The legendary Brazilian defender Cafu claimed that his compatriot Neymar Jr. was “technically even better” than the iconic pairing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a sweeping appraisal of the divisive forward.
Neymar’s excellent technique, the capacity to control the ball and bamboozle opponents with his trickery, is a quality which has been evident since his time as a child dancing around the futsal courts of São Paulo. The Santos academy product was once described as a “synonym for showtime,” lighting up the South American game before dominating Europe with Barcelona, where he played alongside Messi and often against Ronaldo.
