The word of a triple Golden Ball in football is not worth anything.
Even when the words are extremely harsh, as those of the Dutchman Marco van Basten were against Neymar, following the draw conceded by the Parisians on the lawn of the Stade de Reims (0-0).
Provoke Neymar?
Always a bad choice.
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— #pivotgang (@jvkqo) October 8, 2022
Consultant for the Dutch media Ziggo Sport, broadcaster of Ligue 1 in the Netherlands, the former illustrious striker of Ajax (1981-87) and AC Milan (1987-95) obviously had things on his heart. concerning Neymar, who was able to have a few lively exchanges with Dutch midfielder Azor Matusiwa in this somewhat tense match on the lawn.
“I would applaud if someone actually cared for him”
"Neymar is a real whiner, he constantly provokes the players," he said.
At one point he's going to foul someone and the next second he's playing the victim again.
We are not allowed to touch it.
I would applaud if someone actually looked after him, tackled him for real.
He's an unpleasant person on the pitch."
A judgment that obviously does not only concern the Brazilian.
"I find the behavior of PSG players annoying," he said again.
Neymar is the initiator of this bad behavior and it drives other people to do bad things.
They have to stick to football.
It's a shame, I think it's bad for such a great team.
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It's not the first time that van Basten has attacked the Brazilian.
Already in 2018, he had denounced his “theatre”, a word chosen to designate the reactions considered excessive by number 10 of the Seleção.