Eustáquio ranks Bednarek with leaders like Pepe, Marcano, Thiago Silva | OneFootball

Canada captain in the 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stephen Eustáquio was asked at the end of the match about the main role models as dressing-room leaders he found at FC Porto, and who also allow him to take on that role with the national team.

“At FC Porto I was always surrounded by players with great experience, great maturity, and also very impressive résumés. Pepe, Otávio, Matheus Uribe, Marcano, Thiago Silva, Jan Bednarek… I could keep listing names and names. Each one gives what they can, and I always tried to absorb as much as possible from them so that, later on, I could also try to be a reference point for my teammates,” the midfielder began by telling ‘LiveModeTV’, before concluding on the subject.

“I’m fortunate that, in this team [Canada], I’m also surrounded by other great leaders. I think we complement each other very well. Overall, we have a very young team, but with the experience of players who play for big clubs in Europe, and I think this World Cup is a reason to smile,” added Eustáquio, admitting that he would be watching Brazil vs Morocco the following day.

“I wish my friend Thiago Silva were there, but unfortunately he isn’t. In any case, Neymar is there, and we’ll see what he can do,” concluded the midfielder, who spent the second half of the past season on loan at LAFC in MLS.

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