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Here, the team set-up

Without the ball, the positions would be less fixed, but they defended with a 4-4-2 with Martinelli in the left wing, Raphinha on the right, and Vini and Rodrygo as the two strikers.

Martinelli probably starting for Brazil against Colombia. 4-2-4 with Martinelli on the left-wing and Vini and Rodrygo as the two “strikers”.

I sincerely can’t imagine why would anyone make the case for Kane to be even in the top 10 right now. Bellingham is in great form (probably the best form in the world right now), but the season has just started and we should see how it develops for him. As a Brazilian, these debates are particularly annoying. Neymar and Vini both had stretches in which they performed as well or better than Bellingham is doing right now in the last few seasons and they never got this level of insane hype this quickly, with Vini failing to get even to the shortlist of 12 players of the best last year (while Declan Rice did). The way in which English-speaking media shapes the debates and perceptions is insane.

Vini dared to dribble in a football match and deserves to suffer physical violence because of that

Martinelli has freaky speed

Offside aside, cold and collected finish. This game shows that he is clearly getting in form after a slow start of the season.

“If we don’t make at least 200 million euros on these left-footers in the under-17 category, they can send us away because we are incompetent.” This was declared by Palmeiras’ youth coordinator, João Paulo Sampaio, in June 2022, in reference to a squad full of left-footers in last year’s Copa do Brasil U17.

Just over a year later, Verdão made its first millions - with the negotiation of Endrick to Real Madrid -, but also accumulated sporting gains: the “generation of R$ 1 billion” decided Palmeiras’ last four national titles at the base.

The achievements pass through the feet of the three icons of this generation of left-footers: Estêvão, Endrick and Luis Guilherme – who are three of the group of five boys, which also includes defender Fellipe Jack and midfielder Thalys.

The most recent of the titles happened this Saturday, when Estêvão overcame São Paulo and scored the three goals in the Brazilian Under-17 final - giving Palmeiras the title for the second year in a row.

– I think we deserve more for the group we have. It’s not just in 2006, but in all categories. Each team is united, we fight for each other and are crowned in the final – said the new Palmeiras jewel, on the sidelines, after the title hat-trick.

Before the number 10, there were three titles last year passed by this generation: the Brazilian Under-20, the Brazilian Under-17 and the Copa do Brasil Under-17.

Endrick scored the winning goal in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship in the 1-0 victory over Corinthians, and Luis Guilherme scored the winning goal against Grêmio, 2-1, in the Brazilian Under-17 Final. In the Copa do Brasil U17, finally, Endrick scored four of Palmeiras’ six goals in the final – in round-trip clashes with Vasco. The other two were from Figueiredo and Thalys.

Endrick and Luis Guilherme are a reality in the professional team now, oscillating between the starting lineup and the bench with coach Abel Ferreira, while Estêvão – at 16 years old – competes in under-17 and under-20 competitions.

– Of course I plan to reach higher levels, but first I want to win titles, score goals, move up to the professional ranks and, God willing, make a beautiful story for them – said Estêvão after the game.

At 16 years old, Estêvão has a contract with Palmeiras until April 2026 and is one of the main candidates for Palmeiras’ crown since Endrick became a professional.

Not surprisingly, the athlete has been constantly scouted by European football and even received offers from Paris Saint-Germain, for example – with figures that could reach 40 million euros.

The proposal, however, was rejected by Palmeiras, which has since envisaged greater appreciation after Copinha and throughout 2023.

Verdão has adopted a strategy of giving talents the opportunity to skip stages in the youth categories, to present difficulties beyond their categories – hence the anticipation in some cases, like Endrick himself and Luis Guilherme, for example. And the strategy has worked.

You really sold your post cheaply with this title

I literally mentioned 3 factors that help him get injured less even when brutally tackled. Good genetics, professional, and less cumulative fatigue.

He walks more than all of those. Messi has been noted to simply stand still or walk since at least 2014, after he got a few pretty bad injuries in a roll (culminating with Barcelona getting destroyed by Bayern Munchen in the UCL with him in the bench). It’s when he went from Gazelle 2012 Messi that sprinted all over the place to his current “energy-saving” form. This hit adds up, the man has run and has been fatigued significantly less than other players of similar age.

