At 67, the fate of whom Pep Guardiola recognizes as “the best coach in the world” and the only one who would hand over the keys to Manchester City, He was linked to the Uruguayan team until the 2026 World Cupwhich the United States, Canada and Mexico will host.
The short chapter of Diego Alonso with the Celeste, which began to be written with enthusiasm in mid-December 2021 when he replaced the ‘Maestro’ Oscar Tabárez, it closed with disappointment after the Qatar-2022 World Cup.
That was how the remote possibility of bielsa to succeed the “Tornado”. While Alonso’s continuity lost strength over the months, the negotiations with the “Loco” received a capital expectation in Uruguay.
Finally the “yes” of the Argentine arrived last Thursday. “Smoke White” in the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF). “Habemus Bielsa”.
? Let’s go!
Bielsa assumes as coach of the Senior Selection. #TheTeamThatUnites pic.twitter.com/5kLDD2aqsC
— Uruguayan National Team (@Uruguay) May 15, 2023
another from the south
Uruguay represents the third time that Bielsa stamped his signature with a national team.
First it was with Argentina (1998-2004), with which he barely got an Olympic gold medal in Athens-2004.
He failed with the Albiceleste in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan-2002 when he enjoyed the best versions of Juan Sebastián “La Brujita” Verón, Claudio “Piojo” López, Ariel “Burrito” Ortega, Cristian “Kily” González, Javier Zanetti and Gabriel Batistutaamong others.
Argentina left after the group stage with just one win, quite the opposite of what they experienced in the South American qualifier, where they got tired of winning (13 out of a total of 18 games) and getting the pass with four dates in advance.
In Chili (2007-2011) was a true revolution.
He qualified La Roja to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after an 8-year absence from the World Cup, gave the team a football identity and laid the foundations for the well-known “Golden Generation”, which later won two Copa América in 2015 and 2016 with Jorge Sampaoli. and Juan Antonio Pizzi.
The historic love-hate relationship between Chile and Argentina has one exception: Marcelo Bielsa.
For Chileans, “Loco” achieved the status of a hero and they would put him on the table together with O’Higgins and other fathers of the country, while for Argentines his last name is divided and it has been his leaders who have raised their voices to defend him.
His brother Rafael, former Argentine Foreign Minister, is the current ambassador of his country in Chile.
?? “It’s time for you to be ???”
The time has come. #TheTeamThatUnites pic.twitter.com/4HQPlXF5ly
— Uruguayan National Team (@Uruguay) May 15, 2023
The entrance A “Loco” takes charge of the Uruguay team was first published on newspaper TODAY.
