In a short period of time the player becomes above what might be called the top of the world, between the headlines, lovers’ follow-up, transfer news and, of course, the constant follow-up of the fans.
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If the player is playing for a big team then his ambition is to join a larger team, many of the deals that were made in different periods may be forgotten by some, many expectations and hopes, and a little influence if he was present at all.
FilGoal.com, through the following series, lists you a number of deals that occurred during different periods but were inadvertently dropped from our memory.
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“Getting something chance, knowing how to take advantage of it is a very different skill.” Jose Antonio Reyes.
There are many talents going through football, some of you feel angry at being unable to provide 1% of the expectations, and some have achieved a lot, but this “lot” was not even 50% of their potential.
Jose Antonio Reyes is a great talent, he accomplished a lot, but was that enough? We will never know and never answered that question, and certainly after his sudden departure on 1 June 2019 from our world, we will never know the answer to this question.
The son of Seville joined his team at the age of 10 and his title was the “pearl” and played for all youth classes in the Andalusian club until the decisive moment came to him after 6 years, to join the first team, and he signed a professional contract in 1999, and participated for the first time against Real Zaragoza. Not only that, he was called up for the Spain U-17 team for the Euro Championship, although his team was in the second division but he drew attention to him by having a wonderful left.
With time he became a key player and led the Andalusian team to return to the first division after achieving the second division title, and at the age of 21 Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger decided to include him in the winter of 2004.
Wenger had watched him in 40 games before taking the step to include him,
In Spain there were a lot of chants: “Please don’t leave, we love you Reyes.” But the young man had chosen his path and preferred to leave.
Immediately after his departure by car from the airport, Seville fans were chasing her and surrounding her, trying to persuade him at the last minute to abandon his decision to join Arsenal.
Reyes did not wait much to announce his presence in the English stadiums, at the Highbury Stadium in the fifth round of the FA Cup in February 2004, Arsenal was delayed by 1-0 against his neighbor Chelsea with the goal of Adrian Mutu, then Reyes scored more than two wonderful goals to lead his team to victory.
Arsenal was suffering in the attack due to Thierry Henry’s absence from injury, there was a missing piece that the new Spanish boy completed in the team.
“My first few months here in Arsenal were so bad, I wanted to go home because I felt a lot of nostalgia for him, so many people will not understand this, they will not understand what I left off Seville, and they told me that it was difficult for me to adapt here.”
“In the beginning they were right, I couldn’t live with life in London but that changed now.”
But that never happened, he thought a lot about returning to Spain, and perhaps starred in his second season and scored an unforgettable goal against Middlesbrough, but the confrontation with Manchester United in 2005 at Old Trafford was the turning point in his career with artillery.
Arsenal needed to avoid losing from the Red Devils in order to achieve the 50-game march without a loss, on the other side United was desperate to stop that march.
Throughout the game, Gary and Phil Neville tried to provoke him and then Paul Scholes, until it worked, Reyes completely out of focus in the match.
Gary Neville said: “I knew I had to play with more physical strength, I had to make Reyes lose his self-confidence, especially since I knew he wasn’t strong enough to withstand the clashes.”
Perhaps in that match and at that moment Reyes and Arsenal realized that he would not reach farther than what he had reached, especially since he is not good at playing in such confrontations and therefore will suffer from the instability of his level.
Indeed, after that match, his level of fluctuation was never again the same, then several reports emerged indicating that he was unstable in London, feeling very nostalgic for Spain and wishing to return.
Then came a deceptive call that was meant “mold” against the player from the Spanish radio station Cadena Cup, but during which he did not know that it was, to say that he was “not happy and wanted to return to Spain.”
Then his relationship with team-mate Terry Henry became complicated after hostile comments from Spain coach Luis Aragones against Henry, during which he said that “Reyes is better than that of the French.”
Then things got worse in the FA Cup final against Manchester United. Instead of looking for his desired revenge, he was sent off and Arsenal won a penalty shootout.
That would be his last good season with Arsenal 45 games during which he scored 12 goals and made like them, to suffer after that, in the following season either outside the formation or he plays at a level far away from his usual level, is not recorded nor made as he did.
The following summer, he asked Arsenal not to participate in the Champions League qualifiers in order to have the opportunity to participate with his team, who will join him next season on loan.
Arsene Wenger was very disappointed with the way Real Madrid dealt with destabilizing Reyes, and in the end the French agreed to the exchange deal, Reyes to Madrid and Julio Baptista to Arsenal.
“I played all the matches and the Champions League confrontations and then in the final I played only 5 minutes against Barcelona, it was a heavy blow, I missed one of the most important matches in my career, that was difficult.”
