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.
C. Ronaldo just wasn’t that good when he was young. I mean everyone knew he was talented, but he was considered just one of the many talented players, rather than the next big thing. No one was predicting he’ll become one of the best of all time, when he was 18-20.
Messi came into a great Barca team, that was already full of superstars and winning everything. I think that helped him, since the spotlight was still on Ronaldinho and he also wasn’t considered a saviour or something like that. He also didn’t play in Argentina and didn’t have that pressure.