Neymar

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Outstanding player. Has carried a lot on his shoulders since he was very young, and it seems people have just been waiting to call him an overrated flop, but the kid has been delivering. Heir to the throne I reckon.
 
Sammyjunn said:
4 goals left to equal Rooney's best scoring seasin in terms of goals in club competitions. Ridiculous, scoring goals for fun an scores something like 0.8 goals per game, one of the best wide forwards around.
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Eh? Neymar highest club season tally is 43 goals (at Santos), Rooney's 34. Either way Neymar is currently on 26 goals, so he'd need 8, not 4, to equal Rooney's best this season.
 
Skorenzy said:
Eh? Neymar highest club season tally is 43 goals (at Santos), Rooney's 34. Either way Neymar is currently on 26 goals, so he'd need 8, not 4, to equal Rooney's best this season.
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More trying to say that this guy already scores more than our best striker in the past 10 years, but Neymar has 17 goals in La Liga, 10 in Copa del Rey and 3 in CL, according to ESPN, do the math.
 
Sammyjunn said:
More trying to say that this guy already scores more than our best striker in the past 10 years, but Neymar has 17 goals in La Liga, 10 in Copa del Rey and 3 in CL, according to ESPN, do the math.
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He only has 6 in the Copa del Rey
 
Yeah ESPN has had some sort of problem with cup games this season, they've duplicated some matches so the stats are off.
 
Red Shorts said:
Will be regarded as the best player in the world once Ronaldo and Messi decline (whenever that even happens), that's my prediction.
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No he won't, Paddy McNair will be. Paddy "Der Kaiser" McNair.
 
The Barca president has compared his signing to RM signing Beckham, as they both are very attractive to media and sponsors.
I actually think Neymar is the closest player to get close to Becks branding wise, he just has that something extra special in this regard which even Ronaldo and Messi don't have.

Barca are going to profit from him for at least a decade. We should really sign the next Neymar.

I think Depay would be a good try, he seems to have it all!
 
united_99 said:
The Barca president has compared his signing to RM signing Beckham, as they both are very attractive to media and sponsors.
I actually think Neymar is the closest player to get close to Becks branding wise, he just has that something extra special in this regard which even Ronaldo and Messi don't have.

Barca are going to profit from him for at least a decade. We should really sign the next Neymar.

I think Depay would be a good try, he seems to have it all!
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That's exactly what Pogba will be for us if we sign him in the summer. He's the poster boy of France and I'm sure he can be just as marketable as Neymar. £60million for Pogba is also better than £100million for Neymar as well.
 
SonnyTheHaloPro said:
That's exactly what Pogba will be for us if we sign him in the summer. He's the poster boy of France and I'm sure he can be just as marketable as Neymar. £60million for Pogba is also better than £100million for Neymar as well.
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Or him, yep. But I don't think we'll get him, have a strong feeling he'll go to RM or PSG.
 
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That number actually includes part of his wages for 5 seasons. Must be the first player ever that has his wages included in the transfer cost estimation, edit: and any possible sanctions not yet confirmed.
 
louvega said:
That number actually includes part of his wages for 5 seasons. Must be the first player ever that has his wages included in the transfer cost estimation, edit: and any possible sanctions not yet confirmed.
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LA Galaxy and the MLS always done it with Beckham to make the transfer sound more flash.
 
He's brilliant. when his transfer went through i didnt really care about the price i was just annoyed that our location destroyed any chance of us attempting a bid at him.
 
cesc's_mullet said:
Crazy
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It's great when you consider he isn't stat padding (scoring the 4th or 5th goal in high scoring trashings or in easy Cup games). He has scored the opening goal for Barca 14 times this season and he's scoring mostly against the upper table clubs and in big games:

Neymar vs. top teams (Real Madrid, Atletico, Valencia, Sevilla, Villarreal, PSG, Manchester City) this season:

19 games
1597 minutes
14 goals
3 assists

He also doesn't take penalties and freekicks even though he is great at it (very rarely does he get to take one like against Sevilla the other day and then he scored).

Great talent. Just turned 23 and has still lots of room for improvement.
 
