"In modern football, to take advantage of his talent, the player has to be in good physical condition. If he is in his best physical condition, he will have no problems being in the national team. Everyone wants Neymar in the national team in good physical condition. I spoke with him, and I said 'you have time to prepare in the best way to be there and help the team try to do their best in the World Cup.'"
"was left out for technical reasons, it has nothing to do with my physical condition, it's the coach's opinion and I respect it."
"We are not going to observe how Neymar plays, obviously. Everyone knows his talent,"
Inclusion in Brazil's World Cup squad hinges on Neymar proving good physical condition rather than on his talent. Neymar has not played for the national team since October 2023 after tearing the ACL and meniscus in his left knee. The 33-year-old returned to Santos in January and has been left out of recent Brazil squads amid ongoing injury issues. Neymar disputed that his omission was due to fitness, calling it a technical decision. The coach emphasized that a player must be physically ready to take full advantage of his abilities and has time to prepare for the tournament.
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