By Islam Sabulino.
The Rojiblanco mentor Diego Simeone has attacked Neymar, claiming that the Barcelona attacker had allegedly let himself down with his theatrics in Tuesday’s 1-1 Champions league clash at Camp Nou.
The Selecao forward scored the equaliser for the Blaugrana, after converting Andres Iniesta’s stunning pass to leave all-Spanish quarter-final clash beautifully poised ahead of next week’s second leg at the Vicente Calderon.
Nevertheless, Diego Simeone does not doubt Neymar’s talent, he believed that the forward is guilty of repeatedly going to ground too easily.
“Diving is his characteristic, like Alex Sanchez did when I coached him at River Plate,” he told Sky Sport.”This part of his game lets him down.”
Diego Ribas had put the visitors ahead with a superb strike from the edge of the box and Simeone praised the substitute before heralding the efforts of all his team in the first leg.
“Diego Ribas played a great game and I’m glad for his goal,” Simeone told reporters.”He needed that and the team needed him.”You see that me saying Costa was injured was not a ploy;we’ve had some problems with him.
“We’ll see what they say after the tests to see how long we have to be without him. We will use Raul Garcia, Villa and Andrian in the meantime.
“The team did a tremendous job in a match where both teams have competed with different styles.Everyone did what was best for the club.
The Rojiblancos players picked up six yellow cards at Camp Nou, host Gerardo Martino’s men next week.
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