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More of Bielsa's comments from the press conference:
Ole, 2004.06.26
Bielsa: "It was a technical decision. I didn't have any discussions with Hernán and I don't believe that he said anything
against me. After Paraguay I said that I endorsed Crespo as a striker, but I decided that he would not play in La Copa
America."
“Fue una decisión técnica. No tuve discusiones con Hernán y no creo que él haya dicho algo en contra mío. Luego de
Paraguay dije que respaldo a Crespo como atacante titular, pero yo decidí que no juegue la Copa América”.
"I did not have a discussion with Crespo"
La Nacion, 2004.06.26
"Honestly, I didn't have any discussion with Crespo nor he with me. That's a non-existent situation. Football-wise, my
evaluation of Crespo is unchanged. I considered his performances against Brazil and Paraguay to be sufficient, so it
seemed contradictory not to mention him for La Copa America. I would have liked him to participate, but I thought about
some questions that had to do with his present situation and I made the decision."
"There is a certain degree of privacy in the decisions that a player always expects from his coach. But nothing happened;
there are no problems with the player and I never had any discussion with him. And I give my word of honour. "
"No discutí con Crespo"
"Sinceramente, no tuve ninguna discusión con Crespo ni él conmigo. Eso es una situación inexistente. Mi valorización
futbolística sobre Crespo está intacta. Su actuación contra Brasil y Paraguay la consideré suficiente, lo que me presentaría
como contradictorio al no citarlo para la Copa América. Me hubiera gustado que participara, pero evalué algunas
cuestiones que tienen que ver con su actualidad y tomé la decisión."
"Hay un cierto grado de intimidad en las decisiones que un jugador siempre espera de su entrenador. Pero no pasó nada;
no hay ninguna dificultad con el jugador y jamás discutí con él. Y doy mi palabra de honor."
BIELSA DENIES DISCUSSION WITH CRESPO, BUT HOLDS BACK REASON FOR HIS EXCLUSION
DyN agency 2004.06.26
Buenos Aires (DyN) - Marcelo Bielsa has denied that he had discussions with the forward Hernán Crespo but held back
the reason for deciding to exclude him from the Argentine squad that will take part in La Copa America Peru 2004.
"After the last game against Paraguay, I endorsed Crespo as the centre-forward of Argentina. And I continue to do so,"
Bielsa remarked when expressing his support, which left no doubts at all.
He claimed that he hadn't had any discussion "nor a fight" with the striker from England's Chelsea. "I don't believe that
he would have commented on that either," Bielsa said, playing down rumours of an alleged argument after that shock
[draw against Paraguay] in the South American Qualifiers for the next World Cup.
"If he is not here, it is simply because I judged particular circumstances that determined his participation, which I would
prefer not to reveal and would prefer to leave it private," Bielsa said in response to a question from DyN, about Crespo's
supposed lack of fitness and that he had asked to prepare for the preseason with his team-mates at the British club, and
not to play in La Copa America.
BIELSA NEGO UNA DISCUSION CON CRESPO, PERO SE RESERVO LA RAZON DE LA EXCLUSION
BUENOS AIRES (DyN) - Marcelo Bielsa negó que haya discutido con el delantero Hernán Crespo y se reservó la razón por
la cual determinó excluirlo del plantel argentino que disputará la Copa América Perú 2004.
"Después del último partido con Paraguay, respaldé a Crespo como el centrodelantero titular de Argentina. Y lo sigo
sosteniendo", remarcó Bielsa al extender el aval, sin dejar resquicio para la mínima duda.
Aseveró que no protagonizó una discusión "ni una pelea" con el atacante del Chelsea, de Inglaterra. "Tampoco creo que
él se haya expresado sobre eso", acotó el seleccionador, desvirtuando las versiones sobre un supuesto altercado, tras ese
choque por las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas de la próxima Copa del Mundo.
"Si no está acá, simplemente es porque evalué circunstancias particulares que determinaron su no participación, las
cuales prfiero no revelar, dejándolas en la intimidad", pidió Bielsa ante la conjetura de DyN, acerca de un presunto déficit
físico de Crespo, quien le habría solicitado realizar la pretemporada con sus compa?eros del club británico, a jugar la Copa
América.
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