Gacor this season and successfully brought Arsenal to the top, Martinelli’s call was considered a “joke”, but the winger gave an elegant response to his blasphemy.
Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli has responded elegantly to criticism over his call-up for Brazil at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Martinelli has only collected three caps for the national team, with him yet to score a single goal for his country. Inevitably, he is also seen as unfit to represent Selecao on a stage as big as the World Cup.
However, Martinelli’s performance together The Gunners This season has been sensational. This is the reason why coach Tite chose him to be included in Brazil’s final squad in Qatar.
Martinelli actually became an important part of Brazil’s U-23 success in winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last summer. Even so, the presence attacker The 21-year-old in the World Cup squad rather than Copa Libertadores star Gabigol was branded a “joker” by former Brazil player Neto.
Neto even claims that Brazilians don’t know who Martinelli is.
Martinelli also responded to his criticism in a classy way.
“I think it’s natural. Some Brazilians don’t know me and it’s also fair to say that other players deserve to be in the squad. But I’m quite calm with that. I think it’s natural,” he told ESPN Brazil.
“I know what I’m doing at my club. I know what I’m capable of and I know what I can do. You can rest assured that I will do my best for the Brazilian national team, in whatever I can help. It will be a great experience for me.” me,” he continued.
Martinelli added: “It’s good for Arsenal to have players at the World Cup. Everyone is very happy, we are a united team. There was also a call-up for Bukayo [Saka]Aaron [Ramsdale]Ben [White]so we’re happy for the others,” he said.
“We know we are top of the table. However, this is just the beginning, and we still have a lot of work to do,” said Martinelli.
