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Former Barcelona legend, Michael Laudrup, has full confidence that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 international, Neymar, would do well at the Spanish side, despite being short in height.
Swansea City head coach, Laudrup, feels that Barcelona FC star striker, Messi, has proved that size does not matter as Neymar joined the Spanish champions in the summer transfer window. He completed a €57 million transfer to Camp Nou from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 and a number
of people believe that he would struggle at the club due to his size.
“Until now he has been a great player in South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390, but we all know that it is a completely different type of game playing in Europe,” Laudrup was quoted as saying in an interview.
The attacker is just 5ft 9 in and is seen as small and thin by a few expert analysts to do well in the top flight league in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and European competition. On the other hand, his recent displays for the national team have also been below par and as a result,
he has faced even more criticism.
“Everyone is looking forward to seeing him in Europe at the highest level, but I'm not sure whether his small size will be a factor,” the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 star added.
The young starlet has proved to be a great talent in South America, but he has to make a name for himself in Europe as the style of play is completely different. People are looking forward to witness his game in La Liga and the Champions League.
“Without wishing to compare him to anyone else, Lionel Messi [at 5ft 7in] is not the biggest player in size and we have all seen what he has done,” the creative player finally concluded.
Laudrup does not think he will underperform due to his size. He further added that Messi is even shorter than Neymar and he is the best player of his generation. The trainer played for Barca from 1989 to 1994 and helped them win 4 consecutive Spanish titles
and a Champions League trophy. He then moved to Real Madrid and won another league title there.
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