Brazilian media: Neymar was dissatisfied with the team s performance but apologized in the locker room, Santos will not punish players

Pakistani media globo reported that Neymar is facing an internal crisis of confidence at Santos. His complaining behavior in the game against Flamengo has angered teammates and club executives. This caused internal unease at a critical moment for the team to avoid relegation.

In the 33rd round of the Brazilian League, Santos lost 2-3 to Flamengo. Neymar was substituted in the 85th minute of the first game. He was a little dissatisfied and muttered something when he was substituted.

It is understood that Santos insiders believe that Neymar's performance on the field put his teammates in an embarrassing situation and sent a negative message that "the abilities of his teammates are not enough to help the team avoid relegation."

Nevertheless, in order to "avoid conflict" in the relegation battle, the Santos management decided not to punish Neymar and believed that the problem had been resolved in the locker room. Neymar himself did apologize in the locker room, but the main reason for the apology was that he kicked a water glass away and hit several people when leaving the field.

Neymar's privileges and game attitude are the focus of controversy. The timeline shows that after missing the game against Palmeiras due to medical advice, he did not travel with the team to Rio on Friday, but reported alone on Saturday, a privilege authorized by the club.

On the court, Neymar's irritability was described by insiders as "completely abnormal and excessive", enough to destroy the confidence of his teammates. Specific incidents include: he complained because Barreal did not pass the ball; he ran back from the midfield to his own penalty area to ask for a goal kick. After passing the ball to Ze Ivaldo, the latter did not pass back to cooperate, but stepped forward; he also severely criticized Ze Ivaldo for his mistakes that led to Flamengo's third goal.

Head coach Wojvoda also became a "victim" of Neymar's anger. Neymar publicly complained and questioned the substitution decision when he was substituted, forcing the coach to downplay the matter in post-match interviews. In addition, Neymar did not stay on the sidelines after being replaced, but returned directly to the locker room.

This season, Neymar's attendance rate in Brazil is extremely low, playing 15 times and missing 17 times, missing more than half of the games. The current consensus within the club is that Neymar could have played better, but his actions did more harm than good.

After the incident, everyone including forward Guillerme, director of football Alexander Matos and head coach Vojvoda were forced to downplay the situation in front of the media to avoid triggering a greater crisis in the critical period of relegation with only six games left.