Before, tackles were localized. They came from Ligue 1 defenders, whom Neymar found too rough. Now attacks are coming from everywhere. The media, his fiancée and even the head of state, who all have in common being disappointed by the former idol of Brazil, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee on October 18. The day after Lionel Messi’s 8th Ballon d’Or, President Lula targeted, without mentioning him, the number 10 of the Seleçao, a fervent supporter of Jair Bolsonaro, his rival: “Messi will serve as an example to all our youth. Whoever wants to win the Ballon d’Or must dedicate themselves to what they do, they must be professional. It doesn’t work if you party”lamented Lula, undoubtedly informed of the excesses of the Al-Hilal attacker, accused by the celebrity press of having organized a party of all excesses in his villa, near Rio de Janeiro.
Injured, criticized: can Neymar bounce back?
