The French press is targeting Neymar after the elimination of Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final of the Champions League. Manchester City at the expense of les Parisiens the final battle of the billions ball: after the 1-2 won first leg, the English triumphed on Wednesday evening with 2-0. France Football calls Neymar in a devastating argument ‘self-centered’ and speaks of a ‘catastrophic performance’.
France Football rates Neymar’s performance with a 2, the same rating as Alessandro Florenzi, Abdou Diallo and Mauro Icardi. However, the assessment of the Brazilian attacker is explained. “Neymar, is this a joke?” Asks France Football wondering. “Was it really necessary to touch the ball six times each time? Neymar showed his dark side against Manchester City. As always, he wanted to do everything on his own. The absence of Kylian Mbappé had made him decide he was the only one who could change the fate of the match. ”
“He thinks the world revolves around him and insults his teammates by barely giving them the ball,” the French medium continues. “He ruined countless good balls from his teammates. Towards the end of the match, he acted self-centered, physically hurting the opponent. He should have been the technical leader at PSG, but he got carried away again in his emotions. His performance was catastrophic. ”
Le Parisien is still gracious to Neymar with a 4, because the newspaper from Paris is especially hard for Icardi with a 2. The Argentinian striker gets off L’Équipe same assessment. The French branch of Eurosport also gives Icardi a 2, while Neymar gets a 3.5. “Mbappé’s absence made him think that he had to make a difference on his own. That was wrong. Neymar, unaided by Icardi, persisted in individual moves, constantly slowing down PSG’s play. Neymar can be great, but also very annoying when he plays as he does against Manchester City. ”
According to Le Figaro Neymar’s performance was not enough: a 3.5. Bee So Foot he gets a 2.5 – even more gracious compared to the 1 that Icardi receives – while Foot Mercato hands out a 3.5. “Perhaps the rumors about his future and a return to Barcelona have had an impact. In any case, he was not a shadow of himself. His actions almost always ended with loss of the ball. His body language with a certain nonchalance was annoying and disturbing. ”
Fabio Capello notes at Sky Italia that Neymar ‘used too many useless dribbles and talked too much’, which prevented him from being decisive in the eyes of the retired Italian trainer. Jérôme Rothen is also there RMC Sport harsh in his judgment of Neymar. “A good player is the one who makes up passes that others cannot read. De Bruyne style. But with Neymar, you know he’s going to try to pass two or three guys. Sometimes he succeeds, sometimes he loses the ball. And the problem is he gets angry when he loses the ball. ”
“Then he gets frustrated, he puts himself out of the game and he only wants to ridicule his opponents with pannas”, the former midfielder of AS Monaco and PSG continues. “This is your star with whom you want to renew for four years. You will have to say to him, ‘Do you want to stay with us? Then you have to deliver more and put the players around you in the spotlight ‘. Will he succeed? I do not think so. Evil is very deep and the leaders will always follow it. It is a repetition of moves and that is not a good sign for PSG. ”