‘Neymar does what he wants!’ – Arsene Wenger’s surprising take on Brazil captain
ByLe Buzz
Published 18/06/2018 at 08:23 GMT
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World Cup – Group E – Brazil vs Switzerland
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Neymar does what he wants – for club and country. It’s long been the assumption made about the PSG and Brazil superstar, but few top experts have come out and admitted it.
Now one of the most famous coaches in the world has said exactly that after Switzerland held Brazil 1-1.
Arsene Wenger, fresh from leaving Arsenal, has made his views on Neymar very clear in a surprising take on captaincy among the ‘younger generation’.
“You don’t have natural captains anymore in the younger generation, I don’t know why,” Wenger told beIN SPORTS. “Maybe because every player is now a star. For example, Neymar is the superstar. This guy has 170 million followers. Even if I am captain of Neymar, he’ll do what he wants. “Miranda and Thiago Silva are both over 30. Marquinhos is individually better, but he has less experience. “When the pressure is on, that is very important. Thiago Silva is good on the ball, Miranda is a bit more basic, but he is the better defender.”
For all his lack of old-school leadership skills, poor Neymar was fouled a staggering 10 times in the match against the Swiss, and bemoaned the treatment he suffered to reporters.
“It’s not up to me, there are three professionals working there. “I have to play football, I do not have to worry about it. “They have to do their job, and if they did not do it right, their problem.”
It’s not been a great start for the Brazil skipper, all in all.
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