Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo compared Barcelona forward Neymar with Cristiano Ronaldo and praised the Brazilian.
Citing them as the only players capable of displacing Lionel Messi as the best player in the world, the publication contrasted both attackers and pointed out five major differences between the two. The number 11 of Barça, with even more responsibility at the Catalan club in the absence of injured Lionel Messi, takes the best in all the listed topics. The first is the difference in behavior of the Brazilian and Portuguese in recent games of their respected teams. While Neymar was applauded at the home of Sporting Gijón when giving away his shirt to a fan with Down syndrome, even after Barça’s 5-0 victory, where he scored twice. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of the field when he was substituted by Zinedine Zidane against Las Palmas, generating a controversy that lasts for days.
Neymar also had a better start to the season than the Portuguese. Both began without playing the opening rounds of the season, having received extended vacation after winning the European Championships and the Olympic Games. The Brazilian striker has scored four goals in five games so far, while Cristiano Ronaldo has two in four matches. The part mentioning the trio of the respective players was also praise for Neymar, and critical of Cristiano Ronaldo. The goals from Luis Suárez, Messi and Neymar adds to 20 in nine matches for Barcelona so far. The Portuguese, in turn, has argued with his colleagues on the field and the front trio of Real Madrid, which also has Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, was involved in just six goals in eight games.
A fourth difference relates to the career steps of each two players. Aged 24, Neymar is moving to his physical and technical peak, maturing on the field and making smarter decisions collectively. Cristiano, already at 31, has struggled with injuries and had difficulties in maintaining the best, despite all his obsession to maintain it. Finally, Zinedine Zidane has praised the Brazilian’s personality about controversial situations, as it emerged last week that Neymar would provoke rivals with his dribbling. Trained by the French, Cristiano Ronaldo was treated more sternly, especially after the incident from last weekend. Zidane said: “I’m not stupid, and he is intelligent. We are all here for the same thing.”
Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo compared Barcelona forward Neymar with Cristiano Ronaldo and praised the Brazilian.
Citing them as the only players capable of displacing Lionel Messi as the best player in the world, the publication contrasted both attackers and pointed out five major differences between the two. The number 11 of Barça, with even more responsibility at the Catalan club in the absence of injured Lionel Messi, takes the best in all the listed topics. The first is the difference in behavior of the Brazilian and Portuguese in recent games of their respected teams. While Neymar was applauded at the home of Sporting Gijón when giving away his shirt to a fan with Down syndrome, even after Barça’s 5-0 victory, where he scored twice. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of the field when he was substituted by Zinedine Zidane against Las Palmas, generating a controversy that lasts for days.
Neymar also had a better start to the season than the Portuguese. Both began without playing the opening rounds of the season, having received extended vacation after winning the European Championships and the Olympic Games. The Brazilian striker has scored four goals in five games so far, while Cristiano Ronaldo has two in four matches. The part mentioning the trio of the respective players was also praise for Neymar, and critical of Cristiano Ronaldo. The goals from Luis Suárez, Messi and Neymar adds to 20 in nine matches for Barcelona so far. The Portuguese, in turn, has argued with his colleagues on the field and the front trio of Real Madrid, which also has Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, was involved in just six goals in eight games.
A fourth difference relates to the career steps of each two players. Aged 24, Neymar is moving to his physical and technical peak, maturing on the field and making smarter decisions collectively. Cristiano, already at 31, has struggled with injuries and had difficulties in maintaining the best, despite all his obsession to maintain it. Finally, Zinedine Zidane has praised the Brazilian’s personality about controversial situations, as it emerged last week that Neymar would provoke rivals with his dribbling. Trained by the French, Cristiano Ronaldo was treated more sternly, especially after the incident from last weekend. Zidane said: “I’m not stupid, and he is intelligent. We are all here for the same thing.”
