Striker played a little more than half the second half of Brazil’s 3-1 win over Japan at Neo Chemistry Arena, this Friday
He played a little more than half of the second half of the 3-1 win over the neo chemistry Arena, this Friday (30). It did not balance the net or contributed assistance, but just being called to enter the field was cheered. After he entered, he was dangerous with a finish from outside the area. Treatment from the stands show how it is still the big star of the national team, even though they get used to the idea of stopping at some point and still in doubt about playing the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. “They (selection colleagues) tell me to play until 45, but this only time will say and I find it very difficult, right? So we have to prepare these girls, because it is a natural transition,” he commented in the stadium’s mixed zone in Itaquera, after the match.
Maximum symbol of women’s soccer in the country, the 39 -year -old striker had the opportunity to find the new president of, Samir Xaud, who visited the selection delegation in the afternoon and was present in the match at night. The exchange of power in the entity occurred amid another institutional crisis, with the dismissal of Ednaldo Rodrigues. Martha’s interest, however, is not in power games but in the efforts that can leverage the sport it practices. “The expectation of us whenever there is a change is that it is a change for the better. So that he (Samir Xaud) comes with this thought, that can really make things happen,” he said. “He had a conversation with us and made it very clear that it will give greater attention to women’s football … And that’s how we expect it, right? We make things happen on the pitch, but it also has to work.”
The Queen of Football also talked about the current moment of the women’s team, which lives a transition phase and already has new leaders in the group. This is the case of the 25 -year -old midfielder Angelina, her companion from Orlando Pride and chosen by Arthur Elias to be a captain of Brazil. When Martha entered the game, instead of Kerolin, Angelina made a point of passing her the captain’s track. Although disconcerted, the queen has accepted the tribute in a good way, but understands that it is important for new players to become a reference inside the cast, because she knows she is close to ending her career. “I even told her (Angelina) that I didn’t need to give me the track. She said, ‘No, take it and such.” But this is very light on our team, because they no doubt see me as a leader. But I try to show everyone that they are leaders as well. “It’s not just a reference. They have to understand that they are also references. And Angelina is an athlete who is not to talk much and sometimes I catch her foot: ‘No, you have to talk.’ You have to put your opinion and then it has been releasing slowly.”
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
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