"I came here to prove anything to anybody," said striker Neymar da Silva, 19, for which comparisons with other players, like his compatriot Pele, no sense.
"Pele is unique. A legend. I'll never be like him," he said in comments reported by the local agency Kyodo.
The Club World Cup in Japan, which began yesterday and will close on December 18, has generated much excitement at the possibility that the stars of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi, and Santos, Neymar, meet in the final.
The youthful figure of Brazilians said that for the World Club, the team has been preparing "from the second half of the season."
To get used to the cold city of Nagoya, home of Brazilian coach Muricy Ramalho, scheduled for the afternoon practice to get used to their players to the climate of the area, which today recorded temperatures between 11 and 1 degrees centigrade- the coaching staff which he defined as "being inside a refrigerator."
The Saints are automatically classified as FC Barcelona to the semifinals of the Club World Cup, which will take on Monterrey Mexican or Japanese Kashiwa, after proclaiming, in June, winner of the Copa Libertadores by defeating in the final Peñarol Montevideo Uruguay.
A month ago the historic Brazilian Santos exfutbolista Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, compared Neymar player vying for the Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, with Argentine Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi.
On the praise of Pele, the young star of Santos would only say that all he cares about is "working hard in training every day" to make "whatever it takes to win."
"I want to leave my mark on this club and be part of the history of the Saints."
The Saints debut on December 14 in a semi-final of the competition which seeks to lift his third Intercontinental title.
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