Have you ever heard about Neymar?

I think Robinho changed a lot during the years, he's not trying to do much spectacle as he used to do, maybe because it wasn't working. When he was younger, sports jornalists from Brazil used to say the same thing that they are saying about Neymar now, but Robinho never got close to win the best player title. Yes, he have a career of sucess (a lot of good teams wants him and most of the times he's titular of Brazil's team), but I think that everyone expected more from him. I don't know why he can't play good on Europe as he used to play on Santos team, last year he came back to Santos to play only a few months and he played good as the old times.

The main difference between South American football and European one is that here, in Europe we prefer the result instead of the spectacle. Of course, we like to see nice football as well, but only if it is combined with results. I personally like a nice pass more than a player who tries to humiliate his opponent. Let's take Messi for instance: he dribbles the same way, he doesn't make tricks, he is playing useful. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are making different type of "tricks", which are spectacular, but maybe are not that useful as Messi's dribbling. And players like Xavi and Iniesta who pass very good are more valuable for a team than a player who likes to keep the ball and do tricks. I hope it is clear what I am trying to explain.

Oh yes, I understand your point. Actually, I think the same thing about the difference between Brazil's and European football. That's the worry that all jornalists have if Neymar goes to an european team. On the beggining of the year, Chelsea offered a good contract to him, but he didn't accepted. Everyone said that was a good choice made by him, because he style of play would never worked on Chelsea. I don't know if nowadays everyone here in South America thinks the same, but, I prefer a spectacular football than win playing a bad football. I know that on Brazil everyone hated the Brazil's team on the last World Cup, because they didn't had a good result and they played an awful football. I'm sure that if they had played a good football (with Neymar and Ganso) during the World Cup, everyone would be more comprehensive with the team after the defeat against Netherleands. Just see the Brazil's team on the 82 World Cup, they didn't won the title, but they are still more remembered than the 94 team.

On the beggining of his carrer he was also compared to Pele, but, of course, that was so exagerated, because never a player will be good as Pele. There are have been rumores that Neymar would go to Chelsea, Barcelona or Milan. I hope this not happen, he's to young and I think he should still stay on Brazil for a couple of years. On July, it will have America Cup, it's going to be a good chance to look a match between Neymar and Messi.

That's the bad thing. Unless he joins an european club, he never would be considered one of the best players in the world currently playing (which, in my opinion, he definetly is). That's why all players wants to go to Europe. But I still think that he should stay in Santos for a few years, he's not mature enough for handle the pression that he's going to have on Europe.

He is on the Brazil's squad for Copa America, actually he's the big hope to Brazil's win this title along with Paulo Henrique Ganso, another young player that is being disputed by big european teams. I think it's going to be unmissable the match between Brazil and Argentina, it's going to be the first real battle among Neymar and Messi.