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Brazilian striker Neymar has vowed to continue to produce
his trademark dribbles and dummies even if that makes him a target for rough
tackles, he said on Thursday.
Neymar was left heavily bleeding from a cut eyebrow when he
was elbowed in the face during a 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia last
week.
While some commentators have suggested the player's style is
provocative, the 24-year-old Barcelona marksman was unrepentant about his
flashy football.
"I won't change. (The other team) know that when I go
on the pitch I play my game and my game is like that, dribbling, scoring goals
and creating them for my teammates. I'm happy playing that way," he said.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was equally dismissive of
critics.
"He plays like that whether opponents like it or
not," The coach said last month.
Spanish champions Barcelona are currently down in fourth in
La Liga after a 4-3 defeat to Celta Vigo two weeks ago and have a blockbuster
Champions League clash against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on Wednesday.
Enrique will be banking on Neymar for the visit to Deportivo
La Coruna on Saturday with Lionel Messi starting on the bench and Luis Suarez
out injured.
But Neymar was keen to be reunited in a match with his
strike partners after training with them on Thursday.
"We are fiends on and off the pitch," he said.
"The magic of this trident is friendship. We help each
other, together we are stronger."
Neymar has had a restful week after an international
suspension saw him return to the Catalan capital early while Brazil won 2-0 at
Venezuela on Tuesday.
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