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Neymar changing the culture of PSG

By Evan Siegel

METZ, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 08: Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club or PSG in action during the Ligue 1 match between Metz and Paris Saint Germain or PSG held at Stade Saint-Symphorien on September 8, 2017 in Metz, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
METZ, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 08: Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club or PSG in action during the Ligue 1 match between Metz and Paris Saint Germain or PSG held at Stade Saint-Symphorien on September 8, 2017 in Metz, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /
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PSG paid a hefty sum for the services of Neymar from Barcelona, and it looks to have made the difference that PSG have needed for years.

Paris Saint Germain are not exactly the most frugal team in the world with their fans, money, and transfers. The uber-aggresive management style and impatient trend of signings makes PSG one of the more inconsistent powerhouses in European soccer.

It would appear though that PSG have finally made a breakthrough move that has catapulted them into the tick of things in the dense European landscape. Neymar’s arrival gives them one of the top five players on the planet with the type of experience necessary to bring down powerhouses Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and others.

Neymar’s experience playing for Brazil in the World Cup as well as Barcelona in all of the big club tournaments makes the signing an ideal one for a club that needed a proven superstar to assert their dominance in the Champions League.

In just five games for PSG, Neymar has scored five goals and assisted on five others, a remarkable start for one of the world’s most expensive stars. His goal scoring counterpart, Edinson Cavani, takes a massive load off of Neymar’s shoulders.

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But Cavani alone was not going to be enough for PSG to take down some of their opponents in the Champions League. Now that Neymar is there, the entire culture at PSG has changed for the better.

For the first time since the prime years of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG are a truly feared team. A powerful lineup led by one of the world’s best has been something the team has lacked for all too long despite their inexhaustible funds and resources.

Finally, Neymar is changing that. In a tough Champions League group that includes Bayern Munich and Celtic, Neymar has instilled a level of confidence previously unseen at PSG. A five goal performance for the team in their first match of the Champions league campaign is proof of the team’s unwavering confidence and superiority over their opponents.

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Neymar’s move to PSG was a heartbreaker for Barcelona. Losing their top true striker is a crippling blow to their European title hopes personally, and only strengthens one of their main opponents.

PSG may finally be in the driver’s seat after all too long. The pressure is on for Neymar to be the kind of transcendent superstar that they paid him to be, and so far he is delivering beautifully.

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