Neymar has had a brilliant career, but the ex-Reds defender believes his potential should have taken him to even greater heights.
What did Fabio say?
The Brazilian footballer’s inability to manage his life cost him better in Ballon d’Or, his talent deserves it, according to former defender Fabio Aurelio. The PSG player is widely recognized as one of the most gifted players in world football, backed by a brilliant CV for club and country. However, despite winning awards in Paris and Barcelona, as well as with Santos’ first club, and despite closing out Pelé’s record of 77 goals for Brazil, Fabio believes Neymar is capable of even more.
Fabio Aurelio said that he always says that he would be very disappointed if he was. According to Fabio, Neymar has ambition, and for the quality and talent he has, the fact that he has never won a Ballon d’Or feels wrong. Neymar has all the conditions for this, but Fabio doesn’t know what happened. According to Aurelio, maybe some things are more important to him than the game.
If you look at Messi and Ronaldo, they have been there at the highest level for 10 or 15 years and no one has ever heard of problems away from the serve, but Neymar is always involved in such things. He needs to stay away from these things because he is capable of amazing things. Maybe now, at his age, if you don’t take care of yourself, he might come back and haunt. Aurelio says that he is still Neymar and is able to do things no one expects, but now it is clear that he is not as fit as he used to be.
Neymar could do more
Fabio, who won two league titles with Valencia and made over 100 appearances for the Reds, now works as an agent advising a number of prospects in Brazil. Aurelio says they target younger players a lot and their dream is to always play in Europe. Fabio always says that in Europe they prefer to have a 7/10 player and a 10/10 man, not the other way around. Aurelio sees Neymar like this, to be honest. According to Fabio, Neymar is the best player, but he could do more. Neymar could manage his life better, especially considering the impact he has on the next generation of Brazilian players.