EXCLUDED FROM EUROPE 1: “Neymar will continue to play football”

Isabela Pagliari 3:54 p.m., October 17, 2021, modified at 3:58 p.m., October 17, 2021

EXCLUSIVE

It was one of the media bombshells of the week.

In an excerpt from the documentary broadcast on DAZN, Neymar explained that he no longer had the mental strength to continue in football, and that the 2022 World Cup would be his last.

Our specialist Isabela Pagliari, who is behind this documentary, finally gives us behind the scenes of it and clarifies the statements of the Parisian player.

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Neymar does not know if he will have the strength to continue after Qatar ... But it turns out Isabela that this documentary, it is you who are on the other side, who ask the questions to Neymar.

Tell us ! 

IP: The documentary was made in April. Neymar had not extended and Messi was still far from Paris. The main theme is the Brazil team and Pelé's record. He will surely become the top scorer in the history of Brazil (Pelé is at 77 goals, Neymar at 70). There are very strong extracts. Revelations about the 2014 World Cup and his injury. And he tells about his relationship to pressure. When he says he doesn't know if he will have the strength to continue playing with Brazil after 2022, the mental strength to continue playing football, it is a moment when he could not manage his emotions. When he joined Brazil, people said “Neymar does not like the selection”, when it is the opposite. When the documentary came out, Neymar's staff took it badly, because it is out of context.He had chained two poor performances against Rennes (defeat on October 3, 2-0) and Colombia (draw on October 10, 0-0). So people thought Neymar was fed up with football when it had nothing to do with it. That PSG supporters be reassured, Neymar will continue to play football.

Is this statement valid then? 

Not at all. When he does not know about his mental strength, it is because he played two World Cups, 2014 and 2018, where there has been a lot of controversy and the critics are necessarily directed towards the best player. All the hopes of the Brazil team rest on Neymar. Before, reviews were made on several players. Today it is only Neymar. It's too heavy for him. But he will of course respect his contract with PSG. When the interview came out, Leonardo called Neymar's family to ask what was going on. So they explained that it was not in the current context. Today a lot has changed. He is very suited to Paris and he also has Messi on his side. It was his dream. You just have to put things in context. Otherwise, it transforms everything.Do not put this sentence with its topicality.

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What you have to understand is that after the World Cup, it may be the end of Neymar with the Seleção.

This does not mean that he will stop with PSG!

Is this Neymar's version?

Yes that's exactly it.

And compared to the World Cup, all the great players lived a period like that.

Even Messi had said he would stop the Argentina team.

But today, he is very involved.

We are talking about a feeling at a precise moment. 

This documentary is intended for which channel, how to see it and where can we see it?

Is there going to be a sequel?

Where did you shoot? 

30 minutes from Paris.

It's a documentary for DAZN.

We shot for 45 minutes, and the documentary is 34. It's available on the DAZN platform.

Anthony Wonke is the director.

He has already been nominated for Emmy Awards and Oscars.

He also made the documentary on Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2015).

It would be a shame if it did not come out with a sequel to Neymar's. 

Are there any other interesting statements? 

These are details.

For example, when he talks about his style of play. He says' I've always played like this.

I can't walk past the defender and say: excuse me, can I pass? '

He explains his way of thinking.

He talks about his family too.

It's very interesting.

I know Neymar well and I would love you to know him like me.

This statement shows that he is a human being and not a robot.

And he remains a very great player.

He showed it again with Brazil, against Uruguay, with two goals and an assist (4-1, final score).

It's less good with PSG, but it is very present with the Seleção.

Yes.

He played well against Uruguay.

it was a Neymar “masterclass”.

When he string together good performances, these statements become statements of the past.

Against Colombia, he knows he had a catastrophic match.

But he knows his qualities and he will ask himself to be better.

While next door, everyone thinks he does not care.

It's wrong.

Football is his passion.