Robinho admits daubing graffiti
Brazil forward Robinho has owned up to daubing graffiti on the wall
of the team’s dressing room after Sunday’s 3-0 win away to Chile in a
World Cup qualifier.
Newspaper pictures showed the words, “There must be respect for the
best team in the world,” written in Spanish on the walls of the National
Stadium.
Robinho told reporters it was a response to the Chilean players, who
he said underestimated Brazil before the game.
“I was the one who wrote it,” he said. “Chile should have respected
Brazil for our tradition, which I don’t need to talk about. They thought
it would be easy.”
“We didn’t ask for anything more than respect.”
“Maybe if they had played more defensively, they would have made it
more difficult for us. But they tried to play us on equal terms and you
saw the result.” Brazil had failed to score in their previous three
matches before the Chile game and lost to Venezuela in a friendly and
Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier in the process. The forward, who this
month joined Premier League club Manchester City for a British record
32.5 million pounds ($57.21 million), said he hoped beleaguered Brazil
coach Dunga would keep the job he was in danger of losing before
Sunday’s win.
“He’s our coach, our commander and we hope he stays until the World
Cupm” said Robinho. “The pressure here is great and the only way to
relieve it is with victories.”
Brazil, who jumped to second in the 10-team South American qualifying
group, host bottom team Bolivia on Wednesday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) |