The early elimination of Villa Clara team in the Caribbean Series, where it finished with a win and three losses, has sparked reactions at all levels of Cuban society where the actions of the squad lead by Ramón Moré are described as a “failure”.
Victor Mesa, director of the national team and who held an official position as a technical leader of Villa Clara during the event disputed in Margarita Island, Venezuela, gave exclusive statements to Granma newspaper where he said: “The problem is that all players, technicians, all we have to prepare for not continuing to fail, that’s the challenge. “
Mesa, who also manages Matanzas team in the National Series, claimed not to have taken any decision during the games. “There Villa Clara was Cuba as a whole. Yes, I talked to the players, but on the same string, giving advice, because many asked me for them. I’m a baseball man; I wake up thinking about the ball and go to bed in the same way. So I was in the bench living as they the stress, the joy of victory over the Puerto Ricans thanks to the pitching by Odelín “he said.
To read the full interview:
http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2014/02/07/deportes/artic02.html