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Emerson Royal believes he deserves to wear the Seleção jersey again

In good form at Flamengo, Emerson Royal wants to return to the Brazil national team. The full-back has adapted to the club, which, according to the player, carries more pressure than Barcelona (ESP). In an interview released this Friday (18), the player also spoke about the important role of Jorginho on the pitch.

— I’ve grown a lot. You could say I’m on the radar (of the national team). I don’t see a large number of full-backs as competitors. I deserve to be noticed, I’m developing really well. My biggest goal is to return to the national team — said Emerson Royal, before commenting on his experience in Spanish football.

— At Flamengo (it’s harder to play than at Barcelona). We Brazilians tend to be more outspoken. Abroad, football is beautiful, but Brazil is the country of football. What happens off the pitch isn’t as intense as it is here. That human warmth, both for better and for worse, is very different — said Emerson, who played for Barça in 2021, in an interview with the ‘PodBoa’ podcast.

JORGINHO AS A COACH ON THE PITCH

Still in the interview, Emerson Royal highlighted Jorginho’s decisive role on the field, almost like a coach within the four lines. According to the full-back, the midfielder directs the team the entire time and helps his teammates when situations get complicated during matches.

— He positions everyone, he talks all the time. “Royal, you’re too high up, drop back a little, the guy is pressing you.” He helps us with our positioning. Against Botafogo, I played Luiz Araújo into trouble, he looked at me and said: “Royal, he has his back to goal, no advantage at all, why did you give him the ball?” — explained Royal.

— He’s already reading the positioning, whether there will be an advantage or not. He’s the coach on the pitch. If the game is locked up, I look at him and say, “help me, what do we do?” And he answers, “calm down, it will happen” — the full-back added.

IRRITATION

In the aforementioned match against Botafogo, won by Flamengo 3-0, the rivalry between Emerson Royal and Marçal drew attention. After the match, the red-and-black full-back even taunted his opponent, telling him to go cry. In short, the Flamengo player revealed that he ‘lost his cool’ with his rival.

— He got under my skin. Game situation, derby. I was totally at peace, he came at me three times, I was super calm. Then he hit me, I was on the ground and he came over cursing at me. So I looked up. Ah, man, I came from the favela — he concluded.

ROYAL ON THE PITCH

After starting against Independiente del Valle (EQU) on Thursday (17), Emerson Royal is expected to be on the bench this Sunday (20) against Bragantino in the Brasileirão. So, the ball gets rolling at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã, with full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.