How to Play Like Neymar Jr (Explained in Under 5 Minutes)

Neymar isn't just a flashy dribbler. What actually makes him dangerous is how he manipulates defenders before he even uses a skill. Most people think Neymar beats defenders with tricks, but the reality is that he beats them with positioning, timing, and deception first. The skills are simply the final touch. If you want to truly play like

Neymar, you have to understand how he creates situations where beating a defender becomes [music] almost inevitable. One thing Neymar constantly does is control the defender's distance. [music] Many wingers either get too close to the defender or keep the ball too far away. Neymar does something different. He keeps the defender at a very specific

distance. Close enough that the defender feels pressure to step in, [music] but far enough that Neymar still has space to accelerate. This small gap is where Neymar's dribbling becomes deadly. When the defender [music] hesitates for even a moment, Neymar uses that half second to explode past them. Another subtle thing Neymar does is how he positions

his body when receiving the ball. Instead of receiving the ball square to the field, he usually opens his body at an angle. This gives him three immediate options. Dribble inside, go down the line, or pass. Because the defender [music] knows Neymar can attack multiple directions, they can't commit too early. This forces defenders into a reactive

position, and the moment [music] a defender reacts instead of controlling the situation, Neymar already has the advantage. Neymar is also one of the best players in the world at what you could call freezing [music] defenders. When he approaches a defender, he often pauses for a brief moment. It looks simple, but this pause forces the