Monday, 18th November, 2013
Former Real Madrid and Brazil legend Roberto Carlos has all-but-passed on the tag of "successor" to current national left-back Marcelo as the Selecao prepare for next year's World Cup.
Carlos occupied the left-back spot for club and country with aplomb, and he is seeing Marcelo do the same both at Real Madrid and under Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Paris Saint-Germain's Maxwell and Atletico Madrid's Filipe Luis are the other major contenders for the spot that Carlos immortalised, but Marcelo remains his favourite.
"Marcelo is a leader at Real and with the national team, and is an important player for both sides", Carlos told FIFA's website.
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"He has evolved very quickly. Brazil have lots of options on the left side, with Marcelo, Maxwell and Filipe Luis, who are all great players.
"But Marcelo has an advantage because he’s been at Real Madrid for so many years. It shows that he is confident.
"He is a leader on the field, and he is among the best in the world at his position. The only problem is the injuries, but otherwise he is a great player."
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