Thiago Silva: ‘To beat Premier League sides, 99% isn’t enough’ | OneFootball

A more experienced career, in contrast with the youngsters in the squad: “Everyone has their own way of dealing with a game of this magnitude. It’s only by living through it that you can understand how important it is to prepare well. A game is not won or lost on matchday. It has to do with preparation. When you stop preparing, that takes you away from success and from the dream. This group works very hard, does that mean we are going to win? No, but it brings us closer to victory, it gives us peace of mind.” Everyone has their own way of dealing with a game of this magnitude. It’s only by living through it that you can understand how important it is to prepare well. A game is not won or lost on matchday. It has to do with preparation. This group works very hard and that brings us closer to victory, that gives us peace of mind.”

Without family support: “No, my family is not coming. My son had to go to a medical appointment.”

The career: “I’m not looking at next season, I’m looking at today, thinking about tomorrow’s game. Enjoying this moment, these are the last trophies I can win in this career, it is coming to an end. I have three trophies at stake and I will give everything to win them. It is very demanding, every day pushes us forward. To beat Premier League teams at home, we have to be at 100%; at 99%, it’s no longer enough.”

Ambitions for the next World Cup: “To be completely honest, I’m very calm. I’ve been doing my job in the best way possible. I’m trying to help in the best way possible on and off the pitch. The coach Ancelotti’s call-up is a call-up I cannot turn down. I have to think about being physically well and on the day of the final squad announcement, who knows, maybe I can play in my fifth World Cup.”

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