CFRJ / Maricá · Paulista - A1 · Midfielder · #10 · Brazil · 37 yrs
Head coach looked downwards in official Fifa photo‘The picture was taken the way it was taken’The Uruguay head coach, Marcelo Bielsa, has lived up to his maverick reputation by refusing to cooperate during a photoshoot for Fifa. Bielsa stared down at the floor, hands in pockets, statuesque, during the obligatory media duty last Wednesday and the 70-year-old hit back when asked about the incident after Uruguay’s 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia on Monday.“I’m not a model,” he said. “I don’t have to give any explanation, the picture was taken the way it was taken. Should I also explain why I don’t look to the people who are speaking to me at this moment?” Continue reading...
Brendan asked: When Leeds United got back into the Premier League in 2019-20 with Marcelo Bielsa, we had a good first season and then it went downhill. Adam: Paraag Marathe was keen to stress that history will not be repeated when he spoke to the media recently. Since then, it has been far more structured, and he said: "We take those lessons with us going forward now and this is why we need to be very sort of strategic, careful and thoughtful around how we go into this second season... To me, it is about establishing Premier League residency - and that probably is that three-year plan".
