The head coach of the Kazakhstan futsal team, Ricardo Kaka, commented on the naturalization of 29-year-old Brazilian striker Kairat Edson, bbabo.net reports.
The player has entered the final squad for the national team ahead of Euro 2022, and Kaka is optimistic about his invitation.
– Edson's naturalization? Someone thinks it's for the sake of the net result. We think that this is for the development of futsal in Kazakhstan," the mentor's edition quotes, published on Instagram.
The leader of the national team, goalkeeper Higuita, also spoke about the situation.
"Salaam, people of Kazakhstan! Recently, I have read a lot of comments, messages, posts about five legionnaires in the Kazakhstan national team. I, as the captain of the national team and as one of the legionnaires, must express my opinion.
First of all, I want to say that this is an automatic process, because a new cycle will begin soon, and me, Leo, Douglas are no longer young. We still have a lot of strength, but we are not young. Therefore, we must think about the future. Not every player can get citizenship, but only the one that deserves it. I think that Edson deserved, proved and showed his character with his game. Plus one player who will help us a lot and make the Kazakhstan national team even stronger.
For the last 6-7 years, Kazakhstan has been playing very well, people are watching us. If every year we become only stronger, then this is best. But this does not mean that another legionnaire will be naturalized every year. We, legionnaires, come here and play with all our hearts, give all our emotions and help the development of futsal in Kazakhstan. It can be seen that after the appearance of me and Leo, futsal in the country began to grow. Then came Douglas, Tynan, and we are growing bigger and bigger. Therefore, I think that citizenship for Edson is only a plus. I think that he, like all of us, will give his all on the field.
We live this game. We play for Kazakhstan like real patriots! I have no doubt that everything will be fine. The climate and atmosphere in the locker room is also good. We will prepare and fight for medals. We know that it is difficult, we have a difficult group. I promise that we will show the maximum desire. Very soon, the people of Kazakhstan will support us and push us to victories. Alga, Kazakhstan!" - stated the captain of the team.
Recall that Euro 2022 will be held from January 19 to February 6 in Amsterdam and Groningen. Teams of Italy, Slovenia and Finland will be the rivals of the national team of Kazakhstan in the group.
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