ترك بيليه لعشاقه غصة عدم تحقيق دوري أبطال أوروبا
ترك كريستيانو رونالدو لعشاقه غصة عدم تحقيق كأس العالم
ترك مارادونا لعشاقه غصة عدم تحقيق كوبا أمريكا ودوري أبطال أوروبا
أما ميسي… فلم يترك أي فراغ في مسيرته
حقق كأس العالم، وكوبا أمريكا، والفيناليسيما، وذهبية الأولمبياد، ودوري الأبطال، والدوريات والكؤوس المحلية، إلى جانب الكرة الذهبية، وجائزة الأفضل، والحذاء الذهبي، وسجلًا فرديًا يصعب تكراره
مسيرة مكتملة… ولذلك انتهى الجدل منذ أن اكتملت كل صفحاتها.
#messi
#Argentina
Football can be really cruel honestly, for all Neymar’s talent, football didn’t reward him enough so he get placed in the conversation he properly belongs too, no World Cup, no Ballon d’Or, barely any defining iconic moments on the biggest stages, and because football remembers trophies and headlines more than it remembers pure ability, his name will slowly drift away from the conversations it deserved to stay in.
Anyone who actually watched Neymar in his prime knows we’re talking about one of the most naturally gifted footballers this sport has ever produced. He wasn’t just a dribbler or a showman like people try to reduce him to. He could score, create, control games, beat three or four players with ease, play the final pass, win matches by himself and entertain at the same time. There were very few players in history who combined all those qualities at such a high level.
There was a point where it genuinely felt inevitable that he would win a Ballon d’Or one day. He looked like the obvious successor after Messi and Ronaldo. But football doesn’t always reward the best talent. Sometimes it rewards timing, luck, fitness and being on the right side of defining moments.
Injuries came at the worst possible times. Brazil fell short whenever the expectations were highest. The move to PSG, whether fair or unfair, changed how many people viewed his career.
If you remove the trophies and just judge players by what they could actually do with a football, Neymar comfortably belongs in conversations with some of the greatest attackers the game has ever seen. His peak was crazy. Players, coaches and defenders who faced him know exactly how special he was.
Unfortunately, history doesn’t always remember peaks. It remembers medals, Ballons d’Or and World Cups. That’s why years from now there will be people who never watched prime Neymar and think he was just another great player when in reality he was one of the most extraordinary footballers of his generation.
Football can be really cruel sometimes. It doesn’t always reward the players who deserve it the most.
Hoy se termina oficialmente la carrera del futbolista más divertido que vi en mi vida. Y si no hubiera existido aquel 10, para mí habría sido el mejor de todos.
Gracias por todo idolo ❤️