Bielsa: “Xavi is right with Araujo as the anti-Vinicius but he is the center”

The day came. In front of more than 200 journalists and in a press conference that lasted an hour and a quarter, Marcelo Bielsa He was introduced as the DT of celeste. Uruguay for the second time in its history, in fact, has a foreign coach. The first was Daniel Pasarella, two decades ago and now Marcelo Bielsa from Rosario. The emphasis on the quality of Rosarino is not arbitrary, because between Uruguay and Rosario there is an identity in football, which goes from the beginning of time. The Uruguay national team and the Rosario national team competed regularly, in separate matches in Montevideo and Rosario, for 50 years, between 1910 and 1960.

In the view of an MD consultationBielsa answered about Ronald Araujo and his position on the field: “He played on the wing because Xavi He thought it was the most effective antidote to mark the most valuable winger in the world, and he was not wrong, because Vinicius He said that he was the rival who marked him the best. He had neutralized it and the answer was there. The place where they use it naturally and where they feel most comfortable is the center. He is a player who is used for the most difficult things that need to be solved.”

“Not yes, or no” with Luis Suárez

In the same expectation, he consulted the coach about his plans regarding the history of South Africa 2010, among them Luis Suarez.

You have to read it between the lines. He speaks of reverence for idols, “shields of the humblest”, referring to the fact that he has never spoken to any of them, but intends to “listen” to them.

And left more clues. For June’s FIFA friendships, “I want to be close to people I don’t know.” Due in September “will vary, due to points”. Uruguay will begin the South American Qualifiers on September 7 against Chile at the Montevideo Centennial and on September 12 they will face Ecuador in Quito.

Also, as a contribution to reading between the lines, he says that the main players “need less time to understand the idea.” Conclusion: he left feeling that in June he would not be quoting historians. And in August, when he has to decide on a summons for the Qualifiers, on points that hurt, he will check. He doesn’t close the door on anyone, but he isn’t too generous with his praise either. It will be pragmatic: if you believe that Luis Suarez more useful than the rest of the universe of Uruguayan strikers, he will be in the Qualifiers in September, and will leave the total renewal for later. And if not, it will be the end of the Uruguayan selection cycle of South African heroes.