The former Barcelona player praised the Chilean national team and Ricardo Gareca: “I know their coach very well, he has great values,” he said.
La Roja returns to the field with Ricardo Gareca. El Tigre will have his first challenge since his arrival on the bench Chilean national team when they face Albania on March 22. Four days later, they will do the same against France.
The Eagles will also face Sweden, in preparation duels for the European Cup, a competition where they share a group with Spain, Croatia and Italy. In the latter country, by coincidence, the duel between the Europeans and the national team will take place.
In this sense, a few days before facing La Roja, Albania coach Sylvinho praised the national team, saying ‘they are on another level’ . Furthermore, the former Barcelona player assured that the duel will be crucial for his team: “Chile is a team with a lot of qualities, a very, very strong team. I don’t consider these matches friendly, it’s not in my vocabulary “, he said at a press conference.
General praise
Sylvinho continued in his line and followed up with praise: “Chile is a technical football school, there are players like Sánchez, Vargas, very technical, very young and many good players. “, added the ex-back.
He also praised Gareca: “I know your coach very well, he has great values “, he commented. “We have to try Albania in these matches, they are friendly matches of another level because at Euro 2024 we will be at another level “, he concluded.
The defender began his career at Corinthians in 1994, winning three Paulista Championships, one Brasileirao and one Brazilian Cup. His performance led him to make the jump to Europe and he joined Arsenal, but he did not achieve the expected success and won only one Community Shield. After a spell at Celta Vigo, the Brazilian ended up at Barcelona, where he won three league titles, a Copa del Rey and two Super Cups. In addition, with the culés he won two Champions Leagues (2006 and 2009). Eventually, he retired to Manchester City.
He started as a coach in 2019, during a terrible period at Olympique Lyonnais. He had a regular spell at Corinthians and currently manages Albania, a position he has held since January 2023.
It should be noted that next Friday, March 22, La Roja will face the team of the two-headed eagle at the Ennio Tardini stadium, located in Parma. The match will be played from 4:45 p.m. in our country.
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