“Especially because of the different circumstances, like the intensity of the games here.
”I’m not trying to underestimate La Liga, but the games here are much more difficult, there’s a higher number of transitions. In Spain, they usually prefer tiki-taka football as they call it there. Here there are more transitions, more attacking moves.
”Each league has its own qualities and traits. I know each has its own traits and I respect both [leagues]. But the most important thing is for players to adapt as quickly as possible.”
https://strettynews.com/2023/02/24/...e-matches-are-more-difficult-than-in-la-liga/
Is Casemiro ignorant and small minded?
Not saying Neymar isn't suited to the PL mind you, but if someone has that opinion I wouldn't call it small-minded because the intensity of the PL is different
I dunno man. I’m becoming a Neymar Stan on this thread and I’ve found him annoying and criticised him in years gone by.
But even under Fergie I looked at all signings through a lens of making football fun to watch. I wanted Le Tissier and Collymore and Ronaldinho and (to a lesser extent Hazard) because they were exciting. Yeah I’ve always wanted us to challenge, but I’ve always wanted excitement along the way.
Neymar would be the first name on the team sheet, anytime he was fit. He’s capable of things that hardly anyone is. In the last 20 years, you’ve probably got Messi, early Ronaldo, Hazard, Zidane, Ronaldinho, and maybe Henry. Genuine magic players that make everything look like fun.
He’s 31. Buy Kane to score goals, add Neymar for fun and accept you won’t see him play more than 30 games a season. Challenge for everything until March and I honestly don’t care if we’ve only got another League Cup to show for it.
People are acting like he’s washed up. He’d land here with a bunch of Portuguese speakers to help him, he’d excite the City, fill the coffers of a few nightclubs and generally just be a value add. Yeah he’d struggle to adapt, but he’d embarrass most of the back lines in this league.