The Brazilian soccer coach, Adenor Leonardo Bachi ‘Tite’admitted on Wednesday his “concern” with Neymar, but refrained from disclosing the content of the conversations or the advice he gives to the Canarinha’s main star because it is an intimate matter.
We have a general concern, but there are things that are very intimate, inside the locker room, something particular,” Tite said. at a press conference when asked if he had a more detailed private conversation with the player about his ongoing problems on and off the pitch.
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The PSG player, who will start Thursday’s match against Chile at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers, returned to focus with the Brazilian team amid controversy and criticism, and after missing the Canarinha’s last matches due to injury.
Neymar has been receiving harsh criticism for his poor performance since Real Madrid eliminated PSG in the European Champions League. “If a coach of mine when I was a player exposed my problems publicly, I would protest. I do with the players what I would like the coaches to do with me,” Tite said.
Highlighted the professionalism of the player
And he specified that, when called up for the national team, Neymar has always shown his talent and professionalism.
“The realities of the club are one and those of the national team are different. Several players went through adversity in their clubs and others come with high self-esteem. Neymar is already used to playing under pressure. We already have a pressure that is ours and we are not going to bring the pressure of the others”, he affirmed.
He added that he trusts the PSG player so much that in Thursday’s game he will line him up as a center forward, but with total freedom to move around the pitch and be creative and daring.
He stated that the Brazilian team has a structure that allows Neymar to exploit all his creativity. The day before, midfielder Lucas Paquetá, a French Lyon player who was equally focused on the Brazilian team, also came out in defense of Neymar and described as false and totally disrespectful the statements made by a French journalist that Neymar “reached the limit of going to the trainings”.
“It is even disrespectful to transmit information that is not true. Obviously it is not true and he did not comment on that,” Paquetá said in a virtual press conference.
“Some people say these things irresponsibly without knowing that they can end up affecting us. It is not possible that they believe in rumors that people make up and present them as if it were totally true. I think Neymar is an excellent professional and I don’t think he has done that,” he added.
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