Neymar missed the Copa America for the third time! 29 injuries in 10 years, and the suspension exceeded 1,000 days
For Neymar, injuries are everywhere, and for 10 years, it has been destroying his career and football dreams - Brazilian team doctor Lasmar broke the news in an exclusive interview with Radio98 that Neymar's recovery period is at least 9 months, which means that he will not be able to return before August next year, and naturally he will not be able to participate in the Copa America that starts in June.
On November 2, Rasmar personally performed surgery on Neymar to repair the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, and he has the most say in Neymar's recovery. He said that with the advancement of modern medical technology, a Brazilian who will turn 32 early next year can still maintain a top level with an injury as serious as Neymar, as long as he has sufficient recovery time and proper means.
This will be Neymar's third Copa America absence, having asked the Brazilian Football Federation for a leave of absence from the earlier Copa America in 2016 in order to win the Olympic men's gold medal, which Brazilians more afford, and in 2019, Neymar was injured in the training camp preparing for the Copa America and had no choice but to withdraw. This time, Neymar had hoped to be in time for the tournament as he did before the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. But a torn cruciate ligament is one of the most serious injuries in football, with a recovery period of at least six months. In that year, Ronaldo made a hasty comeback, resulting in a recurrence of an old injury after only 6 minutes of play, and almost abandoned for two years.
Since January 2014, when he sprained his right ankle in the Copa del Rey, injuries have become Neymar's "curse", and he has experienced as many as 29 injuries, as many as 918 days of injury due to injury, and missed a total of 181 games. If a full recovery is not until early August next year, it will take another 275 days, and at least 35 club matches and at least eight national team games will be added.
However, Brazil have adapted to the absence of Neymar and in 2019, the team won the Copa America in Neymar's absence.
For Riyadh Crescent, which spent a lot of money to bring in Neymar this summer, it was a huge loss. In this transfer, the transfer fee is as high as 90 million euros, and Neymar's annual salary is as high as 150 million US dollars, second only to Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia. At the start of the season, Neymar missed four games with a muscle injury, and then two games due to rotation. Before the October international break, he had only played 386 minutes in three league appearances and two in the AFC Champions League, and although he had one goal and three assists, that was all Neymar's stats for the season.
Neymar's contract is two years, but the first season is scrapped, counting the transfer fee and annual salary, this season Neymar is worth $518,000 per minute played, $50 million per goal involved, and $200 million per goal scored!
Neymar was once considered by the world to be the "third superstar" after Melo, but the constant injuries seriously affected his performance, almost 10 years have passed, not to mention chasing Melo, even Lewandowski, Benzema, Modric's height is unattainable. During that time, Neymar only won the Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey and Club World Cup with Barcelona in 2014/15, and led Brazil to the Confederations Cup before moving to Barca;
Another point is that Neymar's self-discipline is too poor. After his injury, he threw a series of big parties and continued to indulge in video games when the Brazilian team doctor announced that he would not be eligible for the Copa America. The choice of going to Saudi Arabia in his early 30s to pan for gold for retirement has been regretted by countless Brazilian fans, but even if he is far away from the high-level competitive platform of the five major leagues, he still fails to show his overclass strength and even cannot ensure stable attendance, which almost means that the highlight of the career of the "successor of Pele", who was once highly expected by the world, ends here......