It really puts into perspective how special Cr7 and Messi were/are. They stayed injury free for so long. Most players were completely washed by 33. Cr7 and Messi are freaks of nature, they are aliens. Neymar, by the time he made it Barca he had already played an insane amount of minutes in Brazil. We need to do better and do more to protect these guys from injuries. Less games outside of main tournaments and regular season, less stupid cups.
Basically: a Premier League club plays around... 38 league games + 2 or 3 FA Cup games (on average) + 2 or 3 League Cup games (on average). Add around 12-14 games when that club plays in Europe. Brazilian clubs play 38 league games + 10-14 games in the State Cup + 2 or 3 Cup games + nearly the entire league plays in Libertadores/Sudamericana. And we think European fixture congestion is wild.
And still 400 goals by 30 year old and top scorer for Brazil all while being injured for over 3 year looool guys too good he makes everyone else look average
As a Brazilian, I think I might be biased, but R9 before the 2002, World Cup, he was out for 800+ if days and still achieved greatness. I feel like if Neymar recovered fast it it’s not too late.
@@jrivas4038 false Neymar peaked at Barca and fell off because if you're a star In Brazil like he was so young you start every game by the time he got to barca he had like 200 senior caps probably not 200 but for sure 100
Physical therapy student here, when he tore his acl and meniscus I knew his career was over. That is a HUGE injury and for someone who 1. Is injury prone and 2. Is pretty obvious he like to party, it comes to no surprise his hamstrings and other lower extremities are starting to get injured as well. I’m afraid it’s downhill from here. You can clearly see this with Ronaldo, given his age he invests in his physical health and his longevity proves that. I grew up watching Neymar and this breaks my heart, but I’m afraid this is the end of Neymar😔
@@valorw1788 as corny as it sounds you are literally what you eat. How you take care of your body can effect the way your body heals, produce healthy blood cells to go into your injured site, and progress or delay your recovery, many other things that go towards the way your body heals itself in general not just a knee injury. I don’t mean for this to come off judgmental to someone’s personal life style. I don’t blame him for partying, I think we all would if we were in his shoes. But the medical facts are if you drink all the time and don’t take care of your body, it won’t recover as fast nor have the same quality as anyone in general who takes care of their physical health
in fairness with all these injuries (which u can't fully place on him, n more on how he usually plays football) atleast the choice to go for money helped his family in the long run. granted had he fulfilled his potential (atleast until he his 32) he could've been on Messi or Ronaldo money n never needed the PSG cash
psg? he just wanted to create his own legacy. neymar carried in 2015 and all credit were given to messi instead even though he wasnt in the most important game and neymar was their and instead barca fans were chanting messi
Is it really choosing the money if he got them to a champions league final? They win that game and everyone says his time at PSG was a success. I know we can't base it on what ifs but I think he did okay
I hate the way people act like Neymar failed to fulfil his potential. He’s one of the best players of all time and people act like he was Adel Tarrabt. He won almost everything there is to win.
Thing with Neymar is that he was just so unlucky. Even most his injuries have happened through bad luck. And he's also been let down so many times, like that Final with PSG and every single game by the national team
@absab2899 Exactly! The only thing you can criticize him for is moving to PSG. Other than that, he had an incredible career. I’m tired of people acting like he failed. He’s one of the best to ever do it.
The new generation thinks if you don't win a Ballon dor you aren't a good footballer and your career was a waste that's their IQ. While in reality, Benzema has 1 Ballon dor And Neymar 0.. but Neymar is 10x the better footballer than Benz will ever be.
I think he lost his passion for football years ago, you can tell he still does it because he's good at it and the money it brings whereas Messi and Ronaldo still have the passion for it
Hamstring injury means he probably got a acl hamstring graft (they took his hamstring and put it in his knee). He will need a bit longer to get fit because one of his hamstrings is weaker/more tender
He’s achieved so much and yet the public still thinks he failed. That is the amount of potential Neymar had. He should have stayed in Barca. They could have won a treble back in 2018/19 had someone been able to score goals besides Lionel Messi being a one man army.
He literally had the potential to be one of the best in history but he wanted money And he still has a chance to be the best in the world or he had back in 2023 when Messi and Ronaldo left Europe but once again he wanted money His career was definitely ruined due to injuries but also due to him wanting to earn more money
Bro, he won the champions league at 24 forming the best front 3 in the history of football. He’s Brazil’s top scorer in the worst era of their history. Finished in the Balon D’or top 3 several times. Like what more do people want from him.
I never thought Saudi would succeed because of the large imbalance. I wander how much money the Saudis will throw at washed players before they realise it’s nearly impossible to replicate the competitiveness and atmosphere of European leagues with money alone. Neymar was the embodiment of this
Yeah they need one big breakthrough to soar into the world stage but that simply isn't happened with everything in regards to clubs being based around Europe or feeding players to Europe. Maybe in the future if japan can continue growing as they are and china or india finally start to become serious contenders that any league in asia can have a chance to compete with European leagues.
When he wins the wc in usa , these haters mouth will be Shut and so called espn pundits mouth will be shut , his teammates at National team require a change they can't simply make a legend like Neymar fail in a wc , that match against Croatia in 2022 wc , what a goal by Neymar one of the greatest goals in wc history and ur teammates sucked the defence in the last 2.5 mins and go to pk to lose without even giving Neymar the chance to take the pk , this is what is concerning for , Neymar always steps up for Brasil but his teammates couldn't handle the flow , it is known that today's Brasil is what we saw in the past but atleast they could support him . This has to change in 2026 they have to play for Neymar it's his last wc and cement his legacy as the greatest player of the generation in international football
@@ojuscuyou stop kidding yourself Suarez is literally the only person to win a golden boot during Messi and Ronaldo’s insane run of taking them mainly Messi he had like 6 golden boots.
