The star of Boca Juniors, Edinson Cavaniannounced his retirement from Uruguayan national team last May. After not having participated in several consecutive call-ups, he decided to step aside to make room for the new generation. A bit like the same decision made by Ilkay Gundogan and other strong names with Germany. However, the recent controversies arising from Luis Suárez’s statements against the current coach, Marcelo Bielsa, have destabilized the environment and El Matador wanted to speak to the microphones of ESPN.
First stories. “I gave so much, everything I had and much more than I could have given to my national team, that the day I decided to reach a certain point I felt satisfaction. Sometimes you have to know when it’s time to make a decision. It’s something important. I don’t just have the national team”, began the former Napoli player. Continuing: “I felt the responsibility that it is not easy to play in a qualification, so we must recognize it for the great players who come from abroad. Everything is exhausting and even more so when you grow up. That’s why some players decide to go to a place where the demands are a little less demanding and try to satisfy both sides.”
Not Cavani. “I said no, I want to continue to push myself to the maximum and I want to dedicate myself to this. I won’t tell you that it wasn’t nice to wear the shirt of my country. There are others who are about to have their turn and I wish them the best. That that I had, I gave it. I don’t stop to think too much about whether I could have been there or not.” While on the chaos around the figure of Bielsa: “I have never had a relationship with him, I have never spoken to him. He will have his reasons. Many times we don’t know why there are certain behaviors, there may be other types of interests and not just those of a coach. It’s there’s no point in wasting time. He will have his reasons. And whether it was done on purpose or not for the greats to leave the national team, I don’t know, that’s it.”