Much has been made of the revelation that the
forward has anaemia, so his Barcelona
colleague can understand why the 21-year-old
skipped a press conference on Tuesday
Dani Alves has leapt to the defence of club and
international team-mate Neymar for deciding
against facing the media on the eve of Brazil 's
friendly against Switzerland.
The forward had been scheduled to appear at
the press conference in Basel but he withdrew
late in the day, much to the frustration of the
many journalists in attendance.
Dani Alves did attend, though, and he asked
the media to show a little understanding, given
Neymar's physical condition has been the
subject of much debate ever since Barcelona
announced earlier this month that the forward
has anaemia .
"Everyone's talking a lot about these little
problems that he is having," the Blaugrana
right-back mused.
"So, it's important for him to not get
distracted by all these problems being
discussed at the moment and not let them
interfere with his development.
"You have to forgive the boy. He's focused on
what he wants and he is so important for us.
"And it's always been better to work hard and
speak little."
Neymar, who inspired Brazil to victory in this
summer's Confederations Cup, joined
Barcelona from boyhood club Santos for a fee
of €57 million.
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