A Premier League club plays around... 38 league games + 2 or 3 FA Cup games (on average) + 2 or 3 League Cup games (on average). Add around 12-14 games when that club plays in Europe. Brazilian clubs play 38 league games + 10-14 games in the State Cup + 2 or 3 Cup games + nearly the entire league plays in Libertadores/Sudamericana. Here's the reason why Neymar (and many more Brazilian talented players) tend to end their career/drop off so quickly. And we think European fixture congestion is wild.
Yeah but also goes from well they decide to play all those matches in anycase. Yeah you cant say I wont play but well thinking of implications and ur body strain for longevit doesnt cross ur mind. Well clubs also exploit talents as much as they can beacuse they know that talent will be bought off but yeh to many games
Its sad because his body is breaking dowm after being at such a high level for so long and it shows that the biggest and brightest careers can be brought to a sudden hault due to injury
At first I was just listening to the video, and about at the two minute mark it sounded like the video was over. Looked back in rage at the video to thankfully see I had another ten minutes or so to go 😂 Thought I was boutta watch the shortest Viz ever
Lost everything and only won the Copa America in 2019.what an embarassment.neymar sucks and why will I even care as he is just a pointless and.boring player He returns and then gets injured.what a waste of money.even a 40 year old Ronaldo is doing amazing in the Saudi pro league.
@@reyaanjibril6976 what Ronaldo and Messi did and continue to do is nothing short of amazing, these guys are freaks. Stop acting like because Neymar was riddled with injuries which literally aren’t even his fault, that means he sucks because it really doesn’t
When players go to PSG I feel almost as if they've gone to the MLS. I know it isn't the same thing because they're still in the CL & Ligue 1 probably isn't that bad, but in my mind they may as well be across an ocean playing meaningless matches against Seppos. In my head they're as good as retired & I tend to forget they exist outside of CL nights.
Dinho for me because I grew up with him, but Neymar is on par with him for me. It’s just a matter of preference for a lot of people because both are so similar…
As a Santos fan, I'd like to point out that football in Brazil is different from England in that there's not much of a disparity between top teams and the rest. Santos, for example, has just won the second division and are back in the Série A, which will start around March/April. If Neymar actually returns to Santos, the amount of marketing revenue he would bring, allied to the fact that many players would feel attracted to play alongside him, means Santos could become a very competitive team in no time. Smaller examples have recently happened: when Luis Suárez joined Gremio, they were also recently promoted from Série B, and in the only season he's played there, Gremio finished runners-up. This year, without him, Gremio finished 14th. Another example is that of Memphis Depay, who joined Corinthians mid-season when they were 18th and they finished 7th (with a Libertadores spot). Neymar's impact (on and off the pitch) could be even bigger.
He’s definitely not one of the greatest.. maybe one of the most talented players of all time but if you look back in history’s greatest neymar doesn’t make top 20
The rumors here in Brazil are that there are plans for him to return to Santos in an a deal which would included essentially ownership of the club which is tragic as it shows just how decadent our clubs have become.
@ I’m one of the rare few Brazilians who dislike Neymar. I was raised abroad so I never really felt any sort of way towards Brazilian football but I am back here in Brazil and trying to really get into the grassroots of the game but I’ve always been a bit of a lover and historian of the beautiful game and it breaks my heart to see how our domestic game has been cooped by corruption and greed to the sorry state it is now. I support Barcelona since I was a little kid since I was mostly raised in the US and MLS was never interesting enough to care about and with LaLiga being the big league to follow there due in large part to the massive Latin American presence, I begin following Barcelona due to the many great Brazilians who played there going back to Romário when I was a kid. By the time Barça brought Neymar on, the hype was real and while I am not privy to details, apparently his father is basically living vicariously through Neymar Jr. and was the chief person behind his move away from Barça and to PSG. And while I dislike him since Santos due to a lot of things he said like when they played away for the Brazilian Cup in the Northeast and he and his posse said the players of the club they were playing away to made salaries equal to the cost of his dog’s food, and being myself from the North region which along with the Northeast is the poorest portion of Brazil and largely discriminated against, I took issue with it and simply couldn’t like the guy after that. If I told you he isn’t a great footballer, I’d be lying and I’m glad he helped the club I support to win a Champions League BUT he’s a terrible human, not unlike Dani Alves, I guess, and while everyone makes mistakes, as an outsider, I can’t help but shake the feeling that post Barcelona, he basically derailed himself from realizing his potential and all for the sake of being the main man, which is idiotic to say the least since Ballon D’Ors aren’t one singlehandedly. And then there is the prospect of ownership of Santos which because of Pelé and history makes one really bummed since it could spell the utter fall of the club from Grace. Running a footballing institution is complex and while his namesake might help leverage bringing in the right people, his and his father’s decision making is questionable considering their history what with the Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Barcelona saga to get him to Europe and then the PSG and recent history… unlike Ronaldo who made the shift from player to executive and has since began his own bid to become CBF president, Neymar hasn’t done much of either in the time since and is today little more than a social media personality, it’s hard to even call him a footballer anymore. And it goes without saying that there are still tens of millions in Brazil who think he is the man to lead Brazil in 2026 while we have Raphinha arguably playing the best football in the world today, Vini just off winning the FIFA player of the year award, and the absolutely lack of foresight by the FA and supporters to see the issue isn’t the players but how the FA handles the national team which if you really want a rabbit hole, I highly recommend you follow it through to its bottomless pits of corruption and how in less than a few cycles post winning the World Cup in 2002, the powers that be have essentially insured we never threaten winning the World Cup again by the way the side is run… But I’m mostly rambling now, sorry. At any rate, I’m not his agent so I won’t be telling him how to run his career but if he asked me, my only counter question would be: do you want to keep playing or no? If yes, then come to Flamengo or a Botafogo since if he returned to Palmeiras which is probably the best side for him, Santos would disown him and he’d actually be in serious risk of physical harm if not worse. If he doesn’t want to keep playing, then do you want to remain in football? If so, either take the long route into the boardroom the likes of R9 did or retire and go into ambassadorial roles as any of the clubs he has played for would love to have him. But going straight into Santos às a player to then become its owner? I’m no mathematician but going back to his and his father’s history of decision making, I think Santos would immediately go back down and from there, it’s hard to predict where the club would end up but as the financial cost of running a giant in the lower divisions mount and pressure builds, they’d likely scrap the project to save face and with that the Santos of Pelé would become just another minor player domestically and even within the state league. And while I am a meritocrat, it still bugs me that the club of our most historically important player isn’t playing some role in the domestic game, even if just supporting. Now, mind you, my local club from my home state isn’t even in the leagues, we played in the Fourth Division last year but did poorly enough to be booted from it and since we failed to win the State League again, we’re lucky to even be in the Domestic Cup, but my hometown is tiny and Águia, my club, was founded in 1982 and refounded in 1999, and we certainly never spawned World Cup winners, lol. Santos in the other hand? It would be akin to Wayne Rooney going back to United as a player in a deal to buy an Manchester United. It would be terrible for both.
