The Uruguayan Football Federation continues to evaluate the arrival of the former La Roja coach to take charge of the process towards the 2026 World Cup.
The Uruguayan team continue to search for their new coach to replace Diego Alonso, the coach in charge of La Celeste during the Qatar 2022 World Cup, to guide the team towards the 2026 World Cup. In this search, the name of Marcelo Bielsa appeared as one of the options to fill the position .
The Rosario man was left without a club at the start of 2022 after being sacked from Leeds for a string of poor results, but his coaching ability still stands. For the same reason, this option appeals to the Uruguayan federation, even if the talks are not yet closed.
“The only differences that exist are in the economy. “, explains the Uruguayan newspaper El Observador. In the same publication they point out that the aspirations of the technical team of Bielsa asked six million dollars a year be able to distribute them among the nearly 15 people who make it up.
A figure that far exceeds the budget of the Uruguayan Football Federation, which is considering the payment of three million US dollars. which is already a considerable increase, taking as a reference what was charged by previous technicians.
“The three million dollars that the federation manages is a significant increase compared to what they paid to Óscar Washington Tabárez and Alonso between 2019 and 2022, which they received 1.8 million salaries per year, plus appearances and prize money for matches “, indicates the same publication.
And although Bielsa’s arrival is considered complicated by this, the parties are continuing talks and hope to reach a decision within the next two weeks.
In the event that the arrival of the Argentinian on the Uruguayan bench is finalized, one of his first challenges in the Qualifiers for the next World Cup will take place precisely against Chile.
Diego Godín on Bielsa: “He’s a great coach”
After the draw between Vélez Sársfield and Defensa y Justicia, Uruguay captain at Qatar 2022, Diego Godín, spoke about the possible arrival of Bielsa as coach. The defender admitted the DT’s name was a ‘surprise’ although he avoided indicating whether he would like him to come.
“I can’t say that I would like Bielsa’s arrival, because I have the greatest respect for all the coaches who can lead the Uruguayan national team. , a selection steeped in history. I just heard the news, I respect it from afar, and we’ll talk when we find out who the coach is,” he said in a chat with ESPN.
He later said that “yes, it was a surprise, because it was a name that hadn’t been used lately in the last days, and obviously a name as strong as that of Bielsa, when it sounds in a team or a national team, it generates surprise and excitement in people because he is a great coach added Godin.
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In any case, the name of Bielsa is not the only one that the AUF has as a candidate for the bank. Diego Alonso also appears, who was in charge of managing Celeste in Qatar. Although he did not renew his contract after being eliminated, he ended up being supported by the team and had a good relationship with management.
The only point against him, according to the Ovación newspaper, is that the fans do not forgive him for the defensive approaches he used against South Korea and Portugal in the group stage of the 2022 Cup which ended up complicating his passage to the knockout stages. .
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