For more than 10 years, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two people who stand on the top of football. They broke countless records, large and small, and set milestones that are difficult for future generations to match. For many young players, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are absolute idols and a source of motivation to motivate them to embark on the road of football. But earlier, the advice made by Argentine legendary superstar Batistuta in an interview seemed to have poured cold water on the dreams of young people.
"First of all, they have to think about why they want to play. If you want to become Messi or Ronaldo, I suggest you stop playing now and find some other job. "Barty's remarks were a bit abrupt, but he then gave his opinion." It is true that the two of them often appear on hot searches, but to do this, it takes a lot of hard work. ”
In just a few words, in fact, it contains a well-known truth - to be down-to-earth, do not be ambitious.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo became idols of everyone. For any player, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have created unprecedented feats. For example, the Ballon d'Or, for example, is the highest honor that all players dream of, and some top players can't reach it in their lifetime. But we all know that whether or not we have won a golden ball has a very important significance for a player's position in history. Having 1 seat is enough to brag about for a lifetime, but Messi took 7 and Ronaldo took 5. In other words, of the 13 Golden Globes awarded in the past 14 years, 2 of them took 12.
Therefore, for young players, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are dreams and role models. But aiming too high is not a good thing, because it's very, very difficult to be a player like them. Talent is one aspect, but the most important thing is decades of self-discipline, plus staying away from injuries and opportunities.
To be honest, there is no shortage of talented players, and even the talent of many young players can be comparable to Messi and Ronaldo. For example, many of the demons in the BasaraMacia youth training camp that year, the most famous is Bojan, 16 is promoted to barca B team, in 7 years of youth training he scored nearly 900 goals, an average of 3 goals in a game, was considered to be no less talent than Messi, the result fell like a meteor quickly.
In addition to Bojan, there is also a Guy Azurin who is "10 times more talented" than Messi, who has shown great talent and ability at all levels of Barca's echelon, and was promoted to barca junior A team at the age of 15 and was called up by the national youth team. Because his stadium position and style of play are similar to Messi's, especially his fine dribbling and the way he creates opportunities for the team, people see Messi's shadow in him, and the media began to make a big report, calling him "Messi II".
Results any? He fell faster than Bojan. In the 2010–11 season, Azurin was promoted to the first team by Guardiola, but suffered a serious injury and has not been able to recover since. In addition to injuries, Azurin is also a bit arrogant, disobeying the manager's management, and even if he joins Manchester City, he has not been able to shine again, and finally disappeared from the crowd. In addition to the above 2, "Bai Xiaoluo" de Ulofeu, "Balkan Messi" Halelovic, Dos Santos and so on are all fallen geniuses.
C Ronaldo's side, I believe everyone remembers Quaresma. The Portuguese winger's talent is definitely not below Ronaldo, but why did he end up in the crowd and fail to cash in on his huge talent? A very important difference is the opportunity. Ronaldo met Ferguson and met a bole who was also a teacher and father, while Quaresma joined Barca in turmoil, missed the best period of ascension, and was eventually widened by C Ronaldo until it was huge.
Therefore, for young people, Messi and C Ronaldo can act as idols and motivate themselves to work hard. But it's about their self-discipline and professionalism to learn, not to dream of being a player like them. The most important thing for young people is to be themselves, down-to-earth, and constantly surpass themselves. Instead of setting an "ultimate goal" and then being labeled "New Messi" and "New Ronaldo" and complacent. In fact, over the years, we can truly see that most people who are labeled with such labels eventually turn hope into disappointment.
Barty's advice may seem counterintuitive, but it is advice.