2023-06-12 17:37:58
Jorge Vilda has presented this afternoon a list of 30 players for the next World Cup that is held between July 20 and August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. In the list, the presence of Alexia Putellas. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner He returns to a call-up for the national team after overcoming his severe knee injury.
Vilda has pointed out how positive it is to be able to count on Putellas: “It is very important that Alexia has recovered well, that she has played minutes with her club. Of course we have worked in coordination. We are very aware of everything she has done and we want to be here keep helping her. We know that she is going to help us a lot. It is something that in the previous Eurocopa we could not have”.
In addition to putellas, the coach has summoned three of the fifteen players who gave up playing with the team last September. It must be remembered that last Friday twelve of those fifteen would have communicated to the Federation by email that they wanted to be able to count again for the selection.
Of those fifteen players, Vilda has included Ona Batlle, Aitana Bonmatí and Mariona Caldentey. The Madrid coach has explained the reason for his return to the national team: “If these three players are here it is because they are committed to the national team and by extension they can play in the World Cup. We have great news that we have more players available and more committed players. I don’t think the process is the most relevant thing.”
Vilda will have to discard 7 players for the World Cup in a definitive call that will announce the next June 30th.
The Spanish coach has been optimistic about his chances in the competition: “Spain is one of the candidates for this championship, one of those who will fight. We really want to go very far… We are going to win every game. We are looking forward to and would love to play seven games. We have the highest ambition“.
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