Striker Bia Zaneratto gave a press conference this Tuesday afternoon (28) and highlighted the preparation of the new players called up by coach Arthur Elias. One of the most experienced athletes on the Brazilian Women’s Team, she made a comparison with her arrival to the team and explained how she can help newcomers.
“I think it’s really cool that a player like Pri (Priscila) arrives more prepared than perhaps even I myself have arrived. There’s a whole construction of a youth category, and this makes them arrive more ready for the moment to wear the team’s shirt. Selection.”
“The best way for us to help is to let them calm down to do what they know. This makes the environment lighter and, consequently, they are able to let go and do what they do best, which is play football.”
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Since the presentation on Monday (28), the Brazilian team carried out two days of training at CT Joaquim Grava, in São Paulo, aiming to prepare for the friendly match against Japan, on Thursday (30), at 3:15 pm, at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo.
The attacker praised the strength of her opponents and explained what Arthur Elias has been telling the athletes about the strengths of the Japanese team and how to nullify them for a good game for Brazil.
“We know the quality of Japan’s game, a style of play with very short and quick touches. What we are trying to do in training is to filter these plays, so that we can make good use of it with possession of the ball. The main thing is knowing how to mark them. When we are closer to each other, communicating, we will mark well and be able to keep the ball to create our plays.”
“We count a lot on the support of the fans. I hope they push us from the first to the last minute, so that we have that extra strength, to show all the strength of Brazil and infect us on the field.”
Bia also made a point of commenting on her dream of becoming Olympic champion with the Brazilian team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
“My dream and closest goal is to win the Olympics with this shirt. It’s one of the things we talk about here every day. We know how difficult it is, but the focus is certainly on the Olympics now.”
