Movement Behind Defenders off the Ball

Playing from the left hand side of the Santos attack, Neymar has shown great movement and ability to get behind the line of the defence and into space for his team mates to find.

Barcelona's slow, methodical build-up is just one key part of their game-plan; the second, and ultimately the game-winning part of the plan, is to have players anticipate and notice when the spaces become available as a result of opponents getting dragged out of position.

This is the point at which Neymar's movement would become key, as he utilises his great acceleration to move into the gap to receive the ball behind the defence.

With some of the world's best passers looking to feed him the ball, chances to shoot or pass inside the area would be in plentiful supply.