Marcelo Bielsa, the coach of Uruguay, was left perplexed on Sunday after his team drew two World Cup games that he believed they should have won.
La Celeste, the 1930 and 1950 world champions, began their campaign in Miami with a 1-1 tie against Saudi Arabia. On Sunday, they returned to the same venue for a 2-2 draw with Cape Verde, who were making their World Cup debut. The 70-year-old Argentine told reporters, “We know we have two draws, two matches that we could have won, we should have been able to win. “Without a doubt, we deserved to win both today’s match and the one against Saudi Arabia. We ought to have prevailed. We should have won despite the goals we gave up.
A long-range free kick that went between the two defenders in the wall gave Uruguay the first goal, and a defensive error gave them the second. When a squad makes organizational errors, the driver is always at fault. “And the head coach is what I mean by that,” Bielsa continued. You simply ask me how to fix it after that. In certain cases, there is absolutely no secret formula to make them better. In football, certain situations do occur. Naturally, we had to pay a heavy price for such errors. Giving up ambitions like the ones we gave up is quite costly.
In Group H, Uruguay is tied for second place with Cape Verde, two points behind their next opponent, Spain, who defeated the Saudis 4-0 earlier on Sunday.
Bielsa stated that in order for his team to advance to the round of 32, they have to show up and defeat the European champions in Guadalajara on Friday.For all of us, it is an enormous challenge. The head coach is me. “I’m in charge,” he declared, adding that Uruguay had only managed two of the six points thus far. Additionally, we need to enhance our reputation against a formidable opponent given the squad (Spain).However, I would never claim that we won’t be really motivated going into that match.
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