Sebastian Caceres reveals Marcelo Bielsa’s secret to controlling Lionel Messi

ESPN.comNovember 17, 2023 07:39 ETReading: 2 minutes

defender of uruguay national team, Sebastian Cáceres reveals he was tasked with controlling Messi in second half against Argentina and told what it was The formula taught to him by coach Marcelo Bielsa In memory of the Argentinian star.

“He told us not to be afraid to follow him, whoever is closest to him will make him uncomfortable,” Caceres said during the game He usually leaves the centre-back position to chase Messi.

The player added: “Manu Ugarte did it in the first half, but when he got the yellow card we changed positions and in the second half it was my turn to mark him. If he was too far away from my area, I I’ll let him do it, but the first priority is to mark him.” Follow him without fear. The idea was “there will be no more free agents and if Messi gets too far away from the area I have to defend, I will leave him and another teammate will take him.”

When asked if there were any plans Lautaro Martinez joins Argentina attackThe light blue defender responded: “We didn’t talk too much, at halftime we talked about how to attack and how to pass the ball. When Martinez came on, we immediately adapted to their formation on the field. “

Cáceres concluded by saying that the victory against Argentina was one of the most important victories of his career: “A dream scene, Argentina world champion, Messi is the best in the world, and it’s at the Candy Box Stadium like this On the court.”

The Happiness of Matthias Wiener

defender Matias Viner was another stronghold in Uruguay’s final area and provided the assist for Celeste’s first goal against Argentina. The full-back began by recounting the actions that led to Ronald Araujo’s goal.

“I went for Fede (Federico Valverde)’s filter pass and Molina beat me. But I went to put pressure on him, which is what Marcelo (Belsa) asked us to do. Thing, I was able to steal the ball and pass it to the far post where Ronald (Araujo) shot.”

“We come to watch the game because we know we are 11 against 11 on the field and nothing that happens off the field will affect us,” Weiner concluded as he walked through the mixed zone. “It’s a wonderful moment for Uruguay. moment, because it has been many years since we had two such wins (against Brazil and Argentina), but we are still grounded.”