Former West Ham United striker Dean Ashton says Lucas Paqueta was ‘schooled’ by the likes of Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic in Brazil’s World Cup defeat against Croatia.
Hammers midfielder Paqueta will be heading home early from Qatar after the five-time World Cup winners were knocked out at the quarter-final stage on Friday.
Neymar looked to have sealed a last four spot for the Brazilians when he tucked in the opener at the end of the first half in extra time. But Dinamo Zagreb striker Bruno Petkovic would send the quarter-final clash to penalties after equalising with three minutes to go.