Spain, Barcelona
Rijkaard looked at the young man standing before him, smiled kindly, and said, "It's time, Bojan, for the next league match you will be on the roster, and I promise you, you will get to play at an appropriate moment."
Bojan's pupils slightly dilated, and besides excitement, he also felt a huge pressure.
Originally, it wasn't supposed to be like this. As a genius from La Masia, his entry into the first team and becoming an important player was supposed to be a natural progression.
In the youth team, he broke all of Messi's records, almost rising to fame stepping over Messi, and everyone said he would surpass Messi.
But after sharing a locker room and training on the same field with Messi, he realized what kind of player Messi really was; he didn't need extra flair, like bicycle kicks.
He just needed to speed up his footwork, with the most "plain and unassuming" method, and that was enough to leave the defenders in a sorry state.
