Now coming to the important part, how will we replace him again? Lets say we got 190M or sorts. Okay we will buy pogba for 120M odd. Who is that left winger that easily replaces neymar. Hazard? He doesn't score enough goals to replace the numbers produced by Neymar now that messi is getting better at being a playmaker we need a player who can score goals from left wing. MSN is the reason why we are so good today, why should we change that.
Not Hazard.
There is one other guy:
Edit: The last point I am not specifically asking you. I am just adding for what you said. He can't be replaced. It is like losing Iniesta or Xavi in 2010.
I can't agree with these comparisons.
He is NOT Xavi or Iniesta.
In terms of talent, yes.
In terms of motivation for football=lol, no
In terms of consistency over 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 Months=lol, no (when have Xavi and Iniesta let us down in key moments the way how Ney is doing?)
A lot of you when looking at Ney, you are looking mostly at his "good side".
When on form, Ney plays better than prime Xavi or Iniesta (maybe).
The problem is that he plays on form for what, 2-3 Months per season, and in other Months we get a good, but not THAT good player.
In numbers, my estimation:
Xavi would play on a level 99% of his skills for 9-10 Months per season.
And in other 2-3 Months, he would still play up to 80-90% of his skills.
He never had moments where Barca fans would yell: fuck off Xavi. A coach, take him out... He is ruining every single action etc.
Neymar:
When he is on form, he plays like Messi or Cr7 (almost).
But as said above, he plays that good only for short periods in each season.
It is maybe too early to conclude, but in my eyes, he is that type of a player. Messi tries (or at least tried over the last 10 years) to stay on top and in a top form for 12 Months or for as long as possible in each season. (CR7 also)
Neymar has huge changes in form (in all 3 seasons here. Remember his spring-breaks both in 2015 and 2016) from Ballon'D'Or winner to a player who is worst that Pedro (sorry Pedro for this).
-- so, Ney plays like Messi for 2-3 Months per season
-- then he is ok/good (but not Baloon D Or good) for 2-3 Months
-- and then he is absolutely horrible for 2-3-4 Months per season
So, I personally don't like these comparisons how he is like Messi, Xavi, Iniesta or similar.
Since 2000 to today, I can't find Barca's player who was able to be as hot and cold in form as Neymar.
The way I see Neymar currently, imagine that it is a spring of 2017, we play against Real or Atletico on a CL quarters or a CL:
What can you expect from Suarez in those matches?
= I know what we can expect, he will play as good as he always plays. And he will give 120% on a field
Iniesta?
= the same, according to his abilities
Raki?
= he will try and try. He will fail in creation sometimes, but he rarely let's you down with his work, motivation and effort
Messi?
= well, he lately has more bad days than 2-5 years ago. So, he may have a bad day also
Neymar?
= the same
-- he could play as a Ballon D Or player, or as a Neymar from last Months where all he does is his famous dribbling backwards, ruining 90% of touches and doing absolutely nothing for 90 Minutes
So, you see, Messi lately DOES have some motivational problems, but at least we had motivated Messi for 8-10 years.
It is understandable that he lost some of his motivation after 4 CLs with Barca.
Neymar, what has he achieved? 1 CL and he is already tired of football and success?
So, again, Neymar can't be compared to our former players.
Those guys were consistent.
Neymar is the most inconsistent key player which we had in the last 15 years.
So, if I someone would tell me (some time-traveller) that Neymar will have 2-3 world class Months in 2016/17, and again 2-3 Months period of horrible form during a season, I would say: sell him.
If Ney was a 30-40M player (liek Fabregas or Vidal) who plays hot and cold, it would be somewhat ok.
We wouldn't be satisfied, but ok.
But if your transfer and everything around it is worth 150-200 M in the past 3 years, well then you just CAN'T play as hot and cold as you are playing currently.
So, if we pay 150-200m for a guy, we expect something more.
And I am personally not impressed by 3 Months of world class form in autumn if he totally disappears in spring.
We will surely give him one more season as a benefit of a doubt, since he won't be sold this summer.
But again, if he will repeat the current season one more time (with hot and cold periods), then it will be a time to move on.
We really don't need a 200m leader who is a leader or a key player for only 30-50% of a season.
If Reus or someone is a slightly weaker player when on form, but if he delivers the same level of (his) quality/effort for 12 Months, than that player will bring more to Barca on larger samples.
Instead of Neymar, for whom you never know whether he will play at 100% or at 30% in the next week's CL semis or a final, I would rather have a slightly weaker guy, but with whom you know that he will always play up to 90-100% of his abilities.
Again, I could be horribly wrong, but everything around Neymar, his father, Neymar's celebrity persona, Neymar's on field antics, diving and similar, his idiotisms from NT matches and similar, just aren't giving me too much hopes that he will suddenly turn into a cold professional who will care mostly for football, his team, and his onfield form for 12 Months.
I don't have anything against Neymar.
If he can play and deliver consistently, then you are welcome here.
So, one more time for the end, imo:
Edit: The last point I am not specifically asking you. I am just adding for what you said. He can't be replaced. It is like losing Iniesta or Xavi in 2010.
On form Ney can't be replaced, I agree with you.
But Ney's form over 12 Months can be replicated imo.
Neymar is not only that guy who plays sometimes like a Ballon D Or guy.
His form over 12 Months is a much different and less godlike story.
