Footballers Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro left the Spain camp in Valencia this Wednesday, saying that they were not in the best psychological state for the Nations League games with Sweden and Switzerland.
After the meeting ended early in the morning, the president of the Supreme Sports Council announced that the vast majority of players had agreed to return to the team, which has been going through turbulent times since winning the world title.
Victor Franco guaranteed that a number of agreements had been concluded to allow the reinstatement of the players and indicated that “of the 23 players called up, two asked to leave the internship for reasons of (…) personal discomfort.”
Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro, both of FC Barcelona, are among 15 players who asked to be released from the national team about a year ago, citing mental health problems and criticizing the “dictatorial” behavior of then coach Jorge Vilda. .
“My reality and Patri’s reality are different from the reality of the other comrades,” said Mapi Leon, adding: “It was not an ideal way to return and we are not in that position.”
However, the footballer assured that both were “satisfied”, since the situation in the national team “has reached another level and some changes are taking place.”
Spain’s new manager, Montse Thome, surprised on Monday by calling up 15 world champions and other players for the games against Sweden and Switzerland, who after the scandal asked not to be called up until changes were made in the football federation. including a forced kiss between former President Luis Rubiales and soccer player Jenny Hermoso during the World Cup.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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