Great analysis! But I wonder if Neymar will be able to adapt to MLS as quickly as Messi? It seems like the level of play there is completely different. I recently made a video on this topic, I’d love your opinion!
The thing about Neymar is that he's had a better career than 90% of professionals can even dream of. What makes it so frustrating is that you just know he was capable of more, but injuries and money ruined him. Yes, he achieved great things, but its what he COULD'VE achieved is what makes us as football fans sad. Personally, i dont even know if I should call his career a success or not. What do you guys think? Maybe in his eyes it is
His career was a failure. After they won ucl with Suarez and Messi. Ronaldo started dominating and Neymar went to Paris and gave up… he was like 26 at the time and moved away from arguably the biggest club in the world to Qatar owned Paris for money… he’s a disgrace
4:17 the Saudi fanbase is almost entirely split up between the big 4 teams, no other team has anywhere near that, they don't have the culture of supporting the team nextdoor
A number 10 Neymar serving wingers like Vinicius, Rodrigo, Raphinha, Savinho, Estevão, and Shola is sheer insanity. To be honest, I'm not sure he will make it to the World Cup, but if he does, we're gonna see some history.
I'm speaking here as a Neymar fan. With Neymar right now, his situation is very slim and I'm not going to lie, a small part of me (big part) believes in him to go to barca or another European team. I don't understand people that says Neymar's best years were at Barca. In terms of trophies, yes that was arguably his best. But playing football, PSG was out of this world, yes his injuries affected him very much so but what he did at PSG was just wonders. He even took PSG to their first finals. Yes i understand Neymar wasn't in his best condition but pls don't say that Neymar failed at PSG. Brazil, 2026 World Cup with Neymar.
I like Neymar, but sadly, I think the best he can do, is to just retire, and maybe take a coaching license if he still love the pitch His injuries already ruined him permanently, and everyone knew that. And he should already knew that his playstyle will force people to foul him. Nobody from the opposing team would want a jogo bonito as their opponent, so no matter what league he's playing, they gonna foul him, and they gonna make sure it hurt his already paper thin legs to get themselves some advantages. He can dive like usual to avoid it, sure, but how long can he keep diving?
Neymar could've been up there with Messi and Ronaldo in terms of stats and success. Especially if he had stayed at Barcelona, his goal and assist tally are crazy for club and country. He undoubtedly would've won more champions leagues and titles if he had stayed at barca.
Don't get it wrong. As a local Miamian and long time soccer fan.. it would be cool. The Messi effect has been fun. However, I'm ready for tickets to come back down to regular prices. Soccer used to be affordable to watch around here lol. A Neymar transfer would be another full year of two of inflated tickets haha
His injuries ARE his fault. The fact he does not take care of his body is key to how fragile his body become since he became older. Parties, alcohol, junk food, poor sleep, lack of discipline to heal and recover.
Brazilian superstars careers always fizzle out by the end. My theory is many of them came from poor background thus the money and status got to them. Kaka was from a rich family and he didn't go insane.
ney career is 99% a success compared to most footballers unfortunately from such a young age was put in comparison that was justified to the pele’s,messi’s and ronaldo’s. it’s such a disappointment to the publics eyes which it’s disappointing because his name is gonna be forgotten eventually because he hasn’t been available for the last couple of years. it’s sad, it’s disappointing because he was the last of a dying generation of footballers that played like a brazilians before they over complicated themselves. Ney was truly special manage to win the libertadores with santos after 40 plus year since the time of pele, managed to get top 10 in balon dor from south america. it’s crazy that he was in the perfect situations too soon in his career with barca and forced his way out because those first 3 seasons at psg where neymar was truly one of the best football on his day were magical not to say he wasn’t regardless but had ney stayed with barca i’m convinced that it would’ve worked. it terrible that brazil had their worst possible national team during neymars career forcing him to overload himself carrying a terrible team and seeing vini, rodrygo or even coutinho not being able to help or even be a difference maker to some sort of extent it feels like football has failed ney
If he does go to Miami then that would point when it becomes a proper joke of a club, though that probably happened when Mascherano became manager. Messi Vibe Team FC
For me, Neymar lost his chance to be the next GOAT when he left Barça for PSG in the 2017, and spent his prime years there. He's not set world football on fire since the MSN days at Barça. Great player in his day, but the writing was on the wall for his legacy when he moved to France at the age of 25.
He knew he was riddled with injuries, and he knew it was going to get worse. That's why he moved to Saudi. I don't think that should take away from his legacy
Loved the video, but you kinda disrespected the brazilian league. It's the hardest league outside of europe and the Ronaldinho example for once was way off. He played not for one, but two brazilian clubs (flamengo and atletico mineiro) before going to mexico. And although the MLS has more resources when it comes to money it still is very much behind the Brasileirão when it comes to talent and fanbase. That being said, keep up the good work. Been a fan since your FIFA days.
