While Vitor Roque had a combined start with FC Barcelona, Endrick, the new sensation of Brazilian football, will set his sights on Real Madrid next summer. After a debut forged in the Seleção shirt, the Palmeiras striker had recently shown himself with Brazil. March Rally, their sensational entries made everyone agree. In fact, the young striker had put in very successful performances at Wembley and the Santiago Bernabéu in front of his long-time fans. Endrick came on as a substitute in both games against England (1-1) and Spain (3-3) and scored two goals. In both Madrid and São Paulo, everyone was eager to see the young prodigy return to major competitions such as Serie A – national championship Brasileirão and the Copa Libertadores in the Alviverde jersey. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plan at the beginning of the season.
Although the São Paulo regional championship is just a formality for Endrick and Palmeiras, who won the trophy in the final against Santos, some important points make Real Madrid and the Brazilian club sweat. Low stats, useless impact, too low-key performance. Endrick is not at the point expected by the Brazilian and Spanish press given what he showed at the end of last season, especially with Brazil last March. Most observers expected to see a mature Endrick in Brazilian football, in a position to conquer. Europe in a few months. However, their recent outings to the South American fields leave much to be desired, especially last night in one of Brazil’s most mythical matches.
Endrick experienced a dramatic night during the match between Palmeiras and São Paulo, on the pitch of the Morumbí stadium to play the Clásico (0-0), on matchday 4 of Serie A. He only played 66 minutes, before leaving the area. without being able to finish and with very little participation in the collective game despite his mobility and his constant attempts. At no point did he manage to be the main protagonist and was unable to influence the numerous free spaces during his changes of position. In fact, he only touched 20 balls for a total of 11 turnovers. The skill of the young Palmeiras once he returned began on the left wing, as already happened in some of his last fits, leaving the right wing to Estevao. Confident in their team’s offensive behavior, the two players had a very dissatisfied first half, especially for Endrick. The future Real Madrid player had great ease of movement but he seemed too discreet or even useless in the few opportunities that were presented to him during this match until he left. This season, the local from Taguatinga scored just 3 goals in 15 games played, most of them as a starter, for a total of more than 1,000 minutes.
After big dips in form and photos of the player crying last season, Endrick seemed to be gaining some consistency, even too much self-confidence. Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira also gave him the thumbs up: “We are often congratulated, that inflames our ego and what brought us here. Honestly, as I say, I find him to be a very balanced child, an intelligent child, who studies. I think it’s fundamental for him, whether it’s here or at Real Madrid. You’ll have time to work, you’ll have time to get in shape and keep studying. I think that makes him a better man, which makes him a better player, and like I told you, being very careful is smart. The compliment is very clever. In fact, he’s having a good time. There’s a little star, but there’s a fake compliment. All I’m telling him is to keep that focus, keep that attitude. With the Olympics in Brazil and the big goals set through Palmeiras and Real Madrid for his final season in his home country, Endrick will have to recover quickly. . .
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