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Luis Suarez has blasted Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa during a recent interview. The superstar striker recently announced his retirement from the national team after earning 143 total caps. Suarez’s final six official appearances with Uruguay came with Bielsa at the helm. This is even though the coach has been in place since May 2023.
During a recent appearance on the DirecTV show De Fútbol Se Habla Así, Suarez highlighted some significant changes within the national team since Bielsa took over. This, according to the Inter Miami star, includes creating a troublesome working environment and even being disrespectful to the players.
“At the Celeste Complex, employees are not allowed to come in and greet us and eat with us,” claimed Suarez. “They have to be careful even at the door they have to enter. It breaks my heart that this is how life is in the complex today.”
Suarez also pointed out that he is not the only former Uruguay player to see a problem with the manager. Like the striker, Matias Vecino also announced his international retirement earlier in 2024. The midfielder earned 70 caps with the national team and currently plays for Italian club Lazio.
“Matias Vecino was the first to see it coming,” continued Suarez. “Nobody questions the fact that a guy like Vecino, who was 30 years old, left from one day to the next?”
Suarez says coach would not greet players during Copa America
Suarez also detailed a rift between Bielsa, as well as his coaching staff, and the players at Copa America 2024. The striker asserted that there was a serious lack of communication between the coaches and players during the tournament.
“There were situations at the Copa America that hurt me, but I didn’t say them for the sake of coexistence,” explained Suarez. “Many players held a meeting to ask the coach to at least say good morning to us, but he didn’t even say hello.”
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-10-04 15:34:34
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