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Brazil would be happy to beat Venezeula 1-0: Midfielder Willian
Fortaleza: Brazil would be content to secure a 1-0 victory over Venezuela in their home 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, midfielder Willian said.
The Selecao began their qualifying campaign for the 2018 tournament in Russia with a 0-2 loss to Chile in Santiago on Thursday. Venezuela also started with a loss, stumbling 0-1 at home to Paraguay, as per reported.
“I think 1-0 would be a good score,” Willian told reporters on Sunday. “It would give us three points and that’s what we want.”
The last time the teams met was in the Copa America in June, when Brazil secured an unconvincing 2-1 victory over Noel Sanvicente’s side.
Willian, one of his team’s few shining lights in Thursday’s loss to Chile, said the Selecao is preparing for another tough contest at Fortaleza’s Castelao Arena.
“Teams are better prepared than they were before,” the Chelsea player said. “There was a time when Brazil would be expected to easily beat Venezuela. But not anymore. They were tough to come up against in the Copa America and we expect it to be the same here.”
In other South American zone qualifiers on Tuesday, Ecuador host Bolivia, Uruguay are at home to Colombia, Argentina travel to Paraguay and Chile are away against Peru.
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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