Rio De Janeiro, May 2 -- New Santos manager Cleber Xavier says Neymar will have a free-roaming role under his leadership as the club seeks to recover from its poor start to the season.
In his first press conference since officially replacing Pedro Caixinha, Xavier said Neymar was unlikely to return to the left wing, the position in which he rose to prominence at Barcelona.
"He played on that side [the left] at Barcelona and with the national team but now he is more suited to an attacking midfielder role," Xavier said. Tite [former Brazil boss Adenor Bacchi] called him a bow and an arrow at the same time because he organizes and also finishes the attacking moves. He has played like that for a long time and I see him doing that here too."...