Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Brazil recovery will take time - Neymar


The Selecao made an encouraging start to life under Dunga by beating Colombia last week but the captain says they still have a long way to go
Neymar says Brazil will need time to recover from their World Cup woe and return to the summit of international football.
The Selecao suffered a humiliating end to their bid to win the tournament on home soil this summer, suffering an embarrassing 7-1 semi-final loss to Germany before being dispatched 3-0 by Netherlands in the play-off for third place.
Luiz Felipe Scolari has since been replaced as coach by Dunga but Neymar insists that while the latter's second stint in charge got off to an encouraging start last Friday with a 1-0 win over Colombia, Brazil still have a lot of work to restore pride in their famous yellow short.
"It's hard to change everything as we have only had one week of training and one game together so far," said Neymar, who scored a late winner in a 1-0 friendly win over Colombia on Friday.
"We're adapting ourselves to the new coach. We listen to the things he asks us to do, and keep trying to improve our performances."
Neymar, of course, has been installed as captain by Dunga - even though the forward is still just 22.
However, the Barcelona attacker feels that he is now mature and experienced enough to take on such an important role for the national team.
"A lot of things have changed for me in recent times. I have learnt a lot of things in the past three or four years," he added.

"I think I have grown up a lot and become a professional. I have been learning so much from other senior players in the national team and at my club sides. I feel I have changed a lot."

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