Jorge Jesus talks about Neymar: “He has a passion for other things…”

Neymar Jr. He has been out for several months after suffering a serious injury (a torn ligament) during a match against Brazil in October. Another one for the forward who had to stop his performance in Saudi Arabia. A complete contrast to Cristiano Ronaldo, who remains head coach of the Saudi league despite the arrival of other stars such as Neymar himself or Benzema.

The one who compared Cristiano Ronaldo to Neymar was Jorge Jesus, the coach of Al-Hilal. The Portuguese is not shy to admit that for the former Santos footballer, personal life comes before football.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is more passionate about football and therefore makes it his priority. Neymar has more passion for other things and he puts those other things, namely his personal life, first.. But as a player he is great. And as a man, I spent a month and a half with him, he positively surprised me in everything.”

Jesus regrets the premature injury. “First of all, I was unlucky. Because? I’ve never worked with Neymar. We worked for a month and a half, no more. This is something out of the ordinary, this is out of the ordinary. And so we lost quality, which is at least offensive. “He’s easy to lead a child with, he’s a very sweet and understanding child,” he said.

There is still time to see Neymar on the field again. For now, leave the moments outside of football.

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