Former footballers who participated in the Copa América Centenario, which was also held in the United States, remember what the playing field was like in the stadiums at that time.
In a preview of the match between Canada and Uruguay to determine third place in the Copa America, Marcelo Bielsa spoke. The Celeste coach was very upset after Conmebol announced the opening of an investigation against Uruguayan players for the incidents that occurred in the stands after the clash against Colombia in the semi-final. .
There, El Loco took aim at the organization of the continental tournament in different areas. One of them was the poor condition of the playing field.
“They are holding a press conference to lie explicitly, the head of the field, I know who she is, I know her perfectly, everything she does and how badly she does it…”, he began by emphasizing.
“A press conference to say that it is a visual problem, that Vinicius does not see, that Scaloni does not have to speak, that the training grounds are all perfect . I have a collection of photos of fields, more united, patched up. “We went to training camps and the owners said ‘excuse me guys, this is unacceptable, you can’t train here’, we understand that,” he added.
He later accused Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni of possible pressure, after he complained about the poor condition of the pitch after the debut against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.But of course, since it affects the organizers, you don’t have to say a word and the threat, they told Scaloni, you have already spoken once, don’t speak again because otherwise we will pay the consequences and he himself said: “Now what I have to do is say that I said it, I don’t say anything else” ” said the former coach of La Roja.
Support from former selected players
All these phrases from Marcelo Bielsa have found an echo in Chile. Johnny Herrera and Gonzalo Jara in their role as commentators of the program All We Are Technicians of TNT Sports, we will share that the situation of the poor state of the playing field in the sports fields was also affected in the 2016 Copa América Centenario which was also played in UNITED STATES.
“We saw the courts, if when we played the ball hit so badly “, commented the former national defender. Then the exporter added that “These were the American football fields. “, specifying that these sites had not originally been prepared to develop football.
At the same time, Jara issued a warning, believing that the United States will also be one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada.
“I don’t know if FIFA lends itself to something like that (…) Today, Conmebol is criticized for the organization, but with FIFA, something like that happens… ” he stressed.
For now, the Copa América is on the eve of its last two matches. This Saturday, starting at 8:00 p.m., Chile, Canada and Uruguay will face off to determine third place. On Sunday, Argentina and Colombia will determine the winner of the competition at the same time.
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