243. Being young means endless possibilities

"Just after the 1994 World Cup, Ronaldo the 'alien' landed in Europe, and the first stop for the Brazilians was Eindhoven in the Eredivisie."

"In the first round of the UEFA Cup, PSV Eindhoven faced the Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen (PS: there was no group stage at that time, the whole knockout round), and Ronaldo appeared and scored a hat-trick."

"Ronaldo was eighteen years old that year."

"At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Zidane coached Real Madrid's second team, and he took a 16-year-old boy named Ge Chu from a football talent show in China."

"In the just-concluded Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid faced Serie A powerhouse Roma away, and Chu appeared in Europe for the first time, and he also scored a hat-trick."

"This year, Chu is seventeen years old."

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Facing the morning sun, Chu Ge pushed open the door, and he walked out quickly to start the day's morning exercise.

It was the second day of the Champions League match.

Behind him, on the table in the living room, there was a copy of the newspaper Marca that had just been delivered.

The newspaper headline read, "Call him, alien!" ”

Below the headline is a large chapter of images of Chu Ge raising his arms in celebration of his goal, with the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the background.

"The experience of a genius is always similar."

Not all seventeen-year-olds can establish themselves in a team like Real Madrid; Not all 17-year-old geniuses can score a hat-trick in his first Champions League appearance.

Chu Ge did it.

He proved that he was the best young man on the planet.

Perhaps he is still far from those top stars in international football, such as Eden Hazard, such as Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and others.

But remember, he was only seventeen years old.

Prior to yesterday's game, he had just over half a year of experience in Europe's top leagues.

The editor of the Marca newspaper is not modest in believing that Chu Ge's talent can already be compared with Ronaldo back then.

In other words, Chu Ge is the second Ronaldo.

This is a very big compliment.

You know, Ronaldo is the youngest player ever to win the World Footballer of the Year.

In 1996, with his wonderful performance at FC Barcelona, Ronaldo became the world footballer of the year with his football talent, which was unmatched at the time.

He was no more than twenty years old.

A year later, Ronaldo, who moved to Inter Milan, successfully defended the World Footballer of the Year title and successfully lifted the European Ballon d'Or.

At the age of 21, Ronaldo stands at the pinnacle of professional football's personal glory.

At the time, many believed that the Brazilian was a natural champion and that he would become the third ever great player after Pele and Maradona.

Ronaldo hasn't fully lived up to his talent due to injury, which is a story for another time.

But in terms of talent alone, Ronaldo, who became a quasi-ball king at the age of 21, is undoubtedly one of the most talented players in football history.

Marca newspaper clearly used Ronaldo's nickname to call Chu Ge, believing that Chu Ge's talent is at the same level as Ronaldo, which is undoubtedly the highest praise for Chu Ge.

Coincidentally.

Another Spanish media "As", also on the front page, reported Chu Ge and his Champions League hat-trick at the largest page.

"Out of Castile and towards the Bernabeu, the youngest Champions League hat-trick achiever, the legacy of the Prince of the Bernabeu!"

In the As's report, they linked Chu Ge to the legendary captain of the Bernabeu, Raul Gonzares.

Chu Ge and Raul do have many similarities.

The same young fame, the same at the age of seventeen ushered in a real representative of Real Madrid, the same handsome, chic, shooting as their biggest feature......

Moreover, they all joined the Real Madrid academy halfway through.

Even the age of joining Castile is very similar.

Raul scored his first goal for Real Madrid in the Madrid derby, as did Chu Ge.

Raul set the record for the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League, a record set two decades later by Chu Ge, also from Real Madrid.

From the perspective of growth experience, Chu Ge is the second Raul.

Although he is not Spaniard, the young Chu Ge is becoming the new idol of Real Madrid fans.

The newspaper even cheered, and in time, Chu Gehui became the second prince of the Bernabeu, as the banner of youth training, carrying the banner of "Madridism".

Zanetti is not Italian and that does not prevent him from becoming the flag of Inter.

Similarly, if Chu Ge stays at Real Madrid throughout his career, he will also become a symbol of Real Madrid, a legend of Real Madrid, just like Zanetti.

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I have to say that the youth training bonus has made the media in Madrid and the fans of Real Madrid have a natural affection for this teenager from the East.

After Rome scored a hat-trick, Chu Ge's popularity suddenly rose.

He has become the most anticipated new star in the minds of countless Real Madrid fans.

Even, the fans' expectations for him now are higher than those of Hesse at the beginning.

Before the injury, Jesse was the crown prince of Real Madrid, and fans are expecting him to become the Cristiano Ronaldo cultivated by Real Madrid themselves. But injuries have tortured the young talent's trajectory, and his talent has slipped through the cracks year after year.

Now, fans have doubled their expectations for Jose on Chu Ge.

The second Raul, the second Ronaldo, that's what they expect from Chu Ge.

That's the advantage of young players.

Their talent represents endless imagination.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are undoubtedly great, they are two of the greatest stars in football right now. However, as they get older, there is no room for these two superstars to continue to grow, and people have become more aware of them.

In other words, if Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Roma, the media would have praised it, but there was definitely no sensation like Chu Ge's hat-trick.

People will take Ronaldo or Messi's hat-trick for granted.

Because they are naturally strong.

But Chu Ge is different.

A 17-year-old scored a hat-trick in his first Champions League appearance, so how high will he be in the future?

The answer to this question is unknown.

Because of the unknown, there is a huge space for imagination.

Seeing that the existing superstars have excellent performances, people can only shout 666 from the sidelines.

However, when discussing a young player who could become a future superstar, fans have a very different sense of substitution.