The Argentine coach explained for the first time his reaction to a journalist after Uruguay’s elimination and assured that He acted overcome by the pain of the defeat against Spain.
Marcelo Bielsa, who left his position with the Uruguayan national team, broke his silence on the video that went viral after the elimination of the 2026 World Cup.
The Argentine coach He acknowledged that he did not react in the best way during an interview after the game and attributed his behavior to emotional impact that the defeat against Spain left on him.
After the game, Bielsa lost patience while waiting to answer the mandatory interviews with the television stations that own the broadcast rights, he said.
At that moment, upon noticing the delay in starting the questions, he launched into the now famous: “Give it at once…”a scene that It quickly spread on social networks and generated an intense debate.
Days later, the coach explained that his annoyance was not against the journalistbut against waiting at a time when I was still processing elimination of Celeste.
“There were obligations with companies that buy the rights to give a certain amount of grades and manage the time of anguish as if it were the same time of happiness. I reacted against the delay in the questions that I had to answer”he stated.
Bielsa also acknowledged that the emotions ended up getting the better of him.
“I was overcome by pain and that’s perhaps why I wasn’t as polite as I should have been.”admitted the Argentine coach, in a message that was interpreted as an apology for his behavior after the meeting.
The Argentinian Marcelo Bielsa and the dutch Ronald Koeman In the last few hours they stopped being the selectors of Uruguay and Netherlands and The number of coaches who lost their positions rose to six so far in the tournament.
The list was inaugurated on June 15 the French coach of Tunisian descent Sabri Lamouchiwith no less detail: His dismissal came just one day after Tunisia’s debutafter the 5-1 win against Sweden.
Hervé Renard took his place on the bench, but the panorama did not change for The Eagles of Carthagethat They fell 0-4 against Japan and 1-3 against the Netherlandsbeing eliminated in the group stage.
He June 28one day after the closing of the group stage, South Korea and Scotland They announced a renewal on their benches.
Hong Myung-Bo and Steve Clarke resign after fail in the objective of qualifying for the round of 32.
The Taeguk Warriorsdirected by Hong Myung-Bo, They only added three points and finished behind Mexico and South Africawithout reaching a place among the best third parties.
Clarke announced his resignation as coach of the Tartan Armyputting End of seven years at the helm of the Scottish national team. Scotland he only won one of his three games and was eliminated after losing to Morocco and Brazil.
Miroslav Koubek he resigned June 29 to the driving of Czech Republic after be eliminated without winning a single game and with just one point out of nine possible. The Czech Football Federation accepted his departure by mutual agreement.
The Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa announced this Tuesday his farewell to the Uruguayan national team and took responsibility for elimination in the group stagea disappointment that he described as “unforeseen” and that generates a “very big frustration”.
Bielsa admitted that cannot justify the position obtained and that its management the quality of the available players was not sufficientalthough he stressed that the coaching staff and the squad did “the most”.
Asked about the alleged tactical discrepancies before the decisive duel against Spain, He flatly denied having changed his strategy due to pressure from the team..
Hours before, Ronald Koeman had informed the Dutch Football Federation that will not renew his contract as a selector.
He made his decision after the elimination of the Netherlands against Morocco in the penalty shootout of the round of 32.
“The 63-year-old national coach announced his decision the day after the Dutch were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup. Koeman thus concludes his second period as national coach”the organization said in a statement.
In it, Koeman explained: “Now I choose to be able to spend more time with my wife, my children and my grandchildren. It seems like the right and logical choice at this time.”