Pele
Pele called Neymar the best player in the world today. According to Pele, Neymar is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pele lauds Cristiano Ronaldo as a “modern athlete” after the Juventus striker led his club to the Serie A title this season. It was the second time Ronaldo had won Italy’s highest competition, while it was the ninth time in a row for the Old Lady.
Ronaldo’s presence in the summer of 2018 helped the Turin maintain its dominance. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner not showing any signs of decline at the age of 35.
He said he was happy to see Ronaldo’s professionalism and extraordinary dedication as he won trophies regularly.
However, Pele said on FIFA’s official website, “Neymar has changed the style of play for the Brazilian national team. Together with the club, he played on the left wing, while he became the traditional number 10 when strengthening the Brazilian national team. It was difficult to do.”
“When looking at the whole world, the greatest players are Ronaldo and Neymar, nothing else. Neymar plays in different tactics with the club and the national team, he is preparing for it. That makes Neymar the best player in the world today,” he continued.
Pele is absolutely sure that Neymar can become the world’s best player after escaping the shadow of Lionel Messi. “At the moment the best player in Brazil is Neymar and I think the move is very good for him, because there is a big competition with Messi in Barcelona,” Pele said.
According to Pele, Neymar has the potential to unleash its best abilities in PSG uniform. Neymar is also deemed unnecessary to be under the shadow of Lionel Messi, the world’s best player for 6 times.
Maradona
Maradona also was asked to give his opinion on Neymar, a player who is expected by many to be the successor to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best in the future. He then praised the level of play of Neymar who he considers continues to show positive developments in recent years.
Maradona felt that the assumption that considered Messi as a football god was too excessive and asked that thought need to be eliminated. That’s the statement of Argentina’s life legend Maradona, who stated Neymar could be the best player and never compare Messi as the god of football.
