Looking at the numbers, it cannot be said that Neymar is having a poor season. In 23 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain, he scored 15 goals and assisted in 13. At the halfway point of the season in Ligue 1, he is already two goals short of his previous performance, and eight more are missing from equaling the most effective season in the French championship since he arrived in Paris.PSG report the highest ever wage bill in the world of footballIn total, he has collected 115 goals and 73 assists in 167 matches in the Saints jersey since the summer of 2017 and his arrival from Barcelona for 222 million euros. Looking at the period in the Catalan club, for which he played twenty matches more, he is already more productive, however, if you ask Paris Saint-Germain fans and sports journalists around the world – not enough. After the defeat against Rennes (0:1), Neymar was once again the target of criticism. He managed to improve his reputation with good games before the World Cup, but after returning from Qatar, the situation returned to the old way. The relationship he has with the media and supporters of the French club is far from good.Neymar est très sous-estimé😩🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/KF7V1SRx7Z— Le Parisien🇸🇳🇫🇷🔥 (@MuhamedRassoul1) January 15, 2023 The respected L’Equipe criticized the way the Brazilian played against Rennes on Sunday.”As against Angers in the middle of the week, the Brazilian went too low looking for balls and tried too many times to make the difference on his own. The result was that he lost balls in difficult areas and almost never caused danger in the Rennes area. A worrying performance a month away from Bayern”, reminds the well-known newspaper about the upcoming Champions League .##NAJAVA_MECA_6950581##The journalist of RMC Sport, Daniel Riolo, was even harsher and referred to the price-quality ratio when it comes to the transfer of the Brazilian from Barca.”Do we realize that Neymar, in terms of hiring and salary, is the biggest failure in the history of football? I can’t think of a bigger failure for what it cost, it’s horrible. Just because I was good in two round of 16 games in 2020 doesn’t mean it’s going to save your life” Riolo reminded of Neymar’s games from the clash with Borussia Dortmund. Neymar scored a goal in both duels with the German team, and then registered an assist against Atalanta and RB Leipzig, but in the Champions League final for the 2019/2020 season. Bayern beat the Parisians 1:0. In addition to that, the Brazilian striker stood out the following season in the clash with the Bavarians, when he contributed to the 3:2 victory with two assists in the first match of the quarter-finals. This was followed by a defeat against Manchester City in the semi-finals, while in the other seasons since he was in Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar did not leave a noticeable mark as he did not play beyond the round of 16 due to injuries or elimination.
