11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

[Neymessi]

Pele's comment on Neymar in an interview with Brazilian sports magazine Placar

"He doesn't contribute further back, he doesn't create and he doesn't bring the ball forward. It's difficult to compare him with the best when he's lacking all that. Neymar is a good player, but how many headers has he scored?"

Pele also said that Neymar isn't even among the top-ten players in the history of Santos

"Vasconcelos was ten times better than Neymar".

Reference

this is quite old though.And tbh most brazilian coaches and legends are complete idiots.

 

[BarcaOG]

this is quite old though.And tbh most brazilian coaches and legends are complete idiots.

Absolute idiots. You'd think that, for a nation so rich in footballing talent, the retired greats would unconditionally support their top players. Too often it seems otherwise: they rather put other Brazilians down to cement their own image.

 

[SeloBarca]

And to think Pele was once choosen as the posterboy instead of Garrincha becouse Pele was considered the goody goody guy while Garrincha was to troublesome.

 

[DonAK]

this is quite old though.And tbh most brazilian coaches and legends are complete idiots.

He made those comments yesterday.

 

[ZenI]

Pele's comment on Neymar in an interview with Brazilian sports magazine Placar

"He doesn't contribute further back, he doesn't create and he doesn't bring the ball forward. It's difficult to compare him with the best when he's lacking all that. Neymar is a good player, but how many headers has he scored?"

Pele also said that Neymar isn't even among the top-ten players in the history of Santos

"Vasconcelos was ten times better than Neymar".

Reference

Does anybody even listen to this imbecile anymore? He's just making such an ass of himself, and it just gets more stupid every time he opens his mouth. Messi is the greatest EVER and Neymar is the best of his generation.

 

[barcafan161]

Pelle says bitter that people seem to think he can be the best Brazilian ever

 

[Neymessi]

He made those comments yesterday.

Really?Then he surely made something similar to these comments before.I can swear I remember him saying something like neymar is not even the best santos player excluding himself and that his teammate was miles ahead of him.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

Pele is not even the best from Brazil . Garrincha and Phenomenon were Far better player's than him .

 

[DonAK]

Really?Then he surely made something similar to these comments before.I can swear I remember him saying something like neymar is not even the best santos player excluding himself and that his teammate was miles ahead of him.

Well, this time he's made a step further and said Neymar's not even top 10 lol

 

[Obiaseti]

His insecurities are unbecoming for someone who was widely regarded as an icon of the sport. People stopped taking him seriously a while ago. I think he's realized that the only way he can ensure people don't forget he exists is by making outrageous statements for shock value. Because after all any publicity is good publicity.

 

[barcafan161]

City getting him now instead of United ha

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Pele is a joke. How many crazy things he has said in last few years? Same as Maradona. They are just crazy. I guess they believe they can say whatever and it's the truth, because they were so good.

 

[Egert]

Neymar, who asked to be subbed in Club World Cup final because of discomfort, will have medical tests when returning from holiday. [marca]

 

[El Flaco]

Pelé's comment on Neymar in an interview with Brazilian sports magazine Placar

"He doesn't contribute further back, he doesn't create and he doesn't bring the ball forward. It's difficult to compare him with the best when he's lacking all that. Neymar is a good player, but how many headers has he scored?"

Pele also said that Neymar isn't even among the top-ten players in the history of Santos

"Vasconcelos was ten times better than Neymar".

Reference

The closer Neymar gets to Pelé's record as all-time top scorer for Brazil, the worse it'll get.

 

[Neymessi]

I expect neymar to not retaliate and stay unaffected by all this.