Former England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes Neymar’s absence won’t matter as Brazil have sufficient expertise of their squad.
“Yeah, I’m sure, for Neymar, he’ll be disappointed, for Brazil, it’s a disappointment. But, they’ve got so much talent in the squad,” Rooney mentioned on Sports18 and JioCinema.
He mentioned, ‘You can see that even when he went out of the workforce, it didn’t have an effect on him.
“They played with great temperament and great pace. So, a blow, yes, but Brazil have enough squad to be able to cover that,” he mentioned.
Neymar was pressured off with 10 minutes to play towards Serbia, on the receiving finish of a number of heavy tackles. A problem from Nikola Milenkovic ultimately lower brief his keep on the pitch, leaving him on the sidelines together with his head in his fingers. The ahead was fouled 9 instances.
However, Luis Figo feels Brazil will miss Neymar.
“Well, I think he has enough reserves, but Neymar is Neymar. You can’t trade his quality or what he means to the team for another player.”
Brazil high Group G and can subsequent face Switzerland on Monday. Team physician Rodrigo Lassmar confirmed that Neymar and full-back Danilo would miss that sport and was cautious about their return.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
