Tite Ends Rotation Policy, Neymar Named as Brazil Captain
Sep 8, 2018 at 5:12 PM
Brazil ace forward Neymar has been announced as the captain of Brazil national team as the coach Tite decided to end the rotation policy. Neymar will lead Brazil permanently from now on. After choosing different captains in almost every match in the recently-held 2018 World Cup in Russia.
However, coach Tite has decided not to rotate the leadership any more. Thus, he has handed over the responsibility to the PSG forward.
Brazil team was knocked out in the quarter-final against Belgium in the coveted World Cup. And Tite has decided to make some changes to boost up the team.
Neymar, who was not fully fit in the World Cup and came back after a long-term injury scored two goals in the tournament.
However, he couldn’t live up to the expectations. Many criticised Neymar for his on-field behaviour and for falling too quickly after being fouled.
After receiving the captain’s armband, Neymar appeared in the press conference and said:
“I accepted again because I’ve learned a lot and I will learn much more. And this responsibility will be a good thing to me. I think that probably no one here in this room will ever live something close that I’ve lived not even during the Olympics, but after the World Cup as well.”
“I was targeted by many critics, a lot of bad things. And I wasn’t OK at that very moment [after the game against Belgium] to speak. So when I’m not OK to speak, I prefer to stay shut because the silence is the best answer,” he added.
Talking about the fouls and taking on the opponents in the World Cup, Neymar had full support for himself in his voice. He has a full backing of coach Tite.
“I don’t have much to say about it. I’m a player who takes the ball 11 times, and in 10 times I go straight to the opponent. I think they won’t let me pass without giving me a little strike. Also, I can’t ask them, ‘Hey, excuse me but let me score’. I suffered lots of fouls during the World Cup. But it happened. It’s another lesson I carry with me,” Neymar reiterated.