One season to adapt maybe but I will be very surprised if he won't be better than Rodrygo at least, and that's my worse scenario.And if it doesn’t work out, we could always sell him to United/Juve/Chelsea for an even higher fee!
No idea what we’re gonna get. But won’t be judging him too harshly. Took Vini a season or two/three to get going.
Brazilian Wonderkido - Endrick
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Endrick to Utd confirmed.
Based on? Rodrygo looked better than Endrick in 2017-2019(16-18 years old; Endrick will be 18 in 3 months).
He's been decent, but not great for Palmeiras. In fact, he was below average(saying he was really bad wouldn't be an overstatement) most of 2023, until the last two months of the season. He also had an average pre-olympic tournament some months ago.
Yeah, he's only 17 years old, but when people start to claim he's the next Pelé, Ronaldo, Neymar, etc, it'll be pointed out if he doesn't look nowhere near that good(did you watch any of these guys playing at Endrick's age?).
He apparently has a much better mentality than our "craques" normally have and also has a very good game reading, especially for his age, but technically he's nothing special(Gabriel Jesus looked better on the ball when he played for Palmeiras). His finishing is very suspicious too(again, I'm comparing him to those he's supposed to replace; 17-18 years old Neymar was a MUCH better finisher, let alone Ronaldo or Romário).
All the hype around him is based on what he did in sub-20 football and, as all of you can see, he has an abnormally developed body for his age.
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He looks like a video game sprite. His face literally looks AI generated.
Got the hallmarks of stardom, this one.
Got the hallmarks of stardom, this one.
Everytime I see a picture of this guy it looks it was taken in 1970
He has Shrek ears.
Long term potential. Playing for current Palmeiras isn’t the same as playing for those Santos sides.
But I already mentioned at least give him 1 season to adapt, it’s not only jumping directly from Palmeiras to Europe, it’s going straight to Real Madrid.
If he doesn’t hit the ground running immediately it’s quite normal, abnormal will be if he arrives with 18 years old and is immediately the best player in the team, he is great but he isn’t Ronaldo Nazario.
So did Rooney
Indeed it isn't; Palmeiras is much stronger and much more stable than that Santos and Endrick plays exactly in the only position they were missing. It's hard to conceive a better scenario for a young talent in Brazil.
Endrick's impact in domestic league has been greater than Rodrygo's.
Endrick's game against Botafogo was definitely more impactful than anything that Rodrygo produced, but it's due to Palmeiras being strong enough to fight for the title and so that game gained a lot of importance(Botafogo was in a horrible moment too; had a relegated team campaign in the second half). Rodrygo never had the chance to play a game like that for Santos, but he performed better and was a difference maker in more games in my opinion.
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Yeah, but who hasn't done that, should have been tearing England to shreds with them legs he has, need to see more from him.
He'll replace Rodrygo at Real. He's on the same wavelength as Mbappe and Vini.
I guess you missed the bit where I mentioned his goal.
Yes, but there was a whiff of “How did Mrs. Lincoln otherwise like the play.” about the comment.
Is he considered a Neymar level talent? Doesn’t seem to have that natural way on the ball
No he's not a freestyler like Neymar. Vini is closer to Neymar than Endrick.
The black Rooney
Need to be all over him before someone els snaps him up. We rarely sign players from South America but this guy will turn out to be an 100m player in the future.
Already signed with Real for this summer.
More that we should be on Real to snap up the inevitable losers of trying to fit so many good midfielders/attackers into the same team.
Rodrygo seems the most likely.
Oh as he. How much did he go for?
Ye we should try and sign Rodygo, someone’s going to be unhappy about not starting every week.
"Freestyler"
Having great close control and changing directions ability is way more relevant than that term suggests. Moreover, Neymar is much better than Endrick in any technical trait, including finishing, and he already was even in his teens.
Endrick has impressive offensive instincts and timing though; very similar to Mbappé's(but his pace is not even close, of course). In truth, I can't see them working well together, given they operate in very similar zones and in very similar ways.
Madrid have already signed him. Joins this summer
I'm probably being harsh with him being 17 and scoring at Wembley.
BUT.....he milked the shit out of that tap in.
BUT.....he milked the shit out of that tap in.
I'm saying Neymar is more skillful than Endrick as well as a better player than Endrick at the same age. I'm also saying Vini is closer to Neymar's traits than Endrick.
I don't use freestyler as an insult.
4 yards offside too.
Does he? He looks incredibly strong and muscled to me, especially at 17 years old.
That boy surely doesn’t skip leg day.
Physically footballers come in all shapes and sizes, but I can’t think of any top footballer so muscular at his age.
If his thighs get any bigger, which they most likely will, how the feck will he be able to run?
He‘s built like a weightlifter ….probably not the ideal physical attribute for a footballer.
If his thighs get any bigger, which they most likely will, how the feck will he be able to run?
He‘s built like a weightlifter ….probably not the ideal physical attribute for a footballer.
He'll just crush opponents heads between his thighs like a watermelon.
Yellow card for me, nothing more
He wouldn’t be able to fit an opponents head between those thighs ….you’d be lucky to squeeze a fag paper between them feckers.
Didn’t hurt Roberto Carlos, will just give him that extra power on long shots.
The man could grind the bud for the spliff between those bad boys
Assuming he’s not juicing and trying to get huge, they won’t be able to grow much more. It’s more proportionally they look big because of his height as well - I remember Modric when he was younger had huge legs and he’s not someone you’d think of as explosive.
Is he the one heading for Real Madrid?
Think it was his first goal for Brazil too tbf.
Don't think he'll be that good. Famous last words.
Yup. Joins in the summer.
Wow, that's cool. I love that Sir Bobby is still so loved to even younger generations.