Thiago Silva: I’ve had sleepless nights

Brazil captain Thiago Silva has revealed the 2014 World Cup has kept him up at night with the weight of expectation on his shoulders. 

The tournament hosts followed up their 7-1 mauling at the hands of Germany with a miserable 3-0 to loss to the Netherlands in the third place play-off.

“The main feeling is frustration,” stated the former AC Milan defender to reporters.

“We dreamed of this World Cup and I had sleepless nights thinking about it.”

“We did not deserve to end it like this.

“The sorrow is too great, to go home and know that you failed,” a shell-shocked Silva concluded.

The 29 year-old has received the bulk of the criticism with detractors questioning his leadership qualities and his absence during the semi-final against Germany due to a suspension picked up against Colombia.

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