04:04 – World-2018 – Words before acts

The quarter-finals of the Mondial-2018 start only Friday, but the matches are already launched via the press conferences; the Belgian Vincent Kompany promises to "look straight into the eyes" the Seleçao.

The entire planet football has the calendar in mind. The quarterfinals are Friday with Uruguay-France in Nizhny Novgorod (16.00 Paris time) and Brazil-Belgium in Kazan (20.00); then Saturday with Sweden-England in Samara (16h00) and Russia-Croatia (20h00) in Sochi.

Wednesday and Thursday, so it's rest days in Russia. But we can not say that the players have had a break in their heads.

Kompany is already in combat mode before meeting the Seleçao: "Individually, Brazil is the strongest team in this World Cup. is a compliment but it does not change anything in our chances against them, none of us goes to bed at night thinking + has already lost against Brazil + ".

"Defensively, they are strong, they win their duels and offensively, they are not afraid of one against one, not afraid of individual action, they always have a weapon to use to dislodge the situation. to look them straight in the eyes, but if we make it an individual match, we lose, "he further dissected.

In front of him, there will be notably Neymar, the most expensive player in the world ( EUR 222 million) and one of the most feared attackers. And one of the most criticized, for a tendency to simulate faults or to add to the least contact

– "Me, I do not care …" –

Gary Lineker, former English international turned consultant , had thus launched on Twitter: "Neymar has the lowest tolerance for pain for a player in the World Cup since Opta (famous football statistician) exists."

To the question, "Neymar was very criticized if he dives in front of you, what do you say to him? ", Kompany unhorsed his interlocutor:" And you, what do you say to him? "You are a Brazilian journalist? Tell me … ah you are afraid to answer (laughs) .

"Me, I do not care … If it becomes an individual match, we have no chance, if we are collective, if we fight for each other, we can to go out, that's what matters to me, "he insisted.

Another defender who speaks of an attacker, Adil Rami, the teaser of the French, delivered his verdict on Edinson Cavani , spearhead of Uruguay, convalescent after contracting a muscle injury to a calf. Will he play

"The misfortune of one makes the happiness of others: it is not worse than it is hurt, I too had a calf injury, if he plays it is that he has + + disbadembled the science + (is better than the doctors, ed), but we must stop making us believe that he will play ", launched without hesitation the man with the beard of hipster. [19659002] – "Every duel will count" –

Blaise Matuidi, former partner of the Uruguayan at Paris SG, is less categorical: "Edinson, I know him very well, he does not let go, he is a winner, he will do the maximum until the last moment to play, he will give everything to be present, but I do not know precisely his injury. "

Rami, 32, also pbaded messages to the younger generation of the Blues , played by Kylian Mbappé, 19.

We must "make young people understand that it is good to have technical skills but that you have to be ready to suffer for 90 minutes", exposed the Marseille player. "When we watch the matches on TV, on the internet, we see the players fast, technical, but the most important thing is to suffer, cover his teammate", detailed one who won the Europa League with Seville in 2016 and has been a finalist this season with OM.

"Diego Godin (captain of Uruguay) has this speech, sometimes there are talented players who do not come back to defend, but every meter, every duel will count, Godin says that, because from behind, we see everything and he has the experience ". On Friday, we'll see if these tips are applied in the field.