Marta expresses frustration with Brazil’s poor campaign in Women’s World Cup and criticism of former coach Sundhage; New coach Arthur Elias’ debut

Three months after Brazil’s early elimination from the Women’s World Cup, Marta expressed her frustration with the team’s poor campaign, eliminated in the first phase. Shirt number 10 spared no criticism of the team’s former coach, Swedish Pia Sundhage.

The team plays its first game with new coach Arthur Elias

Marta regrets having played little in her last World Cup. She came on in the second half against Panama and France, started in the 0-0 draw against Jamaica, which marked Brazil’s elimination, and ended up being substituted in the final minutes. In addition to the short time, shirt 10 complains about not having played in the position she expected.

– I played little, and the little I played I didn’t play in the position she always said she was taking me. There was no sincerity with some things. I would like it if it was used, put on the field, the way I always played – she said in an interview with reporter André Gallindo, in Montreal, the location of this Saturday’s friendly against Canada.

– The World Cup was quite frustrating, I imagined that I could have experienced it differently – added the Brazilian star.

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This Saturday’s game, at 3:30 pm (Brasília time), with sportv broadcast and real time on GE, marks Arthur Elias’ debut in charge of the women’s team.

After a period of training at Granja Comary in September and this week’s training in Canada, Marta is confident of a positive change in the team.

– He (Arthur Elias) is very direct, clear in his ideas. And there’s this boldness that I like, which I think is something that we ended up losing in recent years, this Brazilian creativity of having a little more freedom – he commented.

2023-10-27 18:52:11
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