He's just a modern day Huckerby or maybe even Kinkladze .
Pretty much this.
This really shows with the age of players, a lot of the best ones to watch are teenagers/young - look at Garnacho running at defenders every time and he hasn’t ‘learnt’ the possession game yet. Look as Musiala too in this World Cup, only 19 and dribbling like mad at every defender. It’s sad how many players lose this youthful exuberance in favour of ‘efficiency’ as they get older. The number 1 example of this is Cristiano Ronaldo actually, who may have scored fewer goals but could have been a far more entertaining player if he chose differently in his development.
You're limiting this just to excitement in elite footballers. They aren't the only ones that provide excitement
I think part of the reason is that Neymar stayed in Brazil longer and wasn’t European trained in development. A lot of Brazilians now are coming over to Europe earlier and earlier. Vinicius is still exciting I’d say for his pace and dribbling but he plays more like a Robben than a Neymar, partly because he’s been in Europe a long time.
I don't think so. I believe Neymar is just a once in a life time talent who was invited by Real Madrid and the rest before he even got pubes at 11 years old. That and his mentality is show first, end product second. But who knows, you could be right it might have been beat out of him in Europe if he came at 18.
Bloke really winds me up
Rather it be defenders than pregnant women in the stands.
Rather the pregnant women, they'll be full of hormones and more likely to smack him one. Maguire just looks at him wondering who that guy is who keeps standing behind him every game
How has he been this season? Remember there was one French poster who was adamant he was better and more talented than Mbappe at the same age, always found that quite hard to believe and I see he never made the French squad for the world cup(not that that’s necessarily a knock on him).
This year I have seen few games of him. The boy is stagnating, A player of his quality should always be a starter if he has humility. In the league he is a substitute.
Like those weren't a thing in the past? Just in Serie A in the 90s you had defenders who at the start of every game would go full aggro on the opponents top player/striker to throw them off their game. It was a routine at the time
Thats true, this was always a thing. But if football is missing “flair players” the fight should be for more protection towards these players. Like him or not, the way Neymar has been fouled throughout his career borders on criminality. Just yesterday there were many people in these forums saying South Korea should have roughed up the brazilian team, saying that Uruguay would have broken a couple of legs! Want flair? Play ball.
Djalminha (deportivo says hi).
What do you mean? Antony uses (or tries) to use skills more than any other footballer in the Premier League. Sure he's already got completely slated for overindulgent play and he’s only at the club 3 months.
I wouldn't say Antony is entertaining to watch. He does tricks but doesn't beat his defender, like the silly spin thing he does - doesn't add anything. Players like Ronaldinho would do an elastico to beat a man, drop six stepovers. It was entertaining and effective.
I love Ronaldinho too. He made an whole generation want to play jogo bonito. And unlike Neymar there were not a single hater. Robinho was also entertaining. And I also believe Elano is one of the most underrated of that generation. Diego Ribas too. I'm to young to remember Djalminha, Mauro Silva and the rest. But Deportivo were crazy good for a while like Valencia and Zaragoza.
He doesnt use skills to beat a man, but for the sake of showboating imho.
I agree Ronaldino took it too far so it cannot be the standard. but Jay Jay Okocha was exciting to watch especially taking the piss out of arsenal.
Its fake flair.
Amen. Robinho, Denilson, Djalminha, Bolasie,
I agree with this.
The Neymar disrespect is so baffling. He’s a cock and made a very poor decision going to PSG but he’s objectively one of the greatest players that’s ever played.
