Rodrigo: With Ancelotti in Brazil, everything will get better and better

October 7 According to the "As", Rodrigo was interviewed by Thomas Roncero and talked about his feelings about returning to the Brazilian national team.

How do you feel about this return after leaving Brazil for several months? On the one hand, the World Cup is near, and on the other hand, Ancelotti has become your coach again. You probably have talked to him during this period, right?

Thomas, I am very happy to communicate with you again. The first goal of our Brazilian national team is the World Cup. I didn't participate in the previous training sessions, so I didn't communicate much with Ancelotti, but now we're back together, and it's really fun to be able to work side by side with him.

Ancelotti's original idea was to retire from coaching after leaving Real Madrid, but as he said privately: "Brazil is Real Madrid in the national team." Has he passed on this concept to you?

We did talk, but he has always made it clear that as long as he is still coaching Real Madrid, he will always respect the club and will not do anything that may cause trouble to the club. Later, after the Brazilian Football Association, Real Madrid and him reached an agreement, Ancelotti shared the joy of meeting this challenge with us. He was full of expectations for this, and we were the same as him.

As a coach, Ancelotti has won all honors in Europe, while the Brazilian team has experienced many losses and setbacks in the past ten years, and many coaches have failed to successfully revive the "Samba Legion". Do you think Ancelotti has enough courage and energy to make Brazil a world-class team again and strive for various honors?

He certainly has this ability, and our goal is to win back the support of the fans. Ancelotti always tells us that among the different teams he has coached, he has led many Brazilian players and also likes to work with players of our style. All we have to do is win back the hearts of Brazilian fans so that they can regain their happiness when watching us play. I believe things will definitely move in a good direction.

In Brazil, the No. 10 jersey once belonged to legends such as Pele and Neymar... Will wearing this jersey make you feel stressed?

This jersey carries the weight of the legend, and the pressure is indeed great, and I am just starting out. I have always made it clear that this jersey is still from Neymar. I put it on because of his injury. But no matter whether it is wearing the 10th number or other numbers, as long as I am allowed to play for Brazil, I will be prepared and show my best form.

Let's be honest, do you think the Brazilian team is capable of winning the World Cup in the United States like the "Samba Legion" in 1994? Or is the team still need to grow gradually and still have to wait patiently now?

Because we are Brazilian team and because of our history, we always have the qualifications to dream. We have won the respect of our opponents - although we have not performed well in recent years, we are the winners of the five World Cup champions after all, and we can absolutely dream because there are many excellent players on the team who play in the world's top clubs. The Brazilian team is indeed lacking in some things at the moment, but it is not far from being in line with all the players and performing well on the field. With Ancelotti in Brazil, everything will get better and better. I hope that by next year's World Cup, we can adjust to our best form and have the ability to compete for the championship.