Pele, the "king of the ball", brazil, which has won the World Cup five times, is called the "kingdom of football". After winning the 2002 World Cup, the Brazilian national team has not reached the World Cup final for nearly 20 years. Has the "kingdom of football" declined? not necessarily!
The five major leagues in Europe, the Chinese Super League, the J League, the K League... Players all over Brazil. Just like China's Liaoning football, how many years has Liaozu not won the championship? Veteran fans may not remember, but Liaoning players are all over the country, and Chinese players are divided according to their place of origin, and Liaoning has always been the most.
In the 2006 World Cup, as the defending champion, Brazil is of course the favorite to win the championship, the stars are gathered, and the natural thing that attracts much attention is the "dream quartet" of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Adriano in the frontcourt, and the result is that the 1/4 final is eliminated by the old France.
For more than a decade, Brazil has continued to produce talented players.
In 2013, Neymar, who was known as the "third in the world" after Messi and C Ronaldo, was signed by Barca. In 2016, Manchester City signed Jesus, known as the "new Neymar". In 2018, Barca spent 160 million euros to sign Coutinho, who has been playing in the five major leagues for many years, and Real Madrid signed Vinicius and Rodrigo, two new stars who are also known as "Neymar Jr." in Brazil.
But none of these players, except Neymar during his time at Barca, have ever reached the heights of a superstar. The Brazilian national team led by Neymar has achieved its best result in the World Cup, which is the final four of the 2014 Home-based World Cup.
Brazil has never lacked technical players who can play tricks, and it is a strong striker like Adriano. Body, strength, speed, technique, shooting, Adriano are top-notch in every way, but too indulgent, coupled with injuries, shortly after the 2006 World Cup, they were abandoned by Inter and far away from the Brazilian national team.
For more than a decade, people have almost forgotten the existence of Adriano as a player, Adriano is actually a year younger than Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic can still play in Serie A today.
If the current Brazilian national team has a fierce center like Adriano, it must be the biggest favorite to win the Copa America and the World Cup, and Neymar only needs to pass the ball into the box. Without Adriano, the opponent against Brazil is simple: just kick down Neymar.
Recently, a 15-year-old Brazilian child has attracted the attention of many of Europe's top giants, and this child is expected to become the next Adriano.
The kid, Endrik, played for Palmeiras Youth and scored 167 goals in 170 games. According to FIFA regulations, Endric was unable to land in Europe until he was 18 years old. But it can be pre-signed, just like Real Madrid has brought in Vinicius and Rodrigo before. "Marca" said that the introduction of Endric, the transfer fee may be 20 million euros - 25 million euros, plus bonuses, floating terms, the total price may reach 45 million euros - 50 million euros.
Palmeiras apparently also believed that Endric was a habitable commodity, and twenty or thirty million or forty or fifty million euros was obviously not enough, and was ready to add a termination clause of 100 million euros to Endric's first professional contract. On July 21 this year, When Endric turns 16, Palmeiras will be able to sign him on a professional contract.
Brazilian star Ze Roberto also said of Ndrík in a recent interview, "I think Nedrique and Vinicius are two different types of players. Vinicius is more of a winger, while Endric is more of a centre-forward. He has a very good shooting ability and has scored a lot of goals. Endric doesn't look like Vinicius, he's more like Adriano because he has a superb left-footed shooting ability. ”
Real Madrid, Barca, Bayern, Paris, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Atletico... Recently, there have been rumors with Endric, so who will the "new Adriano" end up spending?