40 years old, defender Thiago Silva continues to stand out in Brazilian football with the shirt of Fluminense. In an interview granted on Wednesday (23), the defender came out in defense of the “forties” of Brazilian football.
Thiago used LeBron James, Astro do Los Angeles Lakersas an example and compared the shirt 23 with names like Nenê and Fabio – the 43 -year -old half -year -old midfielder, while the 41 goalkeeper is Thiago's companion at Flu.
“I'm a fan of sports. I follow a lot to NBA. My team is LeBron James, regardless of where he is, you know? Today (Los Angeles) Lakers, right? And whenever I have games and I have the opportunity to see, I follow the 'daddy LeBron'. For us, it is very special because we know that, in a sports scenario, discrimination with age is very large, right? And sometimes we look more out than in our house, “he said.
And here in our country, we have several players who play at a high level with 40 years, 41, 43, in the case of Nenê. Fábio, here, too. But when we see LeBron playing, 'Ah, LeBron is amazing'; 'He is the best in history'; 'He takes care' “.
Following, Thiago complained that Brazilian players do not “receive due value” even acting at a more advanced age.
“Only athletes) take care of each other, our we don't value much. So, I value, yes, because I know how hard it is to be playing at a high level with the age they have. Sometimes we have to take a little (energy) of training to give the rest in the game.” I can't train, with the age I have, the way the boys train, “
“It doesn't happen anymore. But if we can do something balanced, surely, it will lengthen our career a little, we will continue to play at a high level that Lubron is not playing.”
At 40 years old and in his 21st NBA, LeBron James had averages of 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game in the regular season, helping Lakers finish in 3rd place in the west and go to playoffs, where they are facing the Minnesota Timberwolves – Game 3 of the series will be transmitted from Disney+on Friday (25), at 10:30 pm (from Brasilia).
