Jorge Vilda, against Spain: “We want to stand up”

This Saturday is the conflict between Morocco and Spain It’s not just about success.

The match at the stadium Olympian Pascual Guerrero of Cali and that will close Group C of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, together with the United States and Paraguay in Bogotá, will have a special flavor for the coach of Morocco, the Spaniard Jorge Vilda.

“We want to play the game (against Spain) in the same way as the match USA“to stand up and compete.”

“It’s against USA “We have competed against one of the best teams in set piece, I think it is the best team in the world and we have defended them very well,” he said when the media analyzed what his team did on Wednesday in their second loss.

And though Vildawho took over the leadership of the Moroccan women’s team on October 12, 2023, does not raise in his words a personal rivalry against The RedHis story with Spain was long and did not end well.

The 43-year-old from Madrid led Spain’s senior women’s team for eight, won the Women’s Soccer World Cup with it in 2023 and achieved several individual successes until her relationship with the Iberian players soured.

After some controversy and moments of crisis, Vilda He was dismissed on September 5, 2023.

Now, 367 days later, the man from Madrid will once again meet face to face with the Spanish team. And he was in the rival bank.

In training before the match against Spain at Club Campestre de Cali, Vilda studied what was to come.

“We are starting a project. We have to go step by step, (I am) very proud of my players, we have to move forward, we will stand up, we will compete again, we will give everything again, that is the we came here, to compete in the world championship.

And he added that Colombia The entire coaching staff of the senior national team arrived Morocco to help with the project which, according to the strategist, is a goal that is “soon to be achieved.”

Vilda indicated that she was left with pride and satisfaction to see the players give their all. “Although we didn’t win, a big step was taken, because we competed against the best teams in the world.”

Regarding the Moroccan goalkeeper Fatima El Jebraoui, the figure of the Africans’ fight against the United States by avoiding a defeat, Vilda He said he was happy to be given the MVP trophy as the most valuable player in the game.

“I was very happy because after the match against Paraguay on the first date on the social media they were not good to her, I think it was a well-deserved award and at the time, she is a very talented player,” he said .

Also Vilda He suggested patience in Morocco’s process in women’s football.

“Now we are not only looking at the result but at the performance of the players, this is the first time that Morocco has come to an U-20 World Cup, they are debutants, this is a new experience for them. They know what level, they know how “They have to come prepared to continue evolving and this also encourages them to continue being professionals,” he concluded.