Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- The advantage of having a former player as head coach is that he was once in your position. And if he was a player whom almost everyone in your generation grew up idolising, what's not to like? That summed up Rodrigo Zalazar's thoughts on life in the Uruguay national team under Diego Forlan and after Marcelo Bielsa.

"I think Bielsa was, maybe, more old school. But, of course, I've learned a lot of things from him. He gave me the chance to play in the national team and I will be forever grateful to him. But, I think, the difference is that Forlan knows how to talk with us, how to do the things when we are tired or we are angry or upset because of a game. And he is one the biggest players Uruguay has produced," said Zala...