Wetin dey happen for Madrid no be new thing at all. Every season, dem dey try balance between experience and fresh blood. But dis time, e be like say dem dey reason well well about whether Endrick and Gonzalo García go fit carry heavy load for senior team this new campaign.
For those wey never sabi, Endrick na small but dangerous Brazilian baller wey dem sign sharp sharp from Palmeiras. E get pace, power and football brain wey pass e age. But even with all the hype wey dey surround am, some people for inside Madrid camp still dey ask: “This boy ready so?”
Dem talk say Endrick go join the team officially this season now wey e don turn 18. But even with all the skills and potential, senior football no be beans. Na there you go face defenders wey no dey smile, na there you go see say football no be only about dribble and swag. E dey more about how you fit dey consistent and strong for 90 minutes, week in week out.
Same talk dey reach Gonzalo García side too. Na Real Madrid youth product wey don dey show glimpses of wetin e fit do. For Castilla (their B team), the guy don try well. E dey sharp, e dey think fast and e sabi combine with team. But to move from there go first team no be small waka. People dey doubt whether e go fit shine among big names like Vinícius, Bellingham, Rodrygo and the rest.
Real Madrid no dey joke with trophies. Every season, their fans dey expect La Liga, Champions League and maybe Copa del Rey. So dem no really get that time to dey ‘try out’ young boys for long. If you enter pitch, you must deliver or go back bench. Na why the coaches and board dey reason whether to ease Endrick and Gonzalo into the team small small, or send dem go loan first to build confidence and learn the dirty side of the game.
One source from inside the club even yarn say, “We know say dem get talent, but we no wan rush dem enter wahala. Make dem blend first. Na better player we wan raise, no be burnt out star.”
E make sense sha, because Real Madrid get history of young players wey dem rush, but dem no really click. People like Odegaard no shine until dem loan am go different clubs. Even Vinícius self no start like fire — e take time before e find him foot.
But some fans dey vex. Dem believe say if person no get chance, how e go grow? Dem dey ask: “Why we go dey buy young talents if we no go use dem?” True talk be say, football no get one way. Na case by case.
So as season dey near, eyes dey on Carlo Ancelotti and the coaching staff. How dem wan take manage these two talents? Will Endrick dey get minutes? Gonzalo go dey part of matchday squad? Or dem go just dey train with first team but no too see action?
Any way e be, one thing clear — Real Madrid get better problem: too many talents wey dey hungry to shine. And that one na good wahala to get.