Neymar Joins Brazilian Squad, and His Agent Critizes Scolari

07/10/2014 - 10h49

Out of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra, Neymar is back to Granja Comary this Thursday (10). He will stay with the players and watch the game against the Netherlands on Saturday (12), in Brasília.

Wagner Ribeiro, the striker's agent, spared no criticism of Scolari on Wednesday (9), one day after the 7-1 thrashing by Germany.

"If I were him, I would quit today. His team has no tactical standard. They are like Jaboticabal. The match against Germany was like having Real Madrid playing Jaboticabal", said the agent.

According to Ribeiro, Scolari is "boastful, arrogant and too weak". He says the coach's recent past does not qualify him to lead the national team.

"He didn't achieve anything when he managed the Portuguese squad; he worked for Chelsea and was dismissed. Later, he ended up in Uzbekistan and also left Palmeiras after being relegated. It's a shame."

In the 4-1 victory over Cameroon, the agent had regretted Neymar's replacement because the star already had a yellow card. "Neymar had 24 minutes to score his third goal and be the only one [Brazilian to poke the ball in three times in a World Cup match] in 56 years, but he was replaced", he wrote.

Earlier, Ribeiro had called Scolari an "old git" on the internet.

Translated by JULIANA CALDERARI

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