Bielsa says goodbye to the Uruguayan National Team after a tough conversation, reveals journalist
Marcelo Bielsa said goodbye to the Uruguayan national team this Sunday (28) after the team's early elimination in the group stage of the World Cup. The decision was made after a "tough conversation" with the players.
According to journalist Sebastián Giovanelli, from ESPN Uruguay, the meeting took place on Sunday morning at the Celeste Olímpica concentration in Playa del Cármen, Mexico.
In one of the moments of the dialogue, which was considered tense, Bielsa reportedly told the athletes that they "left him alone" during the competition.
Bielsa was already signaling his departure
Even before Uruguay's debut in the World Cup, Marcelo Bielsa had already left the possibility of leaving the command of Celeste up in the air. In a press conference, the 70-year-old coach declared that the work would "culminate with the World Cup".
"It's a miracle in the sporting career of any professional to participate in a World Cup," said Bielsa at the time, sparking speculation about his future in the national team.
After the defeat to Spain, which sealed Uruguay's elimination from the World Cup, the coach once again addressed the topic of legacy. "What I leave for Uruguayan football is nothing, because any contribution that a coach can make to football in a country where he worked for three years is never truly consolidated if there are no results."
Bielsa continued: "Fourth place in the World Cup qualifiers was worth nothing, third place in the Copa América was worth nothing and obviously I don't need to dwell on that performance. But if you ask me how my time here will be remembered, it will be like a period that achieved nothing."
This is the second time in history that Uruguay has been eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage. In Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, the team led by Bielsa won just two points, finishing in last place in the group.
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