The Brazilian forward Neymar has been forced to have to put his career on hold due to a serious injury that has left him off the field, thus affecting his time at his new club, the Al Hilal.
While Neymar was forced to stop his project in Saudi Arabia with his new club, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo He is in the best moment in the Saudi league, becoming the top scorer in 2023 and being the player with the most games played in the 21st century.
The difference between the two is very big, but you could say that while one puts football as a priority, another only has eyes for his personal life, as the Al Hilal coach implied. Jorge Jesuswho compared the priorities of the two footballers.
“Cristiano Ronaldo has more passion for football and, therefore, makes it a priority. “Neymar has more passion for other things and puts those other things, which is his private life, first.”said Jesus.
However, the technical director also highlighted the short time in which he was able to work hand in hand with the 31-year-old Brazilian.
“I had never worked with Neymar. We worked for a month and a half, no more. It’s something out of the ordinary, it’s out of the ordinary. And, therefore, we lost quality, at least offensively”he added.
In his conversation with the Portuguese press before returning to Saudi Arabia to start the season with Al Hilal, he noted that the former PSG striker is “an easy boy to lead, he is a very sweet and understanding boy.”
The technical director and the forward only managed to meet in five games in 2023, after that Neymar suffered an injury (torn cruciate ligament and meniscus in the knee) while facing the ‘verdeamarela’ against the Uruguayan team for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Brazilian’s new club is the current leader of the local league and the next January 29 will face Inter Miami, the Argentine star’s club, Lionel Mession the tour of the team led by Gerardo Martino in Saudi Arabia.
2024-01-15 18:59:55
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