Thiago Silva Expresses Readiness to Help Brazil in World Cup Qualifiers

In light of Brazil’s current struggles under caretaker manager Fernando Diniz, Thiago Silva has announced his willingness to stage an international football comeback, should his services be called on.

The Samba Boys in their last two World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay managed just a point, after sharing the spoils with the former and losing to the latter.

Speaking to the Guardian, Silva said his doors will be open for his country if they ever deem it fit to extend an invitation to him.

“I leave it open and I leave it up to them,” the Chelsea centre-back said.

He continued: “I’m not going to say that I’m out of the Seleção. If they want to call me up for the Copa América or the World Cup qualifiers to help in any way, I’m available. If they want me for what I’m showing for Chelsea, I’m here. I will always have my doors open for the Seleção.”

“One day I was watching a game and my son asked me: ‘Who’s playing?’ I said it was Brazil. And he asked me why I wasn’t there. I had to explain that the years pass, your career passes, and there is a renewal in the national team. Football is like that. I said that later he could be in Dad’s place. They understand this moment more, my absence. I guess my absence makes sense, but it’s all new to me and him.”

The ex-PSG defender additionally reminisced about his time with Seleção, and his thought process each time a new Brazilian squad list was released.

“When you see the new squad being announced, that thing inside you comes out again. And you ask, I am out or will I try again? There are several things going through your head.

I can’t say that I don’t want to be called up anymore. If I have the opportunity to help these young people, I am available. “I think you can never refuse the Seleção when it comes calling. I used to joke with Manoel [the Brazil kitman] that if I have to come as a kitman, I come as kitman and you leave. Or take out Serginho [Brazil massage therapist] and I come as a massage therapist,” he says with a smile.

“But they are both my great friends within the team, I don’t want to take anyone’s place. When the Seleção calls you, you have to be available. Regardless of the area you are in, especially in this process of renewal and arrival of a new coach, it is a new way of playing, If I can help I will certainly be there. I just don’t want to get in the way.”

Brazil’s next game will be against Colombia and Argentina next month, and Diniz is set to name his squad for those two games on Sunday.