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  • 6/23/2024

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00:00The first question is about the Copa America, and obviously, how is Uruguay before this?
00:05No, really, first of all, it's a cup that presents itself as very competitive, because there are teams that do very well,
00:12and among them is Uruguay. Uruguay, who does very well, who has the real aspirations of winning it,
00:19and well, we are very excited, like all Uruguayans, that Uruguay can be the protagonist and reach the decisive stage, right?
00:25Precisely, obviously, Uruguay comes at a very good level, with a new process, like Bielsa,
00:31with a style that is a bit different from what has historically been Uruguayan football.
00:38How do you see that new style, or that style that is being implemented, that until now seems to be giving results?
00:46No, I think it's really an opportunity that our football has, to get out of that comfort zone that we always had.
00:56We have a characteristic, a way of being, of thinking, and of playing, that many times, obviously, was not good like that,
01:02even in recent years, it is very much in our DNA, it is difficult to get it out, and I think that only a person with the Bielsa style,
01:10not only the knowledge, but the style, the personality, can shake us a little and take us to another level.
01:18I don't know if it's better or worse, because everything that Uruguay has won with our style,
01:22is much more than many teams in the world that are said to play better.
01:26So, if Uruguay wins more, it's because we play better.
01:29The issue is, well, to have a change that, together with our characteristic, can mean a style of play where,
01:43in addition to being more eye-catching, it also brings us results, which is the most important thing.
01:46So, I want Bielsa to be able to help us with that transition, that change, and I see it with a lot of hope,
01:53with a lot of expectations, and also fun, because seeing, as you said, a style like ours,
01:57with a style like Bielsa's, opposite, at least it's fun to watch, right?
02:04Well, I ask you, obviously, the rivals of Uruguay's group, and what candidates do you see,
02:08apart from, it's the last of the Copa América, what candidates do you see, apart from, obviously, Uruguay?
02:14And look, obviously Argentina, for all the winning energy they've had in recent years.
02:22Colombia usually gets to all the tournaments well, but after a tournament, it doesn't confirm.
02:26Let's see if this tournament can confirm it, the good preview it's making, but historically it's not like that.
02:34And the opposite is Brazil, which often does badly, and as a big team, it surprises and grows.
02:40So, maybe I'll put my chip on Brazil, or if we don't eliminate Brazil quickly and it keeps growing,
02:48it can be complicated for all of us, because it's hungry for triumph,
02:52because of what's happened in recent years, and a winning team like Brazil, when it's hungry, becomes dangerous, right?
03:00You play in a Copa Libertadores, obviously you face Nacional and Sao Paulo in the round of 16.
03:07How is this confrontation? Both clubs are very close to your heart.
03:11How is this confrontation, and taking into account that Nacional, obviously, has just chosen a new coach at random?
03:18Well, there's always a favouritism for the Brazilian team in Copa Libertadores.
03:22They're practically a Brazilian in Copa Libertadores, because the difference is abysmal with the rest of South America.
03:29But in the match-to-match, one-on-one, it's a draw, and a Uruguayan team always complicates you, pushes you.
03:37They don't play you, they push you into your arc, and that's how the game is going to be, for example, in Montevideo.
03:42So, I really see it open, the series, I see it open.
03:46Of course, Sao Paulo is a favourite because of the investment in the squad,
03:52because they're a team that plays much more competitive football.
03:55But, Nacional as a big club, Uruguayan as such, in a match-to-match, one-on-one, it can be a surprise.
04:02And, well, I have expectations to see what happens.
04:06Jose Mourinho, obviously, has just been appointed a new coach at Benerbache.
04:09You're Benerbache's idol.
04:12How do you see, obviously, this appointment of Mourinho, and what can a guy, a coach, like Jose Mourinho, bring to him?
04:21Very important. Historically, I had a coach at Benerbache, Aragonese, when I was European champion with Spain.
04:27Always, Turkey, Benerbache, they were great coaches.
04:30For this moment, that we come from there, a sequence, a follow-up to Atazaray, it's very important that the club wins again.
04:37But much more important was the political alliance between Arik Oc and Gilles Hilderim,
04:41who are two heavyweights in the country, who show that Benerbache is a united team,
04:47mainly for this moment, and to be the best in Turkey again, as it has always been.
04:53And Mourinho's arrival?
04:54No, no, very important. A world-class coach, international.
04:57Winner. I think it will give the club a lot, without a doubt.
05:01Thank you very much.
05:07Thank you.