Gilberto Silva, the former Brazilian midfielder, at the world champion in 2002, and through Arsenal, has cruel criticism of Brazilian football while participating in CNN SPORTS S/A. This Sunday (11).
For him, and The lack of federation between Brazilian clubs It is one of the biggest obstacles that prevent the development of the National League and one of the reasons that make Brazil still far from successful models, such as Premier League.
“If we’ll analyze what is happening in our football, we understand that we need to improve. We understand that we have difficulties and our needs. But when you need to act, each one looks at their navel and we cannot find what suits everyone.” Gilberto.
The former player referred to the creation of national and Liga alloys, the strong union-as a reflection of mixing and the incompatibility of consensus between the leaders.
“We have a set on one side, a group on the other hand, and Now they argue with joining. Why did they not do this from the beginning? Nobody should put themselves greater than anyone at this time of discussion. I think you are a opponent in this field, but outside you in the context of the public good. “
Gilberto argues that Brazilian football You need to look at good international examples and models that have succeeded. It was quoted from the Premier League as a work reference.
“For me, looking at all this is somewhat frustrating. Look at the other models that have succeeded. If we do not have this experience yet, let’s see what Spain did, let’s see what the Premier League did. They started young – it is not the Premier League today.”
A Premier League It is like the show: they offer their business and create other opportunities. It is possible to decrease this abyss if we understand the game. “We just need to understand the game and play together,” the former athlete added.
It also enhances the potential of Brazil as a consumer market.
“We are a passionate country. The population teams from England here is a giant. We have a country that includes more than 200 million people (…) and why we lost the space for them? Because they shook the product well: the quality of transmission, the quality of the stadiums, and the men.
Club stadiums and assets
There was another point that the former midfielder addressed to the 2014 World Cup. For him, clubs should have managed new fields and turned into heritage.
“I think we are going through this transformation process, where Clubs became SAFThe presence of their own stadiums. I think we lost a little time During the World Cup. We could use the World Cup better until the clubs took care of these stadiums. “
“I think there is, as part of my conversations with many people from the world and Brazil, the movement of some other clubs as well, who are already preparing for their own stadium, because they understood that the benefit is very large-in the long run.
CNN SPORTS S/A.
With Gilberto Silva, CNN SPORTS S/A. It reaches the 94th edition. The program is presented by João Vitor Xavier, and it deals behind the scenes for a billion market, one of the most profitable in the world: sports.
On the agenda, the most important themes in the industry in the world of football, from the perspective of economics and business.