“They are two different teams,” he said to Sambafoot. “They each try to do their work, with their strengths and defaults that are different. So I think we can’t compare them. The only sure thing is that they are both great teams.”
Alves also expanded on the coming game against the Netherlands. He was part of Selecao who lost against the Oranje during the last World Cup and for him the past is the past. “We can’t cure the past, but we can work for a better future,” he concluded.