In part two of his interview, the 25 year old spoke about the German mentality, familiarisation difficulties and the reasons why Werder Bremen have now managed to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth season in succession.
In part two of his interview, the 25 year old spoke about the German mentality, familiarisation difficulties and the reasons why Werder Bremen have now managed to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth season in succession.
In part two of his interview, the 25 year old spoke about the German mentality, familiarisation difficulties and the reasons why Werder Bremen have now managed to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth season in succession.
How often does it occur now that you wonder yourself just how much of the German mentality is now a part of your own character?
Naldo: (Grinning) “Yeah, sometimes I do catch myself thinking like a German, but there’s nothing negative about that - quite the opposite in fact. It shows how well I’ve settled in here and how comfortable I feel living amongst the people here.”
Other Brazilians have suffered from much greater familiarisation difficulties and, in some cases, never really recover from the culture shock they endure.
Naldo: “I did endure something of a culture shock when I first arrived but it was more of a positive one because the people here treat one another more respectfully. That was quite a nice surprise, even if a lot of things here are very different to how they are in Brazil.”
What do you see as being the main reasons why Werder Bremen have now managed to qualify for the Champions League for the fifth season in succession, in particular at the end of such a turbulent season?
Naldo: “Because we have great strength! Even the vast amount of injury problems were compensated for very well over a long period of time. We have proven that we deserve to be in second place. We showed during the first round of games just how much quality we possess. Then we went into something of a lull in the spring and if it hadn’t have been for that, we could possibly have achieved even more. Maybe next year...”
