2023-09-18 16:45:24
“I don’t understand anything,” was read over and over again among the WhatsApp messages from those around the 23 soccer players who were summoned by Montse Tomé. The coach, on her first list in office, blew up everything that had been built in the past and started a new fight between the Federation and the footballers. Her debut in office has not been free of controversy; rather, it generated a new fire. Tomé called 20 of the 39 soccer players who asked not to go to the national team until there were real changes in the structure of the Federation. Is about 15 World Champions and 5 footballers who are part of ‘the 15’, who decided not to return for the World Cup. As El Periódico has asked to know, the players They found out that they were summoned through television and, sources consulted by this newspaper, They deny Tomewho has claimed to have spoken with them before releasing the list.
The list has not left anyone indifferent. Tomé has three goalkeepers: Misa Rodríguez, Cata Coll, Enith Salom. As for the defenses, he wants to have Irene Paredes, Laia Alexandri, Olga Carmona, María Méndez, Oihane, Ona Batlle and Mapi León. In the center of the field they are called Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro, María Pérez, Teresa Abelleira, Rosa Márquez. The forwards called are Athenea del Castillo, Eva Navarro, Esther González, Mariona Caldentey, Inma Gabarro, Amaiur and Lucía García.
The new coach confirmed in the press conference that has spoken with those summoned but he did not want to go into details of the conversations. “She enters the professional relationship and stays with us,” she admitted. “I have complete confidence in the players, at a professional level they are incredible. A new stage begins and the counter is at zero. We want to have these players,” she said, ensuring that she is confident that all of them will answer the call. of the selection because they are “professionals”.
“No player has asked me not to be called up,” acknowledged Montse Tomé minutes after giving the list. “Today we begin a new stage and it is something beautiful. Everyone has the possibility if they perform and have ambition. The counter starts at zero, on this occasion we have done the work to have these 23,” she added.
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Among the World Cup winners who have been left off the list is Jenni Hemoso. Montse Tomé wanted to defend that the decision is to protect her. “We are with Jenni in everything and with all the players. We have to listen to them. We have believed that the best way to protect her in this call is like this. We are counting on her,” the coach confessed.
Of the World Champions, 8 have been left out of Tomé’s first list as coach. He has not mentioned that Ivana Andrés, Laia Codina, Rocío Gálvez, Irene Guerrero, Claudia Zornoza, Salma Paralluelo, Alba Redondo, Jenni Hermoso.
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