Rafael Santos I deleted played in the Copa America as a River Plate player, but now reaches the Bundesliga qualifying round with Eintracht Frankfurt. He is motivated and wants to contribute what he has learned since his return to Europe. At a press conference on Tuesday he had words of praise for his teammates, especially for Falcao García.
“I’m happy to be representing my country again. It’s a great joy and pride. I’m comfortable in Germany, the adaptation is going very well, I’m in an elite league. I want to put into practice in Selection, which I learned in the Bundesliga. I feel more mature and I hope to be able to bring the best of myself to this group. “
I erased having action with the tricolor in the America’s Cup, where they held third place, so it came this time full of confidence. “Having played the Copa America with the National Team gives you experience, hierarchy and knowledge with teammates. I feel much more confident in this new cycle. Those who play will be a decision of Prof. Roda. We are happy with the group that is here, we have variants.I am available for when the Profe needs me.Each has its strengths and virtues, he has variants and several options.I try to give the team my ease to adapt to various positions within the field “.
He also had words of praise for his attacking teammates, especially for the ‘Tiger’, who returned after a long absence. “Falcao gives a lot of hierarchy to our National Team. He is a player of name and weight, and he is one of our captains. Our attack having him is a concern for the other national teams.”
The former River Plate player also referred to the first match against Bolivia, at the height of La Paz. How do you imagine it? “Height plays for both of them. They like us know the pros and cons of playing in La Paz. You have to know how to play, we have to be strategists. You have to take advantage of the middle distance.”
On the rival he added that “Bolivia is a rival that tries to go outside and look for the reference of Marcelo Martins, they try very from half distance. The important thing is how we are. Seeing what the other teams have lived and analyzing what they have been doing, we are already getting an idea of what they are as teams and what they propose as a local “.