Norwich City’s Gabriel Saracens is relishing the pressure.
Gabriel Sara has embraced the pressure of being Norwich City’s key man thanks to his intense grounding at Sao Paulo.
The Brazilian midfielder has had an excellent start to the Championship season, swiftly establishing himself as an important member of David Wagner’s squad.
The EFL has recognized his efforts, designating the Brazilian star as the division’s Player of the Month for August.
Sara has been the heartbeat of City’s midfield engineroom and has played a major role in the club’s rapid start to the Championship season. The goal now is to keep those high levels of performance going throughout the campaign.
However, his schooling at the Sao Paulo academy has helped him deal with expectation and pressure to perform, as there is no hiding place for those who fail to meet the standards at the Brazilian club.
“They’re a huge club with something like 20 million fans, so you have to play well or things can get really crazy.”
“I played really poorly in the first ten games.” But our manager at the time, Fernando Diniz, who is now the coach of the Brazil national team, was quite helpful. He and my family were very supportive, but it was quite difficult.
“When you play for a big team, they expect big things from you, and you want to deliver.” It was good in my opinion since it made me more mature. “I’ve learned to accept the strain and not dwell on it.
“When you’re a kid playing football, you don’t think about whether the opposing team will score or anything like that.
“You can’t keep playing like a kid, of course, you improve and go through many steps and win games,” he told the Sun.
“The club pays the wages, but football is also a show – there are a lot of fans watching the game, and sometimes they are happy.”
“I can see this in my father; my father watched every game and was sometimes depressed for the entire weekend!” He’ll go smoke a cigar if we win.
“It’s the same with our fans; they’ll be happy for the weekend and then get ready for the next game.” That is why we must welcome the pressure while also putting up a nice display.”
Norwich City will look to bounce back from their defeat to Rotherham United before the international break with a win at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.
That result deflated City’s strong start to the Championship season, which has restored supporters’ faith after a disappointing campaign last year.
Sara understands the significance of a fresh start following the events of the previous season, but she also understands that there will be a lot of work to do in the coming months.
“The hunger and desire are there, and we must maintain them.” We are unable to sleep. We’ve had a wonderful month and a good four games, but we need to keep going,” he remarked.
“I’d like to think that every game is an opportunity to improve.” If we play poorly in one game, you know you can make up for it in the next. We must maintain this attitude.”
