Rodrygo will face England and Spain in this national team break. In these duels he will have time to meet up with Real Madrid teammates such as Bellingham or Carvajal. The Brazilian, despite his young age, is already one of the most experienced players in the white team and experiences the pressure of the Madrid team and a team like Brazil. Before the match against the English team, Rodrygo gave an interview to The Guardian, in which he talks about how fast football moves.
“Time passes quickly and you are happy and sad at the same time because everything will end soon. You have to be more focused and work harder to make history. There are times when I think: ‘damn, I’m not the youngest on the team anymore.’ But I can say that I am happy to have this experience. Although I am very young, they already treat me like a mature person and I help the newcomers as much as I can.”
The Brazilian player talks about what it means to play for Madrid and for Brazil: “Today I play for the national team and the biggest club in the world. If I don’t want those two to apply pressure, something is wrong. There would be no way to continue if I couldn’t stand it. I can never settle for losing. That is the mentality of Real Madrid and the national team. I always think about winning. That’s what I have in my head. I need to win to please the Brazilian fans and Real Madrid. Everyone is a little afraid. Some people know how to deal with fear better than others. That is the difference. There really is a lot of pressure. In football there is no rest. If you win on Wednesday, you are the best in the world. If you lose on Sunday, you are the worst in the world. “You have to have balance.”
After receiving a lot of criticism, the forward talks about how he should deal with it: “I try not to worry about what people are going to say. We need to be careful with our mental health. I advise everyone, not just players, to look for a psychologist. I started in March of last year. It was my father who suggested it. At first he didn’t want to do it because he had the prejudice of thinking that it was something for people with problems. When I did it I realized that the psychologist was someone who was there to help me.”
Rodrygo also talks about some racist episode that he has had to live through: “I suffered racism on social networks from many Argentines. It was a very sad situation and it affects you. I was very sad. But we tracked all the profiles that sent me abuse. Many of them must have been scared in the last few days when they received the lawsuit. “People think they can write whatever they want on social media, but then they get sued at home for it.”
Before the game against England, the Real Madrid player talks about Bellingham’s season: “There are not many English players in La Liga, but Madrid suited him perfectly. Everything has fit very well. The way he plays fits well into our game plan this year. Last year we played one way, like Real Madrid has always played, but this year the formation has changed and it has really worked for him and the characteristics he brings. He is very good “.
To finish, Rodrygo talks about how important it is for your close people to tell you the truth and advise you: “There are things that you don’t want to hear, that the people close to you won’t tell you, but that you really need to hear. Dorival confronted me from the beginning. That’s good because I’m now more activated, prepared and aware of my responsibility. There is no age to be scolded. He showed that he will treat all players the same. It is a new generation that I am part of and I can be one of its leaders. I know what I can contribute to the team. “I know that the fans expect a lot from me,” the Brazilian ended by saying.
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2024-03-23 10:33:03
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