Bielsa evokes with emotion “the myth, the legend, the idol” Maradona

They have in common the roots, the passion for the game and a few shortcuts (they wore the Newell's Old Boys jersey and led the Argentine selection).

So at the time of paying tribute to his prestigious compatriot Diego Maradona, struck down by a heart attack on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Marcelo Bielsa, the Leeds manager put his chosen words on a deep emotion in a video uploaded by the club English.

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“Maradona was an artist.

The impact of his art has endless repercussions.

To give an example, the songs that have been written about him are amazing.

I read ten texts after his death which were moving and it is a recognition of the beauty that he offered to the spectators.

To express what he represents for us Argentines in particular, he embodied fantasy.

The idol, the myth, the legend, Diego gave us the impression that what he achieved we were all capable of doing.

This is why the loss that strikes us is painful for the most disadvantaged because they are the ones who most need to believe that it is possible to triumph. ”

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Marcelo Bielsa is one of the five coaches nominated to receive the FIFA Coach of the Year 2020 award with Zinédine Zidane (Spanish champion with Real Madrid), Jürgen Klopp (English champion with Liverpool), Hans-Dieter Flick (quadrupled with Bayern Munich) or Julen Lopetegui (winner of the Europa League with Sevilla FC).

With Bielsa, Argentina weeps.

Fearing that the news of Diego Maradona's death would affect Carlos Bilardo, coach of the 1986 world champions, Jorge Bilardo, his told

 : "I cannot tell him that Diego is dead, because he was with Maradona a "father to son" relationship.

The nurse already knew that if this happened, the television had to be turned off.

She did so by telling him that the cable had been cut. ”

The former technician (82) suffers from neurological disorders. 

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