he needs to score more so he can dance more

Just a few days after Juanma Castaño complained that Real Madrid doesn’t allow any of its players to be interviewed by Cuatro, that they only get to speak when playing with the national team (I assume he means the Spaniards), but in private or on the phone, the channel gets an interview with Marcelo.  Coincidence or not?

It’s a quite a cute little interview.  Here are the best soundbites.

– the last song I’ll listen to before the derby is Lil Wayne’s “Six Foot, Seven Foot” (I love the accent!).

– a derby is a derby, no matter what positions the teams are in.  It’s going to be a difficult game, and Madrid likes to play games like that.

– I celebrated my goal against Atleti by imitating the dance of a crab in Brazil.

– I’ve been to Cibeles two times with Madrid; it was a wonderful, great thing.  We’ll give everything we’ve got in order to return.

– I speak the most with Pepe; I don’t know if it’s because of the language.  I’m always with Pepe and with Cris, and sometimes with Kaká.  Cristiano is the best in the world both on and off the field.  He’s a “top” guy.

– Casillas is a captain, not a sheriff.  He’s also a “top” person (“top” is Marcelo’s favorite word).

– there are people who want to destroy the good relationship we all have.  We’re very united, all of us – Spaniards, Portuguese, Germans, everyone…

– Mourinho doesn’t need to change anything about him.  But others should change the way they perceive him.  We see him as a father, who defends us to the death, who always sticks up for us.