A blunt response from a Brazilian footballer to an English commentator who made an “interruption” between the two selected players

Andreas Pereira appeared in Brazil with England

Andreas PereiraFulham footballer and Brazil international, was the center of attention at the pre-training press conference Brazil and England, which will take place at Wembley Stadium. During the meeting with the media, the 28-year-old was consulted on his perception of the level of competition between the two selected teams, especially in light of the recent disappointments that Brazil has escalated since his participation in the World Cup in Qatar and the change of technical director (hasta after the World Cup), as well as in South American qualification.

A British journalist asked Pereira for her opinion on the possible performance gap between Brazil and England: “Brazil are going through a period of transition, with a new coach, many new players and England is the opposite because they have a lot of stability in what they do, how is it different? How can I close this gap?“.

Andreas, who was born and raised in Europe by the profession of his father, former footballer Marcos Pereira, challenged them in perfect English and argued his answer to receiving titles from each country. “We don’t necessarily believe there is a very large gap. The last time Brazil hosted the tournament was in a much shorter period of time than the last time England hosted it. We can decide that yes, there has been a breach. But Brazil will always have great players and a great team. England too,” he signaled in a respectful tone, but left behind a sickening phrase of historical distance that Verdeamarelha They stick with the English.

For the record, this is the only international trophy they have won Tres Leones It’s the Copa del Mundo de 1966 and they never managed to raise the Eurocup. On the contrary, the South Americans boast five trophies from the world championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)more to the left the new Copa America in their windows.

Given his confidence in his selection, Pereira expressed great respect for the England team, particularly appreciating its experience with the country’s sureties: “We are respected. Especially me playing here in England and I am very happy to play the Premier League here. We know they have great quality, we respect them and we know it will be a tough game, but I’m sure we’ll be ready and know we’re up for it. We ask you to play the game. We are Brazil. We will always ask for everything.”

Likewise, the football god in predicting a brawl, surpassing the respect felt by the opposing team: “Brazil will always be favored over any team because they are the greatest selection of all time. We know the quality of England and we have many good players, we respect England like any other player but we also know the quality and strength of our group. Because we respect them a lot, but we are very calm.”

Pereira is playing in the Premier League with Fulham (Reuters)
Pereira is playing in the Premier League with Fulham (Reuters)

Likewise, Pereira shared his personal feelings that he planned to represent his Belgique in the international arena in Brazil. to debut in 2018 I followed Tite’s direction in the friendly party against El Salvador, who turned out to be the only one with the main team at the moment. “I always dreamed of playing for Brazil. Rechacé and Bélgica differ in things. It’s a dream I had as a child that I wanted to fulfill years later. I am very happy,” he said excitedly.

The 28-year-old footballer started at Manchester United and, in previous steps to Granada and Valencia in Spain, emigrated to Lazio. Come back in 2021 and experience Brazil in a Flamengo shirt before returning to Europe to join them Fulhamwhere this time had a notorious impact, contributed with Ocho goals in 36 games.

Brazil will play England at Wembley this Saturday three days later in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu. Directed by Gareth Southgate, they will also win March’s FIFA Double Day Belgian also local.

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