Neymar : Injury prone or unlucky
Brazil is the birthplace of great footballers and also won the prestigious FIFA world cup for maximum of five times. The greatest Brazilian footballer of this generation is the PSG superstar Neymar. Neymar is considered as one of the greatest and god gifted footballers of all time.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva. His father is a former footballer and became his son’s advisor as Neymar’s talents began to grow. Neymar comments on his father’s role: "My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family." Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.[16] Neymar said that futsal had a massive influence on him growing up, helping him develop his technique, speed of thought and ability to perform moves in tight spaces.
He joined Santos at an age of 13 and his major growth occurred at this club. He is considered as the greatest player of Santos after Pele. He played there for a decade .His game against Barcelona in the FIFA club world cup caught the eyes of Barcelona scouts. He was made an offer to move to Barcelona and ultimately he went there. Under the guidance of Messi , Xavi ,Iniesta he grew up as a beast. Gradually he became popular in the whole world.
His time at Barcelona is considered as his best time as he won all the possible tournaments they can won. He was in great forms for both in Barca and also in the National side. His world cup tour came to an end with a bad foul by Columbian captain in quarter final. His absence was felt by his teammates in semis against Germany as they lose the game by a margin of 7-1.
After playing at Barcelona for two years he decided to move PSG at a record breaking transfer money. PSG is a great team but they were not so much successful in Champions League. The things remain unchanged till now. He had issues with teammates from the beginning of his tenure at PSG. He also suffered from various injuries during this time. He is often called as the Hospital boy of PSG.
With this he is able to earn money but he also a huge time of playtime due to injury, His move is criticised by many experts as one of the worst decision of his life. He might be the hero of the hill but he left the mountain. His football career is greatly affected by injuries. He was considered to be greatest of this time and might match the level of Messi and Ronaldo. But now he is not even the undoubted best of his own club and miles behind Messi or Ronaldo.