Statement from the 15 players of the national team together with Alexia Putellas: "We have never asked for Vilda's dismissal"

• News Fifteen players resign from the Spanish team as they do not agree with the continuity of Jorge Vilda

• Email The email that caused the crisis

The

of the

who yesterday sent an

to the

requesting

of the national team have published a statement this Friday arguing their decision and meeting the criticism.

In addition,

, who had not sent said email because she was injured, was the first to support her teammates and to sign these new statements.

"The players regret, in the first place, that the RFEF has made public, in a partial and interested way, a private communication, with

- which is part of our privacy -, sent in response to the request of the own Federation to know which of us wanted not to be summoned. Communication of which, by the way, we have not received a formal response", begins the statement of the soccer players, who wanted to emphasize that "

" , as the Federation assured yesterday.

"As we said in our private communication, we have maintained, maintain and will maintain an unquestionable commitment to the National Team," they add, pointing out that "in our communication sent to the RFEF we request

, to our performance and, consequently, to the results of the National Team and that could lead to undesirable injuries".

"A professional project"

In the letter, the soccer players

and focus all their efforts on explaining the soccer conflicts they have with those responsible for the national team.

"We want a

in which all aspects are taken care of to

from a group of players with whom we believe that more and better goals can be achieved. We wish the best for the RFEF, for the National Team and for us in particular, without entering into public wars".

In addition, the players admit that "

as has been commented", and they assure that "

, but to express in a constructive and honest way what we consider can improve group performance.

The group has also wanted to respond to the criticism of those who have denounced an alleged "whim" or "blackmail" of the locker room towards the coaching staff and the Federation: "Can anyone think that, eight months before a World Cup, a group of Players of the highest level, which is what we consider ourselves, consider this decision, as has been publicly implied, as

?"

"By requesting not to be called up, we are

and, of course, continuing to build something important in women's football," they acknowledge, recalling that "getting to where we are right now has taken years of effort from many people. And there are still many things to improve as it is being demonstrated recently".

Finally, the players have confessed that "we just want to be able to achieve maximum professional and personal success again. Last but not least,

concludes its statement".

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