One of the reasons for existential anguish and other emotional problems is the awareness of the finitude of life. But as we are narcissists, some more than others, we create the illusion that we have a great mission in the world. We want to be eternal and heroes.
Athletes, having a short career, live these difficulties more often. Many do not know what to do after they end up, their careers, their careers. Falcão, star of the 1982 World Cup, said football players die twice, first when they stop playing and then when they lose their lives.
The three most talent players in the world over the past 15 years (Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar) are close to the end of their careers. Probably will be present at the 2026 World Cup. The world of football has already set free from their presence in the choices of the best in the world of each year, but their teams still have their talents.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored many goals in the Portuguese team, and Messi continues to play well in Argentina. Neymar is expected in the Brazilian team. None of the three operates today in one of the major European clubs.
I still don’t understand if Neymar wants to play at Santos for five months and few matches to recover physically and then return to the national team and a large European club or if it intends to play for Santos until the 2026 World Cup.
I fear that, in Santos, because of the huge difference in prestige compared to other players, Neymar becomes just an individual show detached from the team’s tactical demands.
Despite the great development of sports science available to athletes, there are rare those over 35 years old who are highlighted in major European teams. The line walks. Croatian Modric is exception. Probably, he will be in the 2026 World Cup. At Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti has spared him, but when he plays from the beginning, she illuminates the show with her precise passes, always correct decisions and movement throughout the midfield sector.
Modric plays as if he was seeing the top start, with a megacomputer installed on his body to measure all the movements and speeds of companions and opponents. There is a long time ago a star like him in the midfield of the Brazilian National Team. In Brazil, they value much more the fast-dribbling socks, who score goals than organizing midfielders. It is the predominance of the individual game about the collective, a mirror of Brazilian society.
There are many good veteran players in Brazilian teams, such as Hulk, Fábio, Cassio, Thiago Silva and others, although there are still many prejudices against those who go from a certain age. Just a few bad matches to say they are decaying and should end their careers. In Athletic’s goal against Cruzeiro, the player kicked, the ball was diverted, rose and quickly fell behind Cassio. Nor would Courtois defend. They treated as chicken.
Some veterans get worse much more because they lose ambition, the desire to overcome each other, than by technical and physical disabilities. They need psychological help. They do not need to be eternal heroes. Glory is fleeting. They need to live with harmony, will and pleasure.
Gift Link: Did you like this text? Subscriber can release seven free hits from any link per day. Just click on F Blue below.
