President: Is Ronaldo overweighted?
9/6/2006 15:14
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva held yesterday a
25-minute-long video conference with the national football team technical staff
and team captain Cafu.
The President tried to boost the players' morale for
their first game on June 13 against Croatia and also made jokes.
He asked
head coach Parreira: "Parreira, is he (Ronaldo) overweighted or
not?"
Parreira answered: "He is very strong, Mr. President. He is no longer a
boy, his biotype has changed."
President Lula said he is concerned with the
younger players and asked Cafu, the oldest player of the team, to counsel
them.
The President also said Brazilians are very confident about the teams
chances of keeping the World Cup title.
Meanwhile, the team has received in
Germany thousands of letters from children of several Brazilian schools wishing
them good luck during the tournament.
Parreira distributed the letters to the
players, saying that he was very moved by the children's words and that he would
use their messages in the upcoming motivational meetings with the
players.
"It is very nice to receive this kind of message,"Parreira said.
"There is even a boy who suggested me the perfect formation for the team."
Xinhua
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