One of the greatest players to ever play football in Hellas he gave the “presence” to the studio and its air News Bulletin 247!
The huge one Giovanni came in the last few days to our country again, in the context of the event “Footvolley Stars”which he participated in last weekend (06-07/07), along with other well-known guests such as Luciano, Leonardo, Michalis Mouroutsos and Aris Souledis including.
By the way, the Brazilian “magician” who made history with Olympic was invited to the studio on the show “Bam and Kato” with them Babi Christoglou and Stavros Chondrothymio so that he could discuss the whole matter with them.
THE Giovanni he stayed for more than an hour on the air of the top sports frequency and referred to his relationship with Greece and the “red and whites”, in Olympic of the present, the problems facing its football Brazilhis best goals and many other topics.
What he said among other things:
On the fact that he continues to play in various events: “I hope God will give me the opportunity to play football until I’m 70. When I stop playing football, he can take me.”
For his social work: “That’s always been my goal. The football player passes. I want to be remembered as Giovanni the man. For what I have done as a man. That’s what my parents taught me and that’s what I try to do to my children.”
About his relationship with Greece: “What I always think of when I hear Greece is Olympiacos and the love of the world, fun and joy. When I came I had no idea about Greece in terms of football, but it is difficult to express in words what I have been through here. If someone asked me, I would tell them to come with their eyes closed, it’s a beautiful country where they love football.”
On whether he saw the final of Olympiakos in the Conference: “It’s difficult with the time difference in Brazil, but I saw from the second half in the end and of course I caught the goal. The team is doing a good job and well done to this set that is playing now. I definitely left something behind, it’s like we built it little by little.”
For the players that stand out: “I really liked the one who scored the goal (s.s. El Kaabi). Podense also helped a lot, as did generally everyone who entered the pitch. But you always have the one who scored the goal.”
For his best goal: “The goal in the match against PAOK at OAKA from a lateral position. The goal with Iraklis that Angelos Anastasiadis congratulated me on. The “hang” on Montragon in the game with Galatasaray. In general, I single out all the goals I’ve scored with a lob.”
For Euro and Copa America: “The Euro is 10 years ahead. I think Colombia will win the Copa America. France will conquer the Euro. In a tournament with a short duration, predictions are not easy.”
For Brazilian football: “The problem is complex. The goal of a child in Brazil from a young age is to be able to play in Europe. They work on the characteristics of European football and not what Brazilian football is known for. Brazil became known for their number 10s and strikers. But now we see that there are no such players. If this continues to happen Brazilian football is in danger.
Temperament will be lost, the “squeamishness”. However, there is also something good. There are some groups, however, who have given importance to this again, who make it clear that here we have no tactics, here we do whatever everyone wants. I single out Neymar because he is one of the few who still do the unpredictable. Now Brazil can’t wait for a player to take matters into his own hands, to do something different.”
On whether Messi is the greatest of all time: “Messi in terms of numbers and records is the greatest of all time. But I would pay to see Maradona play.”
On whether he was stressed while playing: “No, I didn’t have any. I was stressed when we lost a game. Today they lose a game and they are happy.”
On how he sees the Brazilian national team: “They have managed to prevent anyone from dealing with the Brazilian national team. Everyone loves their team but not the national team. Our football no longer has intensity, it has no passion. In the past, in each half the team had 10-15 phases, now only one. Brazil in a Copa America match made a shot in 90 minutes. When I was playing football, the coach would show me a dangerous area not to dribble, and from there he would tell me “do whatever you want””.
For his free time: “I take the children to school, then the gym and at six in the afternoon I come home and don’t come out after that. I like to go to bed early and wake up early.”
Source: Sport Fm
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