Real Madrid's splendid history has never lacked superstars, but there are also some potential stocks that have fallen into generalities, as for the reason, some people cannot carry the weight under the aura of "XXX successor" and form ideological baggage, while others are forced to fall victim due to the influence of the environment and policies.
Francisco Pavón's name is not unfamiliar, and the Madrid-born has been hailed as "the natural successor to Hierro", but the rising star who made his Real Madrid debut at the age of 20 did not really make a name for himself at the Bernabeu except for his first season that met expectations.
Although he won the European Super Cup, Toyota Cup, Champions League and La Liga, Pavin's "reverse mode" was clear during his seven years at Real Madrid.
In La Liga, for example, he made 29 appearances in 2003-04, 17 in 2004-05, 11 in 2005-06, and under Capello in 2006-07, he did not make a minute and only made two brief appearances in the Copa del Rey.
So much so that after many years, Pavin has been obsessed: "Personally, I have never done anything to damage the coach, I think it is just the technical and tactical needs of the team's coaching staff, maybe the coach does not like my style of play." ”
In fact, it is not that the stubborn Italian coach is biased against Pavón, but that the Spaniard from the Real Madrid youth academy has not shown the strength and mentality of the leader in the backline, although he has played alongside the idol Hierro, but the most obvious label on his body is the product of Real Madrid's seedling.
Because of Karanka's accidental injury, Pavin unexpectedly got the opportunity to make his debut, because of the "Zidane + Pavin" business policy, he is considered to echo the superstar's trick, and after Hierro left, Gabi Milito was once regarded as a suitable candidate to grab the job, but only because of the medical examination, the Argentine missed the opportunity to land at the Bernabeu, and also made Pavin have a feeling of "the rest of his life".
'Pavin is a reliable centre-back, but by no means a phenomenal player, as in the Zidane + Pavin policy, his name will only appear in the latter place.
The unsmiling Pavin has tried to distance himself from the rumours, admitting: "If he can't be the best centre-back in the world, he'd rather play for Real Madrid as a homegrown player." "It's just that the discerning Real Madrid fans don't make a small fuss on anyone, just imagine that David Beckham, who made his debut for Real Madrid in Spain in 2003, was also booed at the Naraniya Cup, which was a warm-up task.
In this way, when the unknown Pavin fell out of favor, there were naturally many voices falling into the well, and even discussed the topic of "whether Pavin is worthy of Real Madrid".
In the 2002 Copa del Rey final against Deportivo de la Coruña, Real Madrid, who conceded two goals in the first half, finally watched "Super Lacco" lift the Gold Cup, and Pavin who received the lowest score after the game was first doubted when the media commented that he "failed the graduation exam".
In 2006, Real Madrid were humiliated by Zaragoza with a score of 1-6, two of which were directly related to Pavin , a serious loss of position, an inexplicable cross pass error, and the exhausted Casey stood in front of the "timid Pavin".
Later, Florentiro went on a big recruitment spree, introducing Samuel, Woodgate, Ramos and others after the back line was launched, to some extent a negation of the whitewashed "Zidane + Pavin" policy, after all, the young people promoted from the youth academy have never been in the stream, of course, this is not Pavin alone.
Portillo, Minambrais, Mejia, Reuvin, Bravo, Núñez, Borja and other young players who should have earned money have not won a place at the Bernabeu, and Pavin may also be lucky to play for Real Madrid for seven years, in the case of Raul Bravo, who made only eight appearances in his first two years in the first team, was loaned to Leeds United in his third year, and the golden age of 26 can only be spent at Olympiacos.
'The young player has to fight on his own, he has to play better and better, otherwise no club wants to loan him. A word into a poke.
Pavón, who joined Zaragoza at the age of 27, has not swept away the gloom either, with injuries and he made just 11 appearances in his first La Liga season with Zaragoza and unfortunately fell in time for relegation. Pavin recovered slightly after being dormant in La Liga and played a role in promotion, but returned to La Liga in a high-speed and low-low mode, with no goals to play in the second half of the 2009-10 season.
In the age of thirty, Pavin was lost, and finally could only play for Ligue 1 promotion to Arles, the former Hierro successor can only play in a stadium with a capacity of 80 million is unhidden, although he met another "Pavin" Mejia of Real Madrid, but could not dissolve the past, and more tragically, the cooperation between them ended with the team's relegation + early termination.
He had a chance to redeem himself at West Ham, but he was judged in poor physical condition during the trial session and later by fewer and fewer teams extending olive branches to him, so much so that he announced his retirement after two years of unemployment, when he was only 33.
When people are not happy, they are trapped in the cage of memories, which Pavin has long been relieved: "It is not bad to be mentioned with Zidane's name." ”