The Santos product understands that. In an interview with Bandsports, Ney opened up on dealing with this situation, which he considers unfair since football is a team sport and the blame should not fall on only one player.

Neymar addresses the critics

“Football is not a solo sport. If it was, for sure, I would have already achieved all my goals. But it is not. So sometimes, obviously, the blame always falls on the guy with the biggest name. We see the case of a guy who suffered in Argentina for a long time, Messi and now, in the last Cup, he managed to win. Why? Because there was a team that helped him, played for him, achieved success”, he said.

“I never ran away from the critics. Quite the contrary. I know my talent,” Ney added.

Neymar has gone through a few difficult months lately, having fallen short at the World Cup with Brazil before suffering a season-ending injury with Paris Saint-Germain. On top of that, his future with the French club looks up in the air amid tension with PSG fans.