Crazy how people call him the prince that never became king because dude hasn’t actually tried since 2017/18… Neymar couldn’t handle being the 2nd option behind Messi. Screw Neymar for robbing us due to his selfishness/ sister loving ego
At this point, I want his carreer to be over, 'cause brazilian media might finally accept he won't be able to help us in 2026. He's no longer able to play at a WC winning level, and expecting him to do it is unfair with Neymar.
back to the question...next step for Neymar: final small bag for Inter Messi on a TAM deal, to reunite MSN, where he won't play very much, and then retirement, who would have thought he'd have less of an impact on football than Kaká, who ended his career in MLS...
Neymar to Miami will never happen. Because MLS is a salary cap league, teams can only spend so much money. There are 3 players that don't apply to this called DPs. Miami has used all 3 of their DP slots. And Beckham (i think, please fact check me) said that Inter Miami doesn't have the money for Neymar
It really puts into perspective how special Cr7 and Messi were/are. They stayed injury free for so long. Most players were completely washed by 33. Cr7 and Messi are freaks of nature, they are aliens. Neymar, by the time he made it Barca he had already played an insane amount of minutes in Brazil. We need to do better and do more to protect these guys from injuries. Less games outside of main tournaments and regular season, less stupid cups.
It’s absolutely insane how they are still doing it. The fact Neymar will be looked down on for it too is unfortunate
Basically: a Premier League club plays around... 38 league games + 2 or 3 FA Cup games (on average) + 2 or 3 League Cup games (on average). Add around 12-14 games when that club plays in Europe.
Brazilian clubs play 38 league games + 10-14 games in the State Cup + 2 or 3 Cup games + nearly the entire league plays in Libertadores/Sudamericana.
And we think European fixture congestion is wild.
@@Wojtinho Pretty much came here to say something similar and yeah, this covers it well.
PEDs help out with that.
@@Vizeh Im literally from Madagascar!
1324 Days Injury Record by Neymar 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Wheelchair PRIME 2012 😂💀
Jesus Christ
And still 400 goals by 30 year old and top scorer for Brazil all while being injured for over 3 year looool guys too good he makes everyone else look average
He's going to play for the Brazilian team at the special Olympics 😂😂
As a Brazilian, I think I might be biased, but R9 before the 2002, World Cup, he was out for 800+ if days and still achieved greatness. I feel like if Neymar recovered fast it it’s not too late.
Moral of the story. Don’t expect player to keep playing at a high level past 30. Messi/ronaldo are an anomaly.
Salah, Harry Kane, Modric, Toni Kross... There a couple of them
A brazilian*
@@jesusbogadi1742 all late bloomers. And they never had a neymar peak.
•modric won the balon d’or because of madrid pr.
@@jrivas4038 false Neymar peaked at Barca and fell off because if you're a star In Brazil like he was so young you start every game by the time he got to barca he had like 200 senior caps probably not 200 but for sure 100
@@jrivas4038false
Physical therapy student here, when he tore his acl and meniscus I knew his career was over. That is a HUGE injury and for someone who 1. Is injury prone and 2. Is pretty obvious he like to party, it comes to no surprise his hamstrings and other lower extremities are starting to get injured as well. I’m afraid it’s downhill from here. You can clearly see this with Ronaldo, given his age he invests in his physical health and his longevity proves that. I grew up watching Neymar and this breaks my heart, but I’m afraid this is the end of Neymar😔
All the best bro
Well his career isn’t over. He’s not playing beacuse he’s not registered and when he did return he scored so no
How does him liking to party have a bad effect on his acl tear?
@@valorw1788 as corny as it sounds you are literally what you eat. How you take care of your body can effect the way your body heals, produce healthy blood cells to go into your injured site, and progress or delay your recovery, many other things that go towards the way your body heals itself in general not just a knee injury. I don’t mean for this to come off judgmental to someone’s personal life style. I don’t blame him for partying, I think we all would if we were in his shoes. But the medical facts are if you drink all the time and don’t take care of your body, it won’t recover as fast nor have the same quality as anyone in general who takes care of their physical health
@@valorw1788what you put in your body is very important for your health, sleep aswell
He had an amazing career ahead of him, but he chose the money and joined Psg.
I sadly agree
in fairness with all these injuries (which u can't fully place on him, n more on how he usually plays football) atleast the choice to go for money helped his family in the long run. granted had he fulfilled his potential (atleast until he his 32) he could've been on Messi or Ronaldo money n never needed the PSG cash
So are you telling me if he stayed in Barca he’d be injury free?? If so How do you know??
psg? he just wanted to create his own legacy. neymar carried in 2015 and all credit were given to messi instead even though he wasnt in the most important game and neymar was their and instead barca fans were chanting messi
Is it really choosing the money if he got them to a champions league final? They win that game and everyone says his time at PSG was a success. I know we can't base it on what ifs but I think he did okay
I hate the way people act like Neymar failed to fulfil his potential. He’s one of the best players of all time and people act like he was Adel Tarrabt. He won almost everything there is to win.
Thing with Neymar is that he was just so unlucky. Even most his injuries have happened through bad luck. And he's also been let down so many times, like that Final with PSG and every single game by the national team
@absab2899 Exactly! The only thing you can criticize him for is moving to PSG. Other than that, he had an incredible career. I’m tired of people acting like he failed. He’s one of the best to ever do it.
@@vman99dude he spent 60% of his european career at PSG.
@@pinkmembaapplepiediarrhea9221 so did Zlatan and he’s an undisputed legend.
The new generation thinks if you don't win a Ballon dor you aren't a good footballer and your career was a waste that's their IQ. While in reality, Benzema has 1 Ballon dor And Neymar 0.. but Neymar is 10x the better footballer than Benz will ever be.
International Stats
. CR7 Neymar Messi
Matches - 216 128 191
Goals - 135 79 112
Assists - 45 59 61
GA - 180 138 173
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And Neymar mostly never played centrally too
And only one has won a wold cup stats means nothing someone has completed football and two others hasn't just saying
@@Bounce_Mafiafootball is a team sport, nobody wins anything on their own, they are a team
He really is the prince that should be king
@@RespecTheLevYT neither has messi…?
