Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Neymar: Provocation only motivates me
The 21-year-old was the victim of several strong tackles on Tuesday night but says he will not let it affect his game
Brazil international Neymar has revealed he is motivated by the sort of provocation he was subjected to in the 3-1 friendly win over Portugal on Tuesday.
The former Santos star was on the receiving end of a number of harsh tackles from the Portuguese defence, but still set up the equaliser and scored a stunning goal himself in a man-of-the-match performance.
"I have a bit of pain right now, but that will go away again in a bit," Neymar told reporters after the game.
"I saw a video of players trying to taunt me and showed it to Thiago Silva. I usually don't react to any provocations. These bad tackles are actually a good thing and motivate me and my team-mates."
The 21-year-old then went on to voice his satisfaction with Brazil's performance against Portugal.
"Brazil against Portugal was a great spectacle, it’s always a show. Portugal are always a strong team that plays hard.
"I’m happy with the team’s performance. We were able to play good football."
Estonian : 21-aastane oli ohver mitu tugevat tegeleb teisipäeva õhtul, kuid ütleb, et ta ei lase see mõjutab tema mäng
Brasiilia rahvusvaheline Neymar näitas ta on ajendatud mingi provokatsioon oli ta läbinud ka 3-1 sõbralik võita Portugal teisipäeval.
Endine Santos täht oli saanud lõpuks mitmeid karm tegeleb Portugali kaitse, kuid siiski luua ekvalaiser ja viskas uimastamise eesmärk ise mees-of-the-mängu jõudlust.
"Mul on natuke valu kohe, kuid see läheb ära jälle natuke," Neymar ütles ajakirjanikele pärast mängu.
"Nägin video mängijad üritavad mõnitama mind ja näitas seda Thiago Silva. Ma tavaliselt ei reageeri ühelegi provokatsioonidele. Need halb tegeleb on tegelikult hea ja motiveerida minu ja mu meeskonna semud."
21-aastane, siis läks hääl oma rahulolu Brasiilia jõudlust Portugali vastu.
"Brasiilia Portugali vastu oli suur etendus, see on alati show. Portugal on alati tugev meeskond, mis mängib kõvasti.
"Ma olen rahul meeskonna esitust. Suutsime mängida head jalgpalli."
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