Bielsa dares Uruguay to dream

Veteran Argentine Manager Marcelo Bielsa said on Wednesday that he did not need to be persuaded to accept the job as Uruguay’s national team boss. The 67-year-old made the comments as he faced local media for the first time since officially replacing Diego Alonso on Monday. Alonso’s contract was terminated after Uruguay’s failure to progress beyond the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “I did not have to be convinced… I like the players that have represented the country in recent years,” Bielsa told a news conference. “There are countries that combine the awareness of their power, of their potential, and enhance it through fantasy and hope. Uruguay has the resources to nurture that hope.”