How did Neymar end up being regarded as the third best player of his generation behind Messi and Ronaldo?
He joined an already dominant Barcelona side and won the Champions League alongside Messi and Suárez. He played his role, but he wasn't their best player that season.
At no point in his career was there widespread public opinion that he deserved to win the Ballon d'Or.
He left Barcelona to step out of Messi's shadow by joining PSG, yet for much of his time there, Mbappé became the face of the team,
PSG still failed to win the Champions League during Neymar's stay, and he never delivered that defining European triumph.
With Brazil, they even won the Copa América while he was absent.
There was never a season where Neymar genuinely pushed Messi or Ronaldo to the limit for the title of the world's best player,
His finest years came while playing alongside Messi.
He also never had a truly iconic World Cup or Copa América campaign that cemented his legacy on the international stage.
So why is he widely considered the "Prince" of his generation ahead of players like Modrić, Suárez, Lewandowski, Müller, De Bruyne, and others?
“3rd best player of his generation”
List 3 things to back up that title?
The UCL he won, was with Messi, after then nothing else, Brazil won the Copa America in his absence too,
🚨 Leo Messi: “Thanks to this team and these teammates, I can be at another World Cup today and I can keep competing”.
“I know they make an extra effort so that I can keep competing and they do it from the heart because they truly feel it”.
This is d thing with having good attackers..less pressure on d midfield to be extraordinary…no need to force through balls..or be creative with your passing..just recycle ball and d attackers will do the rest..
this is hw he has always been..d difference is just d attackers now
Vitinha struggled in the Premier League, then moved to Ligue 1 playing for PSG and he has been one of the best midfielders in Europe
Currently he’s struggling in the World Cup with Portugal. Is he a system player or credit to Luis Enrique tactical genius?