PSG Youths Must Listen To The Older Players – Neymar

PSG forward Neymar has blasted some of his younger teammates after they failed to win the Coupe de France final against Rennes and lost out 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

Neymar doubled PSG’s lead after Dani Alves’ goal, but Rennes fought back through a Presnel Kimpembe own goal and a Mexer goal before going on to win in the shootout after Christopher Nkunku missed his pen.

Speaking after the defeat, Neymar said his teammates should learn to listen to the older and more experienced players in the team.

His words, “We need to be more like men in the dressing room, we must be more united,”

“I see a lot of young players who are, not lost exactly, but they lack more ear than mouth.

“They must listen more than they talk. Sometimes a more experienced guy speaks, and they answer back. The coach himself speaks, and they retort. This is not how a team goes far.

“We are more experienced, so they must respect us a bit more, listen a bit more. I had to do the same when I was starting out.”

Ben Arfa, a former PSG player who joined Rennes said, “This is my greatest title,”

“We pulled off a Remontada, but PSG are used to that.

“It was complicated [his time with PSG]. Everything comes back to you one day, which is what I told the president [chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi] — the human side must be respected. When you do not do that, at some point, you pay for it.

“One day, Adrien Rabiot [currently frozen out by PSG] will come back with a different team against PSG, and they will be hurt then as well — that is life. When you do wrong, wrong comes back on you.

“I have nothing against PSG. I love the club, since I was small — the problem is the institution, the people in charge. Once again, the human must be respected.

“This victory brings me extraordinary joy. Regarding Nasser, this is especially important. Never underestimate your opponent — one day, they will come back stronger.”