Marcelo Bielsa’s biggest low was Argentina’s exit in the group stage of the 2002 World Cup and he wept uncontrollably and banged his head against the dressing room lockers.
Bielsa spent three months locked away in a convent when he quit Argentina two years later after winning gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens because he felt so drained.
As chronicled in a new book on Bielsa, Juan Sebastian Verón, while watching his manager banging his head against the lockers, said: “It was the saddest thing seeing Bielsa crying. “In the dressing room there were some at the back, some lying down, some trying to draw strength from somewhere. “I shook their hands one by one.
Read more on mirror.co.uk