""It was great," Gonzalez said of meeting Mbappe. "He's a great person, obviously, and an amazing player. He played well the other day so I just met him in the morning and then he scored in the evening. Maybe I gave him a little bit of luck, even though he didn't need it.""
""The first goal of the game was off a counterattack on a turnover in the middle of the field," Mazzulla said. "So, it's the same (as basketball). You can't turn the ball over. You've got to value possession and get more shots than the other team.""
""That was mostly us doing something together," he said. "Guys take different things, have different experiences from it, but that was us just as a team doing something together and being a part of that. It was a good time.""
""He was diehard for Brazil, I think," Gonzalez said, "It wasn't the result that he wanted, that's for sure.""
The Boston Celtics attended a friendly soccer match between France and Brazil at Gillette Stadium. Jaylen Brown signed jerseys, and Jayson Tatum performed the coin toss. France won 2-1, with Kylian Mbappe scoring a goal. Rookie Hugo Gonzalez exchanged jerseys with Mbappe and expressed admiration for him. Coach Joe Mazzulla noted similarities between basketball and soccer, emphasizing the importance of possession. The outing was primarily about team bonding, with Mazzulla and Gonzalez sharing their experiences and observations from the event.
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