Bros support their bros, whether said bros are running their first tentative half marathon or trying to win the World Cup after more than two decades of trophylessness. Neymar Jr, as we know, has the second of those jobs. He was picked for Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad despite tearing his left ACL a few years ago and accumulating further injuries since. So though he’s been training with his teammates, he has yet to spend any time on the pitch in competitive play this tournament. Ancelotti has somewhat cryptically said he’s “available” for tonight’s game against Scotland, without elaborating on whether he’ll be a starting player, or a substitute, or neither.
Which means that Neymar could end up doing what he’s been doing so far: acting as Brazil’s prime cheerleader from the dugout. While coaches have to berate and cajole their players when the game isn’t going their way, a non-playing squad member can be a bit more straightforwardly supportive. Neymar has the replica watches UK for the job. Last month, when his squad selection was announced, we spied a Patek Philippe Nautilus crammed with both GMT and chronograph functions on his wrist, which suggested the kind of can-do functionality you’d want for an against-the-odds fight onto the pitch.
But one of Neymar’s favourites for simply hanging out at the touchline is the cheap clone Rolex Day-Date “President”, so nicknamed because of the glitzy lushness of its construction: in this case, yellow gold and crammed with diamonds from dial to bezel to bracelet. If you swap out that bracelet for a leather strap, you should remember where you put it. Perhaps the only thing that stops the top copy Rolex watches reflecting so much light it becomes an optical hazard for players is the petite, 28mm ladies sizing, a trend Neymar has deftly slid into like many other sports and entertainment stars. Besides, you need a little bit of restraint with something like this.
A little, but not a lot – this is a veritable Rio Carnival of fake Rolex watches for sale, exuberant and flashy but still light on its feet. A metaphor, too, for the Brazilian playing style that seduced the world in decades past but has been a little harder to come by this century. Yes, the 1-1 draw against Morocco didn’t quite suggest cup-winning quality, and beating Scotland wouldn’t quite prove it either – but while he’s been off the pitch, Neymar Jr has provided his team with exactly the talisman they need to channel.
