After complaining on the field, Neymar took to social media to talk about the refereeing and even offer a…compliment!
The No. 10 made the comment in response to the performance of the team led by Rafael Rodrigo Klein in the match between Santos and Atlético-MG.
This is what a referee who knows how to manage a game looks like, explaining the plays…because we’re in the heat of the moment, we want to win and all that. And if the referee is smart, he can earn the respect of everyone on the field
Neymar, in a comment on social media
The praise came in response to a video in which he appears listening to assistant referee Victor Imazu explain the disallowed goal scored by Gabigol in the first half of the match.
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The Santos forward found the net after the ball touched his arm.
The refereeing decision sparked major complaints from the players and Peixe’s coaching staff.
However, the rules state that the play must be disallowed if the scorer touched the ball with his arm, even if it was close to his body and the contact was unintentional.
In Neymar’s last match, against Remo, he criticized the refereeing precisely because of the lack of dialogue during the game.
“You couldn’t even talk to him because he ignored you, turned his back. He’s the kind of referee who wants to be the star of the game, who shows a huge lack of respect toward all the players. It wasn’t just with me, it was with the Remo players too. He doesn’t want to talk, doesn’t want any conversation,” he said after the match.
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