Inter Milan defender Miranda believes Brazil can win the Copa América without Neymar

  Brazilian defender Miranda also revealed why he took the decision to leave Atlético Madrid last summer. The Brazilian football federation are currently negotiating with Barcelona to release Neymar for both the Copa América Centenário and Olympics, but Miranda believes the team can win the competition in the United States without the country’s poster boy. […]
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2016-04-18 16:53:00

 

Brazilian defender Miranda also revealed why he took the decision to leave Atlético Madrid last summer.
The Brazilian football federation are currently negotiating with Barcelona to release Neymar for both the Copa América Centenário and Olympics, but Miranda believes the team can win the competition in the United States without the country’s poster boy. He said: “I believe so. Brazil have many quality players and have suitable replacements for Neymar. We cannot depend only on him, even when we’re with a ‘craque’ like Neymar, because there are several players with enough quality to excel and demonstrate their value. We players put our trust in Neymar because he’s a playmaker. Sometimes we move in search of Neymar, because he’s a different player. But when he doesn’t solve it, there must appear other talents.”
He added: “Why I left Atlético Madrid? I needed a change. Everything I experienced with Atlético was very good, but I wanted to jump, look for other achievements and Inter Milan opened the door for me to do so. I think it’s a challenge. Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Europe. I’m a guy who likes challenges, the moment I arrived at Atlético, the team was not in a good period. I accepted, and I left Atlético in a better condition than when I arrived.”

Brazilian defender Miranda also revealed why he took the decision to leave Atlético Madrid last summer.

The Brazilian football federation are currently negotiating with Barcelona to release Neymar for both the Copa América Centenário and Olympics, but Miranda believes the team can win the competition in the United States without the country’s poster boy. He said: “I believe so. Brazil have many quality players and have suitable replacements for Neymar. We cannot depend only on him, even when we’re with a ‘craque’ like Neymar, because there are several players with enough quality to excel and demonstrate their value. We players put our trust in Neymar because he’s a playmaker. Sometimes we move in search of Neymar, because he’s a different player. But when he doesn’t solve it, there must appear other talents.”

He added: “Why I left Atlético Madrid? I needed a change. Everything I experienced with Atlético was very good, but I wanted to jump, look for other achievements and Inter Milan opened the door for me to do so. I think it’s a challenge. Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Europe. I’m a guy who likes challenges, the moment I arrived at Atlético, the team was not in a good period. I accepted, and I left Atlético in a better condition than when I arrived.”