The fate of the German Golden Boy Götze and Borussia Dortmund ended up lamenting, the only German Golden Boy winner who had the glory of the World Cup, but was limited by injuries and quickly slipped, far from meeting the expectations of fans. What about the other golden boys? Golden Boy, let's talk about the current situation of the 17 young geniuses since the award was selected in 2003:
First gear: exceeded expectations
Messi: When I won the Ballon d'Or in 2005, probably no one thought that the skinny Argentine would have what he has today. He is a strong contender for the best player in the history of world football. Even if you don't get such an obvious "black spot" as the World Cup and the Copa America, it does not affect the fact that Messi is the king of the ball.
Second gear: meet expectations
The 2017 winner is Mbappe, and now he is already the hottest "successor" of Messi and Ronaldo, the world's first, and he has won the World Cup early. Actually, Mbappe should be put in the top of the expected gear, but he is just starting out, we wait and see!
The 2004 winner of the England Golden Boy Rooney is still fighting on the field, although his selfless style may have affected his achievements, but as the double captain of Manchester United and the England national team, Rooney has maintained the record of goals scored by the national team and the Manchester United club team until now. His career has been remarkable.
Argentine striker Aguero, who won the award in 2007, is also commendable, he is famous at Atletico, made a career in Manchester City, and let Blue Moon step by step into the ranks of the giants, getting rid of the prejudice of "upstarts". He is already the player who has scored the most goals in City's history, and that number is still being rewritten. Unfortunately, in this era of traffic, the prestige that Aguero gained does not seem to match his strength.
The 2013 laureate Pogba, whether it is Juve, France, Pogba is an all-round warrior. But at Manchester United, while he was indeed the Red Devils' only world superstar when he was serious, his enthusiasm didn't seem to be on the pitch. He met expectations, but he was perfectly capable of flying higher.
The 2014 Rockets were England player Sterling, who was like a headless fly at Liverpool, and despite his bizarre running posture, he evolved into a world-class attacker at Manchester City, and it can only be said that Guardiola is indeed an expert in coaching attacking players. Sterling's football achievements are still on the rise, what about the future? Could be better.
In 2015, under Mourinho's frustration education, many people worried that Martial would fall into the water, but under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's account, he found himself again. Although outstanding achievements have not yet been achieved, it seems that everyone's expectations of Martial are not high, in fact, they have met expectations.
Third gear: low expectations
2003 laureate Van der Vaart, the first authentic official golden boy, in Ajax he had great expectations, but after successfully entering the giants Madrid, it went lower and lower, which did not meet the expectations of the outside world.
2006 laureate Fabregas, although playing for Arsenal, Barca, Chelsea and other giants is not outstanding, but considering his shocking performance under Wenger, Fabregas who insisted on returning to Barca was indeed disappointing, although he maintained a certain standard, he was no longer the small law wearing the gunner.
The Rockets' Spanish midfielder Isco in 2012 was brilliant, but at Real Madrid he never seemed to have found his place, and now it's getting better, hopefully getting better in the future.
In 2018, de Ligt, the Netherlands, was the captain of Ajax in that year, and the Champions League was dark to the final four. But when it comes to Juve, the little guy seems to be starting from scratch again, good luck to him!
Fourth gear: water is water
Brazilian prodigy Anderson, who won the award in 2008, has become worse and worse at Manchester United and has now retired.
Brazilian genius Pato, who won the award in 2009, was once regarded as the hope of AC Milan's revival, but because of injuries and obsession with variety, he came to the Chinese Super League for two years as an Internet celebrity and still plays in the Brazilian league.
The Italian genius Balotelli, who won the award in 2010, has played for major giants and left countless jokes, and now the Serie A relegation team Brescia has to terminate his contract, and the hometown team can't stand it.
In 2011, as I said earlier, the starting point was too high, the fall was too fast, and it seriously did not meet expectations.
In 2016, Portugal's Sanchez, the god of the European Championship, went to Bayern but fell off a cliff, and there was no sign of turning over, and the shortest golden boy in the red was probably none other than him.
2019 Portugal new C Rom felix, although it is too early to say that he is watery, but considering his and his value and his struggles at Atletico, it can only be said that the fans of the Sheets Legion are very upset