Anshuai explains the change of penalty taker: He wants to reduce the pressure on Esteban. Paqueta usually takes very good penalty kicks.

November 20th Chelsea winger Esteban said that he followed the instructions and asked teammate Paqueta to take the second penalty kick in Brazil's 1-1 draw with Tunisia.

Esteban scored the first penalty kick in the 44th minute of the game. When Brazil won the second penalty kick in the 77th minute, coach Ancelotti chose Paqueta, who came on the bench, to take the penalty kick, but the latter missed the penalty kick.

Esteban said: "This is the instruction received. I really wanted to take this penalty kick, but the instruction came down. I support my teammate and hope he can score. Unfortunately, he missed the penalty, But we have to hold our heads high, train hard and keep improving, because in the World Cup, we must seize this opportunity."

Ancelotti also explained his decision: "For the second penalty kick, I changed it. The kicker, because I wanted to relieve some of the pressure on Esteban, I asked Paqueta, who usually takes penalty kicks very well."

Paqueta apologized for missing the penalty kick: "I apologize for missing the penalty kick. That penalty went in and we probably won. I scored a lot of goals at the club and had a lot of success, but unfortunately the rush to score made me judge the ball before the last touch, and I think that prevented me from doing what I usually do. That penalty didn't go in. "

"I apologize for missing the penalty. If that penalty had been scored, we probably would have won. I've scored a lot of goals and had a lot of unfortunate successes. Yes, the eagerness to score made me make a judgment before the last touch of the ball. I feel that this made me fail to take the penalty kick as usual, and ultimately failed to score the penalty kick."

"I will try to put myself in a similar situation. Improve this area and try to seize the opportunity next time to help the team. "

In the end, Esteban concluded: "This is a very special year. I feel that I have not experienced too many ups and downs, but I can cope with everything that happens. Being able to enter the national team shows that I have done a good job at the club and at home, so I am very happy to represent the national team. Obviously, we are here to help the team. I am very happy about it."