Neymar's father, Neymar Santos Sr has hit back at criticism of the player for his performance at the Bernabeu from former Brazil forward Walter Casagrande, by describing him as a 'vulture' and claiming that the Champions League tie with Real Madrid is not over yet. According to Marca, Casagrande claimed that Neymar had become spoilt and could easily have been sent off in the clash on Tuesday night, having received one yellow card for kicking out and missing out another despite the referee signaling a foul after he dived.
Neymar Sr who took to the social media wrote;
"In a war there are those that help give the win and those, like vultures, that produce nothing, that live off others and generally the difficult moments of their prey. In the football world we know of a lot of people who have a vulture mentality, at times they take advantage of a microphone, the career of a player (it is not possible to call someone athlete whose behaviour is questionable on the pitch) who did not shine and were in the shadows of others, in order to release their frustrations.
They take advantage of a defeat, a lost BATTLE, expecting and hoping for defeat in the war, so as to build up their ego, as vultures feed off a kill.
They did not manage it at the Rio Games but they are there waiting for their first chance to bring bad intentions. However, remember, we lost a battle and not the war. My son has fought wars from being very young, always good in combat, escaping vultures, always being reborn stronger."
