With Brazil, Estêvão sends message to Chelsea boss | OneFootball

Estevão is back with the Brazilian National Team after suffering a serious injury and missing the World Cup. Called up by Carlo Ancelotti, the player begins the road to the 2030 World Cup as one of Brazil’s biggest hopes in this cycle. He wants to use the matches against Australia and India to regain his match fitness and show that he deserves more opportunities in Europe.

That is because, in Chelsea’s first six matches of the season, Estêvão has totaled only 148 minutes on the pitch. The English press even reported that coach Xabi Alonso was losing patience with the 19-year-old Brazilian player. This Tuesday, the 22nd, at a Brazilian National Team press conference in Australia, the player avoided the controversy.

“Every coach has his own way of playing, and of course we work every day, we give our best every day. That’s what I do. We have a lot of extremely talented players at Chelsea. I focus on what I can control. When I get an opportunity, I try to do my best. In every opportunity I’ve had, I think I’ve made the most of it. I try to control what I can and leave tomorrow in God’s hands. I have a lot of faith in myself as well,” said Estêvão.

Estêvão suffered a serious injury and missed the World Cup. He had been standing out during the qualifiers and was seen as a likely starter under Carlo Ancelotti. The player admits that the first few days of the World Cup were not easy.

“The first few days were very difficult, but thank God I was able to recover extremely well and return to the pitch and to the Brazilian National Team. After the first month passed, when it really sank in, the most important thing for me was cheering for the Brazilian National Team. With every match, with every goal, I celebrated a lot, because I know the people who were involved, I know how important it is for every athlete who was there. So it was a time when the only thing I focused on was hoping for the best for the Brazilian National Team,” the player said.

Estêvão feels good after 129 days on the sidelines

“I’ve been taking great care of myself every day. Of course no player wants to get injured, so it’s something that unfortunately happened a lot last year. I’m doing a lot to prevent it, I’m doing a lot of physical therapy, taking great care of my body, my diet, my sleep, the things an athlete needs to perform at the highest level on the field. Being available is an immense joy for me, something I didn’t always have last year. Just being on the field already makes me very happy.”

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