• The Brazilian PSG star delivered one of his worst games of the season on Sunday in Rennes, missing everything he tried.

  • Scorer on penalty, Neymar has just extended until 2025 at PSG but the rest of his career questions.

  • The Parisian leader even remade his lace when the Rennais left against.

At Roazhon Park.

In the press room, many spoke only of him. And not for the good. We spare you the eternal "I adore it, but ...". Sunday night, Neymar was the target of all criticism from the French press after his non-match against Stade Rennais. Already little in sight against Manchester City, the Parisian playmaker has undoubtedly delivered one of his worst matches of the season on Sunday at Roazhon Park. In a meeting yet crucial for the title race, the Brazilian was not very inspired and his team stumbled. His inability to defend and his phlegm annoy more than one. The worst part is that he scored, helped by referee Ruddy Buquet, who awarded him a penalty on a contested fault by Aguerd on Kurzawa at the very end of the first period. For the rest, we were close to nothing. By conceding a draw in Rennes (1-1),the Parisians have undoubtedly said goodbye to the title. Without that sounding of revolt.

His extension was formalized this week, a few hours before the match against Manchester City, where he had promised to give everything.

We know the result.

Under contract with PSG until 2025 and author of eight goals in Ligue 1 this season, is Neymar already in early retirement?

The question is deliberately provocative but based on several facts of the game. Let's start with the most crisp.

The lace undone

We are in the last moments of the match.

While Flavien Tait arms a strike that Keylor Navas will take out to save Paris from sinking, Neymar stops defending, leans over and takes the time to tie up his shoelace, without batting an eyelid.

Paris is at 10 and is playing its season on this meeting that must absolutely be won.

Paris plays the title but quiet Neymar he ties his laces while Tait strikes at the entrance to the area.

- Swann Borsellino (@SwannBorsellino) May 9, 2021

But the Brazilian star, whose new contract is estimated at 30 million euros per year, is buffeted and does not come back to defend.

We better understand Marquinhos' shouting late in the game.

An unknown kid walks on him

Sunday night, the PSG star faced Lesley Ugochukwu, a 17-year-old kid who had only played five minutes in Ligue 1 before this meeting.

A poker shot from Bruno Génésio in the absence of Camavinga and Nzonzi, both suspended.

And guess who ate who?

Brilliant until his exit in the 60th, the young Rennais prevented the Brazilian from playing.

“The plan was to direct them to the outside, even if it means suffering a lot of crosses.

We wanted to avoid their combinations in the axis.

We wanted to get them to do what they don't like to do: run after the ball, ”explained Bruno Génésio after the draw.

Successful bet.

A lost sprint with Da Silva

We will discuss another fact of the game undermining the running speed of the Parisian leader.

A technical player, Neymar has long been able to count on his liveliness to shine.

Sunday evening, however, he was taken to the race by central defender Damien Da Silva, not really known to be the best sprinter of the Breton team.

From the top of his 29 years, the Brazilian star did not target Sunday and saw Alfred Gomis take away a hot ball from a control that was too long in the box.

Always too short.

"We have great players who have mastered emotional management, they know what to do," Pochettino said after the game at City.

Not sure everyone understood.

If he wants to hope for better on the European scene, Paris will undoubtedly need his Brazilian.

But not in pre-retirement mode.

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