Neymar's 'too cocky', says Bolivia defender who caused huge cut with elbow
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Updated 09/10/2016 at 14:28 GMT
Brazil’s Neymar is “too cocky”, according to the Bolivia defender who caused a bloody cut to the forward’s head with a stray elbow.
Neymar is injured after a challenge from Duk
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Yasmani Duk, who felled the Barcelona star in Brazil’s 5-0 World Cup qualifying win on Thursday, defended himself after criticism of the challenge and says the 24-year-old needs to show more respect to other teams.
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Brazil's Neymar (R) receives an elbow to the face by Bolivia's Yasmani Duk during the Russia 2018 World Cup football qualifier match in Natal, Brazil, on October 6, 2016.
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Neymar was later removed by head coach Tite, but Duk remained unrepentant.
"Neymar was being a bit too cocky," he told Spanish paper AS. "He was like that with all of us throughout the game, but all I was trying to do was cut off a move, which is what happens all the time in football.
"Everyone knows the sport has its physical side - I had my nose broken and no-one says a word.
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Brazil's Neymar (R) vies with Bolivia's Yasmani Duk during their Russia 2018 World Cup football qualifier match in Natal, Brazil, on October 6, 2016.
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"To become the best player in the world, he's got to stop this "Charlie Big B*******" behaviour and start showing some respect for his opponents."
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