The former Spanish international Veronica Boquete He said that with the resignation of Luis Rubiales a battle against machismo in football has been won but that the war to achieve profound changes in Spanish women’s football is being lost.
“We have won a battle but we are losing the war“said the former captain of the Spanish team and current player for Italian Fiorentina, in an interview with the German magazine ‘Der Spiegel’. “Rubiales finally saw that it made no sense to continue tying herself to her position. But we want deeper change,” she added.
Boquete, as he had done before, questioned the appointment of Montse Tomé as a coach, claiming that until now she has only been second and that it took her a long time to distance herself from Rubiales.
“She has tolerated too many things and distanced herself from Rubiales very late. I do not doubt that she is a good coach. But is she the best that can be found for the best team in the world? I think not. There are others with more experience” , said.
According to Boquete, the message being sent now is that “since a woman is now training, the players can’t continue complaining.” “That’s not what we want. Although we prefer Montse over Jorge (Wild) “It’s unfair, that’s why the players are still on strike,” he said.