The presentation of Marcelo Bielsa as coach of the Uruguay national team, live: the announcement began at the Centenario stadium

The reasons why he took over Uruguay:

“They did not have to convince me, I would almost say the opposite. My desire to belong to this project has two very convincing extremes for me: one is the players that Uruguay has, I like the group of players that have represented Uruguay in recent years, and the other is the recipient of the work of a selection that is the ordinary citizen of the country in question. In this sense, I had to live a casual experience that later had a decisive weight in decision-making. It is not difficult for me to qualify the players because it has been my profession for 40 years and I was certain that my predilection was justified. As for the people, I came to spend a weekend in Montevideo with my wife. We kept staying, I was out of work and we stayed for two months. One day I told my wife that we were going to Carrasco to spend the day and return by public transport with the people. When Monday looms and recreation ends. Public transport was full, the trip lasted 45 minutes and there were a lot of episodes that put those on the bus to the test. Our conclusions were admiration for the generosity with which people interacted on that crowded, uncomfortable trip… Respect for children, elders, women. A woman came in to ask for the tickets and everything worked.”