A pit bull to stop Neymar
Gary Medel is the Chilean specialist who nullify the figures of opponents
Neymar da Silva Junior is one of the leader who guided Brazil World names. But Chile believed to have the weapon to stop him in the second round of the tournament. His name is Gary Medel, they call Pitbull and you know what it means to clear the pitch big stars.
Neymar da Silva Junior is one of the leader who guided Brazil World names. But Chile believed to have the weapon to stop him in the second round of the tournament. His name is Gary Medel, they call Pitbull and you know what it means to clear the pitch big stars.
Gary Medel's nickname is no accident. And while some relation with pointed ears and the shape of your mouth, has more to do with his understanding and playing soccer.
"I'll kill you on the field to fight every ball, to help my teammates to win. I think every team should have a player like that, "he explains.
"I'll kill you on the field to fight every ball, to help my teammates to win. I think every team should have a player like that, "he explains.
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Teammates and opponents recognize and praise those qualities. Also Jorge Sampaoli. So the coach chose him to be the strongest man on defense, holding his usual position on the court. So fans of Chile is offering new hope that whoever halt the unstoppable Neymar.
There is only one history of confrontation between the two. It was in November last year, in a friendly in Toronto. The Scolari won 2-1, but beyond some brands gambeta house at start of the match, the Barcelona player not shine and the pit bull was the best of a defense that night was not entirely solid.
"Three times I played against Messi and he won the match," recalls Medel, to find a parallel to the task in the morning will Mineirão. Not to be exclusive or exclusive: Chile does personal bests. But the meeting is inevitable because Neymar usually move around the left wing of his attack and the pit bull is the central right of defense.
"I have no fear of ridicule and I face in the best way. If things go well I perfect; and if I go wrong, I accept that, because I learned to positively take every mistake I make, "says the man born in one of the many slums of Santiago de Chile. And corroborate their peers. These days, Alexis Sanchez called "be like Medel, with 1.70 thinks he can beat guys overlooked are three meters."
Gone was a troubled past: a complex childhood, early youth with facts that escaped the sports page to fill the pages of events. "Now all I do is for my children, for my family. They are the balance of my life, which always helped me and advised me to get ahead, "said Medel.
There is only one history of confrontation between the two. It was in November last year, in a friendly in Toronto. The Scolari won 2-1, but beyond some brands gambeta house at start of the match, the Barcelona player not shine and the pit bull was the best of a defense that night was not entirely solid.
"Three times I played against Messi and he won the match," recalls Medel, to find a parallel to the task in the morning will Mineirão. Not to be exclusive or exclusive: Chile does personal bests. But the meeting is inevitable because Neymar usually move around the left wing of his attack and the pit bull is the central right of defense.
"I have no fear of ridicule and I face in the best way. If things go well I perfect; and if I go wrong, I accept that, because I learned to positively take every mistake I make, "says the man born in one of the many slums of Santiago de Chile. And corroborate their peers. These days, Alexis Sanchez called "be like Medel, with 1.70 thinks he can beat guys overlooked are three meters."
Gone was a troubled past: a complex childhood, early youth with facts that escaped the sports page to fill the pages of events. "Now all I do is for my children, for my family. They are the balance of my life, which always helped me and advised me to get ahead, "said Medel.
Winning mentality
That confidence was gained over the years transformed into a winning mentality and spread to others. "I feel very important in the selection, much loved by the people, and that makes me happy. I see you realize what you deliver on the field, and how he feels about the shirt and the country, "admits a player who hardly speaking is recognized as a reference:" In the field it is not always the leading genet (captaincy) but which has enough personality, which encourages the partner, who goes to ground on the other ... »
Pitbull now has a dream tucked between the eyes: "Being world champion, to be the most beautiful of the earth." To do this afternoon his mission is to stop Neymar.
- lavozdegalicia.es
That confidence was gained over the years transformed into a winning mentality and spread to others. "I feel very important in the selection, much loved by the people, and that makes me happy. I see you realize what you deliver on the field, and how he feels about the shirt and the country, "admits a player who hardly speaking is recognized as a reference:" In the field it is not always the leading genet (captaincy) but which has enough personality, which encourages the partner, who goes to ground on the other ... »
Pitbull now has a dream tucked between the eyes: "Being world champion, to be the most beautiful of the earth." To do this afternoon his mission is to stop Neymar.
- lavozdegalicia.es
