In the green world, there are not too many geniuses who go high and low, such as Balotelli, Cassano, Owen, Cowell, Thornton... A series of names that fans are familiar with, I believe everyone has long seen the strange.
As for the reasons why these talented players go high and low, they are varied, some are due to personality, some are unlucky, and some are injured...
Among these reasons for the fall of genius, the most sympathetic one is that it is plagued by injuries. For example, Cowell, who was once famous, his deeds are very representative:
Harry Cowell was born on 22 September 1978 in Sydney, Australia. As we all know, the atmosphere of football in Australia is not very strong, and cricket and rugby are the hearts of local residents. Fortunately, Cowell's father is not a local native, but an immigrant from the frenetic football country of the United Kingdom, who is destined to have a special love for football, which has led to Cowell who embarked on the road of football.
I have to say that Cowell's football talent is definitely outstanding. Although his brother played football earlier and longer than he did, Cowell soon came to the fore and became a well-known football teenager in the area.
Excellent talent, let the boyhood Cowell all the way, almost did not suffer any setbacks, he was favored by the Premier League team Leeds United, got the opportunity to go to the Premier League trial training. Cowell's performance did not disappoint Leeds United, and the two sides quickly finalized the contract.
Interestingly, after Cowell came to Leeds United, he became a roommate with Nicky Byrne. The later famous West Side Boys member also had a football dream when he was a teenager and put it into practice. Unfortunately, due to his lack of height, Nikki Byrne's dream of being a goalkeeper was shattered after all...
After becoming a member of Leeds United, Cowell rose to power very quickly, and as early as 1996, the handsome and talented player made his Premier League debut.
Fast, technical, creative, and a very threatening long-range shot, this is the impression that the fledgling Cowell left on the world. Anyone understands that this type of genius star, no matter in any era, can become a new favorite of football. Not to mention, Cowell also had a handsome face.
This was doomed, and Cowell soon became a hot supernova at the time, and I don't know how many teams wanted to recruit him. For example, the rich Inter Milan team made an offer of 25 million euros.
You know, that was 25 million euros more than 20 years ago, which was definitely a sky-high price in that era. Even so, Cowell's owner Leeds United flatly rejected the Nerazzurri offer. It is not difficult to imagine what Leeds United expects of Cowell.
And Cowell's on-field performance is indeed worthy of Leeds United's expectations. In addition to the four sides in the Premier League, the Champions League has also left his legend, this Australian handsome guy once helped Leeds United reach the champions league final four, so that the name of "Young Guard" resounded in football.
It's just a pity that leeds United's glory came and went as fast as it went. With the club's financial crisis, this team with unlimited potential soon became a star supermarket. No matter how much Leeds United attaches to Cowell, it can only put this promising Australian handsome man on the shelf.
With Cowell's strength at that time, it will naturally lead to the competition of many clubs, and the old enemies of Manchester United and Liverpool have launched an invisible "double red club" on cowell's belonging.
United were once close to signing Cowell, a matter that Red Devils star Scholes had publicly acknowledged. Asked about the superstars United had barely signed that year, Scholes said emphatically: "I remember Cowell was one of them. But he eventually turned us down and went to Liverpool, but we didn't feel too sorry. ”
There may be many friends who scoff at Scholes's statement, thinking that the reason why the Red Devils star will claim that Manchester United will not feel sorry for this is that the grapes are sour when they can't eat grapes.
However, the reality is that Scholes's statement definitely stands up to scrutiny. The key factor is that once Cowell joined Manchester United that summer, the red devils were very unlikely to bring in Ronaldo. This not only involves the issue of reinforcement funds, but also involves the issue of appearance time. You know, at that time, Cowell was at the peak, and his fame was far greater than that of the fledgling C Luo. Even if Ferguson is discerning and willing to continue to pursue Ronaldo after the introduction of Cowell, Mendes may not be willing to facilitate this deal.
In other words, United's missing Out on Cowell was actually a blessing in disguise. If Manchester United really brings in Cowell, then there is a high probability that there will be no follow-up story of Cristiano Ronaldo's fame at Old Trafford.
When someone laughs, naturally someone cries. Although Liverpool's operation of introducing Cowell was definitely a remarkable operation in that year, from the perspective of Hindsight, Liverpool missed C Luo for Cowell. You know, before Liverpool introduced Cowell, this veteran Premier League giant also had an interest in C Ronaldo, who was young at the time. However, after the introduction of Cowell, Liverpool obviously has no reason to spend a lot of money to introduce C Ronaldo.
In this regard, Cowell, as a party, commented after many years: "I don't know if you can say that Liverpool almost introduced C Ronaldo that year. I joined Liverpool at that time and I felt like I was the number one signing, so I felt Hollier had made the right choice. ”
So, was the decision of then Liverpool manager Hollier right or wrong? If the hero is based on success or failure, then Hollier's decision to choose Cowell to abandon C Ronaldo is obviously a big mistake. But if we discuss this issue from the perspective of the time, It is difficult for Hollier's choice to pick out anything wrong.
On the one hand, there is the instant combat power that has already proven its strength in the Premier League, and on the other side is the fledgling rookie, and the price of the instant combat force is lower... If you give this multiple choice question to you and me, I believe that we will also make a Hollier-like choice.
However, logical choices do not necessarily lead to satisfactory results. After joining Liverpool, Cowell suffered frequent injuries, which greatly affected his performance on the pitch, and even in the crucial Champions League final, Cowell had to leave early due to injury troubles...
The injury that was fiercer than the tiger directly led to the high and low of Cowell's career. The attacking genius, who had high hopes for Liverpool, gradually became a chicken rib for the team and had to leave Turkey in the summer of 2008 to become a member of Galatasaray, triggering strong dissatisfaction among the fans of his old club Leeds United.
As we all know, the contradiction between Leeds United and Galatasaray is a blood feud in the true sense of the word. Cowell's choice is really debatable...
At this point in his career, Cowell has had a hard time turning over. At this time, he not only has to fight against injuries, but also against years, which is almost insoluble. Less and less information about him ...
A generation of geniuses, thus fell.