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The Brazilian is
convinced that Barça can beat Atlético in the
season's last game: "We're totally ready for this. Atlético have a
great side, with great players and it will be hard to beat them, but we have no
other option but to go out there and win", he said on an internet chat
with fans.
The starlet has had a
string of injury problems this season. Pulling a muscle saw him side-lined for
a few weeks; he then picked up an injury in his left foot in the Copa del Rey
final against Real Madrid
in April. The player assured that the worst is behind him and promised that he
would be 100% for the World Cup.
Regarding Brazil
2014, he said: "I was a little nervous about the call-up, but afterwards I
was really happy. The penny hasn't dropped yet; I suppose it will once we're
there. There's no reason for me to feel nervous or under pressure. I'll be in
my home country, with my family."
Neymar is considering
getting a special new haircut for the World Cup and also plans to rehearse goal
Meanwhile,a tug of
war is brewing between Barcelona
and Brazil
over Neymar. The 'Azulgranas' are desperate to get the forward fit for
Saturday's title decider: after all, he is the only Barça player who has
managed to score against Atlético this season. This has left the Brazilian
higher-ups up in arms.
The Brazilian FA and
its army of sponsors have been urging the starlet not to force the issue by
rushing back and exposing himself to a potential recurrence of his injury,
which could jeopardise his place at the World Cup. It
is worth remembering that Neymar is not just Brazil's best player: he is also a
media icon on whom numerous companies have bet the farm in terms of advertising
and investment.
The ex-Santos man is
currently sidelined with a problem in the fourth metatarsal of his left foot,
sustained during the 'Copa del Rey' final on 16th April. He was mooted to be
out of action for around four weeks, meaning he had been all but ruled out for
the remainder of the league campaign.
It was the
22-year-old himself, though, who raised the Barça fans' hopes by stressing that
he would do everything in his power to make it back in time to face Atlético if
the Catalan club were still in contention for the title.
However, the word
coming out of Brazil
is that Neymar's father will step in to prevent his son from playing because
there is too much at stake.
A tug of war is brewing between Barcelona
and Brazil over Neymar. The 'Azulgranas' are desperate to get the
forward fit for Saturday's title decider: after all, he is the only
Barça player who has managed to score against Atlético this season. This
has left the Brazilian higher-ups up in arms.
The Brazilian FA and its army of sponsors have been urging the starlet not to force the issue by rushing back and exposing himself to a potential recurrence of his injury, which could jeopardise his place at the World Cup. It is worth remembering that Neymar is not just Brazil's best player: he is also a media icon on whom numerous companies have bet the farm in terms of advertising and investment.
The ex-Santos man is currently sidelined with a problem in the fourth metatarsal of his left foot, sustained during the 'Copa del Rey' final on 16th April. He was mooted to be out of action for around four weeks, meaning he had been all but ruled out for the remainder of the league campaign.
It was the 22-year-old himself, though, who raised the Barça fans' hopes by stressing that he would do everything in his power to make it back in time to face Atlético if the Catalan club were still in contention for the title.
However, the word coming out of Brazil is that Neymar's father will step in to prevent his son from playing because there is too much at stake.
The Brazilian FA and its army of sponsors have been urging the starlet not to force the issue by rushing back and exposing himself to a potential recurrence of his injury, which could jeopardise his place at the World Cup. It is worth remembering that Neymar is not just Brazil's best player: he is also a media icon on whom numerous companies have bet the farm in terms of advertising and investment.
The ex-Santos man is currently sidelined with a problem in the fourth metatarsal of his left foot, sustained during the 'Copa del Rey' final on 16th April. He was mooted to be out of action for around four weeks, meaning he had been all but ruled out for the remainder of the league campaign.
It was the 22-year-old himself, though, who raised the Barça fans' hopes by stressing that he would do everything in his power to make it back in time to face Atlético if the Catalan club were still in contention for the title.
However, the word coming out of Brazil is that Neymar's father will step in to prevent his son from playing because there is too much at stake.
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