Jorge Vilda has made public the prelist of players who will wear the Spain jersey in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. In it, three footballers return from the 15 that last September resigned to be summoned with the selection. Aitana Bonmatí, Mariona Caldentey and Ona Batlle They will return to the selection after a rapprochement between the parties. also returns Alexia Putellas after overcoming the injury to the cruciate ligament in his left knee.
“In the Federation, from the president to the staff, we have always been open to dialogue. He has always been in favor of resolving this conflict. It is practically resolved. Some fringes remain. There have been conversations, private and that we are not going here reveal, and in those conversations they have led to this decision”, Vilda said seconds after making the list public. “The important thing is that if they are here it is because they are committed to the selection,” she added.
There are major absences from the list presented by Vilda. In addition to patri pebbleThe azulgranas don’t appear either Mapi León, Claudia Pina and Sandra Pañoswho have not moved from their position and have resigned from the World Cup, defending that the changes made by the Federation have not been enough to return.
“Tasting Coll enters with all the options to compete of the three that are going to the World Cup”, declared Vilda, who has decided to call up the substitute goalkeeper for Sandra Paños, one of the fifteen who had communicated to the Federation her desire to return. From the previous lists, the Catalans Laia Codina, Jana Fernández, Irene Paredes and Salma Paralluelo remain, with a total of nine Barça players.
Changes and reconciliation
The prelist will have three of the four captains who wore the bracelet in the Eurocup (Alexia, despite being injured, was still captain). Patri Guijarro has decided to remain in the non-callable position and is not part of the list presented by Vilda. It will be the first time that the other three meet again. Jenni Hermoso (who returned on September 27 of last year after a statement explaining the reasons for her return), Irene Paredes (in the previous call) and Alexia Putellas (already fully recovered) will once again share the red dressing room, Although it remains to be seen how many of them will maintain the rank of captain for the World Cup. “The ancestry of Alexia, Irene and Jenni have it whether they wear the bracelet or not,” Vilda has indicated. All of them had shown their support in public around 15 at the time they announced their decision.
“It is great news that Alexia has recovered well, that she has played minutes with her club and that she is going to be with us. We have spoken with her and we like everything she has transmitted. She is going to help us a lot, not only in the field, but also with his leadership, with his know-how, with his point of talent at important moments”, said the Madrid coach. “For Alexia, the best thing she could do was be in the World Cup to continue recovering. We’re going to be very careful so that she arrives in the best conditions. We know we have time. She missed the Eurocup, I know how bad she had it,” he said. added.
The conciliation
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“You have to value what has been done since 2018. For this World Cup, there is a conciliation agreement that is very difficult or impossible for another team to have, so that family members can be with us thousands of kilometers away. We are at the same level as the men’s team and the best teams. We are going to do our best to get the best out of them”, revealed the Madrid coach.
Vilda awaits the 30 chosen next Monday June 19 at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas. The list must be reduced to 23 for the World Cup. The official list of the players who will play in the World Cup will be revealed on June 30 (12:00 p.m.).