For football, the superstar is the brightest star on the pitch. In the 21st century, a number of unborn talented new stars have emerged in football, each experiencing different football trajectories, some transforming into superstars, and some disappearing like meteors in their home stadium. Let's take a look at the regrettable football geniuses since the 21st century.
Top 10: Michael Rensing;
In 2000, Lensing was scouted by Bayern with his outstanding potential and successfully joined the Bayern youth team, which later emerged a number of outstanding players such as Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Trokhovski, Leyer, and Otle. The young Lensing played for the U21 German team as the main goalkeeper with his outstanding performance, and it is worth mentioning that Lensin's substitutes at that time were Neuer and Adler, which was enough to reflect the strength of Lensingh at that time. With the retirement of Kahn in 2008, Lensing naturally became Bayern's No. 1 goalkeeper, but unfortunately Lensing's career ushered in a trough, Lensingh on the pitch frequently made mistakes, coupled with a more cowardly personality, Lensing gradually lost confidence in the game, and the club could not use former German international Bout as a firefighter. At the end of the season, Lensing left Bayern Munich for Cologne, Bayer Leverkusen and Dusseldorf until his retirement.
TOP9: Chen Tao;
In the 2005 World Youth Championship, Chen Tao, as the core figure of the national youth team, was also the best player in the Chinese team in that competition. Chen Tao started all four games, scoring 3 goals and receiving 3 assists. At that time, Chen Tao had excellent dribbling, outstanding passing and receiving ability, strong forward awareness, and a precise free kick, which was very general. After the World Youth Championship, Chen Tao was selected into the "05 World Youth Championship Best Team" with his outstanding performance, and the best team at that time included stars such as Messi, Mikel, and Zabaleta. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chen Tao assisted Dong Fangzhuo to score the first goal in the history of the Chinese men's football team in the Olympic Games. During his club career, Chen Tao, who was only 19 years old, started as captain for Shenyang Jinde, becoming the youngest captain in the Chinese professional league. It's a pity that the talented Chen Tao's career development is far from the height it deserves, the turbulent football environment in China, the imprisonment of the club, and his own injuries have erased Chen Tao's dream of staying in the ocean, and later Chen Tao mixed up in the middle league and sank, and the former genius became the representative of Zhongyong.
Top 8: Federico Macheda;
The 17-year-old Maccheda was an absolute contributor to Manchester United's title race in the 08-09 season, when Manchester United used an Italian prodigy to use his heel to smash lightly in the 93rd minute, pull away and shoot with his right foot, and a wonderful arc spun into the goal to complete the kill! Marceda became the realistic protagonist of one-goal fame! Unfortunately, this is also the final highlight of Macheda's career. Since then, Maccheda has failed to heed Ferguson's advice and left Old Trafford citing lack of opportunities, and at the time he was only 22 years old, but gradually sank into three loan spells in Serie A, Premier League and Bundesliga, and Macheda's aura of talent has since completely disappeared.
TOP7: Mario Götze;
Many fans know Goetze for the goal that beat Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final. But as early as 2011, Goetze won the European Golden Boy Award that year. The Getze ball style on the court is agile, the technique is delicate, the interspersed running is flexible, and the ability to control the ball dribbling. Some joked that a goal in a World Cup final consumed all of Gotze's good luck on the pitch. Since joining Bayern, Goetze's system discomfort and successive injuries have made Gotze's career jump like a roller coaster.
TOP6: James Rodríguez;
In 2014, the 23-year-old J Ronaldo played in the World Cup in Brazil with the Colombian national team and became the most shining star of the World Cup, and Jristiano Ronaldo won the World Cup Golden Boot with 5 games, 6 goals and 2 assists. In the summer of 2014, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid with an excellent transfer of 80 million euros. In his first season with Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored 17 goals and 18 assists and was named in UEFA's official La Liga squad for 2014-15. However, Jristiano Ronaldo's weak confrontation, weak defense, ambiguous positioning on the pitch and the impact of injuries made Jristiano Ronaldo gradually become an abandoned player at the Bernabeu. In 2017, Ronaldo was loaned to Bayern, after which he briefly returned to the Bernabeu, but could not be reused, Everton, Qatari Rayyan, Olympiacos and Sao Paulo became his wandering platforms.
Top 5: Sebastian Deisler;
As a teenager, Deisler showed his talent, extraordinary speed, delicate delicacy, accurate crosses and a highly lethal free kick that gave Diesler all the technical qualities to become a genius, and the young Deisler was known as "Mateus's successor". In 1998, Diesler, who debuted in Borussia Mönchen, was favored by many giants and was once regarded as the future leader of German football. In 2002, Deisler joined Bayern for 9 million euros, and his career at Bundesliga giants was expected to go further. However, family discord and endless injuries caused Deisler to suffer from severe depression, and Deisler could no longer face the court and gallop on the field. The 27-year-old Deisler reluctantly chose to retire in his prime.
Top 4: Bojan Krkic;
Once hailed as "the closest successor to Messi", Bojan swept almost all Barca's youngest records, including the youngest league appearance, the youngest Champions League appearance, the youngest league goal record and so on. The 15-year-old Bojan has been able to leapfrog the Spanish Under-17 national team and is at ease, and Bojan once became the successor of Messi. At the age of 20, he is already a three-time La Liga, two-time Champions League, one-time Copa del Rey, one-time UEFA Super Cup, two-time Spanish Super Cup winner and one Club World Cup winner. But since then, Boyang did not show the radiance of anticipation, amazing, anxious, confused, decided, desperate, and relieved to become the epitome of Bojan's career.
Top 3: Alexandre Pato;
In 2007, Pato arrived at the San Siro Stadium for 22 million euros, becoming the next Brazilian talent after Kaka. In his first season with Apennines (07-08), Pato played 18 games for Milan and scored nine goals. The young Pato has absolute speed and the ball sense and skill of a samba player, and Pato's explosive ability to activate instantly in midfield combined with his shooting skills and movement allows Pato to score goals in a variety of ways. In 2009, Pato won the European Golden Boy Award and the Serie A Oscar for Rookie of the Year. It is a pity that it is such a talented player, and then the constant injury troubles, coupled with the kind care of the two friends of Xiao Luo and Robinho, Pato, who often wanders into nightclubs, the game status declines rapidly. Pato, who left Milan, then moved to Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Chelsea (on loan), Villarreal and Tianjin Quanjian.
TOP2: Mario Balotelli;
Balotelli is the first player to single-handedly blast the world wave since my watching career, and he is also the most talented player of the 21st century in the editor's opinion. His football talent is undoubted, and Balotelli on the pitch is full of imagination, often making unimaginable moves during the game. But the tragic childhood has created Balotelli's extremely well-behaved personality, Balotelli's eccentric way of thinking is confusing, he can help the team score one second, but the next second he is suddenly driven out of the field with a red card by the referee for rough movements, Balotelli's personality is destined to be a fast-falling star.
Top 1: Adriano Leite Ribeiro;
Adriano, the "king" of Meacha, is like a shooting star hidden in the dust, short but incomparably shining. He was once seen as Ronaldo's successor and was also seen as the new ace of the Samba Legion. In the 04-05 season, Adriano played 42 games for Inter Milan, scoring 28 goals. At that time, Adriano was already considered the best striker in world football, he always played a variety of goals on the pitch, Adelia terrified the entire Serie A team, his left foot sideways and thunderous long-range shots became a nightmare for countless defenders. Unfortunately, Adriano did not walk the path of legend, and the departure of his father, endless alcoholism, and sinking caused his condition to decline sharply, and Adriano's unlimited potential could no longer be realized in vain.