Neymar realized it instantly. He cried inconsolably lying on the grass and on the stretcher, the pain was unbearable. Against Uruguay, at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, the Brazilian star suffered the worst injury of his career. A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and the meniscus in his left knee, which will keep him off the playing fields between six and eight months off, with which the remainder of the season will be lost. The worst injury of his career came at the age of 31 and in the Saudi League, although the injuries and ailments have been recurrent and have cut short the career of a footballer with a special aura, but who has not been able to shine regularly.
This is the first knee injury he has suffered in his career, which has been particularly hard on his ankles, feet and muscle discomfort, which He has been sidelined for almost 900 days and has missed almost 200 official matches.. Neymar seemed dejected in a message he shared on Instagram, where he said it was “a very sad moment, the worst.” “I know I’m strong, but this time I’m going to need even more family and friends. It’s not easy going through an injury and surgery, but imagine what it’s like to go through all that again four months after recovering,” he added.
It’s a very sad moment, the worst.
I know I’m strong but this time I’m going to need my friends (family and friends) even more.
It’s not easy to go through injury and surgery, imagine going through it all again after 4 months of recovery.
I have faith, too much…
But I leave the strength in my hands… pic.twitter.com/H7Rm7elzBA— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) October 19, 2023
The demands placed on a player of his size have always been very high. Since his departure from Barcelona, practically every time he was asked to take a step forward to lead his team and his national team, injuries and discomfort appeared to prevent it. He arrived just at the World Cup in Russia and could not put the team behind him, he missed the 2019 Copa América in Brazil that the canarinha won without him and, in Qatar, the ankle did not allow him to shine and Brazil fell again. In the Champions League, PSG also missed the Brazilian on numerous occasions, whom they signed six years earlier to lift the long-awaited trophy that they still do not have in their showcases.
In Barcelona, few injuries
In the four seasons that he was at FC Barcelona, Neymar played regularly and did not suffer serious injuries beyond the ankle that would end up giving him so many headaches, and specific discomforts. In his first season, already in February, The first ankle injury kept him out of action for a month, and in the final stretch of the season a foot injury sidelined him for about 20 more days. At the 2010 World Cup in Brazil, he suffered a vertebral fracture that left him KO for a month.
Already in his second campaign in Barcelona and in the two more that would follow it, the Brazilian suffered a slight sprain of his ankle and minor muscle problems that, added together, made him spend just over a month without playing. The average number of matches played with the Barça shirt in the four seasons is 46 games per season. In total, 186 games played, 105 goals, 61 assists, winning 2 leagues, 3 Copas del Rey and the Berlin Champions League. The trident together with Leo Messi and Luis Suárez left moments to remember.
Problems begin in Paris
At Paris Saint-Germain, although he had nights of glory where he demonstrated the infinite quality he possesses, he also He began to suffer injuries more recurrently. In early 2018, he suffered his first serious injury. A metatarsal fracture in one foot kept him out for almost three months, and made him just arrive at the World Cup in Russia, where Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Belgium.
At the beginning of the second season in the Parisian team, he suffered some discomfort that kept him out for three weeks and, at the beginning of 2019, he suffered a new fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. Again, three months out, which was practically linked to a torn ligament in his right ankle that he suffered in a friendly with Brazil shortly after his return, and which made him miss the Copa América that was precisely being played in the Rio country, and that Brazil won without his presence.
In October 2019, a thigh muscle injury caused him to miss more than a month of competition, and early the following year a rib injury caused him to miss about two more weeks.
The ankles don’t give him respite
In his fourth season in Paris, he ended up accumulating three months without playing between muscle discomfort and a sprained ankle. His ankles gave him no respite, and a year later, in November 2021, he suffered a serious ankle injury again as a result of a hard tackle that sidelined him for practically two and a half months.
At the World Cup in Qatar, he injured his right ankle on the opening day, but reappeared in the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals, when Croatia beat Brazil on penalties. In February, the ankle said enough and he had to undergo surgery, thus missing everything that remained of the season. The balance of the six seasons at PSG is 173 games – an average of 28 games per season – 118 goals and 69 assists. In France he played a significantly lower average than in Barcelona, but The numbers when he played are still those of a unique footballer.
At Al-Hilal, who paid 90 million euros for Neymar, he has only played 5 games, and will presumably miss the rest of the season. On the horizon is the Copa America 2024which will be held in the United States during the month of June. It is still an unknown if Neymar can make it to the trophy event that he has not been able to win.
2023-10-19 13:46:27
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