The Brazilian great Pele believes the latest Barcelona introduction Neymar has the potential to become a better complete player than Lionel Messi. Former Santos sensation who accepted a €57 million switch to the Spanish giants, when Neymar was presented to an approx 56,000 fans at the Camp Nou.
Talking to the press at his unveiling, Neymar expressed how he was awaiting his opportunity to help Messi "continue being the best player in the world" But Pele is confident that the former Santos forward has all the skills and has got the potential to overtake his Barcelona team-mate.
"Neymar has really gone up the last two years," he told to media.
"He can use both feet well and get up in the air. "The difference that I try to explain to the people is that both are really good. I love Messi, I love the player. But to make the comparison, I think Neymar has the capabilities to play better than Messi... or maybe not.
"I'm not happy, because Santos lost a good player! But, seriously, I think it's good for him, because Neymar was no doubt the best player in Brazil and now he gets the experience to play abroad.
"Playing in Europe is a little different than playing in South America. Football in Europe is a little more tough, while South America is a little more laid back and technical."
"I think Brazil have an excellent opportunity to do well," he then added. "To win [the World Cup] is very hard in football, but the team has the players. "The team had almost three years with Mano Menezes. Now, they have one month with Felipe and [technical director Carlos Alberto] Parreira, they are excellent coaches.""If you had to select now, one year before the World Cup, I think Germany would be a good surprise, they have a good team and good players, and Spain no doubt. Then Brazil."
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