Barcelona's Neymar is 存在 overlooked as one of the world's greatest playmakers and passers... he is now at Ballon d'Or 勝利者 level

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It was tight. Valencia had built a brick 塀で囲む between ball and goal, and the only way to get it to Luis Suarez was with a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 of ingenuity.

Nine out of 10 players wouldn't have thought about it, let alone pulled it off. Neymar, and the outside of his foot, did.

The 24-year-old somehow 設立する Suarez, whose その後の 発射 did not do the 体制／機構 司法（官）. If Mesut Ozil had done it, the （映画の）フィート数 would have taken over the Twittersphere. The same goes for Kevin de Bruyne. Likewise Lionel Messi.

Neymar has now made 100 La Liga 外見s for Barcelona, 得点する／非難する／２０ing 59 goals in that time

The Brazilian gave another 展示 of his passing ability with an 補助装置 against Valencia

Neymar (底（に届く）) had the ball with little happening in 前線 of him until Luis Suarez's run

Suarez's smart run gave Neymar something to 目的（とする） at and the Brazilian perfected the pass

Neymar did it during his 100th 外見 for Barcelona in La Liga but this piece of perfect playmaking and passing was one of many.

He did the same against Villarreal 以前 ? outside of the foot, a team-mate perfectly 選ぶd out, an 招待 to 得点する／非難する／２０.

There was the 支援する-heel 補助装置 for Andres Iniesta against Real Madrid, and another for Suarez against Real Betis that was so 優れた it 誘発するd a 審議 about whether it was intentional.

His 陳列する，発揮するs have seen him 現れる as a 本物の 挑戦者 for Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or

Neymar has produced a string of 注目する，もくろむ-catching 補助装置s for Barca during his 100 league games

There was the on-a-plate ball to the 支援する 地位，任命する for Suarez to get Barcelona's fifth goal against Rayo Vallecano ? and that one was only after Neymar had 得点する／非難する／２０d the first four himself.

There is a fantasy to his football and in 100 games for Barcelona, he has 59 goals and 30 補助装置s ? a greater return than Messi managed.

The 29-year-old got 48 goals and 26 補助装置s in his 早期に days as he 設立する his feet at Barcelona but the 統計（学） show that Neymar is 改善するing season by season.

In 2013-14, he 普通の／平均（する）d a goal or an 補助装置 every 104.8 minutes. In 2014-15, it was 92.3. In 2015-16, it was 89.9. This season, it is 64.3.

Neymar tends to go overlooked for his playmaking and passing, perhaps because he has Messi and Suarez by his 味方する, but he is one of the world's greatest at it.

Neymar watches on as Messi and Luis Suarez celebrate after 得点する／非難する／２０ing against Valen cia

When Messi is sidelined, as he was for a 非常に長い period of time last season, Neymar steps up.

The Brazilian gets more goals and 補助装置s when his Argentinian team-mate is absent. His 統計（学） for chances created, 発射s on 的 and 完全にするd dribbles get better, too.

This week saw the Ballon d'Or shortlist 発表するd.

It was in January when Neymar did something that no other footballer had done since 2008 ? he gave Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo a run for their money.

Neymar finished third behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2015 Ballon d'Or

Neymar didn't 勝利，勝つ it ? he finished third with 7.86 per cent of the 投票（する） ? but Barcelona's Brazilian is already at the level and getting better.

He is not universally liked. Far from it, in fact.

His showboating when Barcelona are （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the littler La Liga teams, for example, is seen as 過度の. The no-look passes. The 支援する-heel 支配（する）／統制するs. The unnecessary nutmegs. It's fun for him but not for his 犠牲者s.

He 行方不明になるd a 刑罰，罰則 against Manchester City, but 答える／応じるd with a superb goal not long after

いつかs, though, it can come in handy.

He 行方不明になるd a 刑罰，罰則 against Manchester City in the 支持する／優勝者s League but then, with his team already at 3-0, he danced his way to a goal while surrounded by four defenders.

Neymar 調印するd a new five-year 取引，協定 at Barcelona last week because the Nou （軍の）野営地，陣営 club know something special when they see it.?

They have someone who looks likely to be a Ballon d'Or 勝利者 in time, and it could come sooner rather than later.?