I think he lost his passion for football years ago, you can tell he still does it because he's good at it and the money it brings whereas Messi and Ronaldo still have the passion for it
Not years ago, I'd say after the 2022 world cup
@@morenamatsoso4255 Aka years ago
@@morenamatsoso4255 yh I think your right
@@morenamatsoso4255 Actually years ago, he didn't make much the last 5 years
Hamstring injury means he probably got a acl hamstring graft (they took his hamstring and put it in his knee). He will need a bit longer to get fit because one of his hamstrings is weaker/more tender
@@robertmaxwell2596 watched his recovery as well and it looked like absolute rubbish
He’s achieved so much and yet the public still thinks he failed. That is the amount of potential Neymar had.
He should have stayed in Barca. They could have won a treble back in 2018/19 had someone been able to score goals besides Lionel Messi being a one man army.
Don’t remind me
neymar is younger than mo salah thats crazy
He literally had the potential to be one of the best in history but he wanted money
And he still has a chance to be the best in the world or he had back in 2023 when Messi and Ronaldo left Europe but once again he wanted money
His career was definitely ruined due to injuries but also due to him wanting to earn more money
Sometimes I wished he never went PSG man
@@Vizeh me too
He was never a disciplined player either. Hes your typical Brazilian superstar
@@MrXav94vini, rodrygo?
Bro, he won the champions league at 24 forming the best front 3 in the history of football. He’s Brazil’s top scorer in the worst era of their history. Finished in the Balon D’or top 3 several times. Like what more do people want from him.
Seems to be a theme with Brazilian players where they fizzle out at a relatively young age. R9, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Pato etc.
kaka too
They play a lot of football in brazil before coming to Europe
How about Rivaldo, Thiago Silva, Ze Roberto, Dida, Cafu, Dani Alves, Fernandinho and all the others who didnt fizzle out?
I never thought Saudi would succeed because of the large imbalance. I wander how much money the Saudis will throw at washed players before they realise it’s nearly impossible to replicate the competitiveness and atmosphere of European leagues with money alone. Neymar was the embodiment of this
They’re just doing this for sportswashing, so when Saudi try to take over the world they have the backing of many players and teams and etc
Yeah they need one big breakthrough to soar into the world stage but that simply isn't happened with everything in regards to clubs being based around Europe or feeding players to Europe. Maybe in the future if japan can continue growing as they are and china or india finally start to become serious contenders that any league in asia can have a chance to compete with European leagues.
Title Should be Neymar Situation just got worse
That’s the next one
The slop thickens...
Top 5 club seasons comparison (Europe)
. Ronaldhino Neymar
Matches - 226 203
Goals - 100 141
Assists - 94 90
GA - 194 231
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'd take Ronaldinho hands down every single time
@@Phatboino1You're clueless
@@Phatboino1Neymar is way better to watch and even in g/a
@@Phatboino1 you’re just a dedicated Neymar hater huh. Go outside
@@koalanutsxd4799i want whatever you’re smoking 😂
Caught the drop nice at 2:03 thought u were about to spray some fire
Us Brazilians love and hate him: love him for how much he has given for us but hate him for PSG and for actions outside the pitch
When he wins the wc in usa , these haters mouth will be Shut and so called espn pundits mouth will be shut , his teammates at National team require a change they can't simply make a legend like Neymar fail in a wc , that match against Croatia in 2022 wc , what a goal by Neymar one of the greatest goals in wc history and ur teammates sucked the defence in the last 2.5 mins and go to pk to lose without even giving Neymar the chance to take the pk , this is what is concerning for , Neymar always steps up for Brasil but his teammates couldn't handle the flow , it is known that today's Brasil is what we saw in the past but atleast they could support him . This has to change in 2026 they have to play for Neymar it's his last wc and cement his legacy as the greatest player of the generation in international football
As Brazilians, almost all of us make the joke that Neymar is a former player for at least 3 years, now he is just an influencer
Your Jamaican flag warms my heart❤ love from JA.
3rd best attacker of this generation still after Messi and Ronaldo is Neymar
IMO
Better than Suarez
Better than lewa
I’m a Everton fan and der is no way on earth he’s better den Suarez hahah
@@js9888 stop kidding yourself mate.
I can name at least 10 better attackers than Neymar over the past decade
@@ojuscuyou stop kidding yourself Suarez is literally the only person to win a golden boot during Messi and Ronaldo’s insane run of taking them mainly Messi he had like 6 golden boots.
@ go ahead.
A Premier League club plays around... 38 league games + 2 or 3 FA Cup games (on average) + 2 or 3 League Cup games (on average). Add around 12-14 games when that club plays in Europe.
Brazilian clubs play 38 league games + 10-14 games in the State Cup + 2 or 3 Cup games + nearly the entire league plays in Libertadores/Sudamericana.
Here's the reason why Neymar (and many more Brazilian talented players) tend to end their career/drop off so quickly.
And we think European fixture congestion is wild.
Yeah but also goes from well they decide to play all those matches in anycase. Yeah you cant say I wont play but well thinking of implications and ur body strain for longevit doesnt cross ur mind. Well clubs also exploit talents as much as they can beacuse they know that talent will be bought off but yeh to many games
Injuries happen. Thankful how he played; can’t regret what’s outside your control
Great watch. Thank you for giving me your perspective on this situation
Cheers mate
Imagine seeing someone walking around in an Al-Nassr shirt 10 years ago
Just a correction. Ronaldinho went to Brazil before going to Mexico. He played for Flamengo and Atlético-MG before going to Queretaro.
and fluminense for like 5 games lol
@@notKevinFeige Oh yeah!! I even forgot he went to Fluminense for like 3 seconds lol
Its sad because his body is breaking dowm after being at such a high level for so long and it shows that the biggest and brightest careers can be brought to a sudden hault due to injury
At first I was just listening to the video, and about at the two minute mark it sounded like the video was over. Looked back in rage at the video to thankfully see I had another ten minutes or so to go 😂 Thought I was boutta watch the shortest Viz ever
This guy always makes it sound like the video's over 2-3 minutes in
I remember the excitement surrounding Neymar during the Santos years. There's the sad sense of what could have been.
