José María Giménez commented on what is happening in the Uruguayan National Team, a situation that he described as an ‘opportunity’, beyond the fact that outside it looks like ‘everything is chaos’. The defender pointed out an aspect that caught his attention regarding the repercussions that the statements of Luis Suárez and He said about Marcelo Bielsa: “We are with the coach 100%”.
The Celeste defender also pointed out an aspect that caught his attention regarding the repercussions that the Pistolero demonstrations had. Getty Images
At a press conference upon arriving at the Carrasco International Airport this Tuesday, Josema indicated about Suárez’s criticism of Bielsa: “What was discussed were things about coexistence. Obviously, It was talked about and when the opportunity arises, it will surely be talked about again, and we will talk about it indoors.. “Everyone contributing what is best possible, because they are things of coexistence, and everyone who is within the National Team is ultimately responsible for the things that happen.”
“And as those responsible we have to look for solutions because in the end the most important thing in all of this is that we are in the best way to compete and take Uruguay to the World Cup, which is what we all want and that there is a totally harmonious environment. At the level of coexistence, there were things that we obviously did not feel comfortable with. But as always, supporting and being with the coach 100%; That was demonstrated in every game we played,” stressed the Atlético de Madrid footballer.
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Giménez remarked: “All the players who went through the National Team always gave themselves 100% to the coach and the National Team above all, and that will continue to be our mentality.”
“Now this happened. Many may think that it is chaos, I see an opportunity to be able to solve and look for something that in the end is to be in harmony.“Be happy and everyone is well, because the most beautiful thing there is is to wear the Uruguayan National Team and we want to defend it as we have been doing until now,” he highlighted.
The former Danubio footballer said that he was surprised by how the possibility that Suárez had spoken with the Uruguay players before speaking out about Bielsa was handled publicly: “It is something that caught my attention with the propriety they spoke of when they said that we were all in knowledge and that it was a consensual conversation. “We were not aware.”
“My relationship with Bielsa is professional. (…) I am a pawn in all this”
When asked about his link with the Argentine coachGiménez responded: “My relationship is professional. In the end he is my coach, I am a pawn in all this. We must also understand that the soccer player out there is the protagonist on the field but off he is the one who has to pay attention. Always with respect, endorsing his decisions. We are with the coach 100 percent”.
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Josema Giménez: ‘We are with the coach 100%’
The Uruguayan National Team footballer supported Marcelo Bielsa, even though he accepted that some aspects of ‘coexistence’ must be improved.
“We are totally grateful to him. And a guy who is third or fourth center back says it, so imagine what the rest of my teammates think.. We are very grateful because he is giving us many tools, we are with him, but it is true that in the coexistence part there were things that made us uncomfortable. And the best thing is to talk about it as adults that we are, each one from where we can add because this was known in the Complex,” he stated.
Giménez, who said that he is not the one to say whether or not Suárez’s statements harmed the atmosphere at La Celeste, said: “The best thing is to talk about it as a difference that can happen in any family or job. And there is nothing more than looking forward and seeing this as an opportunity to solve things and harmonize everything.”
“The important thing is to find a harmonious environment. I don’t think a meeting will affect the upcoming games. Many people are seeing tremendous chaos. Honestly, I see an opportunity to grow as a group, to strengthen ourselves, coaching staff, players and managers; that we are all pulling for the same side, that we are all with the same idea, and in the end to take Uruguay where historically it always had to be, which is competing for everything it plays,” he said.
The footballer accepted that there were already conversations with Bielsa where ‘things were raised’: “Many were improved and changed, others perhaps not so much. We are great, we have to face it in the best way thinking about the good for the Uruguayan National Team, which is the most important thing. The shirt is above everything and everyone.”
“What we want is to be well and in the best possible way to compete, and take Uruguay where it needs to be”he indicated.
The references who have retired from the Uruguayan National Team
Finally, Josema commented when it was mentioned to him the recent withdrawals that occurred in Uruguay (Matías Vecino, Edinson Cavani and Suárez): “We are eternally grateful for what they have given to the National Team like all the teammates who did not retire there, but are not here today.”
“Every Uruguayan who came to the National Team left their lives. “He always prioritized the shirt above everything,” he said.
