“A few said we wouldn’t get along well, but I knew they were wrong”.
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“Everyone wants to score, to be stronger, and we have to do more than we did last season and we have to do something different to change things around”.
Following a hard first season at the Camp Nou in 2013-14, Neymar formed part of a lethal front three last term alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, with the trio registering 122 goals between them in the league, cup and on the European stage.
“I am very happy to be on the list again”, he said.
With youth on his side and plenty of experience of winning trophies with the Catalan giants, Neymar looks set to only develop on what he’s already achieved within the game in the years to come. “I hope to do my work, to help my teammates with goals, to keep progressing”.
A number of former players and pundits questioned Barcelona’s decision to bring in Suarez after the 2014 World Cup as they felt the Uruguay worldwide did not fit the Catalans’ style and could not play in the same team as Neymar and Messi. “Of course I want to be among the top three, that would be good for me”.
“I hope to grow playing alongside Messi. The city helps me a lot and I’m very happy”.
With Messi now sidelined with a knee ligament injury, Neymar insists he is ready to handle the pressure of becoming Barca’s focal point in attack.
“It has been hard so far and it looks as if we have to do more that we have in the past to get the better of our rivals”, said the striker, who remains optimistic.
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“The challenge doesn’t scare me even though I know it’s hard”.
