Spain are world champions after Sunday night’s convincing win over England. Usually, the winning coach at a World Cup is widely feted. That will not be happening with Jorge Vilda.
What do you do when you hate your coach, but don’t want to let that ruin a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? You simply win the World Cup and pretend he’s not there.
During the tournament, and here as well, Spanish players celebrated goals with each other, but not him. The specific reasons, to this day, remain opaque - no players have spoken on the record about their gripes with Vilda, and the team has refused to discuss the mutiny during the World Cup.That Spain went ahead and won it anyway says a lot about the country’s remarkable depth - Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas was on the bench, for goodness’ sake - and the mental strength of this group of players to put it all behind them.
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