It is already a coincidence that two world soccer stars as they are Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are born on the same dayThe two have shared several galas for the Ballon d’Or and have met on a few occasions, especially when the two were in LaLiga and were rivals in El Clásico.
Feb 04, 2021 at 13:59
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Sergi Graell
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The Portuguese will be 36 years old this Friday, February 5, an age at which many footballers already hang up their boots, but he does not, far from a retreat, he stands as the ‘Capocannoniere’ of Serie A past the halfway point of the competition with 15 goals and, the latest news suggests that he could renew until he was 38 years old.
Neymar, for his part, will celebrate his 29th birthday. He is still the colorful and quality footballer of always, capable of dismantling an entire defense with two breaks, but he is not getting to be regular and his numbers, like his team, notice it.
THE AGE IF FORGIVES
At 36 years old, Madeira’s crack leads the Brazilian in practically more than 700 minutes played this season (1920 by 1251), which would be equivalent to almost 8 games, being present in 80% of the minutes that Juventus has played in Serie A. He lost four games for testing positive for COVID-19 and another in which he was not called up, but if we compare it with the appearances of Neymar, this course, in the same section as the Juventus forward, have only played 41% in Ligue 1.
Coronavirus, a two-game suspension for red, a game with his team, some discomfort in the adductors, another game that was lost as a precaution, the ankle injury and the last call-off in the victory of the Parisian team last Wednesday, make a total of 14 games lost.
PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD
As we have commented, Cristiano seems that he has renewed his season pass and does not fail in his appointments with the goal, since, not only are they 15 in the league, but they have also seen goal in the Cup, the Super Cup and the Champions League, reaching a total of 22 in 23 games, which is equivalent to one goal every 87 minutes.
The ex-footballer of the BarçaWithout being his best scoring season in France, he has increased his records in the top European competition, where he has already drilled the rival’s goal on 6 occasions. If we look at how many minutes it takes to score a goal, the figure is indeed very positive, since collects the ball from rival meshes every 96.
IMPACT ON THE TEAM PLAY
In this section, we could ensure that Neymar is used to carrying more with the weight of the team. The Brazilian has no problem receiving in the center of the field and be the first to cross zones with impossible passes or dribbles. It is true that the Portuguese also moves very well and tries to give support to his teammates, but over the years, he has managed to place himself among the centrals and enter from the side to finish with comfort, which allows him to be the footballer of the entire Italian league that has shot more times between the three clubs (32) by 54 in total.
When it comes to playing, the one from Sao Paulo is far superior. Ney’s creativity when it comes to finding his teammates is a constant danger for the rival goal.. To date he has distributed a total of 32 key passes in Ligue 1, or what is the same, 3.2 per game. Ronaldo, being a born spiker, distributes 1.4.
Finally, highlight that Neymar continues to be the king of dribbling, being practically the footballer who has done it the most without playing more than half of the games. To date he has left 56 opponents behind, 5.6 opponents per game who cannot follow him. Although, it may seem strange but, Cristiano, who only completes 1.88 dribbles per game, has a better success rate in it with 60% by 57% that the PSG footballer maintains.
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