Since enjoying the glory brought by a generation of football king Maradona, the Argentines have never stopped looking for a "successor to Maradona". Ortega, Saviola, Aimar, Tevez, Aimar...Almost at every different stage, there will be different talents carrying the most ardent hopes of Argentine football.
If you set the clock back around the millennium, the genius who is regarded by the Argentines as the "successor of Maradona" is Saviola, nicknamed "Rabbit", not only is he taller than Maradona Similarly, even the first stop in Europe was chosen as Barcelona. It is a pity that Saviola's subsequent development is very different from the old horse deity:
, the genius
, who was as famous as Qu Bo, Saviola has excellent football talent, and his short stature gives him amazing flexibility. , Being able to complete technical moves as desired in a narrow range, is definitely an outstanding existence among peers, and has long been placed high expectations by the Argentine football.
is the evidence that as early as 1998, when Saviola was 17 years old, he had become the main attacker of the veteran Argentine giants River Plate team, and formed a super attacking combination with Aimar and Angel. , Not only swept the Argentine arena, but also left their legend on the stage of the Copa Libertadores in South America.
Just a year later, Saviola has already become popular in South American football. The crowning of the South American Football Player at the age of 18 is a clear proof-although the weight of the South American Footballer is far less than the European Footballer, if it is this award Falling on an 18-year-old boy would still make people wonder.
Chinese fans are really familiar with Saviola, probably in the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina. The Chinese National Youth Team led by Qu Bo has the reputation of "Super Platinum Generation". Its performance is quite eye-catching and carries the expectations of many fans. However, in the knockout match, it started a life and death match with the Argentine National Youth Team led by Saviola. During the war, the two sides jointly composed a gorgeous movement, which is still talked about by the media and fans.
After a thrilling contest, the overall strength of the Argentine National Youth Team had the last laugh. Saviola also surpassed the most difficult hurdle in the World Youth Championship, and then went smoothly, not only led the team to win the championship, but also won the World Youth Championship best player and top scorer awards. Let the whole world see that a new star is rising.
It is worth mentioning that Saviola at this time is barely the strongest among his peers. But Qubo's talent should not be underestimated. In the foreign media's Star of Hope selection, the two were shortlisted together, and they are almost equally famous. I believe that the old fans who have experienced that era should have some impressions.
At the age of 20, Barcelona’s main force
, with his extremely dominant performance in the World Youth Championship, Saviola has not only established himself as a successor to Maradona, but also won the favor of many European giants. . After thinking about it, Saviola copied Maradona's path and also regarded Barcelona as his first stop in Europe.
The conscience of heaven and earth, at this time, Barcelona can not be said to pay attention to Saviola, not only spent 25 million euros for his transfer fee, but also sent the No. 7 shirt to Saviola. You know, Barcelona 7 at this time actually has a master, he is Alfonso. But in order to make way for Saviola, Alfonso had to change the number.
In the 2001-02 season, Saviola, who was only 20 years old, had already secured his seat as the main player in Barcelona. In his debut season, he paid out the data sheet for 17 league goals. This is undoubtedly commendable for such a young player, and it also allows many Barcelona fans to see hope for the future.
However, just when Saviola was complacent, the new coach Rijkaard’s dominion at Camp Nou completely changed his fate. According to the tactical assumption of the "Black Swan", his center forward must be versatile. This is obviously not possible for Saviola, who is limited by his size. As for the position of the winger, Saviola can theoretically do it. Competent, but after all, he was born in the middle and was extremely awkward to kick; at the same time, Saviola's anti-grab ability was also unable to meet Rijkaard's tactical requirements.
It must be stated here that Rijkaard still givesWith many opportunities for Saviola, the Argentine attacker was put into the starting lineup throughout the 2003-04 season. However, Saviola did not fit Rijkaard's tactical system at all, and his performance was extremely disappointing. So, after Eto'o joined Barcelona, Saviola completely lost his position and could only accept the fate of being loaned.
At the age of 26, despite Harvey’s dissuasion, he went to Real Madrid.
In the next few seasons, Saviola first put on the Monaco jersey and then the Seville jersey, although he also returned to the Nou Camp. The stadium, but still maintained an extremely awkward situation. This directly led to the fact that in the summer of 2007, Saviola, who had expired his contract with Barcelona, left the Nou Camp in a free form.
It is quite surprising that Barcelona's old rival Real Madrid stretched out an olive branch to the frustrated Savio, and the former Barcelona player really gave birth to the idea of going to the Bernabeu.
Former Barcelona player went to Real Madrid? This is obviously not accepted by Barcelona. Against this background, Harvey approached Saviola and tried to persuade him: "Don’t think about going to Real Madrid, or thinking that the transfer to Real Madrid will happen to you, because then you will lose one. Friend's."
just, Saviola at this time probably wants to prove himself too much. So when he was 27 years old, which was also the best age for professional players in theory, he went to Real Madrid despite Harvey's dissuasion. The transfer of
not only made Saviola lose his friend, Harvey, but also made his career path narrower and narrower. You know, at that time, Real Madrid had a lot of stars on the front line. Raul, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Higuain and others were all competing fiercely for the main seat. Where is Saviola's position? So, Bernabeu's bench is his home.
At this point in his career, Saviola has actually lost the possibility of further progress. Therefore, no matter how unwilling he is, he has to accept the fate of only playing for small and medium teams in the future. He has left his own footprint in Benfica, Málaga, Olympiacos and other teams. The impression is few.
Throughout Saviola's career, his talent and skills are unquestionable, otherwise he would not become a recognized star of hope with Qu Bo in the 2001 World Youth Championship. It's a pity that his luck is really bad. During the ascent of his career, he happened to ran into Rijkaard, who was completely incompatible with him. Since then, he has been frustrated. And his decision to go to Real Madrid also ruined his last hope.
