Neyman is FURIOUS with the referees: "Total lack of respect for the players"
The Brazilian got a yellow card for the most bizarre of reasons and he took to social media to complain
Neymar Jr. ended up furious despite PSG's victory against a fiery Maccabi Haifa in Israel for the second round of the Champions League. What happened? Well, the Brazilian got a yellow card for celebrating his goal, which wrapped the final 3-1 result. Neymar has been celebrating with a gesture that some could interpret as offensive, but the reality is that there is nothing wrong to it. The Brazilian complained on social media about this.
"Total lack of respect for the athlete. This type of thing cannot happen. I take the yellow card simply for not having done anything and they continue to harm me. And the referee? He will not even admit that he was wrong! A lot of disrespect" he wrote Neymar on his Twitter account to complain about the treatment he receives from the referees.
Neymar was the author of the third goal, in the dying moments of the game. As soon as he scored it, he celebrated and the referee gave him a yellow card and left the player asking for explanations; at first people thought that the goal had been annulled, but yellow card for no reason other than the celebration, and it was not withdrawn.
"I just met the referee and I talked to him and he ended up apologizing. But now I already have a yellow card on my back and it's a total lack of respect for the players. The referees have to be there to protect the players. players. What happened to me today is very sad, football is becoming very boring and you can't even celebrate. What do I have to do? Tell the referees or UEFA so they don't give me a yellow card? I don't know, it's bad and a lack of respect, not for me, but for football", explained the Brazilian after the match.
Neymar has been putting together an incredible start to the season, with 11 goals and 6 assists in 10 official games, one of his best starts in many years. Apart from the alleged fights with Kylian Mbappé for having a leading role on the field, the Brazilian also has to face the referees from time to time, who often consider his actions offensive.