Vilda: "Many people are hooked and nothing can stop it"

Jorge Vildacoach of the Spanish women’s team, declared this Thursday that one of the best news of the European Championship that his team played in England was the audience data that his team registered and hooked “a lot of people” to see their player.

On his arrival at Madrid Barajas Adolfo Suárez airport, less than 24 hours after Spain was eliminated after falling 2-1 to England in the quarterfinals of the Euro Cup, Vilda reviewed his team’s performance and looked forward to your team’s future.

“The audience data has been brutal. A lot of people are hooked and nothing can stop. I have to think again, but with the effort and work of all the players and the staff, we have reached all the Spanish houses. , ” he said.

Additionally, he stressed that while they still have “a few days” to digest the defeat against England, his players can “hold their heads high” despite the “bitter” taste they have felt after losing to England.

“We are all very proud of our players. They are quite whole. Yesterday, out of anger because they left us in the past, it was a bit harsh. They are professionals, they are thinking of resting for a few days and then start the preseason,” he said.

Asked about England’s first goal where there may have been an earlier foul on Spanish player Irene Paredes, he admitted that at the time it was not “easy” to see the game as he was close to the goal and away from the bench. However, after watching the replay on television, he said the English player managed to “annoy” Paredes with the jump.

Vilda recalled that Spain were “just seven minutes from glory” (England equalized in the 83rd minute and forced extra time) and recalled that his players controlled the game for most of the match.

“Now we have two official matches left, we have qualified for the World Cup and want to hit the pitch there. Right now, you have the defeat yesterday, which is difficult. But we have the feeling that no one is better than us from we played. We came close to beating England, with 30,000 spectators. Even against Germany, we deserved to win. We took another step to beat these teams.”

Finally, he indicated that he hopes to have better luck with the following commitments of the Spanish team. In the European Championship, important players, including Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermoso, was injured before the competition began. Later, the coronavirus also affected its players: “We have dealt with everything favorably. We hope that in the next few we will have the wind in our favor,” she concluded.