Tag: Thiago Silva
-
Thiago Silva: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho showed lack of respect
Embed from Getty Images Paris Saint Germain captain Thiago Silva has accused Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho of showing a lack of respect following Wednesday night’s Champions League tie. The Brazilian defender gave away an extra-time penalty which Eden Hazard converted but he later made immense, scoring the all-important away goal for the Ligue 1 side.…
-
Thiago Silva angry with Brazil captain Neymar
Thiago Silva has been left angered at Neymar after losing the captaincy armband for Brazil. Paris Saint Germain central defender Silva captained his side at the World Cup but lost the armband following the 7-1 defeat to Germany and 3-0 defeat to Netherlands in the semi-final and third-place play-off respectively. Barcelona forward Neymar has since…
-
Brazil star justifies World Cup flop
Brazil’s prized playmaker Neymar has explained why his national team experienced such a woeful World Cup this summer, blaming ‘poor preparation’ and the fact Brazilians simply ‘train with less determination’ when in their home country. Neymar Jr was fast-looking to be the star of his national team this summer. That is, until he got knocked…
-
Dani Alves to ‘see out contract’ at Barca
Dani Alves has insisted that he wants to ‘see out the contract that he signed’ at Barcelona, according to reports from Spanish newspaper MARCA. The Brazilian full-back is back training with the Spanish giants following a disappointing World Cup with his national team and is reported to have held discussions with new boss Luis Enrique…
-
Argentina flag brings luck to Brazil
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari bizarrely believes this Argentina flag brings him luck, so he posed for photographs with it along with captain Thiago Silva in advance of tonight’s Brazil v Germany World Cup semi final. Scolari is clearly a man with a superstitious side. He had previously been approached on 28 June by an…
-
FIFA won’t budge on Silva suspension
Brazil captain Thiago Silva is suspended from Brazil’s World Cup semi final showdown against Germany tonight and the appeal against the suspension has been rejected by FIFA. Brazilian defender Silva picked up a booking in the Brazil v Colombia quarter final clash on Saturday and the caution occured when referee Carlos Caballo took a dim…
-
Shrink helped Brazil players cope with loss of Neymar
Brazil national team psychiatrist Regina Brandao was called upon to help the Brazil players get their heads around the World Cup injury absence of Neymar in order to mentally prepare them for what is set to be their toughest fixture of the tournament yet – the semi-final against Germany tonight. In a FIFA press conference…
-
Ex-England man: Show pony Neymar will see Brazil crash out
Former England international Joey Barton has described the current generation of Brazil footballers as “poor” and tipped them to be trounced by Germany in tonight’s World Cup semi-final. The host nation go up against their old rivals without talisman Neymar, who misses the rest of the tournament through the back injury he sustained in the…
-
United icon: Kompany falls short of best in the world
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand claims old rival Vincent Kompany has a long way to go before he can be classed as the best defender on the planet. The ex-England international, who left Old Trafford earlier in the summer following 12 trophy-laden years at the club, believes the Manchester City skipper still trails Paris…
