New Paris Saint-Germain manager, Thomas Tuchel believes Neymar is a champion who will bounce back from Brazil’s disappointing FIFA World Cup 2018 campaign in Russia.
Neymar Jr’s Brazil knocked out in the quarter-finals of the World Cup at the hands of Belgium.
After missing the last two months of the Ligue 1 season with a fractured foot, Neymar showed up in Russia for the showpiece event. However, he could not inspire Tite’s side to glory.
Neymar scored twice at the World Cup but drew a blank in the quarter-final, as five-time winners Brazil suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at the hands of Belgium.
Neymar described Brazil’s World Cup exit as the “saddest moment of my career”. However, the PSG manager thinks the club’s star man will recover quickly from that setback.
“Everything impacts everything. I don’t think he needed this to be extra motivated. Of course, the whole Brazilian team expected more. Of course, it affects your approach to the players. He is a big player. He knows how to handle victories, and he knows how to handle losses. In sport, you have challenges to bounce back. He will bounce back. He is a champion.”
Neymar is yet to return to PSG duty and will not be available for their next pre-season game.
“Players will return on a day to day basis. There is a possibility to explain why different approaches for different players when it comes to returning,”
The manager further added,
“Every player has his own history; some are experienced, some played the whole season, some played the whole World Cup. Some didn’t not play for the whole season, some were injured, and some were not injured. There is not one day for every player to arrive.”
“We have the solution to manage every player, and it’s very complicated for us. There is a lot of travelling and have to be very smart and manage the player through the first weeks. For us, the season starts very well. We take care of everybody individually. Everybody is happy and eager to come back,” he concluded.