Read 3 minutes1 July 2026 06:53 PM IST
Head coach of Uruguay Marcelo Bielsa No one was interested in following what he broadcasted during the World Cup. Two-time world champions Uruguay had a terrible World Cup, failing to clear a group featuring Spain, Saudi Arabia and newcomers Cape Verde.
The South American powerhouse failed to win against any of the three teams, drawing with Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia and losing against Spain, finishing third with just 2 points and even Cape Verde overtaking them in the table.
“I’m absolutely sure that nobody cares what I know. I know when anybody cares. What I tried to convey is nothing important, at any level. It was never important from my point of view. I don’t see anything bad in it. Other people are not interested in learning what I know. Case closed,” Bielsa said at the last two-hour press conference on Monday.
“No one was interested in what I broadcast, I don’t have the slightest doubt about that. I had the same experience when an engineer who lived in Australia and wanted to be a manager in Montevideo came. I said ‘OK, come’, I told him what I knew and he accepted and is now working in Uruguayan football. “He has only one interest, that I remember.
Last week, after losing to Spain, bearing all the blame for Uruguay’s exit from the World Cup, Bielsa gave a harsh assessment of himself.
“I am responsible for this disappointment. Of course, I don’t need to define this performance… If you ask me how my time (with the national team) will be remembered, it is a tenure that left nothing behind. What will I leave for Uruguayan soccer? Nothing, because what a coach can contribute to a country’s football will never be achieved after three years of work. The qualifiers did not count for much and did not finish third in the Copa America, and what happened now needs to be explained clearly. No. Bisla told reporters after the defeat.