Beijing time on March 11: What are the basic conditions for becoming a first-line superstar in football? Far beyond the vision of peers, or superb footwork and archery? These are required, but not the most critical. The most important thing is to have a very strong and well-tolerated body. There's never a shortage of talent in football, but there's only a small percentage of players who can really stick along the way and grow into first-tier superstars.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the two most successful top stars in the past 20 years, their talents are indeed visible to the naked eye. Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut with a fancy little dribble and a flamboyant style of play, and then he was selected by Sir Alex Ferguson to take him to Manchester, and eventually grew into the current Portuguese superstar. Messi used his personal ability comparable to Maradona to attract the attention of the outside world, and eventually became a first-line superstar under the tutelage of Barca. These two people have a common feature, that is, extremely strong physical endurance.
You will find that Messi and C Ronaldo have been injured occasionally in the past decade, but often only need a short period of recovery, and the two can immediately rejuvenate. For more than a decade, their performance has been as efficient as ever. And it wasn't until the last two seasons that the two showed signs of aging. There were also many talented players who debuted with them in the same period, but most of their careers did not develop well. And many of them became ordinary players shortly after their debut, why many players can't cash in on their talents, the main obstacle is injuries. Similar signs are now emerging on Norwegian striker Haaland.
From the time Haaland attracted Dortmund's attention until the start of the season, he was seen as one of the best players of the new generation, and together with Mbappe, he was dubbed the new version of Messi Cristiano Ronaldo by the media. Both have far superior abilities to their peers and are also top-notch in scoring goals. However, while Mbappe continues to improve his strength at a high speed, Haaland has been caught in a brutal injury cycle this season. Often playing a few games will get injured, the injury will be absent for a while, and then continue to come back to continue to be injured.
According to the latest news brought by foreign reporters, Haaland's injury is expected to be suspended until April. His knees and hamstrings suffer from injuries to varying degrees. I believe many Dortmund fans this season can feel that Haaland has been significantly more suspended due to injuries. For a strong center who is 1.94 meters tall and weighs 88 kilograms. This is not a good sign. Compared to Mbappe, Halander depended more on his physical condition. Especially his huge body has to repeatedly sprint back and then tangle in the penalty area. His risk of injury is great, and now he's stuck in such a small injury cycle that it's alarming.
Before that, a number of giants wanted to pay a termination fee this summer to take Haaland away. After all, such a goal machine is what everyone wants, but teams including Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid have put aside the idea of contacting Haaland. The injuries that appeared on the players forced them to wait and see. After all, taking haaland is definitely a blockbuster deal, and the money spent is huge. If, after signing Haaland, he gets into an injury cycle and ruins his career, the club will outweigh the losses. In the past few years, Barca and Real Madrid have a lot of say in the issue of buying injury numbers at high prices. Whether it is Dembele Coutinho or Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, both teams have lost their money.
So they decided to slow down for the time being, if Haaland could get out of this cycle of minor injuries. Then he can still grow into a star of the same level as Mbappe, and if he can't get rid of it, then Haaland's future development will have to be a question mark. In your opinion, can Haaland grow into a star who competes with Mbappe in the future? Discussions are welcome in the comments section.