Neymar Stats in World Cup , Copa America and UCL
Matches 106 Goals 56 Assists 44
GA 100
Lost everything and only won the Copa America in 2019.what an embarassment.neymar sucks and why will I even care as he is just a pointless and.boring player
He returns and then gets injured.what a waste of money.even a 40 year old Ronaldo is doing amazing in the Saudi pro league.
@@reyaanjibril6976not his fault he’s being plagued with injuries mate
@jacobz3386 i know but the least he could do is manage the injuries and focus on football
@@reyaanjibril6976 a boring player? Yeah okay. You’ve started watching football tomorrow and it shows.
@@reyaanjibril6976 what Ronaldo and Messi did and continue to do is nothing short of amazing, these guys are freaks. Stop acting like because Neymar was riddled with injuries which literally aren’t even his fault, that means he sucks because it really doesn’t
Neymar
Matches 719 Goals 439 Assists 279
GA 718
Trophies - 31
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You forgot amount of days "injured"
Ryan giggs has 35 trophies and makes this waster look sh1te
@@Phatboino1y u so obsessed with him????
@@Phatboino1 3rd best player of this generation, argue with a wall
@@ojuscu🤣 If you think he's better than iniesta your deluded
When players go to PSG I feel almost as if they've gone to the MLS.
I know it isn't the same thing because they're still in the CL & Ligue 1 probably isn't that bad, but in my mind they may as well be across an ocean playing meaningless matches against Seppos.
In my head they're as good as retired & I tend to forget they exist outside of CL nights.
Neymar or Ronaldinho?
In their prime or in general?
Neymar wayyyyyy better
Neymar
neymar bro kids will say ronaldinho
Dinho for me because I grew up with him, but Neymar is on par with him for me. It’s just a matter of preference for a lot of people because both are so similar…
The best constantly injured player of all time!
Best description of him
as a fan from Jamaica, I appreciate that I see our flag every video I watch. Cheers from Jamaica mate
Ronaldo was 31 in 2016, he then went on two win two consecutive champions league and was on top of the world at 33.
As a Santos fan, I'd like to point out that football in Brazil is different from England in that there's not much of a disparity between top teams and the rest. Santos, for example, has just won the second division and are back in the Série A, which will start around March/April. If Neymar actually returns to Santos, the amount of marketing revenue he would bring, allied to the fact that many players would feel attracted to play alongside him, means Santos could become a very competitive team in no time.
Smaller examples have recently happened: when Luis Suárez joined Gremio, they were also recently promoted from Série B, and in the only season he's played there, Gremio finished runners-up. This year, without him, Gremio finished 14th. Another example is that of Memphis Depay, who joined Corinthians mid-season when they were 18th and they finished 7th (with a Libertadores spot). Neymar's impact (on and off the pitch) could be even bigger.
O cara não joga 30 jogos no ano e já virou piada no brasil por causa disso
He’s definitely not one of the greatest.. maybe one of the most talented players of all time but if you look back in history’s greatest neymar doesn’t make top 20
@@Mk5GTIRYDERvocê está errado.
Football needs a 2028 Neymar World Cup redemption fairytale
Will forever be my favorite player ever, he plays ball like no other.
The rumors here in Brazil are that there are plans for him to return to Santos in an a deal which would included essentially ownership of the club which is tragic as it shows just how decadent our clubs have become.
The idea of Neymar owning Santos is amazing and terrifying at same time
@ I’m one of the rare few Brazilians who dislike Neymar. I was raised abroad so I never really felt any sort of way towards Brazilian football but I am back here in Brazil and trying to really get into the grassroots of the game but I’ve always been a bit of a lover and historian of the beautiful game and it breaks my heart to see how our domestic game has been cooped by corruption and greed to the sorry state it is now. I support Barcelona since I was a little kid since I was mostly raised in the US and MLS was never interesting enough to care about and with LaLiga being the big league to follow there due in large part to the massive Latin American presence, I begin following Barcelona due to the many great Brazilians who played there going back to Romário when I was a kid. By the time Barça brought Neymar on, the hype was real and while I am not privy to details, apparently his father is basically living vicariously through Neymar Jr. and was the chief person behind his move away from Barça and to PSG. And while I dislike him since Santos due to a lot of things he said like when they played away for the Brazilian Cup in the Northeast and he and his posse said the players of the club they were playing away to made salaries equal to the cost of his dog’s food, and being myself from the North region which along with the Northeast is the poorest portion of Brazil and largely discriminated against, I took issue with it and simply couldn’t like the guy after that.
If I told you he isn’t a great footballer, I’d be lying and I’m glad he helped the club I support to win a Champions League BUT he’s a terrible human, not unlike Dani Alves, I guess, and while everyone makes mistakes, as an outsider, I can’t help but shake the feeling that post Barcelona, he basically derailed himself from realizing his potential and all for the sake of being the main man, which is idiotic to say the least since Ballon D’Ors aren’t one singlehandedly.
