Neymar explains in an advert: I don't dive, I collapse

Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2018 by Marca.com

Neymar has tried to improve his image back in Brazil after being crticised for his performances at the World Cup with the surprising use of a Gilette advert.

The publicity, translated from Portuguese as 'A new man each day', lasts a minute and a half during which Neymar makes reference to the freekicks he recieved, his injury and the fact inside him there is still a kid.

"Blocks with a boot to the leg, kneeing in the back, stamping on your feet, you can think that I exaggerate and at time it is true but in reality suffer on the pitch, right now you don't know what I suffered away from it," said Neymar.

"When I go without giving interviews it is not just because I want to speak when we win it is because I haven't learned yet how to be disappointed.

"When I appear spoilt it is not the case but the fact that I have not yet dealt with being frustrated and inside of me there is still a child. Sometimes he loves everyone and sometimes everyone irritates him."

On his diving in Russia he continued: "you can think that I fall too much but the truth is that I collapse and this is a lot worse than any stamp on an operated toe.

"I have taken a long time to accept the criticism and become another man but I am here with a clean face and an open heart.

"You can continue to throw stones or you can throw them away and help me to stay up because when I am standing my friends, Brazil together is standing with me."