Former Spanish coach used to tear down the players: “You can’t even run. What you’re missing is a chilli on your ass” – Women’s Football

This Thursday, a documentary about the women’s team was aired in Spain, produced by RTVE, Spain’s state-owned audiovisual company.

The documentary ‘Selection F, from clandestine to champions’, addresses the evolution of the Spanish women’s football team to the world title, won in 2023 in Australia.

https://twitter.com/EnPortada_TVE/status/1783259623375647162 who reported the ordeal they experienced under the command of former coach Ignacio Quereda, who guided the Spanish team from 1988 to 2015. In those 27 years, the players suffered a lot at the hands of the coach.

“If things didn’t go the way he wanted, it was just shouting. He was a despotic person. The player’s self-esteem decreased and, consequently, her performance”, revealed Natalia Pablos, former football player for the Spanish national team.

Mar Prieto, another former player, revealed that the coach had carte blanche in his management. “He didn’t suffer reprisals from anyone, he managed women’s football as he wanted. Anyone who confronted him would stay out”, revealed the player, recounting an unpleasant episode she experienced with Ignacio Quereda

‘”You can’t come to the national team like that, fat. You have to lose weight. You can’t even run. What you’re missing is a chilli on your ass”,’ the former national team coach told Mar Prieto.