2023-07-24 09:43:28
Virginia Torrecilla announced last week what will be his next soccer destination, the Villarreal CF. a change of scenery in search of recovering a lost illusion and to be the protagonist in a club in full growth.
Why the decision to go to Villarreal CF?: “The area is very beautiful and I am very happy to have come to Villarreal. The decision was partly thanks to Sara Monforte, who is a coach I have known for a long time and has been very important in the decision. Also, as a city and as a club it has a lot of history and it was a very good opportunity for me”.
What will Virginia contribute?: “I am going to contribute seniority and, above all, how to fight against the tide and continue forward despite the circumstances, which I think I am very good at. I hope I can enjoy football again and go back to being the Virginia that I was before”.
Back to feeling important: “I think it’s going to happen. I’m very happy and very content. I’m excited to play football again and I think that what I lost is being born again today, and that’s the most important thing. Feeling important and being the protagonist. I’m very excited now and I hope it goes very well”.
682 days out of football: “It makes me very happy to see how everything happened, against whom, and because of the team’s effort. It’s true that I felt a bit isolated because of everything, for minutes, but above all I’m proud of the fans. They’ve given me a lot, practically everything I did was for them. The fans are the best thing that Atlético de Madrid has”.
An hour with the fans in your goodbye: “They have behaved very well with me both in good times and in bad times. For me it was not an effort to be with the fans, because I also knew that it was my last moment with Atlético. They deserve it.”
Negative thoughts and believing that you would not play again: “Honestly, there were times when I thought I would not play again. Unfortunately, I have been through a lot, and football was not my priority. The priority is to be healthy and well, and to be with my family. It has been two years that have cost me a lot to return. I hope to be 100% back”.
Greater support: “My parents were my biggest support. My mother’s accident sent me into a tailspin and I was born again by them. I fell back into the hole and just wanted to stay with my family, but they tell me I can’t do that, and I had to get on with my life and my career. And also show the world that I could overcome obstacles. That’s the message I wanted to give to the world.”
Virginia Torrecilla during one of her last matches as an Atlético de Madrid player.
Different vision of the problems: “I’ve always said that I’m going to suffer for something like football after everything I’ve been through, but I carry it so deep within me… When I was sick or when what happened to my mother, there are times when football takes a third or fourth step when things aren’t right. But when everything is good and stable, football is a priority and I live it a lot, and it hurts. I wish that everything bad was that football was good or bad”.
Soccer gives you life: “Really, for me, football is life because when I play I only think about competing and being better. When I’m at home I think about my family, my mother’s accident or cancer. With football, I feel free, I’m another person. I want to enjoy myself again and that’s why it’s so important in my life”.
Alexia Putellas, great support: “I have always had a very good relationship with Alexia. When I go to Barcelona, her family treats me as if I were their daughter, and my parents do the same with her. When Alexia’s father dies, mine went to support her. The relationship we have is something forever. She will have me for everything.”
Women’s World Cup: “We are a very powerful team, and we are among the favourites. I hope they do very well. You have to think positive and do your best. The key is to know how to focus on what is important”.
Evolution of women’s football in Spain: “There are very important clubs like Barça and Real Madrid that are betting a lot and that shows the growth in which we are now. More and more prepared girls are coming out. Spain has been growing little by little and we have been doing better and better”.
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