Neymar the Yellow Nemo!

So why out of the hundreds of Brazilians every year that are smooched in superlatives and compared to the high priest of the modern Brazilian game Ronalda, Zico and Pele by sensationalists is Neymer the real deal? Well for one he is already proven his ability on the world stage for his country in spectacular fashion. He has scored three goals out of his first three games for his country. And we expect him to keep his place for the next decade alongside Lucas and Ganso who according to the recently retired Ronaldo are 'the future of the green and gold' . Unlike most rising stars who are easily derailed by their desire of the cash cow that football's international marketing has rosied up the udders until they are bruised black by greed and the player are retired as young lambs feasted on by trainers and suits into the shadows of regret and digression. Neymar is not one of these vulnerable players, he has a strong personality, shown by his sentiments after the sacking of his manager which he was insinuated to be enzyme of:

It weighs very heavily on my conscience that Dorival has gone. For eight months he was practically my father. He cared for me, he gave me the chance to play and he gave me great joy. I liked Dorival a lot.

I was embarrassed (after the Atletico GO game). I was ashamed of coming home and seeing my mother cry, seeing my father cry - it was very tough.

[My mother] told me that I was not her son, that I was not the boy she had raised. She wanted the real Neymar back, she wanted Juninho back as I am called at home,

With his deep heartfelt reflection he is concerned with his continuing development and helping the team that has nourished him from childhood (although I am very critical of their selling 5% of his future sell on fees to an investment board, what kind of message does that send out to the fans and the player?) and not making the European money making move before he has developed and mastered fully his game in the yellow and green home heart beating shores.

Neymar is currently playing for Santos, he is a winner and will win whatever trophy comes into contention for Brazil or whatever top European club comes and impresses him with their ambition. Barcelona and Real Madrid seem to be the most likely destination besides the premature claims of the Chelsea camp of gossip mongers. He wants to win, he at the tender age of 18 has already won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista which is São Paulo's top professional football league.

With the changing times a new generation of skills come out of the green ocean. Neymar is a yellow Nemo, coming of age, his movement is much like that of the the Zambezi yellowfish whom swim in fast flowing water, and with their larger fins can manouvre in fast rapid moving water with poweful swimming motions, Neymar likewise is powerful and elegant, likes to play in big games, has no fear. Preys on defenders like the yellow fish preys on algae and insects. With the World Cup looming, to be held in Brazil in 2014. No doubt Neymer will be dueling with Messi, Fabregas and Ozil for his country's fate. Neymar is a classical Brazilian player intrinsically valuing stylish spectacle over efficiency, here is a reel of the poetry of Neymar.