Brazil great Pele has labelled compatriot Neymar a far more complete player than Lionel
Messi.
The Barcelona man is almost unanimously regarded as the finest talent in the game today but Pele
is of the opinion that the diminutive Argentine is not as rounded as Santos striker Neymar.
"Making an individual comparison, I think Neymar is much better, more complete: [he] hits well
with both feet, can dribble off either side, and scores goals," the three-time World Cup winner is
quoted as saying by Globoesporte.
The official FIFA website says 925 days to kickoff. This means 925 days of people requesting
Pele's opinion. Opinions on such things as Lionel Messi and football and Lionel Messi and Brazil's
hosting capabilities and Lionel Messi and quantum mechanics and Lionel Messi.
Posed Leo v Neymar (the Brazilian attacker playing at Santos), Pele offered his thoughts.
The Copa America has produced some sterile matches but the quarter final between Uruguay and
Argentina proved to be an exciting match for spectators.
The fierce rivals were expected to play a tight game but eventual victory on penalties for
Uruguay came at the end of a pulsating affair.
Argentina has an envious cast of players that most national teams would love to have, but that
collection of world-class talent once again failed to perform for the albiceleste.
Argentina tied Colombia, 0-0, on Wednesday night, leaving the albiceleste with two points from
two games.
Copa America 2011: Notes on Matchday 1 is a post from: Just Football
A few thoughts and observations after Matchday 1 of the 2011 Copa America in
Argentina:
1) Barça-no-la
Sergio Batista's desire to mould his Argentina team into the Catalan sky-blue
and whites is well documented, and appears to have filtered down to his players.
In early June, a side representing Argentina will play friendlies away to Nigeria (on the 1st, in
Abuja) and Poland (the 5th, in Warsaw). It won't be a full Argentina team, but it's infinitely more
worthwhile than the ‘local selección' ... Continue reading →
Watching Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Carlos Tevez from the galleries of the Bangabandhu
National Stadium (BNS) is set to become reality as the emergency executive committee of Bangladesh
Football Federation yesterday officially confirmed that an Argentina-Nigeria friendly match will be
held in Dhaka in September this year.
Carlos Tevez was been dropped from Argentina team to play against Portugal in Geneva tonight
over a question of attitude, according to Argentine Football Association president Julio
Grondona.
"I think Tevez's absence is because of an attitude he had when he didn't come to play (against
Brazil in November) and then did so for his club.
