Football and sports experts often say in their analyzes that today it is not the quality that is being sold, but that money revolves around one’s talent, perspective, what the player could potentially bring in the future.The case of Real Madrid’s last big investment – he will officially come of age in July 2024 – 16-year-old Brazilian Endrick, is probably the best indication of how stressful a job investing in someone’s potential can be. Since the beardless sensation of Brazilian football signed for the Blancos on December 15 last year in an operation worth 35,000,000 euros, with another 25,000,000 through bonuses, he has not yet scored a goal for Palmeiras.In the new season, Endrick played 12 games, or 730 minutes, and has yet to find the back of the net. During that time, he recorded one assist, in the victory over Internacional (2-0). And that is all…##NAJAVA_MECA_7130960##The goal-scoring drought of the guy labeled by many as the next football miracle attracted a lot of attention not only from Brazil, but especially from the Spanish and other European media. Allegedly, Endrick refused to play for the young Brazilian national team in order to devote himself as much as possible to working with the first team of Palmeiras and to be more involved in learning technical-tactical maneuvers. His coach Abel Ferreira and his coaching staff even prepared a special training plan for him to take care of every aspect of his football growth.The new season started without goals, although he showed signs of good performances. Because of this, he soon started losing minutes in the first team and watched the last two matches from the bench. Endrick has reportedly been struggling lately with the pressure being too much for a 16-year-old boy to shoulder. A reminder – in the game against Bragantino a month ago, he experienced an emotional collapse. Ferreira replaced him in the 56th minute, and Endrick went to the bench, sat down and cried his eyes out…”He covered his face and cried. The only criticism I can give myself is that I didn’t hug him then, because he needed it then. He’s going to start scoring goals. He’s a kid, he’s 16 years old. He has to stay calm, no matter how much is difficult. Nobody likes criticism, I keep telling him just to keep training and he will have a fantastic career,” Ferreira said after that game.‼️🇧🇷 Real Madrid have full confidence in Endrick. They know it’s normal for a 16 year old who just signed for Real Madrid to go through a lot of pressure. @diarioas pic.twitter.com/5Ow3EQKqs2— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 25, 2023 Neither Palmeiras nor Real Madrid are sounding the alarm, nor are there any concerns about Endrick. He has a long way to go and could become a global star overnight, if the stars are aligned. Again, if he’s not careful, he could end up like so many great talents before him. One of the latest examples is Dele Alli, once the best young English footballer, who in a short time became a man untraceable, both on and off the pitch…
