{"id":23305,"date":"2026-02-16T18:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/neymars-return-ancelotti-will-be-happy-if-he-does-well\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:08:27","slug":"neymars-return-ancelotti-will-be-happy-if-he-does-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/neymars-return-ancelotti-will-be-happy-if-he-does-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar&#8217;s return: &#8216;Ancelotti will be happy if he does well&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">a<\/span>After not playing for more than two months, Neymar returned to the field with Santos after recovering from a left knee injury. The Brazilian came on at half-time and made his return in his side&#8217;s 6-0 win over Belo Clube at the Campeonato Paulista.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think everyone needs Neymar. Santos, the national team&#8230; Ancelotti will be happy if he does well. One thing leads to another. He is a world-class player. He still has that ambition. You see it in every game and in training. He wants to be there, he wants to win. That&#8217;s his motivation,&#8221; Juan Pablo said. Santos coach Vojvoda after the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Neymar arrives at Santos training in a vintage VW Kombi with a personal twist<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>I think everyone needs Neymar. Santos, national team&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Juan Pablo Voivoda<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Neymar has not appeared in a match since the final match of the Campeonato Brasileiro against Cruzeiro on December 7 last year. Due to meniscus surgery on his left knee, he has been unable to play in games to date.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as the Brazilian arrived in the locker room, he was already very enthusiastic. An image released by Santos shows him starting to dance to the rhythm of the music he was playing on a Bluetooth speaker. It was Neymar at his purest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Neymar is a star player, which demands a lot from everyone around him.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Juan Pablo Voivoda<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">high standards<\/h2>\n<p>Juan Pablo Vojvoda foresees a bright future after the return of number 10. &#8220;I see a team that works hard and understands the club they belong to. Neymar, being a star player, will demand a lot from everyone around him. The manager will work every day to improve further in the future, but it will be difficult. Let&#8217;s work hard, believe and unite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now recovered, Neymar is thinking about next summer&#8217;s World Cup and has been included in Carlos Ancelotti&#8217;s Brazil squad. 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