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Pochettino comes out in defense of Neymar after criticism from the French press

Published:12/02/2021 - 17:39h

Updated:12/02/2021 - 17:39h

Mauricio Pochettino, PSG coach, decided to come out in defense of Neymar Jr after the French press harshly criticized the Brazilian after his last injury

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Neymar Jr Went back to lesionarse once again in a moment critic of the season. The Brazilian will not be able to play the gone of the eighth of final of Champions League against the FC Barcelona and could lose also the turn. It is the third time since it plays in Paris Saint-Germain in which it loses this round of League of Champions and in the two previous his team remained deleted, by what the Barça will look for to follow with this series.

By all this, in the newspaper 'L'Instrument' and in 'Him Parisien' have criticised him​ with hardness and have held him responsible of lesionarse so often. To the paulista accuse him of fault of professionalism and of not to take seriously his work in the day in day out. "The Brazilian believes, perhaps with too much frequency, that his work detains to the exit of the Park of the Princes or of the Camp give Loges, once finished the parties or the trainings", aimed in 'L'Instrument'.

In 'Him Parisien' neither cut and a doctor left clear that is not casualidad that the forward lesione so much. "When it happens you a year, can say that it is bad luck, but... It happens him all the years. There is not any secret in the high performance. It can have bad luck, but the experience shows that for all the sportsmen, was cual was the sport, what follow some guidelines no lesionan", affirmed the doctor Jean-Bernard Fabre, specialised in the mechanism of the fatigue.

But no all in Paris agree with these criticisms, since Mauritius Pochettino, trainer of the conjoint Frenchman, went out in defence of his footballer in press conference. "What can say is that Neymar is a top player, one of the 5 better of the world. All what can say is that Ney is that it is a big professional, with a lot of humility. It is a big professional with an enormous talent, with total commitment to the service of the team. It is strong, mature. It is very entrañable, gives it everything by the team. When you know it you darse of his values, is an extraordinary boy", affirmed.

The Argentinian technician insisted, besides, in that it gives him the same what say in the press on the 'crack', since the only that matters him is what sees in each training. "I have not seen the newspapers and does not interest me. I explain you what carry 40 days happening here in the club, this is the most important. It is necessary to listen a bit more to the trainers in a press conference, when we speak you of the players that know well, do not have to take out the things of context and not believing always what bases in external information", concluded his defence to the '10'.

Neymar Never has been the favourite of the public opinion

Some words esclarecedoras of the trainer of Murphy, that is of the side of Neymar whatever happens. The attacker always has had to coexist with this type of criticisms and has achieved to be one of the best in spite of everything. Nevertheless, still it has not won any big title being the big star, and this is something that goes to pursue him during all his career until it achieve to do it.

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