Favorite of the World Cup with a few other nations including France, Brazil will have to wait another short week before entering the competition.
Thursday, November 24 against Serbia, he will begin the conquest of his sixth World Cup after that in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002. A week before the entry into the running, Marquinhos, the defender of PSG, evoked the case of his compatriot and club teammate Neymar at a press conference.
"The pressure and this label of technical leader are inevitable for him, it has always been like that since he has been in Seleção, according to comments reported by L'Équipe.
It's normal when you see everything he is capable of doing and the qualities he has.
But he copes.
He arrives at the World Cup in excellent physical shape.
I'm with him every day, I know how prepared he is, how focused he is on the project, how much he gave up his everyday life.
He's my close friend, I can 100% guarantee what I'm saying.
But I always tell him that he doesn't have to carry more weight than the others.
There are experienced players around him to support him and young people who take responsibility.
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Marquinhos recalls, however, that Brazil has other cartridges and should not rely on the PSG player: “I hope
(that Neymar will shine)
!
We have a lot of options today offensively, with a great diversity of profiles and this is one of our strong points.
The division of leadership is also the division of responsibilities.
We all help each other.
There is Thiago, Casemiro, me…”
Placed in group G, Brazil, after having faced Serbia on November 24, will face Switzerland (28) and will finish the first round against Cameroon (December 2).