Why Ronaldo believes Neymar can be as good as Lionel Messi
Former Real Madrid star Ronaldo believes Neymar can be as good as Lionel Messi, and suggested Argentina International is more creative than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Neymar has established him as the one of best player in the World, after joining Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
The Brazilian International came third in the race for 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or, and Real Madrid legend has tipped him for even bigger things in the future.
Ronaldo believes Neymar can be as good as Lionel Messi
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“I like Neymar a lot. He is a bit like me,” Ronaldo told Calciomercato.
“He had some difficulties in getting used to his new environment at first, but I knew that he was going to succeed.
“Can he be Messi’s heir? Yes, he has everything he needs to become as strong as him.”
“Everybody knows that Zizou is a great friend. I really hope that he will have a great career as a coach too,” he added.
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“He’s the best player with whom I have ever played with. We had a lot of fun on the pitch.
“Could this be Real Madrid’s year? Yes, they must focus on the Champions League, they have everything to succeed. Winning at Roma [in the first leg of their last-16 tie this week] was very important for Zidane.”
Ronaldo has acknowledged that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the miles ahead from the rest, but feels Barcelona ace has edge over the Real Madrid man when it comes to creativity.
“Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players, they are well ahead of the rest.
“But I would say that Messi is slightly more creative than Cristiano.
“The way he touches the ball, with his quick movement and changes of direction, it is not easy to do things like that with the ball at your feet.”