The reporter reported coldlyAt the end of last year, G., who had played for Real MadridBarbosa is suspected of drug test fraud and could be banned for four years. However, the news was drowned out in the heated talk that Brazilian football could be banned globally. In fact, Barbosa was once considered the most likely talent for Brazil to become a superstar after Neymar. Unfortunately, he is also a typical victim of the young age of talent in Brazil's hourglass football system. Like Neymar, he was born in the Santos academy, but Barbosa, nicknamed Gabigol, only played in the club for two and a half years, and was far from reaching Neymar's experience accumulation, so he was sold to Inter Milan at a low price by Santos.
After just one and a half years, Barbosa, completely unable to adapt to European football, returned to Brazil. In the past 6 years, he has proved his strength in Brazil, winning 11 trophies including the Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian Liga and the Brazilian Cup, the Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian Liga and the Rio State League each 2 Golden Boots, as well as the South American and Brazilian Footballer of the Year titles. But even so, as a loser in Europe's top five leagues, Barbosa, who is already a superstar in Brazilian and South American football, will have great difficulty returning to the top five leagues. The 27-year-old Barbosa is not a priority target for the European giants, but the 17-year-old Roque and Endrick, and even the younger Easterfon are.
Barbosa can at least re-prove himself in the Brazilian Liga and reach the pinnacle of his career in Brazil and South America. Attacking midfielder Heiner, who Real Madrid signed for 30 million euros four years ago, has been living in the shadow of being loaned. From Borussia Dortmund, Girona to Frosinone, a relegated team in Serie A this season, his dream of superstardom has also been completely shattered. This astonishing waste of young talent in samba football is spread across the top five leagues.
Last summer, Crystal Palace followed the trend of Brazilian attacking midfielder Franza, who spent 20 million euros to sign, and was only 19 years old, with only two seasons of experience as a Brazilian rotation player, and the statistics are not outstanding. As a result, there have only been five substitute appearances in the Premier League for 44 minutes so far this season at Crystal Palace. Of the three Brazilian rookies Chelsea bought, only Washington remained, while Angelo and Andre Santos were both on loan and were also not given enough playing opportunities. Joao Pedro, who joined Watford at the age of 19, played two seasons in the Championship and the Premier League each, and joined Brighton in the summer of last year, and only began to find his feel in the last month, but the data still can't match the high transfer fee.
Giovanni, who just turned 20 in the new year, had only 15 substitute appearances for the Palmeiras first team last year, and his statistics of one goal and three assists brought the club 9 million euros, which was sold to Qatar's Sadd Sadd. There are too many such cases, but they won't be paid more attention to. In the long run, the damage to the youth foundations of Brazilian football will be difficult to reverse. After the natural traditional genes of Brazilian football are gradually extinguished, the Brazilian team that has lost its personality will naturally be further and further away from the Hercules Cup. In 10 years, Brazil have won just one of their seven major tournaments (Copa America 2019). The World Cup has only reached one final in 20 years, which is the result of the loss of personality and the promotion of football prodigies.