The coach is confident that the Santos genius will be the best in the world come World Cup year.
Neymar, the hottest property to have emerged from Brazilian soccer in recent years, has received praise from all corners of the globe due to consistently producing high-quality soccer which not only has allowed him to cement his position in the Brazilian national team, but has also helped him attract massive-scale interest from Europe's top clubs, where Real Madrid are the front-runners to secure his signature.
Not only has Neymar been in fine form in the Brazilian league, but he played a key role as Santos won the 2011 Copa Libertadores, South America's maximum club competition. Muricy Ramalho, the coach of Santos, knows Neymar inside out and rates the striker very highly. Ramalho was delighted to see that Neymar was one of fifty players to be nominated for 2011 FIFA World Player of the Year.
"It is a great merit from the player, from his family, who also have supported him, and also from Santos, who don't stop betting on him," Ramalho said to Globoesporte.
Ramalho assured that "no-one would have retained Neymar in Brazil like Santos have done," club which have constantly received million-dollar offers for the transfer of the player, but have insisted on keeping him at all costs.
The coach is convinced that Neymar will continue to improve, and that it should be of great benefit for the Brazilian national team, looking ahead to Brazil 2014.
"I have no doubts that Neymar will be the best player in the world in 2014, the year of the World Cup," in Brazil, affirmed the coach, who concluded that "it would be very good for all Brazilians."
Neymar, who is only 19 years of age, lived up to the hype created by his coach by scoring all four of Santos' goals as they crushed Atletico Paranaense 4-1 in a Brazilian league match on Sunday.
Not only has Neymar been in fine form in the Brazilian league, but he played a key role as Santos won the 2011 Copa Libertadores, South America's maximum club competition. Muricy Ramalho, the coach of Santos, knows Neymar inside out and rates the striker very highly. Ramalho was delighted to see that Neymar was one of fifty players to be nominated for 2011 FIFA World Player of the Year.
"It is a great merit from the player, from his family, who also have supported him, and also from Santos, who don't stop betting on him," Ramalho said to Globoesporte.
Ramalho assured that "no-one would have retained Neymar in Brazil like Santos have done," club which have constantly received million-dollar offers for the transfer of the player, but have insisted on keeping him at all costs.
The coach is convinced that Neymar will continue to improve, and that it should be of great benefit for the Brazilian national team, looking ahead to Brazil 2014.
"I have no doubts that Neymar will be the best player in the world in 2014, the year of the World Cup," in Brazil, affirmed the coach, who concluded that "it would be very good for all Brazilians."
Neymar, who is only 19 years of age, lived up to the hype created by his coach by scoring all four of Santos' goals as they crushed Atletico Paranaense 4-1 in a Brazilian league match on Sunday.
