Livestream on 12 May In front of the London derby against Arsenal, Chelsea defender Thiago Silva was interviewed on the club's official website. Speaking about how tough the Premier League is, Thiago Silva said the Premier League remains one of the toughest leagues in the world in terms of the intensity of the game.
Thiago Silva says: "Every three days you need to perform well and play to a very high standard, which is really exhausting. The intensity of the Premier League is really very high and always comes with a lot of attrition, but we are trying to adapt to the impact of covid-19. ”
"In my mind's eye, my impression of the Premier League is that most teams like long passes, which is the impression I had in my head in the past, but when I came here I found that they were also trying different ways of playing. I think Guardiola brought great football and changed the mindset of other coaches. ”
"I can see teams that don't have a big name for Manchester City and Chelsea, and they all play great football. It amazes me that teams like West Ham and Leicester City are also playing well and they like to do that, but in terms of intensity of play, it's still one of the toughest leagues in the world. ”
"I've been trying to help the team win and in the final stages of the season we are fighting for the trophy but not the Premier League title. We were in a tough situation when the new coach arrived, he changed a few things and everything started going his way. ”
"It's clear we're behind Manchester City and Manchester United, but we're delighted that now we're still at the top of the table and have a chance to move into next season's Champions League. Next we will have the London derby against Arsenal, then the FA Cup final against Leicester City, and then we have to play Leicester City again in the league, which is like when we played in the Champions League, but I think the team is fully prepared for these games. ”
(Ma Dongyu)