Brazilian legend Pele believes Barcelona’s new recruit Neymar has to improve to succeed in Europe.
The 21-year-old recently completed his anticipated move to the Camp Nou but Pele believes he has to develop in some areas to have a strong impact at his new club.
"It’s clear that the marking in European football is different to Brazilian or South American clubs," Pele told reporters.
"They’re stronger, the marking is tighter and the referees are used to this type of play. I think that this will be Neymar’s main difficulty.
"He has some obstacles to get over: he needs to play in a World Cup, he needs to improve his heading.
"By way of comparison, we had (Zinedine) Zidane a short time ago, one of the last great names in world football. He was an extremely complete player. Neymar still needs to get to that level."
Neymar is currently representing Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup where he has already made his mark by scoring his first goal during the 3-0 win over Japan, finishing with a sublime volley.
Culled from Daily times.
Culled from Daily times.
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