I could see him having a problem adapting to Barca. Not that the guy can't pass, it's just.. big club and possession football. If a player like him starts being afraid of making a mistake or losing the ball, he will likely end up with an identity crisis. We see it all the time in top European clubs.
Something about Neymar's years for us that I don't think people recognize enough is the balance he struck between believing in himself and listening to his critics.
He'll definitely lose the ball a lot and have shit games once in a while after which some will call for him to stop dribbling all the time or shooting from distance or whatever. I hope he has the confidence and determination to power through in those moments. The potential is there, no doubt, and the talent will determine to which degree he will learn to eliminate those mistakes and improve.
He'll be fine mate. The way you put it, it sounds like he'll freak out and turn into another Gomes. Not a chance of that happening.
Have you looked at him play? he fits into our possession game quite well, as Don Andres said and if you look at how he played in Bordeaux, he likes to cut inside and play 1-2's and make runs off the ball.
He's only 21 and has lots of room to grow. He had 12 goals last season just 1 short of Mbappe playing with nobodies in midfield. Mentality wise, i think he seems more confident than Dembele, like BBZ said he has that spark and swag or whatever you want to call it. He was pretty much the main man at Bordeaux, look at the stats, lead the team in goals and assists and just 21 years of age, so he knows a thing or two about pressure and confidence. Playing with the players we have will only make him better.
