One of the players this summer that has been linked with various club is Neymar. While he has undoubtedly skill and is a future star. He has a tendency to go down very easily under a challenge. If you listen to the World Football Phone In on the BBC, Tim Vickery has talked about this in past and how he will have to adapt in Europe.
Tim Vickery has written an excellent piece talking about Neymars and a mindset of players in Brazil looking for a free kick rather than the ball. He talks about a recent game between Brazil & Holland where Neymar was booked for diving, video is below which shows 5 separate dives from that game.
If Neymar does end up at Chelsea this summer, he is going to have to adapt quickly otherwise he wont be able to cut it on a cold night in Stoke/Wigan/Bolton (enter any team that Sky want to use that week).
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Tim Vickery has written an excellent piece talking about Neymars and a mindset of players in Brazil looking for a free kick rather than the ball. He talks about a recent game between Brazil & Holland where Neymar was booked for diving, video is below which shows 5 separate dives from that game.
If Neymar does end up at Chelsea this summer, he is going to have to adapt quickly otherwise he wont be able to cut it on a cold night in Stoke/Wigan/Bolton (enter any team that Sky want to use that week).
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