THE Spanish women’s team finds herself involved in a fire again, after Montse Tome decided not to call Jenni Hermoso, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez. It may seem that the coach’s decision has something to do with the methods his predecessor – the unspeakable Jorge Vilda – followed when it came to dressing room management, but nothing could be further from the truth. In this case, there are several reasons why there are many differences between one stage and another.
Beyond successive attempts to distance itself from the previous administration in its statements, its actions have also been different. The most obvious lie in the return of several players who, with Vilda They were condemned. The Asturian’s first measure as coach was to call up five of the players from 15 who found themselves without a World Cup, including Patri Guijarro And Mapi Léon. Both men maintained their exclusionary stance, although the midfielder changed her mind before the Olympics and was recalled.
This measure is a clear example of an attempt to repair the divide that occurred a year ago. To this was added that the captains –Walls, beautiful And Alexia– they recovered the bracelet that the previous coach had taken from them. Beyond the differences that existed between styles on the field, those that existed in terms of management were clear.
Aleixandri, Amaiur, Lucía Garcia, Guijarro And Ouahabi They were among the 15 remaining rebels that Montse Tomé called up. A clear example that distinguishes it from the continuous line that we thought we were following. In fact, the Asturian always avoided talking about the past and never closed the door to those who were still considered unwelcoming, as was the case of Pebble either Pineapple –for a while– and Mapi Léon.
Faced with this last call, controversial due to the absences, he mentioned the return of Claudia Pina but also on the fact that Mapi does not want to be summoned and specifies that she can return if she changes her decision: “Pina speaks to us before the Games, she is available for selection in what she needs, she is in a good moment, she has regularity. Mapi continues to believe that he does not want to continue coming and we respect the decision.
New earthquake in the women’s team
This way of acting of Tomé has nothing to do with that of a Jorge Vilda that the resignation of the 15 players was taken as a personal challenge. He considered the players calling for his head and, in an unprecedented exercise in resistance, knowing he did not have the trust of the group, he not only continued, but won the World Cup. Of course, there were obvious retaliations.
The first of these consisted of removing the bracelet from Beautiful, Walls And Alexia for supporting her teammates, in addition to putting Mass in the middle of the World Cup. For this meeting, many 15 They had reconsidered the position of not being summoned, but only three were retained, essential in their functions to be able to aspire to the title: Aitana, Mariona And Ona Battle.
He wants them to be a pineapple
The decision you made now Montse Tome This is not due to a personal problem. According to him, it is more about finding harmony in a locker room which has been a powder keg for years. The coach wants to make Spain “a family”, in which there is a “balance in coexistence”, without demands, in which we know how to be, whatever the decisions taken by the technical staff. And it seems he won’t achieve his goal if he continues to rely on them.
As he declared, he wants to put an end to the “exceptional situation” which has persisted since his arrival on the bench last year. THE Selection She got used to living in tension and to put an end to it she decided not to call up three players who until now had been indisputable and crucial in the locker room. They are part of the hard core of the women’s team, but she considers that their presence prevents the union she intends to achieve to obtain the “maximum performance” of the group for the next European Cup.
