Brazil’s former head coach, Luis Felipe Scolari has rubbished Neymar and Pele comparison.
There is high hope on Neymar to end his career as one of Brazilian best footballers ever, but Scolari believes he will never be like Pele – who won his first World Cup at Sweden in 1958, aged 17. “In Brazil, we know who is Neymar and who is Pele,” Scolari said in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo. “We know that there is only one Pele and there will never be another.”A player can be very good, spectacular even, but they will never be like Pele because he has no heir. Nobody will ever equal him.”
Neymar was ruled out by injury four years ago when Brazil were humiliated in a 7-1 defeat against Germany in Belo Horizonte with Scolari in charge. The team presently managed by Tite are in the quarterfinals of this summer World Cup in Russia. When asked by El Mundo if Neymar was now as good as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Scolari said: “At Barcelona, he evolved a lot and he almost reached their level.” But it is not something that happens from one day to the next. He is on the right road but he still needs time. Perhaps in one year or two, he will be at their level.”
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