President’s Reaction

Brazilian fans have different reactions about Parreira’s final list and some of them you can read here in this blog. Now here is a little collection of quotes from selected players and from Brazil’s president Lula.

“The team was already set. The only news was the calling of Rogério Ceni and that happened. I think that Nilmar, from those who play here in Brazil, has been recently noticed, but we have other people with maturity and he called them. Parreira selected what we have best”.
(Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - our president - about the final list)

“In football the theories don’t work. In 1950 Brazil should be world champions but they weren’t. In 2002 Argentina should win, but it didn’t. Therefore Brazil will need not only the extraordinary players that we have, but it will also need to be humble. Nobody wins a game before it happens, especially in a World Cup”.
(Lula – again – about favoritism)

“I’m very happy, really happy to play this World Cup. I thank Parreira and I must also point out the support of the public opinion. Especially the São Paulo fans that supported me at all times, demanding, believing in my calling”.
(Rogerio Ceni after the list announcement)

“United? The group is. In tune with each other? Not so much. The 15 days we’ll have to work the team will be crucial so that we can be 100% ready for the World Cup”.
(Cafu about the team’s harmony)

“I’m not afraid to lose my position. Physically I am great, at 98%. This little thing that is missing I can recover in practice. Tactically I always do what Parreira tells me to do and technically I’m not ‘discard material’.”
(Cafu about his starting position)

“I felt different, of course”.
(Juan, first timer)

“It was like scoring a goal at the last minute of a game. I’m cheering a lot. I’m here at Germany at 100 meters from the stadium we will debut”.
(Gilberto about his calling)

“I don’t have many words to describe the feeling of going to a World Cup. I’ll try to represent my state with great will as Ricardo Rocha (94) and Rivaldo (02) did”.
(Juninho Pernambucano about his role)

Rogerio, you ungrateful punk! São Paulo fans? What about all the rest of us? I’m here wmao in this blog to demand your participation and you come up with that???

Ok, I’m just kidding (sort of), I was truly hoping Rogerio Ceni to get the spot. Not only that, but I would really like to see him starting at least one game.