Pepe challenges Barcelona superstar Neymar

Pepe challenges Barcelona superstar Neymar

Real Madrid centre-back Pepe has taken a dig at the Barcelona superstar Neymar. He had pointed out that the Barcelona player has seen more yellow cards than him this campaign.

Pepe challenges Barcelona superstar Neymar

The Portuguese international has hit back at critics. They claimed he is a violent player. Pepe said he couldn’t act as “crazy”. If he did, Madrid would have been done with him being an “exemplary club.” And Pepe takes a go at Neymar.

Barcelona superstar Neymar has been under fire in recent days after displaying a dramatic dip in his form. And it continued during the second part of the season. Catalan publication La Vanguardia also exposed that things are changing at Barcelona. Officials at Barcelona are growing very concerned about the star player’s ‘Brazilian’ style of life spent outside of the pitch.

The former Santos star gave more ammunition to critics this week. He took advantage of the two days off handed by Luis Enrique. He attended the PFA Awards after party. Following which he was photographed leaving the London nightclub Libertine on Monday morning. It gave Neymar a bad image. And critics jumped at it.

Pepe confronted critics dismissing speculations he is a violent player. He claimed Barcelona superstar Neymar has been booked more times than him this season.

“The people can say what they want, but fact remains that Neymar has been booked more often than me,” Pepe told French magazine Surface. ” He reacted reverently towards Real Madrid. He said he would be out of the team if acted violently.

Pepe came under scrutiny during his first years at Madrid. He was infamous for his bad boy antics. He was associated with a 10-game ban 2008-2009. He brutally kicked Getafe midfielder Javier Casquero.