"Jia Baoyu", this is China's Manchester United fans for belgian star Januzay to get a nickname. Once upon a time, he was like a precious jade, shining in the dream theater, lighting up a bright future.
Stories with ups and downs are often more dramatic and more interesting, and the same is true of the football world. Those young talents who have become famous at a young age cannot all have a smooth future, but at least they have brought hope to the fans and amazing moments to the world of football.
February 5th, the world football is legendary, C Ronaldo, Neymar, Tevez, DeFrey and other stars were born on this date, as well as Januzzai, also belongs to this great star birth day.
Today, Januzzai is 25 years old. Golden age, but far away from the golden career.
In the summer of 2011, the 16-year-old Januzai joined Manchester United from Anderlecht, Belgium. Two years later, Sir Alex Ferguson retired and 18-year-old Januzzai joined United's first team. At that time, Manchester United was in the throes of renewal, Moyes's succession was not smooth, and in the chaos, Januzzai brought a breath of fresh air to Manchester United fans.
On 5 October 2013, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Januzzai made his first Premier League debut, with him in front of Manchester United, along with Wayne Looney, Nani and Van Persie.
At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland scored first and United were on the verge of losing three straight.
At the crucial moment, 18-year-old Januzai stepped forward! In the 55th minute, Januzai split the ball on the left, then plugged in, received Evra's cross and pushed it into the goal, scoring the debut goal of United's career!
Six minutes later, it was Januzai again, and after the opponent's header was cleared, he shot with his left foot from a small angle to reverse the score!
First start, two strokes, reverse the game! In the 77th minute, Januzai was replaced by Valencia and United fans gave him applause.
He came from the Theatre of Dreams and he made his name at the Stadium of Light. Dreamy, bright, this is what people expect from Januzzai for the future.
Sunny, handsome, handsome, such a big boy is the dream lover of many young girls. "Belgian Beckham", which is the nickname given to Januzei by many Manchester United fans, what a good 18-year-old!
That season, although United ended up only 7th in the league and despite the dismissal of Moyes, who promoted Januzai, Heymanuzai still played 27 Premier League games for United, delivering 4 goals and 4 assists.
Then, Van Gaal came, but the Dutch coach, who was good at digging up young players, not only did not become Januzzai's Bole, but also became a nightmare that completely changed his Manchester United career!
"Moyes trusted me, but when Louis van Gaal came, everything changed. He didn't give me enough guidance and my progress stopped. It was a tough season and I wanted to get back to the first team with good training but it was hard for a young man and I kept trying. These were the words of Januzzai in an interview in February 2018.
Throughout the 14/15 season, Januzzai made just 18 Premier League appearances, including just seven starts, with no goals or assists. In the 15/16 season, Januzai was loaned to Borussia Dortmund for half a season, but still did not change.
Eventually, like many frustrated geniuses, Januzzai's future is to be loaned, then left, and then gradually forgotten.
In the summer of 2016, Louis van Gaal finally left, but Mourinho's arrival, instead of being a turning point for Januzei, accelerated to a freezing point. Ghanuzai is not in the Portuguese's plans, even in pre-season. The No. 11 legendary jersey he had taken over was also unknowingly worn by Martial. In the end, Januzzai decided to leave, and he joined Sunderland on loan, where he had once become famous.
Unfortunately, the Stadium of Light did not awaken the aura that Januzaya once had. With 1 goal and 3 assists in 28 games, those talents and talents seem to be gone. Why is that? Borussia Dortmund, who had terminated Januzai's loan contract early, gave him this assessment - "he is too lazy".
In the summer of 2017, Gianuzzai left Manchester United to join Real Sociedad for a transfer fee of 8.5 million euros. In La Liga, Januzzai made a total of 62 appearances, leaving 4 goals and 11 assists. He has only made 14 appearances in La Liga this season (six starts) before facing departure in the winter window.
At that moment, the Baoyu Teenager seemed to have returned!
But at that moment, it seemed to be only a flash in the pan.