Luiz Scolari has attacked Chelsea, his former employers.
World Cup winning coach Luiz Scolari like so many, did not leave Chelsea on the best of terms, sacked before he could even complete a season.
The 64-year-old is now managing Brazil for the second time, leading them to a Confederations Cup win earlier in the summer.
It is this role which has seen him decree to intervene in a row involving one of his side’s star players, Neymar.
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It began with Jose Mourinho criticising Barcelona striker Neymar for going to ground too easily, words which have as you can imagine caused very much a stir in the Brazilian and Spanish media.
Even Sergio Busquets, king of playacting, took to defend Neymar earlier this week.
Now Luiz Scolari has got involved, giving his own opinion on diving in European football.
He told O Globo: “Mourinho has their interests and have an excuse if Chelsea and Barca face. I do not take this wrong, but like other Neymar falls. Chelsea players also fall.”
For Scolari, he’s probably detached himself from his experience at Stamford Bridge so much that he does not care about offending anyone at his former club, but is unlikely using them out of malice either – simply wanting to make a point to Jose Mourinho.
Didier Drogba, a striker under his employ at Chelsea was regularly criticised for diving.
Was he as bad as Neymar? Let us know what you think…
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