11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

[Pepe Silvia]

For me it was Sevilla when Neymar displayed what I feel is the best form he's ever shown. Since then he's been unplayable. Blistering pace, decisive passing, finishing, balance, power... EVERYTHING.

That for me was when it was clear that he is a better player than CR. Up until that point, they were neck and neck. Now there is no dispute for me.

 

[JamDav1982]

That was jan/fev, IIRC. By March he had picked up form. The point is he performed better than cr in the bdor period. And so did Suarez. Cr in on the top 3 only because this is now more of a popularity contest.

It wasnt Flavia.

I can remember people complaining in April and game vs Celta Vigo that he was in terrible form for months and needed a rest. 'Not scored in open play in x months' etc.

Can remember arguing after that game and Sevilla game he scored a free kick/assist and people saying 'finally a good game' etc. Those games were in lare March/April.

Even now some people claim Ney has only been great in last couple of months and last year 'disrupted possession' 'gave away ball too much' etc.

Totally disagree with all that but it is what some Barca fans think.

 

[TornAndFrayed]

Happy that he got 3rd place, the one he deserved this year. Ideally suarez would be in ronaldo's shoes, but that will be next year i guess !

 

[Flavia]

It wasnt Flavia.

I can remember people complaining in April and game vs Celta Vigo that he was in terrible form for months and needed a rest. 'Not scored in open play in x months' etc.

Can remember arguing after that game and Sevilla game he scored a free kick/assist and people saying 'finally a good game' etc. Those games were in lare March/April.

Even now some people claim Ney has only been great in last couple of months and last year 'disrupted possession' 'gave away ball too much' etc.

Totally disagree with all that but it is what some Barca fans think.

That doesn't matter for the bdor, those are a minority anyway. This year Neymar was better than cr, and so was Suarez. It's a shame Luis isn't there too.

 

[JamDav1982]

That doesn't matter for the bdor, those are a minority anyway. This year Neymar was better than cr, and so was Suarez. It's a shame Luis isn't there too.

I agree Neymar has been better and said that.

Ronaldo this season has looked poor although he can go away in CL and score two and assist two and people on here still insist he is shit. He can score a hat trick away to Sevilla and people still claim he has no decisive goal etc.

Neymar shades it over Ronaldo and possibly Suarez does to due to this season but over the last year for me it has not been some huge clear gap as some make out.

 

[Icarium]

He has been dreaming about this for some time, mentioning in every interview. Congrats to him i guess.

 

[Flavia]

I agree Neymar has been better and said that.

Ronaldo this season has looked poor although he can go away in CL and score two and assist two and people on here still insist he is shit. He can score a hat trick away to Sevilla and people still claim he has no decisive goal etc.

Neymar shades it over Ronaldo and possibly Suarez does to due to this season but over the last year for me it has not been some huge clear gap as some make out.

The gap increased when Messi got injured. And those months count too.

 

[footyfan]

I agree Neymar has been better and said that.

Ronaldo this season has looked poor although he can go away in CL and score two and assist two and people on here still insist he is shit. He can score a hat trick away to Sevilla and people still claim he has no decisive goal etc.

Neymar shades it over Ronaldo and possibly Suarez does to due to this season but over the last year for me it has not been some huge clear gap as some make out.

I don't agree with "shades" at all. Neymar and Suarez were both clearly better than Ronaldo in 2015.

 

[JamDav1982]

The gap increased when Messi got injured. And those months count too.

Absolutely and Neymar has been far more of the complete player these past few months and been levels above Ronaldo.

Would not swap them for the world but still dont think across the year it has been as huge a gap as people make out.

Ronaldo from January to May maybe shades due to scoring/assisting more in a far shitter team. But then that is unfair in Ney as he was not the one the team was built around then.

 

[Icarium]

Real Madrid direct lot of plays towards ronaldo, that is how he ends up with so many goals and assists. This season he has been very indecisive, and same goes for 2nd half of last season. Except during neymar dry run during the early 2015 neymar and suarez always looked far better players than Ronaldo. There is no "shades" or anything here, they played better. End of story.

 

[serghei]

Not so sure Costa is a step below these days.

You must be kidding. Costa is not only two steps bellow Neymar, but also a step below Sanchez, James Rodriguez, Bale and Aguero.

 

[Barcaman]

He has been dreaming about this for some time, mentioning in every interview. Congrats to him i guess.

Well done to him.
Suarez had a better year than Neymar though statistically (goals + assists).

 

[barcafan161]

You must be kidding. Costa is not only two steps bellow Neymar, but also a step below Sanchez, James Rodriguez, Bale and Aguero.

Didn't say he was at Neymar level but he is proving to be elite this season. He's been better than bale and aguero this season.

 

[serghei]

Didn't say he was at Neymar level but he is proving to be elite this season. He's been better than bale and aguero this season.

We are talking about a few months though, with Costa playing in the weakest league out of the the three. Let's wait some more. If he can bring it in the latter stages of the CL, then we can talk.

 

[barcafan161]

We are talking about a few months though, with Costa playing in the weakest league out of the the three. Let's wait some more. If he can bring it in the latter stages of the CL, then we can talk.

True but so far is all we can go on right now. Costa has looked great in champions league and for Brazil recently so,it's not just league play.

Helps playing in a great team but that goes for most top players