Neymar Jr. - v5

Alik

Moderator
I think a dozen guys received that PM where he says that he want Neymar to fail so he can laugh at everyone who thought and wanted him to succeed here. Doubt he sent it to those critical of him though as that would make no sense.

I didn't get the PM :(
 

BBZ8800

Senior Member
Neydrama, season 4, episode 18: this week on your Tv.
The most popular Tv family-drama on Barca's Tv/forum :lol:

This drama should win 18 Emmys.
There isn't a more fun place on the whole internet than this thread.
And those previous 2-3 threads with 1000 pages, which needed to be deleted and burned by moderators :lol:
 

kilian

Senior Member
Well, it`s not that fun to be honest. It`s pretty boring reading the exact same stuff over and over again, very poorly argumented, but trying to be forced as the ultimate truth.

Neymar isn`t the reason why we are playing shit. If he was replaced with any other player in the world, we would still be dominated by fucking Betis for 80 minutes. We get destroyed by a mid-table team, but I mean completely destroyed. They dominated in every aspect of that game. And after that you read stuff like "yeah, mats had one error in minute xy and neymar misplaced a pass in minute xy - sell them!"

What the hell, man. Watch the goddamn game. Our system is in shambles and we are in desperate need for a new coach and a restart. Selling Neymar wouldn`t change anything.
 

God Serena

New member
Chill. The guy is simply a neutral football fan that probably started watching MSN clearly around the time they were playing great. More power to him for not abandoning ship immediately now that they are not playing on that level again. Also, I am pretty sure he knows Barca won't rely on MSN til the end of times, but as long as Barca is playing the football he so enjoys he will watch their games.
And what is wrong with non-fans? We should embrace them as they bring a healthy dose of objectivity and new perspective to discussions(I am not talking about haters, but neutral fans that enjoy watching Barca).

That's fine and I don't have a problem with non fans, but I do take issue with our legacy being minimized to "Yay, MSN!"
 
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FlaFCB

Guest
That's fine and I don't have a problem with non fans, but I do take issue with our legacy being minimized to "Yay, MSN!"

Don't think this is what he meant. Just that MSN will be seen as special. For a neutral pov it probably makes more sense than to whom have ties to the club, too.
 

dakt

Active member
Reading this thread I get an impression it's Croatians ( [MENTION=2]Bojan[/MENTION] @BBZ8800, @dakt) against the whole world, lol.

That's because we have secret gatherings in the local pub from where we attack poor Neymar.

Joke aside, Neymar is playing far from his potential no matter the system and no matter how hard you guys are justifying him. No excuses.
5 goals is piss poor for him. Even Rafinha and Arda proved to be more lethal than the player who is paid more then these two combined.
Paid almost the same as Messi? Great! Than, deliver the performance at least close to those provided by Messi.
I don't give a shit if that is Neymar or tomorrow John Doe from Nebraska.
 

serghei

Senior Member
Almost true, more or less...
All I care about is to see enjoyable, creative and nice football. That's how I started watching and following Barca, because this team was the only one playing THAT kind of the game.
Of course once one steps into the caldron, and you get to know the team you sort of become a fan. But that's right it may fade when only mediocre players add up the team, even if it wins all the time.

I'm not a fan of any individual player, neither Neymar or anyone else, perhaps Messi as the only exception, because he is a talent that you can hardly ever see.
But I'm old enough to foretell that many of you will be proud in 15-20 years when mentioning to the youngsters that you had regularly been watching the MSN... By that time nobody will actually remember which year the team won the Liga, this or that cup, but the MSN will be still legendary. Not only due to the titles they collected but the way, form, creativity and before all the ARTISTIC qualities they represent...

We need more guys like you on this forum really. It is not that important if you are right or wrong. But you speak your mind, offer arguments, and often go against the flow of the mainstream. That's a ballsy thing to say and I respect that.
 

mark1nhu

New member
Joke aside, Neymar is playing far from his potential (...)

Yes, absolutely. But I am still trying to find users denying that. That was never the point of any argument here in this thread.

The point is "overreaction" (from his detractors) vs. "a little more understanding about the team current situation" (from his supporters).

(...) no matter the system (...)

Well, he is another player when playing for Brazil in a completely different system. And he has way better when our system was not in scrambles. So I don't think it is fair to dismiss the system factor like you did (you are entitled to do, I just don't agree).

(...) no matter how hard you guys are justifying him. No excuses.

The world is not black or white. There are several shades of gray.

Taking factors in consideration is not simply "justifying" or "excusing". You still can say he is subpar (and he is), while taking factors in consideration to disagree with the overreaction we see here every week.

5 goals is piss poor for him. Even Rafinha and Arda proved to be more lethal than the player who is paid more then these two combined.

No offense, but this is an one-dimensional analysis. You clearly know that because someone made an one-dimensional analysis on Fabregas here and you asked him to "consider all the different variables".

Paid almost the same as Messi? Great! Than, deliver the performance at least close to those provided by Messi.
I don't give a shit if that is Neymar or tomorrow John Doe from Nebraska.

Here we agree. He needs to step up his performance and get closer to his high expectations (a little lower than Messi). We need him in better shape (physically and mentally) and we need a functional team to help him achieve that, because he won't single-handedly win us every game even if he steps up (just like Messi won't too).
 
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CatalinR10

Senior Member
he was on fire in the last 10 mins , did really good getting the ball closer to the goal , he should have played like that from the start and also should have scored that 1v1 . I've lost track how many of those he missed already this season.
 

God Serena

New member
Yes, absolutely. But I am still trying to find users denying that. That was never the point of any argument here in this thread.

The point is "overreaction" (from his detractors) vs. "a little more understanding about the team current situation" (from his supporters).

Just because you conveniently skipped over or ignored Total Football saying Neymar is two leagues better than he's ever been doesn't mean he didn't say it.
 

BBZ8800

Senior Member
So, now we are in a denial-phase called: "It's not Neymar's fault. It's Lucho and the system."

Of course that Lucho and the system are hurting our team, but...

Anyway, Neymar will now have an excuse till the end of a season, like:
It's not him, it is the system, this is why he is playing weaker.
We don't have a midfield, this is why he is playing weaker.
A team is not pressing/running/insert any random footballing action, this is why he is playing weaker.

So, now we'll have to wait for a new coach, and then when Neymar will (most likely) play the same as always, we'll have to wait for explanations and new alibi excuses from his fans about why he is still playing meh.

There is no point to bash him till then.
These guys will reply: it's Lucho. Can't you see? It is all about Lucho.

On the other hand, if a bad play is all about Lucho, then our treble was all about Lucho also, isn't it?
While, I get an impression on this thread lately:
1. when we won a treble with Lucho, we didn't win it because of Lucho. We won it because of a magic from MSN
2. but now when we play like a crap, it's not because of magical (or less magical) MSN, now it is ONLY because of Lucho
Or in short: when we play good, it's because of players, not because of Lucho.
While, when we play bad, it's not because of players, but ONLY because of Lucho :rolleyes: (Rakitic can't control the bouncing ball lately, but it is about Lucho...)

Lucho is guilty.
But some players also played a huge role in our horrible form. This guy is one of them.
 
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