Better career: Neymar vs. Vinicius Jr.

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Who will have the better career when both are done?

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[Evilo]

Hahahahaha

 

[The Abusement Park]

Vinicius will be lucky to have half the career Neymar has had.

 

[Albatros]

If Vinícius Júnior stays with Real Madrid instead of going to Uber Eats before 35 he should have a good chance.

 

[Burner Account]

I’m not saying Vini will have the better career. I am saying if Neymar retired today he would be known for winning trophies with Messi and then going to PSG as the world’s most expensive transfer and failing to win the Champions League as the main man.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I said Vini because I am a homer and I think Neymar is the biggest diva in the sport.

So, yeah, my opinion ain't worth shit hehe

 

[Evilo]

I’m not saying Vini will have the better career. I am saying if Neymar retired today he would be known for winning trophies with Messi and then going to PSG as the world’s most expensive transfer and failing to win the Champions League as the main man.

Or known as the reason Messi got trophies with Barca...

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Or known as the reason Messi got trophies with Barca...

Good luck with that.

I voted Neymar but his move to PSG makes this a contest if Vini stays at Madrid for a long time

 

[Evilo]

Yeah I'm saying it in jest, but it is also a fact. Barca stopped being a CL threat when Ney moved away. He was key in their CL win the year before.
And no, Neymar moving to PSG doesn't change anything. A CL final and semi final is nothing to sneeze at (especially with injuries), while putting up insane numbers.
Vini isn't in the ballpark tbh. Not even close.

Case closed.

 

[luiginb]

If we look at where Vini is at 21 vs where Neymar was at 21 I think Vini is going to have 2x Neymar's career.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I heard this question asked on a football podcast I listen to. Initially I thought clearly Neymar, but I think if you take time to think about it then it’s not so easy to answer.

 

[Evilo]

If we look at where Vini is at 21 vs where Neymar was at 21 I think Vini is going to have 2x Neymar's career.

Really? Because Neymar at 21 was Ballon d'Or finalist while NOT being in Europe.

LOL.

 

[luiginb]

Yeah, as I was saying, Neymar at Vini's age wasn't even in Europe

 

[Evilo]

And was still so good that he was a ballon d'or finalist while Vini probably won't ever be.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Vinicius does not have the necessary football IQ to be better than Neymar. Love the player and i defended him while people were trashing him and calling him a headless chicken but let's not kid ourselves.

 

[robertmac43]

I heard this question asked on a football podcast I listen to. Initially I thought clearly Neymar, but I think if you take time to think about it then it’s not so easy to answer.

Which Pod? I'd be interested in listening.

It's hard to not give this to Neymar, one of the best players of the generation, won major trophies, essentially unplayable at his peak. At 21, Vini has plenty of time to put together an illustrious career, he is showing flashes of something really special, but can he elevate his game to another level? I guess will we see over the coming years. .

 

[luiginb]

Neymar is and probably might be the better player when it's all said and done, but Vini has been bordeline unplayable this year, and definitely better than Neymar. If he can keep it up, and start working a bit more defensively as well, he might end up with more trophies by the end of his career. And it's still more impressive to win the league in Spain than it is in France.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Which Pod? I'd be interested in listening.

It's hard to not give this to Neymar, one of the best players of the generation, won major trophies, essentially unplayable at his peak. At 21, Vini has plenty of time to put together an illustrious career, he is showing flashes of something really special, but can he elevate his game to another level? I guess will we see over the coming years. .

ESPN FC. I don’t even know if it’s good or I’d recommend it. I’ve been watching the show and now listening to the podcast for like 12-13 years, so it’s very engrained to me and I probably wouldn’t be a good judge if I’d recommend it.

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah if anyone didn’t watch Neymar in Brazil, it’s too bad. That is at worst the sixth best league and he dominated it as a teenager to the extent it is nearly unimaginable. They also play way more games than Europe and he was still dominant. The average Brazilian league player isn’t some kind of bum either.

 

[S E P H]

Is this a joke? Junior easily, he dribbles like Robben, passes like KdB, and strikes like Ronaldo.