Neymar has this talent that few other players have: he knows how to make people talk a lot about him on and off the pitch. For the moment, regarding the green rectangle, nothing to report. The Brazilian is recovering from an ankle injury and a return to competition is not expected before September. But even when he is not playing, the Ney makes people talk.
Between the illegal work of his house in Brazil and the physical tests already pointed out, the number 10 of Paris Saint-Germain is making headlines. In his country, it is an interview with Juninho Paulista, the former coordinator of the Seleção (especially during the 2022 World Cup) that is talking. The latter reviewed the controversial events of the Auriverde selection in Qatar. And one topic caught the local media’s attention: Neymar’s supposed advantages in the national team. Co-top scorer in the history of Canarinha with Pelé (77 goals) and fourth most capped player of his selection (124 caps), the native of Mogi das Cruzes is a heavyweight in his team. A status that grants him certain privileges.
“Stupid things that wouldn’t hurt us”
“Neymar looks to Messi in the Argentina national team with advantages. He watches Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portuguese national team with some advantages. Then he arrives in the Brazilian team and it is humanly normal, because he is at the level of these players, that he tries to obtain advantages. Because he is technically the best player in Brazil. But it’s up to us to show him that certain situations that don’t hurt him are acceptable. Others, no. In most cases, it will do what all players do. That’s what Felipão (Luiz Felipe Scolari, editor’s note) did with Ronaldo in 2002. He was also a technical reference for the group. And Neymar understood it perfectly, without any problem.told Juninho Paulista to Globoesporte.
But what benefits are we talking about? “Stupid things that wouldn’t hurt us”he assures, while denying that the number 10 of the Seleção had the right to invite relatives and his family to the hotel where the team was staying during the competition in Qatar. “No, that’s one of the things he couldn’t do. You are there for 30 days, focused on what you have to do. Family members were allowed at the right time, but not all the time. This is something they observed in 2018 that didn’t work very well, and we changed it. But in terms of disciplinary issues, there were none, Neymar, like any other player, had no disciplinary issues. It is to our credit. The generation is different from the previous one, it is different from mine, it’s not “no, it’s no”. You have to have a base. »
