Spain's Luis de la Fuente reconnects with Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa at the World Cup
De la Fuente was in the early stages of his coaching career at the time and spent the time with Bielsa just before he took over the helm of Spain’s youth squads.“I’m an admirer,” De la Fuente said about Bielsa on Thursday. When he was at Athletic, I spent five or six months going every day to watch his training sessions and I learned a lot. I’ve been lucky enough to have stayed in contact with him and have private conversations about soccer with him.
- ▪De la Fuente was in the early stages of his coaching career at the time and spent the time with Bielsa just before he took over the helm of Spain’s youth squads.“I’m an admirer,” De la Fuente said about Bielsa on Thursday.
- ▪When he was at Athletic, I spent five or six months going every day to watch his training sessions and I learned a lot.
- ▪I’ve been lucky enough to have stayed in contact with him and have private conversations about soccer with him.
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