet today has seen the player she is and the quality she has. Without being her best quality, defensively we have asked her for great runs, she has done it perfectly, and has contributed both in attack and defense and then on top of it at her house, a special day, not only her but all of us are not going to forget today," Vilda concluded.