Jose Edmilson, a former defensive midfielder who made 71 appearances for Barcelona and is now an ambassador of the club, insists the Brazilian must continue playing his own game despite the Argentine’s injury absence.
The 40-year-old, who is a member of Brazil's football federation, believes the 24-year-old - who has netted four La Liga goals in five games this season - already has his own space within the Catalan Giants.
"Neymar should be natural, he already has his space at Barcelona. He shouldn't try and be Messi," Edmilson told Esports Cope, as reported by Sport.
Neymar, who won Gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, scored 24 goals and assisted 12 in La Liga last season.
Messi is currently out for three weeks following a groin injury which he picked up against in their 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid last month, meaning he'll miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay.
Luis Enrique's side face Deportivo in La Liga before going up against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the Champions League group stage.
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