Neymar's time at Paris Saint-Germain hasn't gone as well as he'd have liked, but Brazil coach Tite hasn't forgotten how good he was at Barcelona.
The player left the Camp Nou in 2017 for a world record fee, but he hasn't been able to deliver the same level of performances in France.
"Neymar's best time was at Barcelona," Tite told France Football, "when he started from the left and came into the middle.
"This coincided with his best spell for the national team.
"Starting on the wing, he used his reading of the game, his agility and his improvisation.
"He was physically and mentally peaking."
Tite added that only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were above Neymar at that time.
"Only they were better than him," he said.
"I'm not saying he's the best Brazilian player I've seen, but I've never seen that level from [Eden] Hazard, [Antoine] Griezmann or [Paul] Pogba.
"I've not seen any of them reach that level, only Neymar."
Mocabeips
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Only Messi is labeled as "GOAT" when Pele, Maradona and Ronaldo also played football
Hussainnn786
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Very well said👏🏻.He was on top of his game at Barca and he made a mistake of leaving that club.
edward416
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This is how I know people love to HATE Neymar..... Praise Ronaldo for leaving clubs and seeking new challenge Praise Messi for being loyal Some criticize Messi for not leaving Barca EVERYONE hates that Neymar left Barca to seek new challenges💯 When it’s CR7 he’s tough When it’s Neymar he’s a snake/his after money🤦🏿♂️😭😭 You guys are like pancakes flippity floppity so inconsistent😂😂😭😭😭
raynknight
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Still there's Time to Make a comeback , To Be back where he BelonGs , To Be the Partner in crime of The Greatest - These Two AmiGós sud reunite Once Again , The world miss Their MaGic 💫