Legendary Brazilian coach Zagallo visits the national team training camp

Rio de Janeiro, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian veteran Zagallo, who has won the world championship as a player and coach, came to the training camp of the Brazilian national team in Tresópolis on the 24th to encourage the players and said" Let's bring the World Cup back.

Zagallo, who is already 86 years old, met with both the coaching staff and the players at the camp. After the meeting, he told the media: "Coming here is not new to me, I come often when I am in the national team. I'm happy to be able to meet with the coaching staff and players, the final results will come out soon and I don't want to say more. ”

According to a video released by the Brazilian Football Federation, Zagallo said in a meeting with the members of the coaching staff: "I am very satisfied to be close to you, (head coach) Tite's work has brought more strength and trust to the team, everything is perfect, he is very capable. The manager of the national team is none other than him. ”

Tite, who had visited Zagaro's home for advice before taking office and saw Zagallo again, said: "I am very grateful to Zagallo for hosting me at home at that time, I had no experience coaching the national team at that time. I have great admiration for him as a person and as a professional player and coach, and I have always regarded him as my mentor. ”

Finally Zagallo came to the restaurant of the training base, where the president of the Brazilian Football Association, Nunes, and others received him and gave him a new shirt with his name on it. Zagallo said to all the people: "When the national anthem sounds, I Zagallo will be with you." Let's go to the sixth championship together! ”

Zagaro's visit was the big news of the day at the base, and at a press conference after training that day, Fred, a midfielder who played for Shakhtar Donetsk, said: "It is a great honor to meet the great idol Zagallo. He has played in 7 World Cups and has a very rich experience and has talked to us a bit today. When he came we all scrambled to get closer to him, hoping to say a couple of words to him. ”

Zagaro was a legendary star and coach of the Brazilian team, winning the cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as head coach in 1970. In addition, in 1994 Zagallo also lifted the Hercules Cup as an assistant coach.