Neymar is an overrated player and wouldn’t even make it into Liverpool or Man United’s XI, according to pundit Jason Cundy.
It was a tale of two sides for Neymar as PSG snatched a late comeback victory against Atalanta on Wednesday night.
The Brazilian could easily have scored a couple of goals early on but for some wayward finishing.
Despite all of that, Neymar was a joy to watch on the evening. The Atalanta defense struggled to keep hold of him whenever he made his runs.
The 28-year-old completed 17 take-ons in that game alone. The most by any player in the Champions League since Messi in 2008.
The only thing lacking for Neymar was a goal as he went on to play a part in his side’s two goals at the end of the day. No surprise he was named the man of the match.
Despite all of this, Jason Cundy still isn’t convinced about the Brazilian. The talkSPORT pundit is a well-known critic of the PSG star and had some very strong claims to make this time around.
“I remember saying after the World Cup that Gareth Southgate would rather have Raheem Sterling in his team than Neymar – I don’t see him as a team player,” Cundy said to The Sports Bar.
“Is he a wonderful footballer? Yes. Is he overrated? Without question!”
“He’s the world’s most expensive player, right? He’s not even the best player at PSG! You’re talking about two totally different levels.”
“Neymar, I see the flicks, the tricks, the piece of skill, but do I see a player in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo and Mbappe? No, I don’t.”
“I’m not saying Neymar wouldn’t make a huge difference to a team, but I think he’s overrated. I think he’s in the same category as Hazard. They’re very similar. I’m not having they Neymar, at his very best, is better than Hazard at his very best.”
He even claimed the PSG superstar won’t make the starting eleven for Liverpool or Manchester United.
“Would he get in the Liverpool team? I don’t know whether Jurgen Klopp would have the way he is as a person. I think Klopp looks deep into a players’ personality.”
“Does he improve Liverpool? Mbappe does, but I’m not sure Neymar does. I’d probably have Salah over Neymar. I honestly don’t think he’d get in Manchester United’s front-three either.”
“I think Neymar is overrated, I don’t see the player a lot of people do. I’d love people to tell me that this player everyone goes on about… I just don’t see it.”
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