The Dutchman believes the former Santos man has a
minor physical disadvantage compared to the Argentine forward in that he
does not have the same low centre of gravity
.
Neymar, who joined the Blaugrana from Santos this summer, is slightly taller than his Argentine team-mate and Cruyff thinks the 21-year-old's stature makes things slightly harder for him.
"Neymar is easier to defend than Messi because of his height," Cruyff told Ara.
"Leo shields the ball with his body and defenders find it harder to get a grip on him because he is smaller.
"However, Neymar has made a good start to life at Barcelona and his quality should help him link up with Messi and Xavi.
"We will have to wait and see how things pan out."
Neymar has made 11 official appearances for Barcelona so far this term, scoring three goals in the process
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