He’s destined to Real Madrid, that on its own is a pressure, look at Arda Guler, everyone is waiting for him, if he was scouted by Real Betis, the hype would have died by now, look at the kid from Ajax to West Ham, he’s very good but the hype is dead around him.

It’s part of how easily accessible everything is due to the internet along how much more investment has been put into scouting younger talent in the recent years.

I don’t think the media circus was as bad with Ronaldos, Messi or Robinho. But it was with Neymar, Vinicius or Odegaard in which they had weekly highlights of their games either in their home countries or with youth teams.

I am someone who has watched football for 20+ years now, and I have watched South American quite abit over the past decade. I have known about Endrick for the past 2-3 years now. I say this as a Barcelona fan, that kid is special. I do think he is more talented than Vinicius, who was dubbed to be the best talent since Neymar, but I think that has died a bit now since Vini has been incredibly underwhelming in for the NT comparatively to Neymar even at their age.

Out of the players who you’ve listed, the player that received the least amount of media circus was Cristiano. He was very talented but he wasn’t clear cut away and largest talent. I remember people saying that Quaresma was far more talented than he was, but then we saw the trajectory of his career.

Certainly, could be because of how South American is with football and how much the football world reveres the talent that comes out of there, they will always be put on a pedestal based on their potential. R9 was literally called “the phenom”, injuries altered his career. His career numbers early in his career were superior to that of Messi and Ronaldo, ages 19-21.

Messi despite not traditionally coming out of the Argentine league, to break into a Barcelona side that had Ronaldinho, Eto’o and such at 17, drawing incredibly amount of comparison to Maradona really because of their play style and physical build being so similar. He was already getting insane praise going through the youth system, Ronaldinho even said himself that the best player at the club wasn’t even himself, it was Messi and he had not made his full debut yet. Messi had an insane amount of expectations, and really only fulfilled it at 35 with the WC.

Neymar is also another interesting case, because he came from Santos, the club that produced Pele. Neymar was also one of the leading players to win Copa Libertadores, the first one since Pele. He also had a very flamboyant playstyle similar to that of Ronaldinho, so they talent and hype was justified.

A lot of times, these expectations make or break the player, its just the reality of the world. There has been many examples where comparison have broke a kid, which is sad. But the ones who truely make it to the top are the ones who embraces it. Endrick has been on record stating he doesn’t like the pressure that is brought onto him because its a lot, but unfortunately, everyone expects great things from him.

For kids who are believed to be so promising, it is. And, yes, it creates a lot of pressure, not always in a positive way. Neymar, Vini Jr., Fat Ronaldo and Rodrygo, just to name a few Brazilians, faced the same treatment. They all became top tier footballers, but if you take Neymar, for example, you get a 32-year-old spoiled man-child. Ronaldo hat a breakdown hours away from the '98 final.

I don’t remember Ripped Ronaldo getting the same treatment, he was promising, yes, but I really have no memory of that. Maybe he rose slowly (by slowly I mean “until he became a pro”), maybe I just don’t know about the media on him. Barça, on the other hand, “protected” Messi very well. We would hear about him, and all, but he wasn’t in the spotlight the whole time as a youngster.

But, you know, just take all the “new Messis” that flopped at Barça and you’ll see that: 1. it’s much harder to establish yourself as a professional, and 2. the impact of all this attention isn’t always good. There are many, many more failed wonderkids than there are footballing superstars.

Now, you have to consider also that many high-level players only came to get the attention of the media and the public already in the professional scenario.

At his 23 he will do an eriksen + aguero and gets stucked in the cadaver box forever to join maradona after a ferocious foul from the GOAT of football ferran torres and leads Valencia to their 1st ever ucl

So keep a close eye on him ( even though we can see him if he wears black cloths or under black background settings) enjoy him , cockride him , praise him as much as you can . The tragedy will be inevitable

You feminine docile reditors can tell whatever bs , see you all after it happens.

#viscaferran #ferranistheonlygoat

Anyone remember Kerlon and his seal dribble? He was a top scorer in one of those youth tournaments and his seal dribble was the next big thing in football. This was before social media and internet was just becoming popular. I remember watching some highlights where defenders would always foul him when he did his seal dribble.

I doubt it makes much difference compared to every other young player who goes to a big academy - massive amount of pressure on young players to succeed in general, only 1% or so make it to a pro contract.

It is fairly common to have some young players hyped up - Kendry Paez is another youngster already signed for £10m+ whilst still playing in Ecuador.

As a Real Madrid fan, this guy better be the next R9 without injuries, or else we’re completely fucked. So many among our fanbase believe he’s gonna immediately occupy the starting striker position once he arrives and I have a bad feeling that the board thinks the same way. That’s way too much pressure for a 17 year old, I think we should wait at least 3-4 years before (and if) he is ready for pretty much the most important role any footballer in the world could have, being the starting number 9 of Real Madrid.

I wish we could have bought an actual world class and proven striker like Kane instead of chasing every 17 year old available, but it is what it is I guess.

He is a very talented young man but his ratings are exaggerated

This is common in Brazil. They are always looking for the next Pele who will go on to become the best ever. Very tough act to follow

Pretty common. Some make it, some don’t. Neymar did, Kerlon didn’t.

Look up Freddy Adu! He was touted as next Pele.

He played in MLS as young as 14 I believe and was on TV and being interviewed etc. I think he was burned out. Ashame really as who knows what might have happened if he was left to grow for a while and not play with adults at 14 etc.

Yeah this is common… football is littered with kids who were not as good as they were hyped up. Can’t believe it took to the last post to see Mr Adu!!

Media circus was not the same before the era of social media. So no. I was a big football fan growing up and I never heard of Messi or Ronaldo before they started doing well at pro level, which is when they really started showing up on television. I see posts about Endrick and all sorts of other U15s since he was 15, on the other hand.

It’s the sheer volume and accessibility of media we consume. More and more content is always needed, so it’s natural that one of those points of expansion would be making celebrities out of younger footballers.

Neymar and Ronaldo are two success stories of sorts, coming from Brazil. Both got a lot of attention from very early on (17 or 18) and both reached the top of the sport. Neymar was even more hyped than Endrick is being now, really. Robinho and Pato are two cases where the players failed to reach their potential (Pato is probably a good comp to Endrick’s current hype, as Pato was also a legitimately good player at 17 but got messed up by injuries).

Messi and Mbappe were very hyped from very early on too, to name players outside of Brazil. Both were being invited to top clubs in their early 10s and offered positions in youth academies in exchange for good money, and both were treated as the next big things when they were 17 or 18.