Victim of an injury to the left adductor longus during the match against Caen, Neymar, who will (still) have to stay warm for at least four weeks - and therefore miss the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League in Barcelona - received the support of his trainer, Mauricio Pochettino.
In response to numerous criticisms of the Brazilian star's questionable lifestyle after his umpteenth injury, Pochettino defended the Brazilian star this Friday at a press conference.
“He's a great professional, with great humility and full involvement with this club.
We are going to help him so that he returns as quickly as possible, ”said the Parisian coach, who was full of praise for number 10 of PSG.
“He's a strong, mature boy, when you really know him as we are lucky enough to know him, we see his value as a man, not only as a player but also as a man.
He's an amazing boy, ”Pochettino concluded.
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Neymar: "The sadness is great, the pain is immense and the crying is constant"
Thursday evening, the Brazilian striker had posted a message on his Instagram account to express his dismay at not being able to play Barcelona-PSG next Tuesday.
“The sadness is great, the pain is immense and the crying is constant.
Once again, I'm going to take a break from doing what I love most in life, which is playing football.
Sometimes I feel embarrassed by my style of play, because I dribble and I end up getting caught constantly, I don't know if the problem is with me or with what I'm doing on the pitch… ”he said. it shared on the social network.
Since joining the capital club in the summer of 2017, number 10 has missed 74 games.