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Neymar and Tita (Reuters)
Brazil was painfully eliminated from the World Cup on Friday after losing 4:2 to Croatia in the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals. Today (Sunday) the star of the team, Neymarshared on social media his correspondence with Rodrigo who missed one of the penalties and also posted a farewell post to the national team coach, Tita.
The star said goodbye to the coach: “Before we met in person, we played against each other many times and I thought you were so annoying! Because you built groups to keep me private, you did everything to beat me and even talked bad about me. But fate is funny, isn’t it? He put you as my coach and me as your number 10.”
“I knew you as a coach and immediately knew you were very good, but as a person you are much better! You met me and you know who I am and what is important to me. I come here openly to thank you for everything, everything you taught me and it was so much. You will always be one of the best coaches I had or will ever have, I will always remember you fondly.”
“We had beautiful moments, but we also had moments that hurt us a lot and this last moment will hurt us for a long time. You deserved to win this trophy, we all deserved it for everything we did and everything we gave up to try to make our biggest dream come true. God didn’t want it to happen, but God gave us everything!”
Number 10 concluded: “Thank you, Professor Tita, for all the learning. If there’s one phrase I’ll never forget from you, it’s “strong mentality” and we’re going to have to be that way now. A big hug and thank you.”
In addition, the star published the message he sent to the one who missed one of the penalties, Rodrigo: “I want to tell you that you are a star. It’s an honor to be a part of your career, to hear you say I’m your idol and to see you promoted to one of Brazil’s stars! I made many mistakes in my career and learned from them all, but I never gave up, I always sought to become better and I improved.”
“I love you. Not because of the player you are but because of the heart you have. Stay strong, the reviews will make you stronger. Always remember I said you were going to bring a trophy to Brazil. I wish you all the success in the world and always here for whatever you need. we’re together”.
