Las Blancas Podcast: Esther Arriving vs. Valencia; The Abuse Spain’s WNT Suffered Under Ignacio Quereda (1988-2015)

Today’s episode of Las Blancas Podcast comes in two parts:

Part I: Real Madrid Femenino’s 2-1 victory over Valencia

• Why Misa, Ivana Andrés, and Athenea del Castillo were unavailable
• Whether the back three could be David Aznar’s long-term solution
• How Lucía Rodríguez looked at right center-back
• The horrible weather conditions
• Real Madrid’s lack of offensive organization
• Maite Oroz helping Claudia Zornoza back to form
• The unexploited potential of the 5-2-1-2
• How to tell when tactics are non-existent
• Some key adjustments that Esther González made on the night
• “Mayte Oroz,” “Rokio,” Athenua,” “Tajón,” “Kenti Rodríguez,” “Piña”
• Olga Carmona’s positive performance after suffering a horrendous challenge
• Whether Las Blancas will ever learn how to defend set-pieces
• The issues with our defensive structure
• Grant’s praise for Rocío Gálvez

Part II: Romper el silencio — a comprehensive summary of the abuse Spain’s WNT endured under coach Ignacio (Nacho) Quereda from 1988-2015

• Resources: the original documentary; the documentary with english subtitles; thread translating key quotes from the documentary into english; podcast on the mutiny at the 2015 World Cup
• The key figures in this story
• The delight Quereda took in belittling and insulting players
• The culture of fear Quereda created
• Quereda’s paternalism and sexism
• Quereda’s bigotry towards Catalans
• Quereda’s homophobia
• Quereda’s extreme controlling behavior
• Ex-RFEF president Ángel María Villar controlling players’ media appearances and what they could say
• The complete lack of training and preparation for international competition
• Players having to meet to decide the team’s tactics and do their own opposition scouting
• The infamous images of Vicky Losada being berated into tears after being subbed off vs. South Korea in the 2015 World Cup
• The sheer number of times the players tried to usher in change through the “proper channels”
• The retaliation against the players who led the ousting of Quereda
• Why the situation with the national team still stinks
• Jorge Vilda’s decision to not make an appearance in the documentary
• Vero Boquete being blown away at receiving water from her teams in leagues outside Spain
• Vero’s and the players’ genuine heroism
• The excess control that the RFEF currently has over players outside the national team setting
• Some solutions to improve the current situation
• Why comparing men’s football as a product to women’s football makes zero sense in light of all this info

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Hosts this week:

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Grant Little (@grantlittle09)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)

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