I will admit its something of a personality fault of mine that I don't like things that are over-hyped, and unfortunately Leo Messi is in danger of falling into this category, the reason he's not in it is because every single time I see him play he is different class. There are elements of his game that aren't great, and I think that the fear and awe of him is starting to play its part in his performances with players giving him too much space and too much respect and letting the little man exert his influence on the game.
Pundits and media often point to the difference between his performances for Barcelona and those for Argentina, but I think this is unfair. If you played both teams against each other sans-Messi, there is only one winner...Barcelona. Therefore it is inevitable that he plays better for club than country, because he is playing with better players, this gives him more space to play his natural game...just look at the man marking job done on him at the 2010 World Cup, any team who has employed that tactic against Barcelona has been ripped apart by the other nine outfield players.
Whilst the whole world were drooling over Leo, there was another South American adding to his already sparkling reputation...a lad called Neymar. Over here in Europe we don't get to see a lot of this young man, a video clip here, a Brazil international there and the obligatory transfer talk for any talented young South American player...true to form, video's surfaced of his latest effort in a hat-trick for his club side taking his tally for the season to 9 in 9 games...the second of which is particularly special;
Neymar is still only twenty years old, and because he has only played in Brazil he still has a lot to learn when he makes his inevitable move across to Europe...so this boy has got the potential to be something very very special...Leo is the king for now, but it won't be long until Neymar will be hot on his heels.
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