The Spanish soccer coach, Jorge Vilda, considers that the October 23 match against the team of the Czech Republic At the La Cartuja stadium (Seville) it is “key”, since the team “that wins will have a very clear path to get first place and direct qualification” for the 2022 Women's Eurocup.
In a telematic press conference, Jorge Vilda described as “very important” the match that La Roja will play in La Cartuja, “an unbeatable setting”, he stressed, and in which they will compete for the first time although the 60,000 seats will be empty due to the restrictions of capacity imposed by the current health crisis.
The Madrid coach asked the 23 players summoned to take as a reference the first 30 minutes of the match played in Prague, where the Spanish won 1-5. “I would pay those 30 minutes because they are the best we have done with the national team so far,” he remarked.
Vilda noticed, however, that his rivals will show “a high competitive level”, since they started their season “in mid-August” while Primera Iberdrola started the 2020/21 season in early October.
“The Czech team can even become aggressive, within the regulations. They are very dangerous from set pieces and physically they are powerful and strong. We have to take the ball from them. Without the ball they will suffer and if we manage to be the recognizable Spain of the 30s We will be able to get the game forward without any doubt, “he said.
Asked about the presence in the call of the young txuri urdin Nerea Eizagirre, Jorge Vilda highlighted his ability to overflow and face. “She can cross lines by herself. She has made a good start in the league – she started against Deportivo Abanca – and has always been in the pre-lists. We know her well, because she has been with us in the lower categories, and we consider that she was the moment that he came with us to the senior team. We believe that he can contribute a lot, “he said.
Of Esther Gonzalez, top scorer of the First Iberdrola with 3 goals in 2 rounds, Jorge Vilda pointed out that “at any time she can enter the call” since “she is a guaranteed player.” Like Ainize Barea 'Peke', from Deportivo Abanca, the '9' from Levante was left out of this citation due to “small details”. “It is increasingly difficult to make the calls,” he said. “The 23 that we have summoned we believe are the ones that deserve to be here,” he stressed.
Jorge Vilda also appreciated the arrival of Real Madrid to the First Iberdrola: “We were all waiting for him (…) It is a team that is consolidating, game by game it will grow and little by little it will make it difficult for anyone” .