Latest FC Barcelona signing Neymar is the player who receives and commits the most fouls, according to stats collected in the first round of Confederations Cup according to FIFA. This shows that Neymar has been showing a definite eagerness in helping the team fight back for the ball, and that he is a heavy target for the opposition defenders. In total, he committed 13 fouls in 3 games so far with just one yellow card.
Brazil coach Felipe Scolari offers his view about this unique statistics as reported by MD. “He committed one or two fouls because he is skinny and doesn’t have the positioning skills to stop his opponent like midfielders or defenders“, says Scolari before adding that Neymar’s tackles are still very unpolished because the way he approaches the ball is still “uncoordinated“. The yellow card he received against Italy forced Scolari to substitute Neymar in the 68th minute, as a second yellow would mean missing the semifinals.
Neymar has received 18 fouls in total, 1 more than Mario Balotelli. Despite this, Neymar has three out three “Man of the Match” performance along with three goals in each of the group stage match. Brazil will play again on Wednesday against Uruguay for the semifinal match in the Mineirao Stadium.
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