And thus began the era of Neymar's Barcelona

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[Comrade Machel]

I am biased I know but Neymar has always been a more exciting player than Messi. For me anyway

His skills repertoire is more varied than the midgets ad he is more pleasing to inside out cutter

[Coach]

^Nonsense. Pure arrant nonsense. The level Lionel the Great and sidekick CRon have taken domestic football to is unlikely to be reached. The numbers are simply astonishing other worldly. Goodluck to Neymar but the quest may be best suited for Don Quixote.

[tfco]

I am biased I know but Neymar has always been a more exciting player than Messi. For me anyway

His skills repertoire is more varied than the midgets ad he is more pleasing to inside out cutter

The tax cheat is too nimble; The Swede is more aggressive and tougher

[YUJAM]

Nimble? Think you are looking for another word here

Neymar showed a mental toughness yesterday that even Messi does not have. He refused to give up.

[Coach]

@Yuj, dont be a follower and get led to the fire. The world will never see another Messi nor CRon, as far as domestic football is concerned, these two are extraterrestrials. No one else is remotely close. The numbers will never be matched...cue the, oh but he had Xavi. When the flying saucer picks them both back up, only then will the era's audience truly appreciate the genius of their offering.

[YUJAM]

Coachito your point are well noted but mental toughness is an intangible that
Even outstanding footballers lack. Neymar seems to have this toughness. He may not measure up to Messi and CRon yet but he showed a toughness and determination most players lack.

[Comrade Machel]

Coachito your point are well noted but mental toughness is an intangible that
Even outstanding footballers lack. Neymar seems to have this toughness. He may not measure up to Messi and CRon yet but he showed a toughness and determination most players lack.

Neymars mental fortitude is evident with Brazil where he drags an average to team to a higher level something the midget has failed to do

[Coach]

Welldone to Neymar, there are many more games to win from losing positions before he can eclipse Messi's return in such instances. If Neymar's was mental toughness, what then was Messi's mental fortitude on those myriad occasions? One word. Alien.

[tfco]

Nimble? Think you are looking for another word here

Neymar showed a mental toughness yesterday that even Messi does not have. He refused to give up.

ok.

i agree.

[Chimex101]

Neymar has sure become a more mature player than the whining drama queen sissy he used to be, he sure shows signs of been able to become a capable player and de facto leader his club can look up to and the way he showed up yesterday was audaciously beautiful , I already see him taking Brazil to a new height by winning a world cup with them soon...I think the Messi/CRON era is now been taken over by the Neymars of football.

[joao]

@Yuj, dont be a follower and get led to the fire. The world will never see another Messi nor CRon, as far as domestic football is concerned, these two are extraterrestrials. No one else is remotely close. The numbers will never be matched...cue the, oh but he had Xavi. When the flying saucer picks them both back up, only then will the era's audience truly appreciate the genius of their offering.

They said the world will never see another Pele, then Messi showed up.
They claimed the world will never see another Gerd Muller, then C. Ronaldo emerged.
To say the world will never see the likes of another human is to give up on progress.
I believe there are more wonders to emerge from the world of real football.
Cheers!!!

[Coach]

^There will be talents without doubt, but to do to numbers what either of the aforementioned has done, no chance. Perhaps never is too final, but the level these two have taken the game to is quite simply frightening. Such ability is born of the perfect alignment of genealogy, physiology, opportunity and time. Neymar may ascend the throne but the numbers will never be matched. Never.

[ohsee]

@Yuj, dont be a follower and get led to the fire. The world will never see another Messi nor CRon, as far as domestic football is concerned, these two are extraterrestrials. No one else is remotely close. The numbers will never be matched...cue the, oh but he had Xavi. When the flying saucer picks them both back up, only then will the era's audience truly appreciate the genius of their offering.

The recency effect. Nonsense. The real follo-follo man who follows umu azhi of today is the one and only Coachito. YUJAM is 100% correct. Messi lacks mental toughness. That's why he always flubs and fumbles when the chips are down. When his team mates depend on him to deliver, he shoots wide, shoots over, misses penalties, and generally behaves like a child spoiled by Xavi and Iniesta. Did you not see how Neymar took over the game in the dying minutes? Did you not see how he shook his head and said, "Uh-uh! No way will I allow this. WE WILL WIN!"

Biko, abandon this your failed Messianic religion--that useless wooden idol has ALWAYS failed to deliver when supplicants are begging for their lives to be saved.

[ohsee]

Welldone to Neymar, there are many more games to win from losing positions before he can eclipse Messi's return in such instances. If Neymar's was mental toughness, what then was Messi's mental fortitude on those myriad occasions? One word. Alien.

Exampuls pliss?

[ohsee]

Coachito your point are well noted but mental toughness is an intangible that
Even outstanding footballers lack. Neymar seems to have this toughness. He may not measure up to Messi and CRon yet but he showed a toughness and determination most players lack.

Neymars mental fortitude is evident with Brazil where he drags an average to team to a higher level something the midget has failed to do

Kpom kpom kpom kpom, kpom kpom kpom kpom

[Chimex101]

Messi has never had that mental toughness that all time great players like Maradona had, little wonder why he barely ever shows up when the weight of expectations are heavy on him...Copa America showed it including the world cups...for such a great player who has it all, one vital thing lacking in his game is that streak of exterrestial brillance that sets the likes of Pele and Maradona on whole different pedestal in the win at all cost mentality.

