MOSCOW: Brazilian winger Neymar is a world-class footballer who does not need to exaggerate when he is at fault because it does not win him any sympathy, said Wednesday. 39, former German captain and World Cup winner Lothar Matthaeus
. ] Neymar, who scored two goals up here to help Brazil in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia, where he will face Belgium on Friday, has been sharply criticized for a series of exaggerated reactions when it comes to the game. he was facing an opponent.
"Neymar does not need it, he is an excellent player, one of the top five players in the world," said Matthaeus, 57, winner of the 1990 World Cup with the # 39, West Germany. "Why does he need the game?"
"This does not bring him sympathy. (World Cup winner 1986) Diego Maradona was not acting, (Captain of Argentina) Lionel Messi was not acting. need players like Neymar, but not the game. "
Matthaeus said it was up to the referees to stop it, adding that during his playing years, the Colombian Carlos Valderrama was one of those guilty, but now there were too many. 19659002] "I remember Colombia (against England on Tuesday) how they acted." England beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties in a game of bad mood that was almost constantly interrupted by referee Mark Geiger players
"In the 1990s they had a Carlos Valderrama, now Colombia has six.I do not like this provocation and this acting game and I do not understand why a player likes to cheat.With the video assistant referees ( VAR), this should not be possible. "
Matthaeus also blamed Geiger for not having punished the players for it.
"You have to cut this, he (Geiger) forgot to cut it at the right time, he let the Colombians do it."
Geiger gave England a penalty in the 57th minute, but Harry Kane had to wait several minutes before taking it as Colombian players surrounded the referee, challenging his decision – the penalty missed us three minutes of football because of the discussions. of this action.We want to see football games, people always come to watch a football game.If they want to act, they should go elsewhere, "said the German.
Matthaeus n & # 39; 39 but congratulated the England team and its style of play.
"England played very well yesterday. These are top players and the English national team benefits from the coaches of the Premier League working with these young players. They also learned to draw penalties, "he added.
" This young generation, she believes in herself. They do not kick and rush. They like to play off the defense. That's the style of English clubs. "
(Report by Karolos Grohmann, edited by Christian Radnedge)