Cait Sith said:
It's great when you consider he isn't stat padding (scoring the 4th or 5th goal in high scoring trashings or in easy Cup games). He has scored the opening goal for Barca 14 times this season and he's scoring mostly against the upper table clubs and in big games:

Neymar vs. top teams (Real Madrid, Atletico, Valencia, Sevilla, Villarreal, PSG, Manchester City) this season:

19 games
1597 minutes
14 goals
3 assists

He also doesn't take penalties and freekicks even though he is great at it (very rarely does he get to take one like against Sevilla the other day and then he scored).

Great talent. Just turned 23 and has still lots of room for improvement.
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Those are some tremendous numbers right there. He's the heir apparent to Messi.
 
Amazed he doesn't take free kicks at Barca, he's one of the best in the world at them. In fact, they should probably let him take all close range free kicks.
 
Pretty clear why Barca will win the league this year. Their front 3 shits all over Madrid's. And Madrid's is still pretty amazing.
 
cesc's_mullet said:
Those are some tremendous numbers right there. He's the heir apparent to Messi.
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For me he's actually the natural heir to Cristiano. He will never have the passing and playmaking abilities of Messi, I'm sure of that. Messi was already a better passer when he was 19. Even though Neymar is a great dribbler Messi's close control also remains different class. He has great speed, movement, trickery and finishing though. He also got the off the pitch Justin Bieber marketing appeal going for him. Perez still must be fuming that he couldn't land him.
 
Cait Sith said:
For me he's actually the natural heir to Cristiano. He will never have the passing and playmaking abilities of Messi, I'm sure of that. Messi was already a better passer when he was 19. Even though Neymar is a great dribbler Messi's close control also remains different class. He has great speed, movement, trickery and finishing though. He also got the off the pitch Justin Bieber marketing appeal going for him. Perez still must be fuming that he couldn't land him.
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I thought he would have been snapped up by Real as soon as it was apparent he was going to move to Europe.

As for the heir to Messi comment - I just mean in the Barcelona side, as the talisman. I agree with you about the comparison of attributes, Neymar is more akin to Ronaldo.
 
Neymar is arguably a blend of both in that he can beat players through a mere dip of the shoulder when he wants and he goes on several usually highly successful slaloming runs against all manner of defenders.

He has the flair of Ronaldo but superior close control and better agility. Less explosive though, a young Ronaldo was an absolute beast when he ran at players but Neymar when he gets going is a joy to watch.

In terms of play making Neymar is in a different league to Ronaldo but obviously not close to Messi yet will only get better in this regard, he can control games and doesn't look out of place when he drifts into central areas especially for Brazil. He has a good eye for a pass and is a playmaker as well as a wing forward.

His mentality doesn't get talked about much but considering the pressures he must face, he seems so chilled and nearly always performs when the pressure is on.
 
He's amaizing. 30 goals already (more than Ronaldinho ever scored in a season), without taking pens and without being the main forward in the team. He'll beat Pele's record for Brazil.
 
Gut statement, but he really does have a habit of getting haircuts which make him look like he's wearing a wig and he has a gloriously punchable face, doesn't he?
 
Snake Plissken said:
Wasn't that long ago the discussions were about how he wasn't as good as Bale
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It may have been a valid question a season or two ago, but as far as potential is concerned Neymer is clearly ahead. He has a technical ability that Bale can only dream about, though Bale does have superior athleticism.
 
Raees said:
Neymar is arguably a blend of both in that he can beat players through a mere dip of the shoulder when he wants and he goes on several usually highly successful slaloming runs against all manner of defenders.

He has the flair of Ronaldo but superior close control and better agility. Less explosive though, a young Ronaldo was an absolute beast when he ran at players but Neymar when he gets going is a joy to watch.

In terms of play making Neymar is in a different league to Ronaldo but obviously not close to Messi yet will only get better in this regard, he can control games and doesn't look out of place when he drifts into central areas especially for Brazil. He has a good eye for a pass and is a playmaker as well as a wing forward.

His mentality doesn't get talked about much but considering the pressures he must face, he seems so chilled and nearly always performs when the pressure is on.
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The mentality part is so true. The great big excuse for english players, young ones especially is that their expected to do too much. Naymar was 21/22 last summer and had the world cup in his home nation. He was the player the whole country pinned their hope against, and he delivered every match.

Just hope he avoids the Brazilian curse of late and continues being great for the next 10 years.
 
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