What will Neymar add to Barcelona?

Article by e-Football Writer Mark Viales (Gibraltar)

So Neymar is set to take La Liga by storm having joined one of the

best teams in the world with many tipping the Brazilian wonder kid

to propel himself to the next level and be considered one of the

"Greats".With a squad full of World Cup winners, not to mention the

Godly presence of Lionel Messi, its hard to see how the Catalan

Giants could improve on their already illustrious set of playing staff,

although the Sensational Samba Star could do exactly that!

 

The Legend in the Making has shown his Versatility and is capable

of pivoting all along the 3 frontal positions in Barca's favoured 433

formation, providing several options where he would alternate with

Messi, Pedro and Sanchez with Tello likely to be a back-up player in

the frontal assault.

 

With Neymar's ability to cut inside with Sublime Technique and

equipped with precise finishing, he wreaks havoc on defenders as

he so eloquently demonstrated in the Confederations Cup. Every time

he was in possession there was an atmospheric sense of excitement

as we looked on with bewilderment when he danced round world

class players with ease, evoking a persona of revolutionary dominance

amongst a star studded Brazilian side.

 

He is more than capable of leading the line in a similar fashion to that

of Messi. As a Target man, when played to feet, there are few better

at keeping hold of the ball and searching for the killer pass. An

unexpected flick or using quick feet and many light touches to pull

the defenders out of position, Neymar has eagle eye Vision and an

excellent footballing brain which allows him to execute the unexpected

pass. This is a High Skill Set which is much desired at Barca as it

matches the overall style of play.

 

At the tender young age of 21, Neymar still has the Potential to improve

even though he is already considered by some as one of the best, often being

labelled as the next "Pele". He has a truly Remarkable Goalscoring Record,

racking up 160 Goals in 264 Games for Santos and the Brazilian National

side, which naturally will constitute in Barcelona expecting Neymar to make a

significant contribution in this area. This would inevitably remove some

pressure off Messi, especially when we bear in mind that he was responsible

for 39% of Barca's overall goal tally last season.

 

It remains to be seen whether Neymar will buy into the Barca Ethos of working

for each other to effectively close down the opposition as a high level of

concentration is required defensively to cover the space in order to crowd out

the options available for the opponent, subsequently forcing the error. A certain

level of trust must exist between a tightly knit group of players who are all working

towards the same goal for this system to succeed.

 

Comment on this article below.

Other e-Football Sites:

e-Football:
Site - www.efootballnet.blogspot.com
Twitter Feed - www.twitter.com/e_footballnet
Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/pages/E-football/529821593719736
Forum - www.e-football.freeforums.net

e-Spurs:
Site - www.espurs.blogspot.com
Twitter Feed - www.twitter.com/e_spurs
Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/pages/E-SPURS/164631843709508

e-Manchester United:
Twitter Feed - www.twitter.com/e_ManUtd
Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/e-Manchester-United/202927566530790

e-Arsenal:
Twitter Feed - www.twitter.com/e_arsenalnet

e-Crystal Palace:
Twitter Feed - www.twitter.com/e_crystalpalace

© e-Football 2013 All rights reserved no part of this document or this website may be reproduced without consent of e-Football