Soccer has strange ways to show us that Everything is completely unpredictable… and that every absence can be the beginning of another story. Something like that has happened with Endrick Felipe (18 years), whose figure in the white ranks has taken a step back without even seeing it coming, and Gonzalo García (21 years), who has taken advantage of the opportunity after the disease due to disease Mbappé throughout the group stage of the Club World Cup.
Xabi Alonso Alaba Gonzalo's figure in the Club World Cup
So things, while Endrick He recovers from a right leg injury, another name begins to occupy the space he left free for the World Cup event. Hence the Brazilian striker has become nervous with the noise generated by the good work of the Spanish canterano. And is that Gonzalo, to which no one had in his radar at the beginning of the tournament and that he talked more about the offers of other teams than something elsehe has achieved become giant in Xabi Alonso's plans After perfecting what the team needed: balance and pressure in defense; set plants, air game and constant danger in attack. And to all this also adds goals (2) and assists (1).
Learn to wait for your moment
Sometimes, your great moment is not when you shine, but when you learn to wait. A lesson that Gonzalo García has learned to alert the Brazilian, who Accelerates his return and travels to the United States to get at the orders of Xabi Alonso From eighths. Endrick has seen how his partner has become one of the great news of Madrid in the World Cup. “It is the typical nine, who knows how to wait for his opportunity, that moves well. I am very happy for him. He has Raúl things for his movements“The press conference explained about a footballer who plays with the confidence that he knows that no one can stop him.
Gonzalo celebrates his second goal at the Club World Cup.
Silent work, humility, instinct. Where Endrick could not be, he replied. And he did it with football and goals. “You can contribute what the other day did, that's why the bet was. He is a reference forward, scored a goal and had more occasions. It is important to have players with that smell. We needed that position“The Tolosarra confessed. However, beyond his figures in these three games, Gonzalo is demonstrating to be a very complete 9. Associative, positionally perfect capacity, does not hesitate to put the head in the mouth of the wolf and with a physique that makes him win duels easily To generate second moves from which their classmates benefit, who are enjoying as never before when Gonzalo fixes the centrals.
The lesson that Gonzalo teaches
“It does not give a ball for lost, it will press and that gives many points. I think he will score many goals in Madrid, “he explained Josel After the encounter against the Hilal. A footballer with whom Gonzalo has been compared these days after his uncontrollable explosion for his ability to make goal. There are 10 centimeters of difference, but the voracity of the young man equals the power of Joselu. Power and jump to the Xabi service for those matches in which Madrid is locked up and finds no way to break the defensive framework.
Will disappear from the eleven as soon as Mbappé returnsor at least that says logic, but opposes rescue equipment when the day is twisted. A direct message to Endrick and Rodrygo to make it clear that Madrid already has figure number 12. On the pitch of the Lincoln Financial Field left a new demonstration of Sacrifice, fighting each ball, pressing the defense and finishing everything that was put in front. The white canterano, which has destroyed all expectations, puts the other nine of the white team against the ropes, who will travel to Miami to sign up for the white expeditionand Rodrygo. The Brazilian striker, that has been training in Valdebebas weeks, In principle he will not be able to play in the World Cupbut he believes that it is important to be close to Xabi Alonso and his coaching staff to advance direct relationships before being available again.