Extremely strong Core strength. Ronaldo has it and Messi has it.

Way more than that, lmao. All professional players have insanely strong cores, this is not special and will not be the difference maker to the degree we are seeing in terms of longevity.

In basketball. LeBron james and Steph curry have it too.

Irrelevant, take your sports that nobody cares about outta here.

Messi is blessed in terms of genetics, very professional, and also walks less than the keeper in a lot of matches he participates. His playstyle with nearly 0 defensive duties certainly helped his longevity

Modric deserved it for his career and for carrying Croatia to a world cup final. Only Cristiano getting a Balon d’Or in that STACKED Real Madrid squad that won five UCLs would have been a travesty. I sincerely don’t get why Reddit is so annoyed by Modric getting a Balon d’Or, seems to be a “stats” thing.

Now that’s just hating, lmao. Venezuela wasted a shitload of time and he ended the game before he should, but we just shouldn’t have let the game get to this point.

Critics will say it’s an exaggeration. That I’m taken by hyperbole. That I went crazy.

Well, I insist: Dinizism opens the doors of perception.

Dinizism is a way of feeling the game more than playing or analyzing the game.

Dinizismo doesn’t talk about numbers, accurate passes, assists or even the perception of possession of the ball.

Forget objectivities.

Close your eyes and feel.

It’s the masses in a trance in the stands.

Did you hear?

It’s that scene from Star Wars where Luke Skywalker is told to turn off the machines and follow his intuition.

It’s the sacred dialogue between team and fans.

It’s movement, displacement, creativity.

It’s the insistence on the goal despite the score.

It’s pure meditation: living in the present, in this moment, in the multiple layers of now.

It’s anti-ChatGPT, anti-algorithm, anti-system.

It’s a touch of the ball.

It’s Brazil - the Brazil of cracks, of samba, of capoeira, of rezadeiras, of terreiros.

You can try to explain as much as you want.

Try putting it into data, spreadsheets.

Talk about performance, processes, management. Stop trying to put it in a box and label it.

Anyone who understands Dinizismo does not know how to explain it.

Whoever knows how to explain it doesn’t understand.

Wabi Sabi.

We don’t watch football; football we feel (cheers to Sergio Vaz).

It was a pathetic draw against a Venezuela that should have been easily defeated, those fixated on objectivity will say.

Forget the score: it was much more than that.

It was pure love.

It’s time to end Dinizism

Critics will say it’s an exaggeration. That I’m taken by hyperbole. That I went crazy.

Well, I insist: Dinizism opens the doors of perception.

Dinizism is a way of feeling the game more than playing or analyzing the game.

Dinizismo doesn’t talk about numbers, accurate passes, assists or even the perception of possession of the ball.

Forget objectivities.

Close your eyes and feel.

It’s the masses in a trance in the stands.

Did you hear?

It’s that scene from Star Wars where Luke Skywalker is told to turn off the machines and follow his intuition.

It’s the sacred dialogue between team and fans.

It’s movement, displacement, creativity.

It’s the insistence on the goal despite the score.

It’s pure meditation: living in the present, in this moment, in the multiple layers of now.

It’s anti-ChatGPT, anti-algorithm, anti-system.

It’s a touch of the ball.

It’s Brazil - the Brazil of cracks, of samba, of capoeira, of rezadeiras, of terreiros.

You can try to explain as much as you want.

Try putting it into data, spreadsheets.

Talk about performance, processes, management. Stop trying to put it in a box and label it.

Anyone who understands Dinizismo does not know how to explain it.

Whoever knows how to explain it doesn’t understand.

Wabi Sabi.

We don’t watch football; football we feel (cheers to Sergio Vaz).

It was a pathetic draw against a Venezuela that should have been easily defeated, those fixated on objectivity will say.

Forget the score: it was much more than that.

It was pure love.

It’s time to end Dinizism

Neymar is absolutely disgusting. I would foul him if I played against him too tbh nothing you can do

17 years and 2 months, 11 professional goals