This article was originally produced by the public account Sivah Sports
A few days ago, the dust settled on the 2022 Qatar World Cup group, and Brazil still pushed the defending champion France to lead the championship odds list despite poor signings. Admittedly, the current Brazilian team is full of talent, with the main players all playing in the top five leagues, but the key to whether the sixth star on the chest can be lit this year lies in how coach Tite uses Neymar.
In the 2014 Fifale World Cup in Brazil, Neymar played with the team as an absolute leader, but the serious injury in the quarter-final caused him to leave the table first. In the semi-final with Germany, the shortcomings of the samba legion's individual heroism were exposed to the fullest, Neymar and Thiago Silva were absent from the two cores one after the other, and the Brazilian crowd seemed to have lost their main backbone, which eventually led to the 1-7 tragedy of the century. From 2013 to 2017, Neymar in Barcelona had a bright future, and he could be said to be the third person in the world after Mero. Neymar followed Barca to five titles, but he felt that he could only live in Messi's shadow forever. In the summer of 2017, Neymar landed in Ligue 1 with a record transfer price of 222 million to join Paris Saint-Germain, and it was a big deal. Neymar's idea of establishing himself as king is reasonable, but as far as the barren mountain of Ligue 1 is concerned, it is not really occupied. As expected, in five years of Ligue 1 career, Neymar is getting farther and farther away from the Ballon d'Or, and he has not really won the king, not even a single Ligue 1 Golden Boot. Since Kylian Mbappe's appearance, his edge has gradually overshadowed Neymar, and the Last three seasons of the Ligue 1 Golden Boot have been covered by the Frenchman, while the Brazilian has been plagued by injuries.
Whether Neymar regretted the choice to move to Paris in the first place is yes. Previously, every time the transfer window, Neymar and his predecessor Barca were unforgettable, until this season, Messi bid farewell to Barca to Paris to renew his frontier with him, and the possibility of his return to camp Nou is infinitely close to zero. After being eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the disappointment of Paris fans with Neymar also reached its peak. On a competitive level, Neymar must have been eager to leave Paris, but he was facing the embarrassment of not having a home. In the past two years, affected by the epidemic, the depression of the European transfer market can be seen by the naked eye, and it is not uncommon for teams to spend money to buy lessons, and now the club must be cautious about heavy reinforcements to avoid sky-high trial and error. Neymar's contract with Paris only expires in 2025, and the 90 million euro German turnaround price plus high salary is enough to scare off a large number of giants.
When he realized that he might never be able to regain his peak, Neymar treated his career future with some kind of a mess, as can be seen from the completion of the contract extension with Paris last year. Without a suitable home to take over, Neymar simply lived comfortably in Paris for two more years, perhaps accepting the fact that his competitive value was far inferior to commercial value.
The 2014 World Cup is a tragic hero who retired early, the 2018 World Cup is a green comedian who uses "tumbling" to create a stem, and by this year's World Cup, Neymar has really become the extra one of the Samba Legion. Although the technique is still delicate, Neymar's speed has dropped significantly compared to the Players and young players in the Brazilian Team who play in the Premier League. If Neymar is used as the main player to start, then his presence is likely to slow down the whole team's offensive rhythm, after all, he has always been the focus of the defenders. Looking back at the 2019 Copa America, Brazil won the title in Neymar's absence. Today, Tite has a good deck of cards, but how to play Neymar's trump card is a big problem. It's not hard to imagine that this year's World Cup is the time to test Tite's courage.