Athletistic/ Football. Neymar really wanted to step out of Messi’s shadow, but he couldn’t take on the leadership role and as a result didn’t fully realize himself.

The words failure in this case rather characterize how well Neymar used his abilities and talent. At the level of his talent, at the level of his technical equipment, simply at the level of his ability to play football, Neymar was the best of his generation and was rightly regarded as the future great star of football. Even in “Santos” Ney proved himself very well and became, in fact, the first junior, for whom the main top clubs of the planet organized a real race. Neymar’s talent would allow him to play in any team, with any partner.

The race was won by Barcelona and Neymar, as expected, fits perfectly into the team, creating, together with Leo Messi and Luis Suarez, perhaps the most overwhelming trio in history, which destroyed their rivals before the match and pressed the maximum. Yes, Messi has always been the main star of this team, and Neymar is a pretty self-centered guy, but even then games started to appear where it was Neymar who acted as the leader. The same famous comeback in the confrontation with PSG, where Barcelona won 6-1, and Neymar, in fact, became the main character.

Such recognition was not enough for Neymar and, after listening to the advice of agents and his family, he decided that to truly realize his talent, he had to become the sole leader of the new project, not the support. from Messi to Barcelona. That’s when journalists unearthed an insider that Neymar wanted to step out of Leo Messi’s shadow and become an independent star. A crazy 222 million euros at Barcelona and a gigantic salary to the player himself and to PSG fulfilled Neymar’s dream – he became the face of a large-scale project.

The problem is that, like almost all Brazilians, Neymar does not miss big feasts and is a fan of relaxation. In Paris, where everyone cherished and cherished him, where he didn’t have to prove to himself and his entourage day and hour that you were no worse than Messi, Neymar completely relaxed. The weak competition in the League has also had an impact. For PSG, any place below first is seen as a failure and a savage anomaly. At the same time, the level of rivals rarely allows them to maintain a competitive level all season. Neymar not only relaxed, but also began to miss games often and, as they say, because of phantom injuries. The Brazilian saved energy for the main games – the Champions League qualifiers, but regularly failed there.

Such failures did not prevent Neymar from leading an idle life. He was still perceived and will be perceived as a star, but already very far from his best form. Neymar is lazy, does not plan to bother with extra runs, still not averse to missing unnecessary matches with the conditional “Reims”. Neymar only changes in the national team, where he has to be different, otherwise he will simply stop getting there.

In Paris, Neymar was a man who should not be touched under any circumstances. And such power played a cruel joke with him. If earlier he could safely be called the third player in the world, now he is unlikely to enter the top ten. Yes, Neymar will easily reach insane numbers of goals and assists but that’s only part of his talent. Regarding his skills and prospects, Neymar definitely failed and just didn’t want to work hard to fully realize himself.

In the story of Neymar they will regretfully mention that there was an amazingly talented football player, but he just didn’t try hard enough and will become an example that no matter how much you are gifted, you can’t reach the top without hard work.

Now, Neymar is back in the shadows, but already with Kylian Mbappé. And PSG are disappointed with the Brazilian and hope to sell him. But with his demands, he won’t go anywhere, which means Paris will unravel what he brewed a few years ago for €222m.

Yahya Gasanov, Athletistic