[ohsee]

@Yuj, dont be a follower and get led to the fire. The world will never see another Messi nor CRon, as far as domestic football is concerned, these two are extraterrestrials. No one else is remotely close. The numbers will never be matched...cue the, oh but he had Xavi. When the flying saucer picks them both back up, only then will the era's audience truly appreciate the genius of their offering.

They said the world will never see another Pele, then Messi showed up.
They claimed the world will never see another Gerd Muller, then C. Ronaldo emerged.
To say the world will never see the likes of another human is to give up on progress.
I believe there are more wonders to emerge from the world of real football.
Cheers!!!

Chief, Messi is no Pele. Does not possess even one third of Pele's weapons (ambidexstrous with feet, heading, leaping, sheer speed, shooting power, etc.), nor does he have Pele's heart. Useless Messi went to a World Cup Final game and could neither score nor set anyone up. Pele went to two World Cup Finals games and scored in both, as well as set everybody up. Useless Messi went to two Copa America Finals and could not buy a goal or set anyone up to save his life. But blind worshipper Coachito will come here to talk nonsense.

Biko, Messi is not another Pele. He is not even another Maradona.

[ohsee]

Messi has never had that mental toughness that all time great players like Maradona had, little wonder why he barely ever shows up when the weight of expectations are heavy on him...Copa America showed it including the world cups...for such a great player who has it all, one vital thing lacking in his game is that streak of exterrestial brillance that sets the likes of Pele and Maradona on whole different pedestal in the win at all cost mentality.

Chief, while it is true that Messi is a great player, he does not have it all--no right foot to speak of, no blistering and accurate shooting power on both feet, no ability to bend the ball with either foot, zero heading. Is it any wonder that such a player is eminently stoppable in games that really matter?

[bepanda]

You know football Coach.
One Game or two games or even one whole season doesn't place Neymar at the same level of Lionel.
Messi/CR have ruled football for a full decade, almost without interruption. This is indeed unprecedented.
Bepanda

^There will be talents without doubt, but to do to numbers what either of the aforementioned has done, no chance. Perhaps never is too final, but the level these two have taken the game to is quite simply frightening. Such ability is born of the perfect alignment of genealogy, physiology, opportunity and time. Neymar may ascend the throne but the numbers will never be matched. Never.

[Skylolo]

I love Neymar and I can't wait for his time to come.....but this notion that Messi cannot do it when the pressure is on is arrant nonsense....how many big goals has he scored for Barca?! That he has now become more of a facilitator for Neymar and Suarez on top the goals he is scoring is testament to how great he is.....

Talking of big goals Do folks remember this?

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[joao]

@Yuj, dont be a follower and get led to the fire. The world will never see another Messi nor CRon, as far as domestic football is concerned, these two are extraterrestrials. No one else is remotely close. The numbers will never be matched...cue the, oh but he had Xavi. When the flying saucer picks them both back up, only then will the era's audience truly appreciate the genius of their offering.

They said the world will never see another Pele, then Messi showed up.
They claimed the world will never see another Gerd Muller, then C. Ronaldo emerged.
To say the world will never see the likes of another human is to give up on progress.
I believe there are more wonders to emerge from the world of real football.
Cheers!!!

Chief, Messi is no Pele. Does not possess even one third of Pele's weapons (ambidexstrous with feet, heading, leaping, sheer speed, shooting power, etc.), nor does he have Pele's heart. Useless Messi went to a World Cup Final game and could neither score nor set anyone up. Pele went to two World Cup Finals games and scored in both, as well as set everybody up. Useless Messi went to two Copa America Finals and could not buy a goal or set anyone up to save his life. But blind worshipper Coachito will come here to talk nonsense.

Biko, Messi is not another Pele. He is not even another Maradona.

Chief, I am not saying Messi is better than Pele, as time and circumstances are different for both.
But no one can deny the greatness of Messi, as he is the stuff legends are made of. In this last decade,
Messi has risen to the pinnacle of the sport. Has won everything but the world cup, with the reason not
not because he did not try.
Messi in the Argentinian national team is not the same as Messi with Barcelona. At Barcelona, he is playing
with teammates who understands team discipline and respects but not jealous of his status. With the Argentinian
team it is the opposite, with team discipline abandoned for self glorification by some of his playing partners.
Football is a team sport, and the last few editions of the national team of Argentina is more of individuals with
too much ego to be considered team players.
Messi is the most complete football player around today. He can score and can assist. Can work with others
or go it alone. That he has not won the WC is not his fault, and should not diminish his status.

[Coach]

^Imagine. What people tend to forget, casually with Messi and CRon, is the longevity, for close to a decade, these guys have been unplayable. In any sport, such reigns, in this day and age, are feats of great achievements and unlikely to be equaled. Just look at the numbers. The consistency...500+goals and still going. Its ludicrous, as is the derision these facts draw from their audience. The dominance of the two is on par with the early years of Iron Mike. Ferocious, follo-follo perhaps, as the old snuff guzzling owl growls. Indeed, one wasnt even a thought in a father's eye at the time of Pele or Puskas and live, both must've been spectacles, a true privilege Mazi. Here and now, the numbers of the two gods are as good as it gets and have been for near a decade, if not more.

Comparison of statistics will lead to oh but Xavi, so better to punctuate discourse than indulge the full blown festival. Neymar is a talent but ....never mind.