October 8, 2024, 8:19 PM
October 8, 2024, 8:19 PM
Goalkeeper Ederson, who returns to the starting lineup for the Brazilian team After a year to replace the injured Alisson, he stated this Tuesday that the Brazilian team has to “turn the game around” to overcome the bad phase it is experiencing and return to the top.
“We are aware of the (bad) moment we are experiencing in the competition (the World Cup qualifiers). “We have to turn the game around and win again.”stated the Manchester City player in the press conference he gave in São Paulo, where the Canarinha is concentrated ahead of the matches with Chile and Peru in the coming days for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The goalkeeper stated that the Brazilian team, currently fifth in the qualifying classification and far from the leader Argentina, has to come back to win.í “return to the place where you should be, which is the top of the table”.
In the midst of the crisis that the Brazilian team is experiencing, Ederson assured that the Canarinha must win againar to regain confidence, which is what will give them peace of mind and the possibility of exhibiting the good football demanded by the fans.
“It is clear that when talking about the Brazilian team, victories and quick responses are demanded, but the process requires time. We are aware of the lack of patience and the demandsand that is why we have to give an immediate response and start winning games to regain the trust of the best football in the world and regain the trust of the fans,” he said.
Likewise, he said that Brazil faces Chile with many casualtieshaving lost players like Vinicius Junior, Alisson, Eder Militao due to injury, but he hopes that the new players called up in their places will know how to take advantage of the opportunity.
The goalkeeper, who missed the Copa América and the last call-ups due to various injuries, He said he always worked to be prepared when the time came to replace Alisson in goal and that he hopes to take advantage of the opportunity that arose.
“And I will continue working to be able to continue being summoned and play in a World Cup among the starting eleven,” he said about his status as a substitute for Alisson in Qatar 2022.
In their next two qualifying games, Brazil will visit Chile in Santiago on Thursday and will host Peru on Tuesday of next week in Brasilia.
Canarinha expects victories in both games, precisely with the last in the qualifying classification, to be able to advance and get among the first.
Currently in fifth place with 10 points, The same as Venezuela, Brazil is eight points behind the leader Argentina and only surpasses Paraguay and Bolivia by one point, which, in seventh and eighth place, would miss the World Cup.
