Uruguay coach Bielsa: 'We deserved to win' against Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia

[p]La Celeste, world ‌champions in 1930 and 1950, opened their campaign with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/saudi-arabia-biSY8ox4/uruguay-xMk44orG/?mid=Olnboqfd"]1-1[/a] draw against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saudi-arabia/biSY8ox4/"]‌Saudi Arabia[/a] in Miami and returned to the same stadium ‌on Sunday for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cape-verde-MocyWdm7/uruguay-xMk44orG/?mid=4pPp9nn3"]2-2[/a] draw with World Cup debutants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape ‌Verde[/a].[/p][p][b]"We know we have two draws, two matches that we ‌could have won, we should have been able to win,"[/b] the 70-year-old Argentine told reporters.[/p][p][b]"There's no doubt we deserved to win the match with ‌Saudi Arabia, and also the match today as ⁠well. We should have ‌won it. Even with the goals that we conceded, we should have ​won still."[/b][/p][image alt="Uruguay-Cape Verde match stats" id="9a519766-6d56-45e1-a6ed-e081da6a3668" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d34a38a0-d499-48f6-b459-1a526de0f2a6" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a] conceded the first goal from a long-range free kick that flew between the two defenders in ​the wall, while the second came from a defensive mix-up.[/p][p][b]"Organisational mistakes that a squad makes, they always fall upon the ⁠driver. And what I ​mean by that is the head coach,"[/b] Bielsa added.[/p][p][b]"Then you just ask me how can I fix it? In those situations, there is no magical recipe whatsoever to fix them. There are circumstances ‌that happen in football.[/b][/p][p][b]"And it goes without saying, we paid a very high cost for those mistakes. It is so expensive to concede goals like the ones that we conceded."[/b][/p][p]Uruguay are joint second with Cape Verde in Group H, two points behind their next opponents, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a], who earlier on Sunday thrashed the Saudis 4-0.[/p][image alt="Spain-Saudi Arabia matchup stats" id="75b07517-5900-4c6a-8f81-c22ea40f4e87" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d9e5b34c-d962-43a2-81ca-011a517e5031" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Bielsa said his team had an obligation to turn up and beat the European champions in Guadalajara on Friday to qualify ‌for the round of 32.[/p][p][b]"It is a gargantuan challenge for ​all of us. I'm the head coach. I'm in charge," ‌[/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"Uruguay were only able to get two points of the six so far. And given the squad (Spain) have, we have to improve our image against a huge opponent.[/b][/p][p][b]"But in no way, shape, or form would I say that ⁠we are not going to ⁠be going into that ‌match with the highest level of motivation."[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cape-verde-MocyWdm7/uruguay-xMk44orG/?mid=4pPp9nn3"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]