Thiago Silva confirmed to ESPN that he has not retired from playing with the Brazilian national team

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After being eliminated from the tournament by Croatia in Qatar, the 39-year-old defender stated that he will not play in the next World Cup.

the Brazil national team remains a possibility Thiago Silva. In an exclusive interview with espndefender of Chelsea He stated that he did not retire from the Canarinha and that his absence from the team was a decision of the coaches.

“I have not made any decision (to retire). Let it be very clear. I have not made any decision not to go to the national team. This is not my decision. I am always available. When the Brazilian Federation calls me, he said: ‘It says so on the information line, call up.’ you have to go. But they haven’t told me anything yet, and they haven’t contacted me for these last opportunities.”

“However, if you believe that I am in a position to assist in this process, I will certainly do my best to help. But, until that happens, I will try to do my job here at ChelseaHe plays in one of the most important clubs and leagues in the world and continues to do so. He added: “Unfortunately last year was not good, but I hope this year will be different.”

The player who led the Brazilian national team the most times in the World Cup Finals, with 12 matches, Thiago Silva He was present in the last four. However, after he was eliminated before Croatia in The State of QatarThe defender, who is now 39 years old, explained that he will not play in the next edition of the tournament.

“It’s difficult to have words at that moment. It’s more comforting. I’ve been through some difficulties in my life, not only in the national team, but also in my personal life. When we lose something important that we had as a goal.” “It hurts me so much,” he said at that moment.

“But now I have to try to pick my head up and move forward. There is no other alternative. I am a man, every time I fell, I got up. I will not stay there this time. Unfortunately as it is for me.” He added: “As a player, I will not be able to lift this cup. Who knows, maybe in the future with another role.”

Renewal of the Brazilian national team

When we talk about the Brazilian national team. Thiago He also talked about renewal and compared it to the same process Chelsea.

“It’s a little different from the national team. Although it’s the same idea of ​​renewal, changing the coach and the arrival of players. Here I think the number of players arriving here is much greater than the number of players in the national team, but in the national team you have much less time,” he said. Club.”

“If we are having difficulties here in finding the ‘starting 11’, so that we can play our best football, I think in the last matches we have shown a better situation, scoring goals, which is something we did not do.” He continued: “We have a week of training for each match. This makes Pochettino’s job a little easier.”

“In the national team it is not like that. In the national team you get there, in one match FIFA history You do five exercises. And many of them are recovering from travel, jet lag, players who don’t eat well, no. You don’t sleep well. This delays this process even more. I think we’re in a great and interesting position here. He added: “I hope that we can continue in the upcoming difficult matches that await us.”

Outside the national team, the defender admits that he is still not used to watching the team’s matches from afar, and talks about a “strange” feeling.

“Everything is very new for me. It has been almost always 11 or 12 years at this time that FIFA serves the national team. Now, the last 4 years, two with Ramon Menezes if I’m not mistaken and now another 2 years, and I’m watching whoever it is,” he admitted. “It feels a little bit weird and different, but always in the audience because I think this new generation coming in has a lot of pressure to win and succeed and play well.”

“Then there are changes between generations, in the coaching staff, and that delays this whole process. However, these are the players who went to the national team because they deserve to be there. Now it is a matter of time, and in the national team the team, as opposed to the team,” he continued. We don’t have much time.

“So this ultimately puts the players in a pressure situation where they have to act according to the moment and this generates tension and anxiety. In this Uruguay match, the entire defensive sector was modified. Now comes Gabriel,sides. They are the first ones called up and Deniz has to play due to injuries… We don’t have many options or time to prepare. “This makes it very difficult,” he concluded.

Champion of the Confederations Cup 2013 and Copa America 2019, Thiago Silva He played 113 matches and scored seven goals with the Brazilian national team.