Marcelo Bielsa spoke for the first time about scandal that starred in the Uruguayan National Teamafter Luis Suareza historical reference, pointed against him with strong accusations. The forward had pointed out that the players’ relationship with the Argentine coach was not the best.
Bielsa remained silent until this Friday. He decided not to hold the pre-match press conference, but after the 1-0 defeat against Peru By date 9 of the playoffs, he was forced to respond to journalists’ inquiries.
So, when they asked him about the impact of the situation on the development of the meeting, he responded: “had no influence. I thought the team’s dedication was very generous, regardless of how we played. I think that what happened this week does not determine or explainI don’t link it to how we play. “I don’t think it has had an effect, that it has been a week with a lot of effervescence.”
“I don’t ignore everything that happened. I know that my authority is, in some way, affected. But I took the preparation for the game with the utmost seriousness. And the response I found in the players was the same as since I started working here,” said the Argentine.
Later, he assured that “It did not alter at all the conviction with which the match was preparedthe professionalism and functioning of the group and the coaching staff was the same as always.”
In reference to the last meetings he held with the Uruguayan players and leaders in recent days, he stated: “You imagine that They are things that correspond to the private sphere and that I am not going to respond to the content of the meetings that took place and the topics that were reviewed. I can’t tell you more than that because I would have to describe aspects that were covered. I understand that they correspond to the intimacy of a group. In my view, the episodes should be reviewed internally.”
Luis Suárez’s strong statements against Marcelo Bielsa
The historic forward of the Uruguayan National Team, Luis Suarezpointed harshly against Bielsa for his management as a coach and his attitudes towards some of his squad. According to him, the worst moment was during the United States Copa América.
The “Pistolero” commented that even Some players considered not continuing in the national team because of how difficult their day-to-day life with the coach was. It is that, according to him, “dealing with supposed leaders or experienced players, he doesn’t like it”.
“It seemed that It was preferable to keep quiet to avoid friction.. There were some situations that arose in the Copa América that hurt. “We had to remain silent out of respect for the team,” added the Uruguayan and confessed that prior to said continental competition, He had only had “two brief dialogues” with Bielsa, one “in training due to a pressure he was doing and a conversation we had in The Bombonera“.
Afterwards, he referred to a situation that he had to experience Agustín Canobbio and that it didn’t make the striker angry: “He put it in the sparring partgiving the passes that the sparring partners gave. You cannot involve a player who is among the 26 in the Copa América as if he were a sparring partner. bothers. I understand Agus, I’m going to support him in this one, it’s understandable and he held back quite a bit.”
“The players are going to reach a limit, they are going to explode. Many players held a meeting to ask the coach to at least say good morning to us, or even say hello“said the companion of Lionel Messi in Inter Miami.
The word of the president of the Uruguayan Football Association
In the run-up to the knockout match, Ignatius Alonso, president of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), also decided to break the silence in the face of this conflictive situation between the coach and some players of the light blue.
“What Luis said is true, He has told me things, and Jorge Giordano (AUF Director of National Teams) too,” Alonso began by saying, and added: “I don’t want to give my opinion on Suárez’s interview or give details about situations that have to be handled indoors. “You have to work on it seriously, reservedly and take advantage of the opportunities it offers.”
“It was a special weekbut I think the important thing when talking about internal affairs management is to always deal with them from the inside, and that has been managed very well. “It is a special week with an important chance in the Qualifiers,” stated the leader.
Finally, he took it upon himself to deny the rumors in which he was held responsible for having agreed with Suárez for the forward to publicly display all the internal statements: “That was said by an interested party, the statement and who it comes from also exempt all comments.”
Source: Ambito
