Players are overwhelmed by attending so many events and TV shows
A commercial ad, attending charity events, signing of shirts, taking pictures with children, stopping the car by the gates of the training complex to sign autographs and posing for photographers are some of the everyday activities of the players of the Uruguayan National Team while not training inside the field.
The players are stressed out for all the different activities in their daily schedules and El Observador witnessed a short chat between the captain Diego Lugano and some representatives of charity events who demanded his presence for “just a few hours”.
“You know what…I won´t be able to make it…I am really exhausted. People are constantly asking for us to attend events and I can´t take it anymore,” said Lugano while going over his schedule to check if there was an empty spot to set this new appointment.
It is crazy everywhere. Meanwhile, on the other side of the field: “Hi, we are from an NGO and we wanted to know if you had received the invitation to attend a program we are making this weekend,” said a girl to the goalkeeper Martín Silva. “I haven´t heard of it, but did you send the invitations?” asked the former goalkeeper of Defensor.
While all these took place, the Complex was being invaded by the presentation of Samsung and Antel Cups. People dressed up in suits, secretaries, managers and the inevitable daily requests for pictures.
Edi Cavani then quickly walks out a side door and when everybody was distracted with Martin Caceres’ spectacular vehicle, he “escaped” through the back door, accelerating his van.
Simultaneously, Nicolás Lodeiro and Tata González are walking in from the pitch with a girl who was turning 15 and was covering her face in astonishment, she could not believe her eyes…her dream had come true. The girl, dressed up as a player with black shorts and a light blue shirt took several pictures with her idols.
This entire new universe seems to be partof the everyday life of players who, unintentionally, became advertising stars.
We will have to wait and see how far this fizziness goes, since before starting the Qualifying Rounds and upon the experience of the America Cup, the Coach Tabárez ordered to call these crazy agendas off and requested full concentration to his team.
