Oct 9, 2019
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Lionel Messi believes Neymar regrets leaving FC Barcelona and was afraid he would possibly move to Real Madrid this summer.
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Lionel Messi believes Neymar regrets leaving FC Barcelona and was afraid he would possibly move to Real Madrid this summer.
"I would have loved it if Neymar returned. I’m honestly not sure Barça did everything possible for his return but it’s true that it’s not easy to negotiate with PSG.
On a sporting level, Neymar is one of the best in the world. And with him, for marketing and sponsors, Barça would’ve taken a leap. We never asked for the signing of Neymar, we simply gave our opinion. Am I in charge? It’s been shown in the past that’s not the case.
- Lionel Messi on Neymar - via Sport | 12.09.19
QUESTION: Messi, everytime he says: Neymar come back here, back to barcelona, how do you feel about that?
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“It’s difficult. It’s difficult. Being sincere is very difficult. Leo was a very special guy for me in Barcelona, I tell this story to everyone. The moment I needed the most support, the owner of the team, the best in the world, came and shook hands with me (...) He said: 'Come here, I'm here to help you”
In my first year in Barcelona, I was in a very bad time of adaptation, playing poorly, I was not so confident. At one point in a game, I was kind of crying, sad because I had not had a good first half. Messi saw that I was sad, completely head down. He arrived from my side, started talking to me and said: 'You have to be you, be as you were in Santos, play your football, dribble, kick ... you do not have to be intimidated because I'm here or because Iniesta, Xavi are also '. "
"To see the humility of a guy who has won everything, who is the best of all, asking you to be you and show your best, without vanity... That was something that enchanted me. All of my friends. He helped me a lot professionally, of course, and personally with a question. "
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What Messi said as advice for the BdO? "When the Ballon d'Or gets to you, do everything calmly. Everything is going to fall into place. Play how you play. Do what you know how to do, and then everything will turn out okay. When Messi told me this, it was something that made me feel good. Because you have this fear to speak about it with your idol, and to speak to a guy that you admire, and when he lets you feel free, it relaxes you a bit. You feel like yourself on the pitch and during training. And this is what happened to me. We have a great relationship. We're friends. And this helps a lot on the pitch when you have love for each other, to help each other, to make a pass, when he scores a goal. So we are really happy. It's not just him, it's [Luis] Suarez as well who is a great player, a legend, so we get on really well there
Neymar during a press conference for the NT | 27.03.17
Neymar reveals chat with Messi before penalty against PSG, “There’s no jealousy”
Neymar explained what he and Lionel Messi spoke about right before the Brazilian took the penalty against PSG: “It was a moment in the game where I got the ball to give it to him and he said: ‘You take it.’ We have a very good friendship. When the other is well in the game there is no jealousy of wanting to win the goal or to score”.
Neymar who was praised a lot after the match prefers not to get carried away: “I have a lot to grow. My life has always been like this. I have to work really hard. What I do is never good for a lot of people. I do not get excited and I’m not euphoric about what they say because football is a box of very quick surprise.”
The player of Barcelona also spoke about the Brazilian NT: “The difference is the confidence of the team. Our confidence has grown a lot under Tite, who deserves a lot of credit. We have always had a good team, but we didn’t click. We have been able to show our Brazilian DNA and Tite’s influence has helped the team a lot.”
(Translated with Google Translate so excuse me for any errors)