“It went well for me at Arsenal, but there was an opportunity for me to join Real Madrid and I didn’t want to miss it.”
“Adaptation to the atmosphere in England was difficult, things like weather and language were very difficult to grasp, it was difficult.”
“My family is the most important thing to me, and they were not happy in London. I was worried about the fact that they did not adapt here. They were not happy but currently in Spain they are.”
“I have a year of hard work and making the club president, coach and fans trust me. I want to focus on providing the best that I can do, day in and day out, I will make sure to continue in Madrid.”
“I don’t even want to think about the possibility of returning.” Reyes.
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He had to compete with players like Robinho, Antonio Cassano and Raul Gonzalez, Reyes started in only 17 games and scored 7 goals, his influence with the team was almost forgotten until the last round of the season came.
Real Madrid had to face Mallorca and winning only would guarantee the league title, stumbling means crowning Barcelona, Fabio Capello’s battalion was late by Fernando Varela.
In the 66th minute, the Italian coach decided to pay Prius instead of David Beckham. His effect was very fast, after two minutes he scored the equalizer after a pass from Gonzalo Iguaín, then Mamadou Diarra added the second goal, then Reyes scored the third.
It was supposed to be a defining moment in Reyes’ career, his influence was enough to make him a superstar and a hero, but Real Madrid did not want him to continue, and he left during the summer again, this time to Atletico Madrid.
His first season was not good for Atletico, Rojiblancos coach Javier Aguirre at the time preferred Maxi Rodriguez and Simao over the parties, while Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan were the main strikers.
Reyes failed to score a single goal during his first season with Atletico, and he made only 4 goals in 37 games in all competitions.
“The matter is essential because if the coach trusted you and showed his faith in you, players like me shine, some fans were against me at my start because I was a Real Madrid player but one should not ignore the essence of football and its playing, to enjoy the fans, not to kick the players and harm them.” Reyes.
One of his biggest criticisms and weaknesses was dealing with physical violence on the field, with docks, always becoming an easy prey for any defender or midfielder who decided to turn the confrontation into a physical split.
The following season Reyes was seconded to the Benfica team, and his coach was Kiki Flores.
“I can restore to him his abilities and reflect his bad luck,” Flores said.
The 25-year-old presented a very special season with Benfica, and in the following season he returned to Atletico with Kiki Flores, who became his coach and trusted him a lot from his work with him.
Reyes finally regained part of his luster in the past and proved his level and scored his first goals with Atletico Madrid against Valladolid, then scored against Real Madrid, then won the Man of the Match award in Atletico’s victory against Barcelona 2-1.
With the departure of Flores in 2011, it seemed to be the end of Reyes with the team. Reyes completely failed to deal with Gregorio Manzano, for the relationship to completely collapse, and then he ended up leaving in the 2011-2012 winter season to Seville.
After 8 years away from him, he returned to the point from which he started, and the club had achieved the European League title and King’s Cup twice and achieved remarkable success in Spain following his return from the second degree.
Reyes was unable to regain his form, remained volatile and even lost the ball with pressure easily, but Seville fans were very in love with him and accepted anything that he offered, on the other side his coach Unai Emery trusted a lot in his experience and its ability to help the team.
Reyes did not disappoint his coach, he scored against Betis in the 16th round of the European League from the 2013-2014 season, aiming to give Sevilla the advantage and the opportunity to play a penalty shootout and qualify after that and then crown the championship.
He missed winning the European League title for the third season in a row because of an appendicitis, which made his season end quickly and watch the coronation of the Andalusian team from afar, while Emery left in the summer to Paris Saint-Germain and Jorge Sampaoli took over the team training, to ask young players and leave Reyes again About the team.
Kiki Flores decided to include him on a short adventure in Espanyol when he was 33, during which he played a number of good matches, including the victory of Espanyol 3-1 against Seville and scored a goal and his industry to another, but a muscle injury along with a knee injury made him miss a good number of Confrontations.
After Espanyol, a short trip came with Cordoba, then the Chinese team, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, and the Spanish team Extremadura in the second degree before he died in a car accident.
There is no doubt that Reyes has a wonderful and undeniable talent, and many believed in the past that he would become one of the greatest players in history, but the problem of his lack of control in his mood as well as his inability to deal with physical adhesions.
The details that were able to push him towards that summit that he had never touched, a lot of circumstances needed to be in his favor and at that time in football that was never possible, you volunteered the conditions in your favor.
“Sergio Ramos is the best in the world in terms of competitive personality.”
“What I can say, if I only had that character besides my skills, I could have become the best in the world.” -Rice.
Sources (Guardian newspaper – The Independent newspaper – Documentary about the player – Marca newspaper – These Football times magazine – elmundo.es – muchodeporte.com)
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