The Brazilian national team coach, Dorival Júnior, gave an interview to CNN Esportes to talk about Neymar’s recovery process.
In addition to revealing that he is following the attacker’s treatment closely, Dorival reinforced that an injury of the level suffered by Neymar ends up creating “some other parallel injuries”.
“Like it or not, when an athlete is away for a long time, and this is happening now with Eder Militão too, a serious knee problem, he ends up having some other parallel injuries. Because there is naturally a problem, which causes you to have some small problems at all times”, commented the coach before Neymar’s injury in an Al-Hilal match, last Monday (4).
“What we want is to avoid this, that we can give Neymar this time and, perhaps, that in the next call-up he will feel much more comfortable, much more confident, fully recovered emotionally and, above all, regaining his confidence so that he can play in the best possible condition”, said Dorival.
Neymar injury
On October 17, 2023, in a game against Uruguay in the qualifiers, he suffered a rupture of the cruciate ligament in his left knee. The injury sidelined the attacker for more than a year.
On October 21st of this year, after showing progress in his treatment, Neymar returned to the pitch in the match between Al-Ain, playing for less than 30 minutes.
Last Monday (4), in Al-Hilal’s victory over Esteghlal, the Brazilian player entered the second half and felt pain after Zamani’s entry.
The shock caused a rupture in the athlete’s left hamstring, increasingly postponing his return to the national team. According to the Saudi club, the Brazilian will be out for four to six weeks to undergo treatment.
“He is coming off a year of injury, playing just 20 minutes, playing just a second game, coming back from a very delicate process. That’s why we need to have this calm, balance, wait for complete recovery and, above all, for him to regain his confidence, for me it’s fundamental. If this happens, I have no doubt that we will have one of the greatest players in world football, an athlete who could become a difference within our team”, said Dorival.
Follow-up and recovery
The Brazil coach also explained that he is closely monitoring the treatment and recovery of the Brazilian striker.
“I had some contacts when he was here in Brazil, sometimes by phone. We have Doctor Rodrigo, speaking, observing, evaluating. It was even now in person before its debut. We have a physiotherapist there with him who is part of the Brazilian National Team team, working directly with Neymar. At all times, Rodrigo and Guilherme, who is a physiologist, are in contact with , so that we are always very aware of any changes that may occur”, he concluded.
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