NEYMAR URGED HIS younger team-mates to listen to the experienced members of the PSG squad as the superstar voiced his displeasure after a forgettable night in the Coupe de France final.
Rennes won the Coupe de France 6-5 on penalties following a 2-2 draw on Saturday – Ligue 1 champions PSG squandering a two-goal lead in Paris.
Neymar made his first start since January after a serious foot injury and doubled PSG’s lead in the 21st minute, adding to Dani Alves’ opener.
But PSG capitulated – just like they did in the Champions League last 16 against Manchester United – as Rennes left the French capital with the trophy.
And Neymar, who cut a frustrated figure post-match having appeared to strike a fan as PSG went to collect their runners-up medal, hit out at some of his team-mates.
“We need to be more like men in the dressing room, we must be more united,” Neymar told reporters in the mixed zone.
“I see a lot of young players who are, not lost exactly, but they lack more ear than mouth.
“They must listen more than they talk. Sometimes a more experienced guy speaks, and they answer back. The coach himself speaks, and they retort. This is not how a team goes far.
“We are more experienced, so they must respect us a bit more, listen a bit more. I had to do the same when I was starting out.”
PSG were also sensationally upstaged by Guingamp in the Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals in January – ending their run of five successive titles.
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Great piece Gavan.
It is a very short and dangerous career and these 2, best in class athletes, deserve a big payout that still isn’t anywhere near that of their male counterparts. However, boxing hasn’t been beyond reproach in such a long time. Go back to the days of Don King and boxing was run by gangsters, killers and fixers. Mike Tyson bit off Holyfield’s ear! It hasn’t improved much since and the IBA is run by the Russian’s (Probably Mafia). Boxing has long been a circus… the event and the decision of 2 female boxers to engage with it isn’t really a controversy when compared to where they have originated.
An accountant. Glad Katie is getting a good pay day. Totally under financed for she has achieved and done for women’s boxing. Should have had 5 of those € 6 M payouts.
Who is Jake Paul?