The history of Uruguay and his message to coach Marcelo Bielsa: I didn’t like the game against Ecuador, nobody owns the national team and he has to understand that

The captain of the Uruguayan team, Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, added only three points in two dates at the start of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

On the first match day, in Montevideo, his team beat Chile 3-1, while on the second match day, in Quito, they lost 2-1 to Ecuador, a result that left fans and football people dissatisfied.

This is the case of Antonio Alzamendi, a former striker and World Cup player with the Light Blues in Mexico in 1986 and Italy in 1990, who did not like what his country showed against Ecuador, as well as the fact that strikers Luis Suárez and Edinson were not called up by Cavani.

“I was one of the great defenders of Marcelo Bielsa, I still support him. But as a coach, I tell you that Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani should be available to the coach,” he said in an interview with the newspaper. the third From Chile.

“You look at teams like Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Ecuador… Players with that kind of experience can be very necessary. It is true that it is the coach’s decision, but it is not time to leave them out. Nobody owns the national team and Bielsa has to understand that,” added the 67-year-old former footballer.

Also, he revealed that he did not like what he saw from the light blues in front of the tricolor in the match that took place at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium.

“I have confidence in Uruguay, I didn’t like the game against Ecuador, but a bad game is normal in such a long South American qualifier, and every team has that,” he concluded. (D)