Let's face it, the bloke is a bloody genius, every bit as good, if not better than Suarez. Yet for all that he seems to get very little ...
Let's face it, the bloke is a bloody genius, every bit as good, if not better than Suarez. Yet for all that he seems to get very little attention.
Perhaps it's because he keeps a low profile off the pitch (despite formerly being married to Maradona's daughter) and a pretty low profile on it, apart from his brilliance.
I also think that if he had been playing for Real Madrid or Barca now then he would without doubt be recognised as the 3rd best player in the world after R and M.
He's better than Neymar yet look at the adulation awarded to the Brazilian every time he falls over and blazes a shot over the bar.
Even Aguero being best mates with Messi doesn't help him out in the headline stakes. Partly this is down to the fact that although he is a goal machine he plays for team that carry on scoring whether is playing or not. And because Man City are winning games by 4/5/6 goals his goals are not being viewed as game clinching ones (although we all know he can score those as well).
This is a guy who has already scored 100 plus goals in La Liga, is well on his way to doing the same in the premier league, yet is only 25 years old. Even for Argentina, where he has a remarkably good goal scoring record, considering how often he has come on as a sub for them, he tends to get less attention that lesser talented players.
Ultimately I don't the reason why he doesn't get the amount of attention/headlines lesser players do is important, the important thing is just to enjoy him playing because that is truly a joy.
