The flopping antics are a disgrace, I know

I just have a problem with people who only acknowledge the flopping, and completely ignore just how much he gets butchered compared to any other player

Neymar needs to hit the gym, do fewer flashy skills (especially deep in midfield) and less ballhogging. He holds onto the ball for so long, it reminds me of Jack Wilshere who only passes when he's about to get clattered

gz though mate

basic rule in mens football
pass the ball and you will be fine

Less ball hogging would be great
With the quality of players around him, no reason to ballhog
Draws 3 defenders and tries to dance instead of playing it to the open space...does get annoying at times

The fouls are a bit harsh though

Agree'd. I honestly think he has so much potential but it goes to waste because of his ego. People have built him up and it's gotten to his head. Yeah, you're a good player but people don't like it when you try to make a fool of them, so they'll butcher him. I wonder if he put on a few pounds of muscle what difference that would make. Assuming his attitude changed I think he could guarantee his spot in top 3.

My issue is not that he gets fouled alot, because he does.

My problem with neymar is that he exaggerates too much and too often when he is fouled. Be a freaking man and stop rolling 7 times if they touched your foot. Yes it's a foul but it makes you look like a blatant faker. Even if it was an actual foul.

We've enabled the players and referees by only calling fouls when people flop about. Look at Raketic and Otamendi in the Croatia Argentina game. Guy got pelted in the face deliberately and even took a bit of a boot to the shoulder. Didn't flop and Otamendi only got a yellow, when that's a clear red imo. But if Raketic flopped about like a fish out of water it would have been red.

thats very true, but now that we have VAR and stuff we should just have extra refs to double check anything like that and chat with the on field ref and let him know EXACTLY what the call should be. Time to remove all the "doubt" and "faking" in the sport.

Start handing out yellows like candy to fakers and eventually it will enforce the correct behavior.

This post was edited by iBruno on Jun 27 2018 01:14pm

I agree, but I know the complaint will be that it slows down the game and a lot of old school people won't accept VAR. I for one am open to it as it helps provide the correct decision. Give each team 2 chances to contest a call, sort of like football. We need to clean our game up. Issue cards for people swarming a ref after a call, issue a yellow for a dive, and maybe a red if it's in the box. If a man goes down clutching himself like he's been shot he needs to be removed from the field and evaluated while play goes on.

E/ I also fucking hate all the grabbing going on in corners/set plays.

This post was edited by xrmd on Jun 27 2018 01:18pm