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ALVES, ADAPTING TO BRAZIL

Alves: "I spend a lot of time without touching the ball. In the middle I am more useful"

Published:20/09/2019 - 12:27h

Updated:20/09/2019 - 12:27h

Dani Alves decided to return to his country this summer to play in Sao Paulo. The Brazilian is having a hard time adapting to the league for several reasons. In an interview he told the reasons that led him to leave the side to play in the middle

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Dani Alves Went out of Brazil very young to try triumph in Europe of the hand of Monchi. It arrived to the Seville, where turned into an idol and in one of the best right sides of LaLiga. The FC Barcelona​ was smart and carried it to him to the Camp Nou, where turned into the best carrilero right-handed of the world and in a Barcelona legend.

After leaving of the Barça and follow triumphing in the Juventus and in the PSG, Alves has decided to park the European football and return to his natal Brazil. This summer has fichado by the Sao Paulo, where is trying to adapt to the Brazilian league. To the ex barcelonista is costing him more than the account go back to play in his country and in an interview to TV Globe explained the reason.

"Here it is very difficult to play and many times is by the state of the fields"

"Here it is very difficult to play and many times is by the state of the fields. I am a player of combination, achieve to help to my mates if I take part enough in the game, if have the control of the balloon. Here I achieve to give a different dynamics because I am accustomed. Already I did it in the places by where happened", explained the one of Juazeiro.

Continuing with the explanation, Alves left clear that by this reason feels much more comfortable playing in the half that of side. In Brazil, play is more complicated and, therefore, the sides touch fewer balloons that in Europe. The ex of the PSG has left the position in which it triumphed to play more centred and can be more time in contact with the balloon.

"I am had to pay the price of not playing in the position that carry playing 20 years"

"In the half can take part, position to my mates, that the team have a tactical order and technician much better. Playing in the side happen long without touching the balloon and this finish generating lacking of rhythm. I left this very clear here in the Sao Paulo: I need to have influence in the game so that my mates generate opportunities. Also I have to me adapt to the mates and am had to pay the price of not playing in the position that carry playing 20 years. I am here to build", aimed.

The well and the bad of the Brazilian football

The now mediocentro also spoke of the good and bad things that has the Brazilian football. For him, technically they keep on being the best, but the state of the lawn does that play well was almost impossible. "The technical and human quality of the Brazilian player is incredible. We keep on being the country of the football in individual terms. But the centres of training, the fields, the lawn... They leave a lot that wish. The majority of the times are very precarious", affirmed.

The Brazilian thinks that the difficulties with which play the footballers in Brazil do that in Europe stand out more technically. Besides, it left clear that like viewer resulted him very complicated see the football of his country. "The players in Brazil already begin playing with a lot of difficulties. I same when it was in Europe said that it was not able to see a party of the complete Brazilian championship by the fault of rhythm and of quality. Now I am feeling in own meat the reason of all this", finalised.

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