by From Despair To Where? »
09 May 2017 20:02
Winston Biscuit From Despair To Where? Winston Biscuit A lot of talk that this Vinicius Junior kid has agreed to join Real Madrid for around €48M. how good can a 16 year old be?
Better than Martin Odegaard? Of Kerlon?
Harsh on Odegaard. He is only 18 and is widely tipped to be moved up to the RM first team this summer.
KerLOLon was never said to be good, he was a crazy kid with a crazy trick.
I wasn't trying to diss Odegaard, more questioning the wisdom of someone young making that sort of move.
With Kerlon, he was hyped to hell because of his seal dribble, the "New Ronaldinho" was one I saw quite frequently. All fine an dandy in age group games but he was quickly found out. Again, not dissing him as such, more a reflection on the hype in the search for the next Pele placed on any Brazilian kid with something a bit different in his skillset.
I'm not saying Vinicius Junior isn't the real deal but there's a hell of a lot of pressure and expectation placed on a kid. At least Neymar was 21, had over 100 first team games under his belt and was an established international before making his move to Barcelona.