‘We are very well physically’, says Thiago Silva, who points out greater weariness in South Korea

The defender of the Brazilian national team Thiago Silva praised South Korea, opponents this Monday (5) in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, and highlighted the importance of the Brazilian starters having been spared in the defeat (1-0) for Cameroon at the close of Group G.

According to him, who will be the captain in the match, Brazil will enter more rested than the Asian team.

“Today we are very well physically, those who didn’t play (against Cameroon). In theory South Korea will be a little more tired than us, which is normal. In two and a half days of recovery it is almost impossible to recover 100% . But this is a World Cup. I’m sure they are super motivated to face us again and change the result of that friendly in Korea (Brazil won 5-1)”.

The Chelsea defender highlighted the strengths of the South Koreans, including Tottenham’s idol, striker Son Heung-min: “We know they are players who play at a high level. Son is there in London with me, I know the difficulty of playing against him”.

He ended up getting a “little thumbs up” during the press conference to be able to mention other names. “The first midfielder… Lee (Lee Kang-in) has an incredible passing quality, he is an experienced player, very technical. We are aware of that. Defensively, they are very good, especially on the counterattack You can’t be too careful with this team”, he added, highlighting the speed of the Asian team.

Thiago Silva was excited about the recovery of his teammates after a first phase in which Brazil suffered from so many injuries: “It’s good to see Danilo well, Ney again on the field, Alex Sandro evolving. So we have an important gain there and I’m sure it will add a lot to our moment”.

The presence of star player Neymar in the game against South Korea will be defined after training this Sunday, as Tite said in the same interview.