Endrick is a kid who has been in the spotlight in Brazil since he was 11 and has high expectations at 17. I have not been closely following football for very long, and this is the first time I see this. Is that common? Did this media circus happen with Ronaldo, Neymar, Messi, CR7 and other young talents in football who went on to be great? I guess I’m just fearful that this much pressure on a kid might mean he doesn’t match expectations, so i’m looking for some success stories that came from situations similar to his haha.
It’s part of how easily accessible everything is due to the internet along how much more investment has been put into scouting younger talent in the recent years.
I don’t think the media circus was as bad with Ronaldos, Messi or Robinho. But it was with Neymar, Vinicius or Odegaard in which they had weekly highlights of their games either in their home countries or with youth teams.