Brazilian endrickAfter reaching an agreement with Palmeiras in December 2022, he will land at Real Madrid next summerexpressed his excitement to join the Brazil squad against Argentina next Tuesday and “see Lionel Messi up close,” But he clarified that for him the best player of all time is the late Edson Arantes do Nascimento In order, it is “Pele” and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Messi is extraordinary, he is the best player in the world today and it will be a wonderful experience to play against him and see him up close,” he told a news conference about the match that will be held in Madrid said. Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, 2026 World Cup South American Qualifiers.
However, the attacker clarified “Pele is still unique, no one can come close to what he does,” And he also pointed out that in recent years in football, he is a “fan of Cristiano Ronaldo”.
Enderrick keen to be Vinicius’ replacement against Argentina
Ndrick, on the other hand, pointed out that he does not know whether he will start in the expected game against Argentina, emphasizing in this sense that he respects the coach’s decision. Fernando Diniz says he prefers to be “calm and cautious” with his young stars. “What matters to me is that the team wins and if I have to play I want to help,” the player said.
Furthermore, the striker admitted that this season he It was a “difficult start” with Palmeiras making a number of substitutions, which he attributed to the fact that he was “under a lot of pressure. Coming into the first team at 16, being sold to Real Madrid and everything that happened.
However, in the second half of the year, he was able to “settle down and be satisfied with life and the pitch”, which allowed his performance to improve, establishing himself at Palmeiras and successfully being called up to the senior team. first. .
Ndrick dodged questions about his potential start against Argentina and insisted everything rests with Diniz, who must choose a replacement for Vinicius, who is in the qualifiers He was injured in the 1-2 loss to Colombia the day before. He’s out for eight to 10 weeks.From what I’ve seen in training so far Coach’s favorite is Gabriel Jesusjust recovered from injury.
This is what the World Cup South American qualifiers look like
After the first five days of competition, the results of the South American qualifiers are as follows: Despite losing to Uruguay (0-2) last Thursday, Argentina remains the only leader with 12 points In Buenos Aires. In second place are Uruguay (10 points), followed by Colombia (nine points), surprisingly Venezuela (eight points) and Brazil, who have just seven points from five games.