Before the Cup game in Paraguay yesterday Neymar had breakfast at the hotel with Robino Jr. Later he addressed the press who were braying for an apology:

1) He publicly apologized...I was wrong. This should never have happened. I am sorry. No but, no ifs. Straight up apology.

2) He added that right after the incident he apologized to Robino and later called his family and apologized as well.

3) Robino also admitted that it was his Agent that talked him into filing a formal complaint with Santos

Neymar scored in the 1-1 tie later, and right after scoring the goal he went over to the bench and he and Robino hugged. Master stroke bredren!!

Now let's hope this humbling experience bring some sanity back to your game. Clearly, you are hurt that a player of your stature has to fight for a spot on the national team. But if you are looking for someone to blame, you don't have to look too far. This is not about your ability. In the last two years in between a slew of injuries, you hardly played and when you did your performance was sub par. But the real problem over those two years was your repeated outbursts against refs; opponents; fans; media and now with your teammate at practice.

And stop this showboating antics. You are following Vini Jr. Vini's girlfriend is a media influencer. He fabricates controversy at every game because it means exposure for his girl friend. You are a grown ass big man, surely you can see that.

Like Brian Lara, Neymar on song is simply incomparable. Now you have 3 games with Santos before Ancelotti announces the team on May 18. Its now or never to get back to doing what you do best. The ball is at your feet. As we say in Guyana, are you a man or a manatee?