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Brazil must have boxer’s mentality: Dunga
Santiago: Brazil coach Dunga has called on his players to take on a boxer’s mentality as they prepare to begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Selecao will embark on the road to Russia against Jorge Sampaoli’s Chile at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago on Thursday.
Dunga has won each of his seven matches against Chile during his two spells in charge of Brazil by an aggregate score of 24-3.
But he is aware that Thursday’s fixture will be a different proposition against the Copa America champions.
During a pre-match press conference on Wednesday, Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning captain vowed the team would attack at every opportunity, as per reported.
“Modern football has showed us that if you only defend, you aren’t going to win,” Dunga said. “With the quality of the forwards, shots from long distance, we have to attack like a boxer.
“If you just defend it’s only a matter of time before the opposition lands a punch. Football is like that. We have to maintain a balance between defence and attack.”
The Selecao will have five days to recover from Thursday’s match before their next qualifier against Venezuela in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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