"You would think that Neymar is no longer a striker"

Isabela Pagliari, edited by Colin Abgrall 9:33 p.m., November 06, 2021

EDITORIAL

The interview with Lionel Messi for a Spanish media, a rumor from Portugal and the state of form of Neymar.

In this new column, Isabela Pagliari looks back on the week of the South Americans of Paris Saint-Germain, without forgetting the Brazilian selection.

Let's come back with you to this ITW of Lionel Messi in the Sport newspaper four days ago where he evokes the physical aspect of Ligue 1, but also on his injury.

"Already on his injury. He was in Madrid Thursday to see a doctor at a clinic he knows, because he had been there in 2015 when he had an injured left knee. But according to Mauricio Pochettino, he will travel well with Argentina team and will not play the first game against Uruguay. He will be available for the next game, against Brazil. In the interview, he tells about his first days in Paris, he says it was hard for his children to live in a hotel.Moreover, he was in the 8th arrondissement which meant that there were a lot of traffic jams and that he took an hour to go to his children's school. hour to go to training. Now, he is at home, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. It is from there that he gave the interview.He also confided in his relationship with Kylian Mbappé, saying that it was weird at first, because he did not know if Kylian was going to stay. Then they got to know each other. "

It is said, from Portugal, that Lionel Messi will be crowned Ballon d'Or ... 

"This is information that comes from the RTP media. Apparently he would be the winner of this 2021 edition. No Benzema or Lewandowski. I think what he did with the selection counts a lot in the vote. He has won his first trophy (the Copa America this summer), he was voted best player of the competition, and we must not forget that he is saving the FC Barcelona season too this year and we can not wait to see him shine with the Paris Saint-Germain. We'll see if the information is correct. "

And we can not wait to see Neymar shine again with PSG, he is not going through his best period, is not it Isabela? 

"It's really hard because we were used to seeing Neymar games where he is at the top. But a streak like this where he is not at the level, it's true that it's been a very long time. I was in Leipzig, and I saw Neymar playing a defensive midfielder a lot. In the statistics of the match, you would think that he is no longer a striker. Pochettino has to find the right position for all the players. His last game for Brazil was exceptional, it proves that Tite (the Brazilian manager) is using Neymar well, so maybe Pochettino should be inspired by that. "

We end with you with the Brazilian selection and in particular the case of Vinicius Jr.

"Vinicius is having a great start to the season with Real Madrid. For Brazil's next two games, against Colombia and Argentina, he was not called up. It was a small scandal in Brazil. Finally, Roberto Firmino had to forfeit so Vinicius was called up. In 15 games he's got nine goals and five assists. He deserved to be called up. In Brazil people were saying 'Titus is blind, that's not possible '. Today everyone is happy with the selection of Vinicius. He will be a big star in a short time. "