'Dinho: Neymar Will Trump Messi
04 February 2013
Ronaldinho may be nearing the end of his sometimes scintillating career for club and country, but when the bucktoothed superstar finally hangs his boots up, he will never be forgotten.
‘Dinho is one of modern football’s great entertainers, and no matter what team you support, it’s impossible not laugh and cheer when he is in full flight.
The 32-year-old’s gradual decline from the heights he hit with Barcelona from 2003 to 2008 has coincided with Brazil’s slide down the rankings.
In that time, a succession of Selecao coaches have struggled to find the spark to light their line-ups with.
However, ahead of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil has a new superstar in Santos phenomenon, Neymar.
Neymar is the first Brazil player since ‘Dinho himself to truly set the football world’s pulse racing.
And speaking to the Daily Mail ahead of Brazil’s showdown with England on Wednesday, Ronaldinho predicted Neymar would soon be the best player in the world.
"[Lionel] Messi for the last three or four years has been the best player in the world - he has been at a level of consistency I don't think the world has seen before," Ronaldinho said.
"Neymar is young, though, and I can't explain how special he will become.
“In the next two or three seasons he will become the best player."
‘Dinho may see a big future for his young spiky-haired compatriot. But for now, he is still in thrall to his “good friend” Messi.
Asked if never playing in the English Premier League is one of his biggest regrets in football, Ronaldinho said: "No, because I have played for some of the biggest teams in the world and won everything. The only regret is not playing more seasons with Lionel Messi.
"He is my good friend. I could see even at a young age he was going to be the best. It was exciting to see this kid who could do things most players can only dream of."
Do you agree with 'Dinho that Neymar can trump Messi?
comments
Neymar is the best . . .but when coming to 'god of football' . . . Messi , Neymar shuld train harder coz Messi is n0t a star but he's doing all the 'impossibles'. . . Messi wil take 2013 player of the world again. . .watch the space!
Submitted by: Nkocyonce
Date: 15 March 2013, Time: 10:15:01
I wild jst have 2 wait nd c
Submitted by: kayGchiefsman
Date: 07 February 2013, Time: 07:08:11
All these Brazillians begin to follow their father Pele...bt anyway,jealousy is the freedom for fools.
Submitted by: Sekoeletana
Date: 06 February 2013, Time: 05:38:29
Well said @vyzouw
Submitted by: Clva92
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 23:35:05
no ways. it is jeolousy speaking, not him. he is now begining to sound like pele.
Submitted by: wagono
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 22:53:24
This Talentless20 is a pathetic idiot. We don't need people with a minus reasoning capacity. Good points @vyzouw. I guess we are just wasting our breath on that boy
Submitted by: oratiles
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 22:30:46
S5..I'll ask u Again, what has Neymar achieved individually, with club & with country compared to Leo at 20 yrs
Submitted by: vyzouw
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 21:43:03
3...If every attacker in Barca makes those runs why did Messi score 73 goals last season & none of the other attackers score even half of that?My point regarding that question is that Iniesta may string passes in the middle, dribble out wide & make those $1 mil passes but he can't finish any move & score em 91 goals in one calender year.Infact no one in that squad can score them & therefore he relies on Messi's magic to convert those chances.4..Where do u get the 30% Iniesta ball wins stats from?Give me ur source cos that's just ludicrous.
Submitted by: vyzouw
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 21:39:00
@talent20 my point is u call Messi a "ONE-TEAM success pretender" while Iniesta u've just called ur best player has also played for 1 team only as well or is he also a "One team success pretender". 2...Pele who was named the best player of the last century spent 17 yrs playing for Santos only until he was 34 yrs & Messi is still only 25 so u gotta take a chill pill & let the boy enjoy his stay in Barcelona.
Submitted by: vyzouw
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 21:36:45
@kingdom25 its funny that Messi is said to b good because he relies on Xavi & Iniesta but the very same idiot20 says “2 seasons with xaviniesta”. Doesn't that mean he'll also be relying on those very same players. Some fools can truly reveal that they are airheads
Submitted by: oratiles
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 20:14:37