Brazil – Ronaldo: “There's nothing to worry about as far as my knee is concerned”

Brazil – Ronaldo: “There’s nothing to worry about as far as my knee is concerned”

02.07.98 20h04 CET

Comments from NANTES

DUNGA captain (8):

“After the first round, all the matches present a real danger as they are all eliminatory. So we’ve adapted our training in line with our opponents’ style – videos have helped us a lot in learning about DENMARK’s game. There’s no doubt they’re a very good team. The coach won’t disclose BRAZIL’s line-up until tomorrow.”

CAFU (2):

“The match against DENMARK will obviously be difficult. For this quarter-final we’ll have to apply all the techniques we’ve practised in training. If we can create space in the Danish defence we’ll have a good chance of winning.”

RONALDO (9):

“There’s nothing to worry about as far as my knee is concerned. As you saw in tonight’s training, everything is fine. I didn’t need any protection to play, and it will be the same tomorrow in the match against DENMARK.”

DENILSON (19):

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We expect a difficult match against DENMARK. The pitch will certainly be heavy underfoot, so we’ll have to be very precise when passing the ball. Brian LAUDRUP (11), Michael LAUDRUP (10), Ebbe SAND (19) and Thomas HELVEG (6) are all dangerous players who we’ll have to look out for.”

 ROBERTO CARLOS (6):

“Tactically we’re going to have to push forward down the wings, but still involving the midfield. Against the Danes we should use short passing and crosses, and look for CAFU (2). We’ll have to put a lot of pressure on DENMARK whenever they’ve got control of the ball. And when we’ve got control of it we’ll have to make sure we keep possession – and keep it moving. Anyway, I don’t feel I’m under any pressure.”