Neymar and Memphis Depay It is one of the stars that criticize the new rule of Brazilian football confederation (CBF) to punish players who stand on the ball with both legs.
CBF announced all the clubs of the home league that from now on the players who have done so will the yellow card, while the opponent’s team will be given an indirect free kick.
According to the CBF letter, the act of standing on the ball is “except a player who risk injuries, brings extensive disturbances of games, considers himself a provocation of the opponent and does not respect the game”.
“Football is still boring,” Santos Captain Neymar wrote on Instagram.
Corinthians Star Memphis Depay says there are more important things that the arbitrator should focus on than whether the player stands on the ball.
Depay recently conducted this event and triggered Palmeiras players during the Campeonato final Paulista, which his team won.
The Netherlands International said after Saturday’s victory of the 3-0 league against Vasco da Gama: “I don’t know what Var did, in the first half they were supposed to check, it was a clear mistake for the red card. But instead they prefer to create rules (in Brazil) as if they couldn’t get the ball, what are we talking about?
“If we continue like this, those who decide on football things do bad things. I want to be clear about it, Brazil is a country where we play football, you only play football with your feet, you also play with your head. You have to do a better job.”