And then there is the prospect of ownership of Santos which because of Pelé and history makes one really bummed since it could spell the utter fall of the club from Grace. Running a footballing institution is complex and while his namesake might help leverage bringing in the right people, his and his father’s decision making is questionable considering their history what with the Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Barcelona saga to get him to Europe and then the PSG and recent history… unlike Ronaldo who made the shift from player to executive and has since began his own bid to become CBF president, Neymar hasn’t done much of either in the time since and is today little more than a social media personality, it’s hard to even call him a footballer anymore. And it goes without saying that there are still tens of millions in Brazil who think he is the man to lead Brazil in 2026 while we have Raphinha arguably playing the best football in the world today, Vini just off winning the FIFA player of the year award, and the absolutely lack of foresight by the FA and supporters to see the issue isn’t the players but how the FA handles the national team which if you really want a rabbit hole, I highly recommend you follow it through to its bottomless pits of corruption and how in less than a few cycles post winning the World Cup in 2002, the powers that be have essentially insured we never threaten winning the World Cup again by the way the side is run…
But I’m mostly rambling now, sorry. At any rate, I’m not his agent so I won’t be telling him how to run his career but if he asked me, my only counter question would be: do you want to keep playing or no? If yes, then come to Flamengo or a Botafogo since if he returned to Palmeiras which is probably the best side for him, Santos would disown him and he’d actually be in serious risk of physical harm if not worse. If he doesn’t want to keep playing, then do you want to remain in football? If so, either take the long route into the boardroom the likes of R9 did or retire and go into ambassadorial roles as any of the clubs he has played for would love to have him. But going straight into Santos às a player to then become its owner? I’m no mathematician but going back to his and his father’s history of decision making, I think Santos would immediately go back down and from there, it’s hard to predict where the club would end up but as the financial cost of running a giant in the lower divisions mount and pressure builds, they’d likely scrap the project to save face and with that the Santos of Pelé would become just another minor player domestically and even within the state league. And while I am a meritocrat, it still bugs me that the club of our most historically important player isn’t playing some role in the domestic game, even if just supporting. Now, mind you, my local club from my home state isn’t even in the leagues, we played in the Fourth Division last year but did poorly enough to be booted from it and since we failed to win the State League again, we’re lucky to even be in the Domestic Cup, but my hometown is tiny and Águia, my club, was founded in 1982 and refounded in 1999, and we certainly never spawned World Cup winners, lol. Santos in the other hand? It would be akin to Wayne Rooney going back to United as a player in a deal to buy an Manchester United. It would be terrible for both.
@@athosgomesfonsecabro,did u actually write that much
@@UtkarshSingh-hd5yn no, oh my God! How did that all end up there?! 😱
@@UtkarshSingh-hd5ynfr like who was gonna read that😂😂
Since he got that back injury in fifa 2014 World Cup he never bin the same 😢
Great analysis! But I wonder if Neymar will be able to adapt to MLS as quickly as Messi? It seems like the level of play there is completely different. I recently made a video on this topic, I’d love your opinion!
The thing about Neymar is that he's had a better career than 90% of professionals can even dream of. What makes it so frustrating is that you just know he was capable of more, but injuries and money ruined him. Yes, he achieved great things, but its what he COULD'VE achieved is what makes us as football fans sad. Personally, i dont even know if I should call his career a success or not. What do you guys think? Maybe in his eyes it is
His career was a failure. After they won ucl with Suarez and Messi. Ronaldo started dominating and Neymar went to Paris and gave up… he was like 26 at the time and moved away from arguably the biggest club in the world to Qatar owned Paris for money… he’s a disgrace
Fan from Saudi. Hate seeing him injured all the time. Don’t support alhilal but support barca. Hate to see him out all this time
Neymar time in Saudi Arabia has been a complete failure. He really needs a move next summer
MSN yet again in Miami👀
@@Vizeh Can't wait
4:17 the Saudi fanbase is almost entirely split up between the big 4 teams, no other team has anywhere near that, they don't have the culture of supporting the team nextdoor
Cheers from Cape Town bro.
Just imagine Neymar ending his career winning the World Cup 🙏🏿
😂😂😂😂😂😂 He won't play a minute as he will be injured
He needs to actually get in the squad first
A number 10 Neymar serving wingers like Vinicius, Rodrigo, Raphinha, Savinho, Estevão, and Shola is sheer insanity. To be honest, I'm not sure he will make it to the World Cup, but if he does, we're gonna see some history.
@@Phatboino1 most likely 😂😂
@@CaptDeadpool32 if he’s fit. He’s gonna be there, ever since he hasn’t been there Brazil has struggled
I'm speaking here as a Neymar fan. With Neymar right now, his situation is very slim and I'm not going to lie, a small part of me (big part) believes in him to go to barca or another European team. I don't understand people that says Neymar's best years were at Barca. In terms of trophies, yes that was arguably his best. But playing football, PSG was out of this world, yes his injuries affected him very much so but what he did at PSG was just wonders. He even took PSG to their first finals. Yes i understand Neymar wasn't in his best condition but pls don't say that Neymar failed at PSG. Brazil, 2026 World Cup with Neymar.
I like Neymar, but sadly, I think the best he can do, is to just retire, and maybe take a coaching license if he still love the pitch
His injuries already ruined him permanently, and everyone knew that. And he should already knew that his playstyle will force people to foul him. Nobody from the opposing team would want a jogo bonito as their opponent, so no matter what league he's playing, they gonna foul him, and they gonna make sure it hurt his already paper thin legs to get themselves some advantages. He can dive like usual to avoid it, sure, but how long can he keep diving?
AYyyy Booyy!!! Where is that South Africa flag though? gottta have it behind you next video my boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its sad to think what could have been with Neymar.
Neymar could've been up there with Messi and Ronaldo in terms of stats and success. Especially if he had stayed at Barcelona, his goal and assist tally are crazy for club and country. He undoubtedly would've won more champions leagues and titles if he had stayed at barca.
I think its time for Neymar to follow his true passion. Streaming CS on Twitch
Crazy for how much injured n they numbers still
Don't get it wrong. As a local Miamian and long time soccer fan.. it would be cool. The Messi effect has been fun. However, I'm ready for tickets to come back down to regular prices. Soccer used to be affordable to watch around here lol. A Neymar transfer would be another full year of two of inflated tickets haha
the part of your video before the football print add always makes me think it is the end of the video (i usually listen only)
His injuries ARE his fault. The fact he does not take care of his body is key to how fragile his body become since he became older. Parties, alcohol, junk food, poor sleep, lack of discipline to heal and recover.
