Tite says Mbappe and Messi are why Neymar is more effective for Brazil

Tite, 

's head coach, said that

has more influence on games for the Selecao than for

because the team serves him better at the international level.

On Thursday, Neymar was in great shape as Brazil beat South Korea 5-1 in a friendly. The

PSG

star scored two penalties in the win. But that was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to his performance. He ran the show and was the most creative person in Brazil.

South Korea

couldn't stop him from making eight key passes, which was more than twice as many as anyone else on the field. Some people might think that Neymar's performance in Seoul was different from what he has done for PSG this season. The

Ligue 1

champions seem to be willing to let him leave.

Tite thinks he can explain why Neymar might look like a bigger deal to Brazil. Tite told reporters, "Neymar is a bow and an arrow, depending on what's going on in the game." "He is able to do that.

"At PSG, he often plays a little deeper than Messi and Mbappe. Not in this case; he's more the target. He gets more rewards. In this way, the team works to give him this clarity and creativity. We have a team that works well together." The result on Thursday was very good, as Brazil had many chances to score against the home team.

Even though they had to adjust to a different time zone, one thing that really impressed Tite was how hard they worked. "The Brazilian team has been playing at a certain level in our last few games," he said. "It's hard to do this away from home, because we're in a different place and our internal clock is set to a different time zone.

"I had to drink a lot of coffee, which is hard to do at this level of performance if you're not in the right frame of mind. I liked both the players who started and those who came on, and I liked it even more when some players who came on later kept up that level of play.

"I'm talking about the "quick legs." The harder Fabio Mahseredjian, the fitness coach for Brazil, works, the more tired the opponent gets. In recent games, Brazil did the same thing over and over again. Brazil will stay in the area for the friendly match against Japan on Monday in Tokyo.

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