Paris Saint-Germain and Brazilian national team defender Thiago Silva has voiced his anger and disappointment at teammate Neymar, after losing the Brazil captaincy to the Barcelona forward.

Silva led his nation in the World Cup, hosted by the South American country, to the semi-finals; but suffered a degrading 7-1 defeat to eventual winners Germany and losing 3-0 to Netherlands in the third place play-off.

I would be lying if I said it didn't annoy me. It feels like something was taken away from me that was mine. It's painful and makes me sad.

As a result, recently appointed coach Dunga handed the armband to Neymar, who has scored 42 goals in 59 international appearances. Despite being just 22-years-old, the former Santos wideman ranks fifth in the all-time goalscoring charts for the five-time World Cup winners.

Neymar looks a strong favourite to beat Pele’s impressive record of 77 goals in 92 games, and having scored 9 goals in just 7 games for the Brazilian Under-20 side, made his debut just four years ago for his country at the tender age of 18.

30-year-old Silva, who previously gained success at Fluminense and Milan, is yet to represent the Green and Yellows since their humiliation on the international stage, with the Selecao totalling an impressive five clean sheets in his absence.

The Paris Saint-Germain captain has admitted he is far from happy with the situation that Dunga – who was appointed for his second spell at the national team coach in late July – has placed him in, believing the former Brazilian international, who represented the country a little under 100 times, has shown a considerable lack of empathy.

Speaking at a press conference in Austria ahead of their upcoming friendly, Silva said:

"Sincerely, I didn't expect this. I would be lying if I said it didn't annoy me. It feels like something was taken away from me that was mine. It's painful and makes me sad.

"Especially because no one has come to talk to me about this. Neymar didn't approach me. But I think we must be prepared for everything, somehow, even if I thought I was going to come and play.

"I have to be ready to be on the bench also. We have quality players, like David Luiz and Miranda, so I knew that it was going to be hard, but I didn't expect to be dropped. But it's part of football and I'm ready to fight for my place back."

However, fellow Brazilian defender Filipe Luis, who recently earned a move to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, has praised Dunga – who has included the left-back in his starting XI for every game since his return in the summer. He said:

"I talked a lot with my team-mates. We are delighted with this type of training because the intensity required is always very high, we are always on training and on the game.

"So this type of training helps us to improve a lot and work on the way that we play with our team-mates.

"You start to know your team-mates better on the field. So, we are very happy because they are requiring the maximum from us."