Martín Lasarte spoke regarding his failed passage through the Chilean National Team. He addressed the failure of not going to the World Cup, the change in La Roja and even the indiscipline experienced in Brazil during the 2021 Copa América. All less than two weeks since he left the bench of the national team.
Machete spoke with ESPN and was clear regarding his responsibility in not qualifying for the World Cup, emphasizing that the process also had positive things. “The coach is always the main person responsible, but not 100%. I think we did a lot of good things and others that were not so good, following things happen we reflect on what might have been done differently”, commented the former U coach.
Without a doubt, one of those positive things is the discovery of Ben Brereton in the team. Something that although it revolutionized the country, caused mixed feelings in some of the players. “Ben’s thing was very good, but it generated something in his teammates like ‘wow, now he starts playing, now I don’t play’, not understanding that they might be complementary, that they might play together or it might be one for the other”he added.
But one of the most striking moments was when he addressed the team’s indiscipline during the 2021 Copa América. “There was some difficulty related to the hotel situation. It surprised us, because I didn’t think that at this level and in the national team it might happen. That yes, following that I felt an important commitment of the players, even having contact with some that I had not known since before “sentenced the charrúa.
It should be remembered that during the course of the continental competition, some players from the national team let a hairdresser into the hotel, breaking the health bubble that was required due to being in the midst of a pandemic.
Regarding the complications he had to face and that ultimately left him without the chance to be present in Qatar, Lasarte also had an opinion. “There are a multiplicity of factors. We took the team when the tie had already started and the possibilities were latent. We lacked a series of aspects, the local points. The match with Bolivia and that with Ecuador that we came with a lot of positive energy “he added.
A topic that he continued to address, since Rueda’s visit to La Roja was one of the points of the conversation with the television channel. “The most logical thing was to give continuity to what was coming, but what was done in three years we had to do in one. I don’t know if Rueda left a little or a lot, the issue is that Chile has a problem with the generation of players and whoever comes will find that. The spare part is scarce”was the analysis of the strategist, who also said that “Pinto Durán was falling apart, it has no irrigation and you have to put everything to water and be able to train.
Finally, he delivered a conciliatory message with the players who made up the squad during his time in the national team. “I don’t know if they might give more than they showed, it’s reality and it would be unfair to carry a heavier backpack because they made the maximum effort”hill.
