Class is almost over! At 70, Bielsa loses his cool and yells at a reporter: I take full responsibility for Uruguay's elimination.

In the final round of Group H at the World Cup on June 27th Beijing time, Uruguay lost 0-1 to Spain, failing to win in three matches with two draws and one loss, earning only two points and being eliminated. This marks the second consecutive World Cup where Uruguay has shockingly been knocked out in the group stage.

After the match, 70-year-old Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa spoke to reporters. Perhaps the humiliating exit had put the Argentine veteran in a foul mood. Just before the interview began, he suddenly lost his composure and yelled at a reporter, "Just ask already! (Dale de una vez)."

Then, perhaps realizing his outburst, he forced himself to calm down and made a striking statement: "This elimination is entirely my responsibility as coach, and I will take all the blame. I failed to bring out the true potential of Uruguay's players. This team had tremendous potential, and during these 39 months in charge, I haven't left anything for Uruguayan football."

"If a coach works in a country for three years and doesn't achieve results, no so-called contributions can truly take root. Fourth place in the qualifiers is worthless, third in the Copa América is the same, and this World Cup performance is not even worth mentioning. This chapter of my coaching career can be described as achieving nothing and leaving no mark."

Furthermore, Bielsa also addressed the controversial substitution during the match. Regarding replacing 40-year-old goalkeeper Muslera at halftime after a critical mistake, he bluntly stated that the player himself had requested to come off.

As for why he substituted captain Valverde early in the second half, Bielsa directly said that he needed to strengthen the attack, which aligned with the tactical intent of both the player brought on and the one taken off.

Rather awkwardly, after leading Uruguay to elimination in this World Cup, Bielsa became the first coach to twice guide a World Cup-winning team to a group-stage exit.

In 2002, he led Argentina to a shocking group-stage elimination. Having taken charge in three World Cups, Bielsa's win rate in each was below 50%. Such a record is hardly what one would expect from a renowned coach.