July 30, 2022, 2:42 PM
July 30, 2022, 2:42 PM
Neymar is “happy”, according to Paris SG coach Christophe Galtier, who sees the Brazilian as a “very professional” playerbefore the Champions Trophy on Sunday against Nantes (18:00 GMT) in Tel Aviv.
“I saw a happy, happy, very professional player,” Galtier said about the Brazilian star, at the press conference the day before the match.
To the preseason “he arrived prepared, in top form, he didn’t miss any session and he works”, assured the coach, who knows “the expectation that there is around (…) a world-class player.”
Even his rival, Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré, agrees: “The topic of the moment is Neymar, who is disciplined, works hard”.
For Marquinhos, PSG captain and Neymar’s teammate also on the Brazilian team, with “his season debut, his training sessions, how focused he is, how he worked during the holidays to get back in shape. It’s a pleasure to see him like this.”
“I know him very well, Neymar really likes challenges, he’s very competitive,” continued ‘Marqui’, affirming that in addition to the World Cup (November 21-December 18) “it is an important season for him and for us”.