Neymar praised highly by his Brazilian teammate Maicon – International News
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan defender, Maicon, has insisted that fellow countryman, Neymar, is the most difficult man to mark in professional football. He believed that the youngster has been blessed with immense talent and most teams would find it hard to cope against the
agility and pace of the 19-year-old.
The defender was talking ahead of his team’s game against Romania, which is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, June 8. Maicon reckoned that he is fortunate enough to be Neymar’s teammate otherwise things could have turned out quite difficult for him if
he was to defend against the impressive teenager.
The right-back has been tipped to take the place of Barcelona’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869 against Romania as the Catalan giants have not released the player. Maicon was ecstatic at this opportunity and wanted to prove himself in front of the officials and the home fans.
He mentioned that it would be extremely difficult to fill in the boots of a star like Alves, but insisted on grabbing the opportunity with both hands.
Further commenting upon the teenager’s abilities, Maicon added, "Marking Neymar is difficult. And because we’re on the same side [in matches], we can’t go in hard on him during training. We can’t make do without him.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maicon-c23157 has made 63 international appearances for the former world champions so far, netting in six times since he made his debut in 2003. The Selecao star has been with Inter Milan since 2006 and during his five-year tenure, Maicon has bagged 13 goals from
146 Serie A appearances.
The 29-year-old reckoned that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990 will have their work cut out against an impressive looking Brazilian unit. He also thanked the officials for granting him a place in the line-up and ensured that he will do his level best in order to impress one in all.
He concluded his remarks about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532. We’re all aware of his quality. He’s a young player who will still learn a lot. At his age he’s already showing that he is a great
player."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
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