The Spanish women’s football team lost (4-2) to Brazil on Tuesday in the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Games, waking up with a bang from the dream of competing for gold in their first Olympic participation after a bad match at the Vélodrome (Marseille). The world and Nations League champions were on the verge of the final and, although they will have the consolation of fighting for bronze against Germany, theor did so by performing far below their level. Brazil, who will go for gold against the United States, was better and punished the mistakes of Montse Tomé’s team.
A defeat that has put the coach in the spotlight and her name as a trending topic in “X”. Fans do not understand the reason why Alexia Putellas has been substituted and many already believe that she should not continue on the bench of the Spanish National Team.
Jenni and Alexia’s debate
Montse Tomé decided to leave Alexia Putellas on the bench and put Jenni Hermoso in the starting eleven. Putellas came out in the final stretch of the match when the score was already 3-0 in favor of the Cariocas and in the minutes she played she was one of the best in the team, so no one understood why she was not in the starting eleven. After the match, Tomé tried unsuccessfully to justify the inexplicable: “I think that internally we were fine. Alexia, of course, contributes and has contributed to the team. On other days it was the turn of other players. Not all of them can enter.”.
She was also asked about the possibility of Putellas and Hermoso playing together in the team and this is how she responded on COPE’s El Partidazo: “When we choose the game plan we always choose to win. In the midfield there were Tere, Jenni and Aitana, people who are reliable. We have alternatives and today we have opted for this and those who have come in later have tried to change the dynamic,” she said and when questioned again about this idea, Tomé acknowledged that both “When they have had minutes they have done well, they can play together, but everything we have chosen has been to win and when it doesn’t work out, it is questioned more.”
But his explanations, Nor were they when Jenni Hermoso complained about not having minutes, have not calmed down some fans who are asking her to cover her head on social media.
The networks explode against Tomé
“Brazil humiliates the world champions. There are still strange things within the Spanish women’s football team. “Montse Tomé must resign,” “He completely failed in his approach, made the team worse with the changes and left Alexia Putellas on the bench until the 78th minute. Montse Tomé did nothing right, but she still has time to do it, by going to a press conference and presenting her resignation” either “Montse Tomé, Spain’s number one enemy. Nobody wants her as a coach. If Spain has gotten to where it has, it’s thanks to the quality of its players.
For their sake, let him go now.”are some of the indignant comments that flood “X”.
There are also those who do not forget what happened with Jorge Vilda and see in the few minutes of Jenni Hermoso and what happened with Alexia Putellas the consequence of the 15 o’clock strike before the World Cup“Why do the RFEF and Montse Tomé continue to blacklist Alexia Putellas, Jenni Hermoso and some of the 15 who stood up to Vilda? Why do they continue to take revenge, disciplining players who are world-class and decisive?” or “Vilda was trash but at least she let them play together” are some of the messages that have generated a bitter debate on social media.
Now, La Roja will have to change its approach if it wants to have a chance of winning bronze against Germany.