The most underrated qualities of the World's Best Players

#4. Neymar – Footballing intelligence

Neymar calculates what to do as he moves forward gracefully

The Brazilian superstar is the perfect 2010-era, social-media friendly, footballer. With his box full of tricks, flicks, and insane skills, Neymar Jr. is quite a sight in full flow. His pace, balance, silky dribbling and superb finishing make him a deadly striker – but it's his underrated footballing intelligence that marks him apart as the natural heir to the crown that will one day or the other be vacated by Messrs. Ronaldo and Messi

His uncanny ability to pick the right pass, take the correct amount of stepovers, or time his run exactly isn't all down to instinct or his 'natural' gifts. It's because his footballing supercomputer of a brain is constantly calculating angles, shooting opportunities and carving the pitch open mentally.

Without the blueprint that this footballing intelligence allows him to create in his mind, he would only be half the player he is!