I’m Responsible For Uruguay’s World Cup Exit – Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Bielsa has delivered a brutal assessment of his own tenure after Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Spain. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Accepting full responsibility for the disappointing campaign, Bielsa lamented that his three years in charge had ultimately counted for nothing without results.

The Argentine added that 4th place in the qualifiers and 3rd place in the last Copa America mean nothing after the frustrating World Cup exit.

His words, “I will leave nothing to Uruguayan football. Any contribution from a coach who’s been working for three years is meaningless if you don’t get results: fourth place in the qualifiers was worthless, third place at the Copa America was worthless, and obviously, I don’t need to comment on that performance.

The questions do not seek answers, but to pour out on me, who is responsible, all the disappointment of the elimination.

For this World Cup, we played to obtain seven points and we obtained two, despite a group of quality players. In spite of the work, the effort and the dedication, I did not succeed.

When I made the decision to line up Muslera, it was a very thoughtful decision.

He is a goalkeeper who was coming off a magnificent year and who is a player with a very strong personality and a lot of character.

That is why I made the decision to maintain him and not to withdraw my confidence.

At halftime, however, Muslera left the field at his own request and was replaced by Sergio Rochet. It was not me who made the decision, he took it himself.”

WOW.