Lately, there’s hardly a summer without the now-traditional Neymar Junior transfer saga. And 2018/19 did not disappoint at all. Be that as it may, the Brazilian is nowadays only talked about in a context that often doesn’t have much to do with his footballing abilities, and that tells us enough about his recent ventures.
But still, regardless of the media and Neymar’s off the pitch adventures, this tactical analysis scout report will look at his on the pitch skillset and use analysis to uncover that almost forgotten brilliance that this exceptional player has in his arsenal.
Player overview
Neymar Junior is a 27-year-old Brazilian forward that was widely regarded as a definite future Ballon d’Or winner by the majority of the footballing world. Renowned for his incredible technical ability and his footballing intelligence, Neymar took the stage by storm and cemented himself as a class above the most.
His dazzling dribbling abilities are matched by only a few, similarly to his creativeness and passing brilliance that enables him to create goals out of nothing and set his teammates up regularly. Neymar also possesses a dose of pure pace which gives him an edge in beating his marker(s).
His eye for goal should also not be overlooked as he is a lethal finisher which means he can often assume both the role of playmaker and a straight-up forward. Generally speaking, Neymar is a talent almost unmatched on the footballing pitch, hampered only by his mentality and a bad injury record.
Now we will dissect his key traits in more detail and give you his full scout report and tactics around which he revolves his game around.
Space creation
One of Neymar’s biggest attributes is his ability to create space both for himself and for his teammates. Usually, he will use his movement to manipulate the opposition by directly attacking one area of the pitch, dragging his markers with him only to disperse all that pressure and send the ball towards a free teammate.
This is an extremely common trait since Neymar excels at taking on his markers in any kind of scenarios, regardless of the number of opposition players in front of him. Notice in the example below how that translates onto the pitch.
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