Brazil superstar Neymar has claimed that the mere thought of participating in his first World Cup tournament is bringing out a lot of butterflies in his stomach. The 21-year-old attacker is regarded as one of Brazil’s finest talents right now.
Brazil superstar Neymar has claimed that the mere thought of participating in his first World Cup tournament is bringing out a lot of butterflies in his stomach. The 21-year-old attacker is regarded as one of Brazil’s finest talents right now.
He is playing for Barcelona after moving to the Spanish club for more than £ 80 million in combined transfer fees. Neymar has had a mediocre season in Spain, but it has largely been because he has been played in a number of different positions. Brazil national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was recently critical of the way Barcelona have been utilising Neymar.
The striker answered his critics by scoring the equalising goal against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. The World Cup is only a couple of months away and Brazil will be going into the tournament as the favourites. They are the hosts of the World Cup 2014 and will be opening their tournament against Croatia. Since they have not played against top opposition in the last few months, it will be a big test for Scolari and his men. Brazil managed to win the Confederations cup largely due to the brilliance of Neymar, and he is set to impress once again.
“I think it is an honour to wear the Brazil shirt in my country and to see my greatest childhood dream come true. But the nerves are starting to appear and I’ve butterflies in my stomach. We are going to give our all out there to give Brazil the title. Your opponents always want to win and will give everything against Brazil. We have no preference regarding who we play as we know every match will be difficult. To get to the final will be a dream,” said Neymar, who is expected to be one of the first names in the squad.