Neymar remains a talisman for Brazil but head coach Tite does not fear playing without the Paris Saint-Germain superstar. (More Football News)
Tite is a huge admirer of Neymar's talents but feels the 2019 Copa America shows Brazil is not overly reliant on him
Neymar remains a talisman for Brazil but head coach Tite does not fear playing without the Paris Saint-Germain superstar. (More Football News)
Tite discussed the lavishly gifted yet divisive forward in an바카라 웹사이트interview with France Football.
He believes Neymar, who moved to PSG from Barcelona in a world record move in August 2017, played the best football of his career at Camp Nou.
The 28-year-old has frequently been linked with a return to Barcelona after a pair of바카라 웹사이트seasons where injuries frustrated his hopes of bringing Champions League glory to the French capital.
"Neymar is essential, but not irreplaceable," Tite said. "In each match, I ask myself the same question: how to get the best out of him, build and balance the team around him?바카라 웹사이트
"The position where I found him performing best at a club, as in the national team, was when he played in Barcelona, on the left side to come [inside].바카라 웹사이트
"In other words, starting from one side, where he worked with the environment, then using his perception of the game, his speed of reflection and execution, his capacity for improvisation, and adding his speed to it.바카라 웹사이트
"The best Neymar I saw playing was during this period.바카라 웹사이트The level of play he reached then was exceptional and only [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo were above.바카라 웹사이트I have never seen [Eden] Hazard, [Antoine] Griezmann or [Paul] Pogba play at this level."
Brazil emphatically showed there is life without Neymar as they claimed Copa America glory on home soil last year, despite their star man missing the tournament with an ankle injury.
Tite's side closed out a 3-1 win바카라 웹사이트over Peru in the final – a victory Tite felt served to exorcise any demons remaining from their humiliating 7-1 semi-final loss to Germany as World Cup hosts in 2014.
"Winning the Copa America, at home in Brazil, was a major challenge," he said.바카라 웹사이트"Especially for the players who had experienced the affront of 2014 as closely as possible - Dani Alves, Fernandinho, Thiago Silva.
"This title was all the more important since we had lost Neymar to injury just a few days before the start of the tournament.바카라 웹사이트The pressure and the expectation of the supporters was considerable. Winning was, therefore, the only option available to us.바카라 웹사이트
"When you have to face Argentina with Messi, Uruguay with [Edinson] Cavani and [Luis] Suarez, or Colombia with James바카라 웹사이트(Rodriguez), his absence necessarily creates more emotional instability.바카라 웹사이트
"Neymar reassures you, because he brings unpredictability to your game. Because he will offer you an individual or collective solution that the others do not have. So winning without him and resisting this pressure made the group aware of its value, yes."