Brazil s veteran powerhouse Santos collapses and kicks off relegation battle

Neymar (Cantonese translation: Nima) returned to Santos (Cantonese translation: Santos) and his development has not been satisfactory. Recently, even Santos teammates have ignored his command on the field.

Santos lost to Flamengo 2-3 in the Brazilian League on Sunday. During the game, Neymar suddenly ran long distance from the center circle back to his own penalty area. When the goal kick was taken, he was preparing to slowly go up to organize the attack. , but the center back Perez who received the pass did not know whether he did not receive the "command" or deliberately ignored Neymar's instructions, and quickly passed the ball to the frontcourt, leaving Neymar helplessly watching his teammate raise his arms, mumbling something while shaking his head and sighing.

Neymar, who was ignored by his teammates, was also replaced by the head coach in the 85th minute of the game. When leaving the field, Neymar seemed dissatisfied with the head coach's substitution and walked directly down the tunnel. In addition, Neymar also had a dispute with the referee during the game. After the game, Neymar also said: "The referee is too bad. With all due respect, he is very arrogant. He only talks to the captain. When we want to speak, he turns around and runs away. Because of his threats, I also received a yellow card."

Neymar was also undermined by Flamengo fans at home throughout the game, ridiculing Neymar for returning to the Brazilian League to accompany Santos in relegation. This eight-time Brazilian League champion team is currently ranked 17th in the Brazilian League standings and is in the relegation zone. Neymar has continued to suffer from long-term injuries since returning from Riyadh Crescent (Al Hilal, Al-Ashina) in Saudi Arabia in January, and has only contributed 3 goals and 6 assists in 15 games.