Marcelo Bielsa has been officially presented as technical director of the Uruguayan soccer team. And, despite the moderate optimism of the people in the streets, some emboldened voices have appeared to criticize the decision of the Uruguayan Football Federation. One of those came out of the mouth of the The “crazy” Sebastian Abreuformer footballers of the Uruguayan national team.
After the press conference of the new DT, the Uruguayan striker spoke with the AM 990 And, true to his style, he spoke bluntly. To start with, Abreu said he prefers a Uruguayan coach. And then he added to the words of his former partner Diego Lugano who claimed that the Argentine national team was helped to win the World Cup played in Qatar.
“If you give me a choice, I prefer a manager from my country”quoted Abreu, who played seventy games in the Celeste in which he converted 26 points with the Selection.
And I add: “With the decision made, you have to be smart and take advantage of the opportunity and the legacy it leaves“Abreu mentioned the coach who has been in charge of the Chilean national team for four years and who has signed the Charrúa agreement which will be valid until the ecumenical competition of 2026.
In addition to talking about the recent arrival of Bielsa, Abreu added to the statements that his former teammate and captain of Charrúas, Diego Lugano, had made public a few days ago. “Argentina was helped to become world champions. There is no doubt that they have given him a hand. They will have their merits, but four of the five penalties charged were not. Totally forced. This is a reality,” the defender said on Monday.
The next day, Abreu, having gone through several Argentine clubs, joined the controversy. “If you do an analysis of some penalties, they were charged here and not in others. Di María’s late penalty was not, and neither was Messi’s with Polandsaid the striker who went down in history for having played in 31 different teams.
Continuing with his story, he elaborated: “It’s like in the 90s and 2000s, when the big teams came out as champions and in crucial matches there was a red card against the opponent or a penalty,” said the forward he attributed these situations to “the pressure, relevance and importance of the players”.
“We need football referees and not computer referees,” concluded Abreu.
Source: Clarin
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