Walker, from City, defends Fluminense and shoots at the English newspaper

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In a press conference before the final of the Club World Cupthe side Kyle Walker designed the duel between Manchester City It is Fluminense. However, the focus of the conversation with journalists was on the controversial article in The Telegraph, from England. When analyzing the Rio team, the publication made a comparison with a “retired team“. But the English captain did not approve of the behavior.

“It’s disrespect. Look at Marcelo, who is one of the greatest full-backs in the history of football and seems to remain at a high level from the videos I’ve seen. I don’t care how old the player is, it’s just a number. What matters is his performance. From what I saw of Marcelo, one of the best left-backs in the history of football, he is still at a good level. And comments like this are a little disrespectful“, he said Walker.

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IT WAS NOT JUST WALKER!

On the eve of the grand final of the Club World Cupthe defender Felipe Melo held a press conference and projected the match. However, in addition to evaluating the meeting between Manchester City It is Fluminensehe answered a question about the newspaper The Telegraph, from England. Before the game, the publication cited Tricolor as a “retired team” due to the high average age. But the defender didn’t like that at all.

“I had never heard of this newspaper. Maybe it’s because I didn’t play in England or maybe it’s because it’s not the biggest newspaper in England. They were smart, it’s a way of appealing to the public. Social networks often come to give a voice to idiots. In the same way that there are young people performing with big names, there are also athletes my age who can perform better than boys“.

“I play because I am disciplined, professional and love football. There are people who will use their intelligence to talk about constructive things and others, idiotic things, as was the case with the newspaper“, shot Felipe Melo at a press conference.