What does the new coach think of Neymar?

The technician Dorival Juniorwho this Thursday took over as Brazil’s new soccer coach, said in a press conference that ‘Canarinha’ will have to learn to play without Neymarhis biggest star, but injured, and denied he had a personal problem with the Saudi Al Hilal attacker.

“Brazil needs learn to move forward without Neymar, Considering that he is injured, although we also need to know how to take advantage of what is considered one of the three best football players at the moment,” said the strategist after signing the contract that will make him coach until the end of the 2026 World Cup .

According to the new coach of ‘Canarinha’, Neymar is an important player as long as he is not injured and is in good condition and fully focused.

The attacker was injured in a match with the Brazilian team last year and is expected to return to the field only in August, so he will miss at least four friendlies for the Brazilian team, with England, Spain and Mexico already agreed upon. , and this year’s Copa América in the United States.

The coach, one of the most successful in Brazilian football today, was described as having a discussion with Neymar in 2010, which ended up costing him his job as Santos coach.

The technician He downplayed his conversation with the biggest star of the Brazilian team, when, as the coach of Santos and in an attempt to correct the attacker’s discipline, he prevented him from taking a penalty and threatened that he would not be allowed to play a game.

He Santos prefers to support Neymar, then 18 years old, and ended the coaching contract where he won two titles and the Libertadores spot and had a record of 37 wins and 8 draws in 61 games.

“I have no problem with Ney. The situation was of greater importance than we expected without any necessity but we continued to talk from that moment. Santos made a decision that I respect. But I never had any problem (with Neymar). Every time we meet, it’s always very positive,” he said.