Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa said goodbye to his position as Uruguay coach this Tuesday. It was at the Centenario stadium, at a conference in which he lamented the team’s early elimination from the World Cup.
Bielsa acknowledged that some players asked him to modify aspects of his working method. “This current sadness of all soccer fans is the weight that I have to assume, which is worth much more than you imagine tolerating that weight,” he declared.
The man from Rosario described the situation as a “painful closure” and denied that there were any questions about his tactical approach. However, he admitted that he held meetings after the 5-1 win over the United States in a friendly.
Bielsa’s concessions
The coach accepted two changes requested by the team: training the entire group in a single group, instead of dividing it into two as was his custom, and limiting collective and individual talks about tactics and regulations.
His departure opens a new chapter in the history of the Uruguayan team. The fans hope that the next coach can reverse course and lead the team to better results in future competitions.