Brazilian superstars careers always fizzle out by the end. My theory is many of them came from poor background thus the money and status got to them. Kaka was from a rich family and he didn't go insane.
exactly man,when u come from poverty from nothing,you will always want more
It would be awesome to have Neymar in the MLS. But not in Miami that would be too boring. But the most likely scenario if he were to come.
Al Hilal might be interested in Dembele 😂
I'm glad at least he's bossing it for me on loan at Palace at the top of the Prem in my save
Compared the impact messi impact on the mls vs Ronaldo impact on the saubi league
I think this was his victory lap, he’s not looking after his fitness if it’s a hamstring injury
He can’t go to the mls bc of salary cap at Miami. Macherano came out and commented on Neymar rumor signing
He's been link heavily now to Chicago
ney career is 99% a success compared to most footballers unfortunately from such a young age was put in comparison that was justified to the pele’s,messi’s and ronaldo’s. it’s such a disappointment to the publics eyes which it’s disappointing because his name is gonna be forgotten eventually because he hasn’t been available for the last couple of years. it’s sad, it’s disappointing because he was the last of a dying generation of footballers that played like a brazilians before they over complicated themselves. Ney was truly special manage to win the libertadores with santos after 40 plus year since the time of pele, managed to get top 10 in balon dor from south america. it’s crazy that he was in the perfect situations too soon in his career with barca and forced his way out because those first 3 seasons at psg where neymar was truly one of the best football on his day were magical not to say he wasn’t regardless but had ney stayed with barca i’m convinced that it would’ve worked.
it terrible that brazil had their worst possible national team during neymars career forcing him to overload himself carrying a terrible team and seeing vini, rodrygo or even coutinho not being able to help or even be a difference maker to some sort of extent it feels like football has failed ney
If he does go to Miami then that would point when it becomes a proper joke of a club, though that probably happened when Mascherano became manager. Messi Vibe Team FC
Ronaldo is my favorite player, and has been for 20 years. I'm still not gonna torture myself watching that league.
Clown
Then stop watching football
the probable: Neymar ends his contract at Al Hilal and goes to MLS.
the dream: Neymar returns to Brazil and makes Santos become giants again
i genuinely thought Ronaldo wasn't playing anymore, that probably tells you what i think about the career of anyone playing in SA
Neymar one of those players you know can be good but is always in someone’s shadow
Even at Al Hilal he’s in Mitrovics shadow at moment
@@VizehPrime Aleksandar 2012 🥶🥶🥶
For me, Neymar lost his chance to be the next GOAT when he left Barça for PSG in the 2017, and spent his prime years there. He's not set world football on fire since the MSN days at Barça. Great player in his day, but the writing was on the wall for his legacy when he moved to France at the age of 25.
He is like Hazard now
MSN Will be back in Miami 🔥
Al Nasser and Inter Miami shirt is sales must be in the 100 of millions. Every other kids has R7 or Messi shirt.
If Neymar goes back to Brazil to play for Santos, at least he’ll never have to arrange flights just to go and celebrate his sister’s birthday
I truly don’t see why ANY club would sign him he’s always injured and for a long time it would be a waste of money
Neymar would also be managed by mascherano in Miami
11:05 “purchase your tracks today” mate did you just still someone’s beat off traktrain or off similar platforms?
Man's more injured than Owen Hargreaves was at United.
Watched more mls than the Saudi league infant never seen a single minute of the Saudi league 😅
Just saying when his contract runs out burnley is always an option
Thought this was a FNG vid for a sec lol. Neymar may as well go to Inter Miami and reunite with Messi and Suarez
He knew he was riddled with injuries, and he knew it was going to get worse. That's why he moved to Saudi. I don't think that should take away from his legacy
It’s sad because there isn’t a whole lot he can do about it
What happened to Neymar bro😭
Injuries and Warzone
😢
“You have no idea how good prime Neymar was?”
Love your channel but I really need you to do better video quality-wise. Especially the dialogue. I know its off the cuff but the point stands
Loved the video, but you kinda disrespected the brazilian league. It's the hardest league outside of europe and the Ronaldinho example for once was way off. He played not for one, but two brazilian clubs (flamengo and atletico mineiro) before going to mexico. And although the MLS has more resources when it comes to money it still is very much behind the Brasileirão when it comes to talent and fanbase. That being said, keep up the good work. Been a fan since your FIFA days.
vizeh new signing for al hilal ez fix
He’s the Tracy McGrady of Futbol
And now he's linked to Chicago Fire. Probably just to get more people into the stadium cause the team is shit. And I doubt he'll help much.
Crazy how people call him the prince that never became king because dude hasn’t actually tried since 2017/18… Neymar couldn’t handle being the 2nd option behind Messi. Screw Neymar for robbing us due to his selfishness/ sister loving ego
At this point, I want his carreer to be over, 'cause brazilian media might finally accept he won't be able to help us in 2026. He's no longer able to play at a WC winning level, and expecting him to do it is unfair with Neymar.
Vizeh, if somehow Burnley make it back to the PL would you sack Scott Parker and take back Sean Dyche?
back to the question...next step for Neymar: final small bag for Inter Messi on a TAM deal, to reunite MSN, where he won't play very much, and then retirement, who would have thought he'd have less of an impact on football than Kaká, who ended his career in MLS...
Neymar to Miami will never happen. Because MLS is a salary cap league, teams can only spend so much money. There are 3 players that don't apply to this called DPs. Miami has used all 3 of their DP slots. And Beckham (i think, please fact check me) said that Inter Miami doesn't have the money for Neymar
Neymar and Scott Carson when it comes to winning trophies they contributed nothing for☠️🐐🗿
People try to compare who's better,just enjoy em man🤣🤣🤣
Neymar at least still gets bank, players like Hiroki Abe got a long injury and never came back
i don't blame neymar for choosing money though. life is more important than football