Rivaldo: “The thing to sign Neymar is only to be in the news”

Rivaldo, legend of FC Barcelona and ambassador of Betfair, does not see the latest electoral promises regarding the Blaugrana presidency and the signing of Neymar as very credible. The 1999 Ballon d'Or see the PSG star much closer to staying in Paris, than to look for his exit, even if it is to return to the culé club, with which he has been related so much.

“About promising to sign Neymar It seems to me more like a marketing strategy to get in the news than a real possibility.l “, Rivaldo warned resoundingly.” Neymar has already said that he is happy in Paris and Barcelona has financial problems. So announcing that Neymar is going to sign for Barcelona, ​​when neither PSG nor Neymar's agents have said anything about it is just a way of gaining notoriety in the press in this electoral process, “added the Betfair ambassador as arguments. .

“I listen to Maradona's messages and I can't believe it”

Rivaldo was affected by the death of Maradona. “Meeting Maradona personally was one of the most wonderful moments of my sporting life. He was very fond of me and whenever he could, he showed it in the media. To me, who admired him when he was little and noticed his way of playing with his left foot, like me. I developed a great relationship with him and when I found out about his death it hurt a lot, “said the Betfair ambassador.

“That same day, I started listening the audio messages he sent me the last time and I couldn't believe that the Diego who was talking to me had died and he was no longer with us. He was always affectionate with Pelé or with Edmundo. The Brazil-Argentina rivalry did not matter. We are going to miss him, “he added.

“Barcelona has to get used to playing without Messi”

Last Tuesday, FC Barcelona thrashed Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League in a match played in Ukraine without Leo Messi. Rivaldo saw positive that players like Braithwaite or Griezmann took a step forward. “” At some points this season (and permanently all season from next year, for sure) Messi will no longer be there to solve the problems. It is time for others to shine and even for the team get used to playing without Messi“Rivaldo insisted.

The Betfair ambassador understands that 'La Pulga' has selective breaks, but confessed that he would like to use it every game until the end. “It is normal for Koeman to give him rest, but if I were the Barcelona coach, I would like to have Messi on the grass all the time“, he added sincerely.

“Piqué has done well in not having surgery”

Rivaldo applauded Piqué's decision not to have surgery to overcome his injury and used his own example as an argument. “Piqué does the right thing by thinking about it and asking the opinion of other specialists. Something similar happened to me in '98, when the Barcelona doctors just wanted to operate on me, but the doctor from Brazil convinced me to recover with rehabilitation. I was able to choose and preferred conservative treatment. It went wonderfully, in 20 days I recovered in Rio de Janeiro and was able to play the '98 World Cup, “recalled the Betfair ambassador.

“Rodrygo deserves to play more”

Rivaldo applauded Rodrygo's performance in the match that Real Madrid played against Inter on Wednesday, in which he scored a goal. The young forward's relationship with the Champions League is excellent and the Betfair ambassador believes that Zidane can take advantage of the Brazilian's performance. “Now that Benzema is out, it would be a great opportunity to earn a place at Real Madrid and that Zidane take advantage of it “, defended the ambassador of Betfair.” I am sure that with performances like this, he will appear more frequently in the eleven, “he added.

“Lewandowski deserves to be The Best”

This week FIFA has announced the candidates to win The Best 2020 award and Rivaldo has no doubts that the winner must be Robert Lewandowski. “He is the worthy owner of that award. With Bayern he has won everything, but he has scored an impressive number of goals and given assists to his teammates. It is a matter of justice that Lewandowski is among the best. On Betfair, Cristiano Ronaldo appears as the second candidate, but I don't see CR7 taking the award. What's more, I think Lewandowski will win it by a wide margin, “concluded the Betfair ambassador.