There’s a lot of discussion about Neymar Jr.’s place in the Paris Saint-Germain starting 11. After Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe tormented the Olympique de Marseille defense in the 3-0 win on Sunday at the Stade Vélodrome, there’s a discussion of the Brazilian’s place.
RMC Sport pundit and former PSG midfielder Jérôme Rothen weighed in on the matter, and although he’s been critical of the 31-year-old in the past, Rothen doesn’t believe Neymar should be a super-sub.
“To reduce Neymar to a substitute or luxury substitute position, I think whoever says this today [is] being definitive,” Rothen recently said on RMC Sport (h/t Paris Fans). “I’m not saying that Neymar should not go to the bench when he is not well in his body or in his head.
“But if he is 100 percent, how can we say [PSG] will do without Neymar? Under the pretext that he can’t do what Lionel Messi did on Sunday or that he can’t do PSG a favor and help the team be good? He has already done it.”
Neymar will be out for the contest against FC Nantes on Saturday at the Parc des Princes after suffering an ankle injury during the 4-3 victory over Lille OSC on Feb. 19.
The veteran will likely also be out for the second leg UEFA Champions League matchup against Bayern Munich. However, should Messi and Mbappe connect for another performance in which they help PSG overcome their 1-0 hole, then more talks about Neymar being on the bench will surface.
Have u forgotten how Neymar and Mbappe connection in past matches? Have u forgotten the world class pass Ney gave to Mpappe? You are jealous of Ney.
Ths USELESS PRESS N HATERS are a doing their job well…they wanna sell news. There is no doubt NEYMAR is the best player in the Universe right now…judging from whe PSG is badly in need of a goal ..he will even sacrifice his life to produce…what the other players do not have in them.
The press ,psg and all the bullshit hovering on social media about neymar is all crap because all they do is judge him,stereotype him all over again. Neymar is one of the best football players ,he is got skills that no other player has and he should be given the same opportunities the rest of the players have access to.The media and everybody else should stop stereotyping and judging him. No one is perfect in this world and everyone deserves a chance to be the best of himself. People should stop acting as if they are saints trying to potray Neymar as the devil.
all the media plus psg is really jealous of neymar ,he is the best candidate .Instead of sitting on those meeting judging neymar ,why dont you give him a chance to prove you wrong. Neymar is born for this,indeed the strongest of all and he has all the rights that messi and mbappe has.On top of that Neymar has got skills that no other footballer has.
The press ,psg and all the bullshit hovering on social media about neymar is all crap because all they do is judge him,stereotype him all over again. Neymar is one of the best football players ,he is got skills that no other player has and he should be given the same opportunities the rest of the players have access to.The media and everybody else should stop stereotyping and judging him. No one is perfect in this world and everyone deserves a chance to be the best of himself. People should stop acting as if they are saints trying to potray Neymar as the devil.