Club World Cup: Tiago Silva’s leadership leads a dream of Fluminini
The ribbon of the royal blue captain is still dense around the left -wing patrons of Tiago Silva, as if this is a wounded connection, but the surrounding scene seems strange to his dignity.
After the placement of the Fluminins logo in the middle of the stadium of the camping world in Orlando, the entire team lined up, players and technical device, in a circle around the middle point. Hands gathered and rose in the air, as if they were on a coronation platform, then they began to sway at the gender of the left session and on the right on the rhythm of thousands of Brazilians, who saw the “ugly duck” to defeat Al Hilal, and the semi -finals of the club World Cup.
According to the “sports” network, and against the background of this fog of the euphoria, Silva broke the circle and left early. Some players hugged like magnets, others were wrapped in flags, and some waved the clubs of the club, as if they were sponsors in a cowboy track.
As for Silva, he remained high. He walked alone to the tunnel leading to the locker rooms, quietly sipping the water, and his mind has already begun to think about the semifinals. He was a scene of complete immobility, contrary to his inspiring sermon, which he gave 4 days ago, and the team pushed him to victory in the Internet Milan.
Control is his superpower. At the end of the end, he bowed to his knees and pointed to the sky before he was marked with a bench, but a few minutes later he returned to his usual calm.
Silva, who will reach 41 in two months, was the embodiment of stability. When Matius Martinelli scored a crescent goal, he did not run for celebration, but rather remained in the middle of the stadium related to the sky for seconds, before his teammate sent tactical instructions.
In most teams, the 28 -year -old is an expert element, but in Fluminness, with Silva, they are all students on his hands.
In this team, he is a leader No. 3, even when he bleeds from his nose, not allowing a doctor to see him, except during a short break in water, in which he exchanged a conversation only with Renault Gatucho coach.
He is also the only player who should not have been here. After 15 years at the top of European football, he no longer needed to prove something, but he decided to put his body and spirit on the map, protecting his pride in every attack of the enemy.
Nevertheless, here is present, leads to fluorine to eternal glory.
Herculis, perhaps, scored the last goal, as before, but the legendary performance presented by Arbaeen Defense Heart was the basis on which this victory was built.
Even though he has a tournament entry that includes Italian, French, champions and Copa America, he does not leave Silva in defense, which passes without paying maximum attention to him.
He knows the taste of suffering and loves him because he lived. In 2005, he spent 6 months in a hospital with tuberculosis, and he was told that he could not play football again. He entered into depression, and he did not play more than 15 games per season under 23 years.
He fought with this moment from his career. Now only two games remain to win the last great glory on his eternal journey.
He returned to the club, which was launched at the age of 21, after an unsuccessful experience with the port and the third height in Brazil. His return to the atmosphere of the “impossible call” with a children’s club woke a deep thing inside.
His coach Gauchu said about him after the victory 2-1: “Tiago Silva-giant. He is a trainer on the field. He conveys calm and experience to his colleagues. He is a leader and leader, and in difficult matches against the main teams we need a player like him. This is a necessary element. We try not to exhaust it until it becomes 100 percent ready for coincidences. ”
His colleagues make him as if he were a spiritual guide. They listened to his voice at the moments of immobility or before the start of matches, as before the victory with a score of 2-0 over Inter, when he made an unforgettable speech.
He said, shaking his head: “Do not wait after the match to say: I could do. No, do not do this. ” Then he wiped his tears and said: “This is the husband of my mother, who made me become Tiago Silva. I was sick, and I did not know how dangerous his illness was. I returned to the national team, and finished the world cup. Matches, my wife called me, and she said: your father died.
Then he continued: “I want to say that I did not go to see him in the hospital, I thought it would be good. Do not postpone what can be done now, it may not be available. Use the moment, enjoy it, but with responsibility. And most importantly, we finished the match with 11 players. Do not push things to injustice. They competed against God, they competed, we all need to compete together. “
We rarely find speeches that are in full, but in less than 90 seconds Silva summed up everything that made him an exceptional leader throughout his career, and also, perhaps, the reason why Brazil falls against Germany 7-1 in 2014 in his absence.
Pavilion John Arias said: “Tiago Silva is a global link. This is one of the greatest defenders in history, and we have all our appreciation and respect. He is a wonderful person. He lost the husband of his mother, and this test gave him a new motivation. This is what is happening when your soul is magnificent. ”
Silva played 896 official matches in his career, but he is not the largest player in the team. Behind his 44 -year -old goalkeeper Fabio Stolds, who played 1379 games and is close to breaking a record for the English goalkeeper Peter Shelton.
Even Kalido Kulibali, his former Chelsea colleague, who entered with him in the debate during the match after a fine, do not save on him after the meeting. He said: “I know Tiago well. Legend. A handsome person and an outstanding colleague. This gives advice and controls the team. We saw that day and throughout the championship. This deserves to be here. I am sad because of the loss, but I wish him success to the end. “
The end of the finish music, the victory of Fluminini, are familiar. Soft melodies of pipes, as if she was leaving the nightclub in the 1940s. This is the exact opposite of the sterile European football world and the loss of identity.
In fact, he represents the spirit of Tiago Silva in this tournament; Quiet, shy light, but it goes with a confident pace in eternity.
