Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that he enjoys managing megastar forward Neymar, despite previous suggestions that he is tough to control.
Pochettino took over from Thomas Tuchel just before the turn of the year, having been out of management for over a year.
He was expected to take the French champions to the next level in the Champions League after last season's final defeat, while also getting the best out of both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Despite the Brazilian suffering an injury, he seems to be playing at the top of his game at the moment, and produced a brilliant performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Neymar has often been speculated about as a tough player to manage, and Vicente del Bosque recently described him as a "difficult" player.
The Brazil playmaker was also criticised by Tuchel last year after throwing a lavish birthday party just days after a game.
However, Pochettino believes he's a "very humble" player and easy to coach.
The boss said: “Yes, Ronaldinho was my teammate here in Paris and now Neymar. Brazilian players, they are always different. They have something special inside. They are very open, happy people, always smiling. They love to play football because it’s like a dance.
“They play like they are dancing. When I was in south America, in Argentina, I always loved to play against Brazilian teams and the Brazilian players.
"Because we were talking about the stress … they don’t feel the stress, they have freedom when they play.
“That is a characteristic of the country and the culture of the Brazilian players. They need to feel good and to feel happy to perform in the best way.
"But with Ronaldinho in the past, he was a really nice guy and now Neymar.
“From day one when we arrived, he was open to work. He’s very humble. He listens to you and he always accepts all the instructions in a very good way.
“Your colleagues in France, they ask me how is Neymar? If he’s easy or not to manage? I said it’s so easy for us because you don’t need to do too much.
"They are very natural. They understand very well every time you try to give some instruction or advice.
“Like Kylian Mbappe, maybe from outside you can feel and see that maybe biggest star player that has a massive influence on the football world but they are very humble and they love to work and they love football. That is the most important and it’s so easy to manage them.”
