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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5:46 Tottenham Hotspur
Carlos Vinicius recently teamed up with compatriot Lucas Moura to go to a Brazilian restaurant in London to reflect on the Spurs striker’s disposition
Signed on loan from Portuguese Benfica last month, Carlos recalled his complicated early years in youth football at home in Brazil, and explained how he nearly left the game before taking his big break with Real Sport Clube in Portugal.
Spells in Naples, Rio Ave and Monaco followed for Bom Jesus das Selvas in Maranhao state, northeastern Brazil, before he lit the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season with Benfica, fitting the division’s most sensible scorer before making the pass here in north London.
Our Spurs television cameras were available to capture an emotional verbal exreplace as Carlos reflected on the demanding situations he faced, adding the lack of play time in Brazil, replacing position in the area and the death of his mother, which led to his death questioning his future.
But with a young circle of relatives in tow, he has succeeded and is now very happy to be part of our team in the Premier League.
These are some of the invisible exchanges between Carlos and Lucas as they chatted having lunch at one of Lucas’ favorite restaurants. . .
Lucas: “The concept is that enthusiasts know you a little more. . . you have to communicate a little bit about yourself and so on. You have to communicate about the youth academy in Brazil, when you were a central defender. . . “Carlos: ” Okay!Luke: “Then, more or less . . . when I got hit here I started looking for Brazilian restaurants and discovered this one. They had good grades and stuff, I looked at their menu and I like ‘come on’. Dude, we got in here and you know, right away. . . They have cassava and shrimp dishes that are just. . . too bad you can’t eat shrimp!Carlos: “They also have pastelArray. . ” Lucas: “They have cake, they also have picanha. There’s fried bird, bird nuggets. . . wow, how smart!Carlos: “They have feijoada!” Luke: “They have feijoada, there are the rosbif . . . breaded, you know, as a starter. Good old Brazilian food, isn’t it?I can’t live without her. All the time we have visitors at home, with friends, with family, we come here.
Carlos: “As a young player they gave me a message from the control of Santos saying that I was not what they were looking for and then I was presented with the opportunity to go to PalmeirasArray” Lucas: “So you also lived there? Carlos: “Yes, I lived there, in Barra Funda. Lucas: Near the stadium? I see. Yes, he lived nearby . . . in Perdizes. Carlos: “Near Bourbon and West Plaza, the other mall over there. ” I was in Palmeiras for a year and a half, almost two years. Lucas: “And with that, you . . . for example, when you lived in Santos, in Palmeiras, would you have the possibility of moving from home whenever you wanted? Or is it more difficult to get the possibility of moving to Maranhão? Carlos:” No , just once a year. Once a year Array . . . and even that I’m not sure. Lucas: “Wow. And couldn’t your family circle come to see you? Carlos: “Not much. And also after the birth of my son, it has become more complicated to make a stopover in Maranhão, because in monetary terms not only I traveled, I had to take my son and my wife. Lucas:” It is true, and more at the time, in the youth academy . . . it would be an expense, to travel. I wish a plane for 3 other people from São Paulo to Maranhão. Carlos: “It’s crazy, too expensive. It’s for 3 other people, you see, because I didn’t want to go alone. I had to go through São Luís, Imperatriz . . . ” Lucas: “But once you get to town, from Imperatriz to your town… another two hours, right? So, would someone pick you up or did you have to take a taxi or something like that? Carlos: “No, someone from the family circle came looking for me. I also have a family circle in Imperatriz, which is the closest airport. They came looking for me. But yes, that is almost a total day of travel. It is a long way. “
Carlos: “So I arrived here in Caldense, I also spent a year, a year and a part with them, but I didn’t have a chance. And then I went to Grêmio Anápolis, but also, in terms of official matches, I only played one official match. But since it’s a club that sends a lot of players to Europe, their scouts go there and watch education and games, a scout saw me during education and the director of Real Sport Clube de Portugal invited me to come. Lucas: “How old were you then – 20? Did you come with your family circle or alone?” Carlos: “I was 22 years old. I came here alone first, I spent a while seeing how things were and everything, then I came here with everyone. Lucas:” Wow. And then Array . . . man, it’s hard coming home, right? Carlos: “It’s tough, it’s tough. Like once a year. Even when there are breaks here in Europe, like Christmas, in the case of Real, it’s very unlikely that backArray will happen . . . it’s only 4 or five days. I mean, in São Paulo, it is still possible… ”Lucas:“ One day to get to São Paulo. Carlos: “In this case, it’s two days, one to pass and one to return. Lucas:” Yes, you come to the city, say hello and come back.
