Expert Naldo: Donetsk is like Brazil's 1B team

Naldo could not play on Saturday. Hopefully that changes on Wednesday.
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Monday, 18.05.2009 / 08:16

With the UEFA Cup final on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 coming ever closer, Werder centre back Naldo is a much-sought after man. Bremen's opponent Shakhtar Donetsk is loaded with...

With the UEFA Cup final on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 coming ever closer, Werder centre back Naldo is a much-sought after man. Bremen's opponent Shakhtar Donetsk is loaded with Brazilian talent and no one with Werder knows those players better than the 26-year-old Naldo. "I can give the coach a bit of information. I don't know them personally but I know that they have strong players from Sao Paulo," said Naldo of midfielders Ilsinho and Willian as well as Jádson and Fernandinho. "Jádson takes excellent free kicks and a tremendous footballer. But he's not as agile as Fernandinho, who is extraordinary quick and technically very strong. Both used to play together with Atlético Paranaense and are very well known in Brazil. Whenever Donetsk is called 'Brazil's 1B team' that is seen very positively back in our homeland," said Naldo.

 

Meanwhile, it remains entirely unclear whether Naldo will even play in Istanbul. "If I am not completely fit than I will not play," said the defender. He did not play on Saturday against Karlsruhe because of an adductor muscle problem. But on Monday Naldo is expected to return to team training. "I will fight and give my best to be back," said the centre back. And of course Naldo would like to bring back home the trophy from Istanbul. "It would be unbelievably beautiful and important for us to win the UEFA Cup. Every player on our team can write their names in the history books of this club. And we want to leave our marks."

 

 

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