beIN SPORTS NBA
  • Soccer
  • MLW
  • Other Sports
  • Watch Live
  • Change language
    English
    Español
Watch beIN SPORTS XTRA
  • Get beIN
  • TV Guide
  • Live Scores
  • Videos
Español
beIN SPORTS NBA
  • Live Scores
TV Guide
  • Soccer
  • MLW
  • Other Sports
  • Videos
  • Watch Live
  • TV Guide
Watch beIN SPORTS XTRA
  • Sports Burst
  • Ligue 1
  • La Liga
  • The Match
  • Get beIN
  • Home >
  • Soccer >
  • Ligue 1 >
  • Video
Ligue 1
  • Videos
  • Live
  • Fixtures
  • Results
  • Tables
  • Statistics
  • Angers Angers
  • AS Monaco AS Monaco
  • Bordeaux Bordeaux
  • Brest Brest
  • Dijon Dijon
  • Lille LOSC
  • Lorient Lorient
  • Metz Metz
  • Montpellier Montpellier
  • Nantes Nantes
  • Nice Nice
  • Nimes Nimes
  • Olympique de Marseille Marseille
  • Olympique Lyonnais Lyon
  • Paris Saint-Germain PSG
  • Rc Lens RCL
  • Reims Reims
  • Saint-Etienne St Etienne
  • Stade Rennais FC Stade Rennais
  • Strasbourg Strasbourg

Tuchel: "Provocative" Neymar Can Be Difficult To Manage

November 26, 2019 12:44
1:15 min

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel says Neymar can be difficult to manage, but he and Kylian Mbappe are indispensable

 

Neymar's "provocative" tendencies make him a handful but Thomas Tuchel says Paris Saint-Germain cannot win trophies without him and Kylian Mbappe.

PSG refused to let Brazil star Neymar return to Barcelona in the close season after the clubs failed to agree on a fee for the world's most expensive player.

Neymar upset supporters in Paris with his pleas to leave but a return of four goals in six Ligue 1 games amid injury troubles have helped prove his commitment to the cause.

TUCHEL NOT WORRIED BY NEYMAR'S "BAD PERFORMANCE"

Head coach Tuchel, however, admits it can be tough to keep the 27-year-old in line.

He told France Info: "[It's] not easy at all! He has a big, big heart, but unfortunately, he doesn't always show that he's a generous, reliable boy.

"Sometimes he's provocative and it's a great pity because it's not necessary."

"I tell him. We laugh a lot together and I always try to tell the truth," Tuchel continued.

"He accepts it, but it's hard. Ney is provocative when he feels something is wrong, but he isn't when he is calm."

 

PSG paid €222million to sign Neymar in 2017 with a view to him spearheading their bid for Champions League glory.

Successive last-16 exits have instead added to the doubt over his future along with that of Kylian Mbappe, who regards last season's European failure as a key reason he will not win the Ballon d'Or this year.

Real Madrid reportedly want the talented 20-year-old but Tuchel insists PSG cannot afford to lose either of their valuable attacking assets.

"He can definitely do better. He must and he can," the German said of Mbappe.

"He has the opportunity to win everything, individually and as a team. He's a key player for us. It's not possible to win anything without Ney or without Kylian.

"They are truly exceptional players. Really exceptional. Mbappe is super young. He has to protect himself and improve himself every day.

"He can win everything."

PSG face Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday knowing a point will be enough to seal top spot in Group A.


UEFA Champions League PSG Soccer Neymar Ligue 1 Kylian Mbappe Thomas Tuchel
-

Latest Videos

Highlights Lorient vs Dijon
10:39 min

Lorient Steal Winner Against Dijon In Thriller

'It's a club I love' - Ozil ready for Fenerbahce challenge
1:01 min

Why Ozil Chose No. 67 At Fenerbahce

Lorient 3-2 Dijon: Own Goal Anthony Racioppi
1:26 min

Lorient Steal Win With Own Goal By Racioppi

Highlights: Namibia vs. Zambia (FT)
9:53 min

Draw With Namibia Sends Zambia To Quarterfinals

Highlights: Tanzania 2-2 Guinea
11:15 min

Guinea Avoid Tanzania Scare To Advance

Lorient 1-2 Dijon: Goal Mama Baldé
1:05 min

Mama Baldé Gives Dijon 2-1 Lead Before Halftime

Lorient 1-1 Dijon: Goal Bruno Ecuele Manga
1:01 min

Bruno Ecuele Manga Gives Dijon Equalizer

Lorient 1-0 Dijon: Goal Trevoh Chalobah
0:54 min

Trevoh Chalobah Gives Lorient A 1-0 Lead

Tanzania 2-1 Guinea - GOAL:  Edward Charles Manyama
0:42 min

Manyama Gives Tanzania Lead Over Guinea

GOLAZO: Baraka Majogoro - Tanzania 1-1 Guinea
0:48 min

Tanzania Equalize Through Majogoro Golazo

  • Results
  • Standings

beIN SPORTS, the biggest show

Subscribe
The Best Soccer Leagues
  • LaLiga
  • Ligue 1
  • Copa Libertadores
  • Copa Sudamericana
  • Turkish SüperLig
  • African Cup Of Nations
Live Scores
beIN SPORTS App store Get it on Google Play
beIN CONNECT App store Get it on Google Play
  • Contact Us
  • FAQs
  • beIN SPORTS CONNECT
  • beIN MEDIA GROUP
  • Digiturk
  • TV Guide
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • beIN SPORTS AUSTRALIA
  • Get beIN SPORTS
  • beIN SPORTS en Español
  • Get beIN SPORTS Canada
  • beIN SPORTS FRANCE
  • beIN SPORTS MENA
  • English
  • Español
beIN SPORTS App store Get it on Google Play
beIN CONNECT App store Get it on Google Play
Follow us