What was inconceivable is to ask him to shine being unable to do a proper preseason because of his signing. But he’s picking up steam now and preparing to from the deadliest one-two punch in the world as the sidekick of Cristiano. He seems comfortable on the right wing, has a cannon on his left leg and looks happy to be here. He came late, but the party wasn’t going to be the same without him anyway. By the way, he has scored the same goals in the League as Neymar even though he has played much, much less. He’s the real deal.
The Canteranos
Fnally, we should note the work of the boys raised from the reserve team this summer, specially Morata and Jesé. Even though they do not play much, both have already scored a goal and given flashed of what they are capable of. One is the fight, the other is the technique. One is the strength, the other is the finesse. You have to wonder if they would be better off playing together, but that doesn’t seem probable this year. Oh snap.
On the other hand, Jesús, Nacho and Casemiro have been left off with a reserve role for now. It is true that the competence for their positions is ferocious, and that leaves them in constantly on the stands for the games. At least we could see during the summer that they are more than ready to help when the time is right, and one can only hope that they see more playing time to avoid being stagnated in their growth as football players.
As we can see, youth can be relied upon when building a team. Obviously, experience is needed to balance the team and help nurture the talent of the up and coming stars, but thanks to their potential alone they are capable of contributing right now. We can say confidently that most of these rising youngster are here to stay for the coming future. Will they be able to make the leap to accomplish the LA DÉCIMA dream this year?