Brazil’s new coach, Dorival Junior, has every reason to be angry with Neymar…
It was a long time ago but the liabilities are heavy between the new coach of Brazil, Dorival Junior, and the Auriverde star that remains Neymar. The two men actually rubbed shoulders at Santos, at the time when the prodigy was beginning his professional career while the now 61-year-old technician was coaching Santos.
One day in September 2010, at the age of 18, Neymar slipped and copiously insulted his coach. The reason for his anger: the refusal of the strategist to let him shoot and convert a penalty that he himself had just obtained… Coincidence or coincidence, Dorival Junior found himself dismissed a few days later.
“No problem with Ney”
For his first media outing as new boss of the Seleçao this week, the strategist was invited to comment on the case of Neymar, currently convalescing after a serious knee injury. “ Brazil must learn to play without Neymar, knowing he is injured at the momentsays Dorival Junior. We have one of the three best players in the world at the moment. Neymar is a very important player, as long as he is recovered, fit and fully focused. I have no problem with Ney. The situation at the time (in Santos, editor’s note) took on proportions beyond what we expected. It was useless. »