Lucas: “When you did well with Real, when you signed your contract with Napoli and allArray . . . then you said to yourself: ‘Well, now I’m a solid professional player’, because before you were adrift, not Carlos:” It’s true, because a five-year contract with Napoli is crazy. This is great, man. I did the preseason which was general contemplating my club moving into the league. It was a Portuguese second division club, so you are not going to go to Napoli and start playing now. So I did preseason and then they loaned me to Rio Ave. It was . . . 2019. Last year. Lucas: “Were there Brazilians in Naples? Carlos:” There was Allan, who is now at Everton of course. So they gave me there, they gave me to Rio Ave . . . first game, pass. I was there for six months, part In one season, I scored 14 passes and then I went to Monaco. Lucas: “So you went to Monaco, six months there, then Benfica bought you. Carlos: “Yes, Benfica bought me. I didn’t even go back to Napoli. ” Lucas: “After the contract with Napoli and especially Benfica, May you only see your family circle in Maranhão? Was everything more solid? Carlos:” Yes, it was much more solid because when I was on this stage in Brazil, I was running under pressure. You know how it is in Brazil, you start playing, then you’re unemployed. Lucas: “It’s true, you don’t have all that stability because, Caldense, Grêmio Anápolis, they may not sign a five-year contract. it gives you some stability. Carlos: “I was with Caldense for a year, like a year, and I only played one game. It’s even funny: the coach told me he was a successful player in Europe. Lucas: “And you would say,” But I don’t even play here! “Carlos:” But then you begin to perceive that everything has a purpose, they are the paintings of God. I thank him for having gone through that with Caldense because that is what he taught me, it gave me roots, you see… to play today. When you have your wife and your child, you think “wait, now there are other people who are counting on me. ” And at the time, I didn’t even have the cash to buy diapers for my son. It was my stepfather who kept Us. Once we had a break, in Caldense, for the weekend, and while we were able to get through (home). It was a 3 or 4 day break, but to get home I didn’t even have cash, I had to ask my stepfather. I asked him to give me 240 Brazilian genuine (currency). I still do not forget today. He gave it to me so I could pay for the ticket. So he supported us, and me too. I stayed in his place. Even to this day he considers me a son. Lucas: “What I’m saying is that a victory without sweat is a victory in glory, right? All the paintings you’ve been through, then look where you are now. You appreciate those days so much more, after everything you’ve been through. Because you know the other side, you’ve walked through the routine. Carlos: “Everything I’ve been through, I’ve never sworn to oppose a coach, I’ve never complained about why I can’t play. They said, “This guy is too good, that’s why you do it. Don’t play. You have to check” and so on, but no Array . . “
Carlos: “Imagine, you leave this little town, where no one dreams. There are no dreams . . . It’s a small town. So if you look at me, God gave me this, it can make other people start dreaming again. “, you know. ” Luke: “Exactly, you’re a wonderful example. Your city has a population of 30, 000, right?So you left him to chase your dreams and look where you are now. And you think, how many other people are there? Now they can look at you and say, “This is not impossible. “Then you can say, “I’m an example”. Imagine the party that will have to be when you get there!Because you gave them what they needed most: hope. Before you, they’d say, “Man, who’s ever left this post?”And now there is hope. ” Carlos: “It’s unbelievable. It’s too far from things, the people. It’s too far away. But this is my small position for peace and quiet. “
Lucas: “When you communicate about the non-secular side… that doesn’t even compare to the glory that will be revealed, right? Because you think you’re at your worst, but when victory comes . . . it’s crazy. It is a thousand times better. The last six months I spent at PSG, I studied and they didn’t even send me to the pitch. I went home, everyone went to the bus, got ready… and I went home. In the end, I wasn’t even dressed in my game uniform, because I knew they wouldn’t call me. So I’m with Tottenham and one game, that game with Ajax, that one already made up for my six months there. And everything that I have spent here those two years is going to be 3 years…. What I experienced here, so many games, so many emotions. It’s crazy! When you found out about Tottenham’s interest in you and saw that Mourinho was also there, who speaks Portuguese, that helps, right? When you communicate with the teacher and you perceive it… ”Carlos:“ I don’t forget that he called me and said: “So, are you ready?”. »Lucas:« Crazy! Imagine, you just respond like “hello” and it’s like “this is Mourinho”. Woohoo! Carlos: “It’s not just anyone. Imagine that the most productive teacher in the world calls you, cares about you . . . It makes you feel comfortable, you see? And he knows that it is very vital for a player. It is absolutely different. Even being at the top, he knows it, as a person… ”Lucas:“ Then you have it all here: a first-rate club, the Premier League, as well as an educational team that speaks Portuguese. It’s obvious! Carlos: “It makes things a lot easier, yes. “
Lucas: “The celebration of your purpose . . . did it start in Monaco?” Carlos: “Yes, it started with Monaco. It’s a Brazilian YouTube channel, Bit Fut, that plays FIFA and stuff. So my character does this pose . . . and I was like “okay, he did the pose. ” Then when I checked my team’s Instagram account, there were a lot of comments saying “do the pose, you have to pose. ” And I say to myself: “Doing the pose? What’s this with the pose? Then they sent me an explanatory message on Instagram, so I said ‘ok’. I scored for Monaco and did the pose . . . ” Lucas: “There it was when it exploded… ”Carlos:“ So Monaco also made the joke, sent my shirt to Bit FutArray then I made a video for them and everything. It was a pose, pose, pose query. Then I moved to Benfica and said, ‘okay , it’s time to put the pose aside. ‘Then I came to Benfica to do the presentation video when I signed… ”Lucas:“ And you have to pose! Carlos: “So they told me, like,’ sit on the chair, turn around and strike the pose. And I was like, “Oh, it’s late. Even here, I’ll have to do this! So I said,” Since we’re here, let’s get through this. Lucas: “Now you have to do it here, everyone is on the hunt!”