The curious moment between Bielsa and Bentancur in the middle of the conference :: Olé

Another madness of the Fool. Marcelo Bielsa usually gives press conferences full of concepts that stand out from the context of seriousness that Loco himself builds. But, the truth is that, from time to time, El Loco opens space for humor and in the run-up to the duel against Bolivia, the former coach of Newell’s, Vélez and the Argentine National Team, starred in a fun back and forth with Rodrigo Bentancur, former Boca player.

It all starts with your treatment, from Marcelo Bielsa himself, towards Rodrigo Bentancur, who listened carefully to the words of the La Celeste coach. The Fool turned his head and asked Rodrigo: “I don’t know if I mentioned a Brazilian player who played very similar to you, do you remember?”

Faced with the Fool’s surprising question, Bentancur thought for a couple of moments and reacted: “Yes…” said the Tottenham midfielder, to which Bielsa asked: “Do you remember his name?” And there the former Boca failed, because although he assured that he remembered that his coach had compared him to a player from the Brazilian team, He could not say which player the former Leeds coach was referring to.

After the failed response from the midfielder who plays in the Premier League, the Garra Charrúa coach turned again to the journalists and, laughing, blurted out: “Well, this is very important so that you know the degree of influence I have over the players.” After the coach’s comment, the entire room burst into laughter, as did the protagonists of a top moment in the run-up to the match between Uruguayans and Bolivians.

The match will be played on Thursday, June 27 at 10:00 p.m. in Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

United States (local time): 9:00 p.m.

The match will be broadcast on the DSports signal, and you can also continue streaming through the DGO platform. You will also be able to follow the minute by minute on the Olé website, as always.