No one will always be young, but someone will always be young.
Several matches in the Champions League 1/8 final seemed to confirm this sentence. For the first time since the 2004-05 season, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to qualify for the top 16 of the Champions League. The lonely figure of the "peerless duo pride" was corresponding to two young men with high spirits - Mbape, 22, and Harland, 20.
Mbape and Harland take over Mero?
After leading Paris to defeat Barcelona with a hat trick in the first round, Mbape scored a penalty in the second round. The four goal crazy Ronaldo fan in two rounds won two and drew one in three professional matches with Messi. The other victory was in the 2018 Russian World Cup, when the French golden boy defeated Messi led Argentina with a performance that was unparalleled.
Harland, the "Norwegian genius", is also continuing his monster performance in the Champions League. He also scored 4 goals in Seville, which is of great strength in the two rounds of war. This season, he led the scorer list with 10 goals in eight games of the Champions League. So far in his career, he has scored 20 goals in the first 14 games of the Champions League, and no one can beat him in the number of goals in the same period.
So is this the end of the Merlot era and the beginning of the H&M (Harland and Mbape) era?
The Yangtze River waves behind push the waves ahead?
The eternal rule of sports is that once idols will gradually fade out of the stage and be replaced by new stars. Mbape's direct confrontation with Messi proved that he can become the most dazzling star on important occasions. Harland's smile at the TV camera after scoring also showed his strong confidence.
Perhaps, as time goes by, Mbape and Harland will become competitors. Maybe one day we will also argue for "who is better", just like Messi and Ronaldo.
[MV - 16 years later, Merleau turns to say goodbye to "Say Goodbye" and bid farewell to our youth] In contrast to the traditional star making model, social media has become a star making factory to incubate superstars in this era. Ibrahimovic, who has roamed the Jianghu for more than 20 years, once talked about his perception of this, "Now the players have just played a good game for 5 minutes, and are immediately regarded as great players. Social media has changed everything. Due to the presence of social media, players are regarded as champions, although they do not do anything. "
"That was not the case before. In the past, you had to make great achievements, and for a long time, you would be regarded as a great player. I prefer that way. At that time, if you were regarded as a great player, you would be a really great player. To become a great player, you must play well and keep playing steadily for a long time. "
Ibrahimovic on the impact of social media on star making
The British media may be most familiar with this, and they can package the players with household registration as future stars in an assembly line. I still remember that two years ago, after Sterling led England to defeat Kosovo with one shot and three passes in the European preliminaries, the British media directly discussed the possibility of Sterling winning the Golden Globe Award, which was really surprising.
We are not saying that Mbape and Harland are short-lived players. Mbape has become the main force of the World Cup championship since he was 19 years old. Harland has also proved his reputation by his stable performance after landing in the Bundesliga. However, at present, they have only demonstrated the potential to replace Messi Ronaldo and become the landmark of the next decade. The Champions League champion, the Golden Ball Award, the steady performance of the ten years and the influence among fans are what they need to pursue in the future.
Messi Ronaldo, who has ruled football for more than 10 years
When you compare the young supernovae with the two players who have dominated the game in the past 10-20 years, there are several issues that must be considered. First of all, there is a difference between great football players and great people in football.
Messi and Ronaldo are no longer "great players" or "superstars" in football. Their influence has exceeded the game itself. They won a total of 11 Golden Globes, 9 Champions League titles, 1497 goals, and performances that cannot be restored even in FIFA and live games.
Messi and Ronaldo bring not only goals, trophies and exaggerated figures. Their game style is also unforgettable, and their superb dribbling skills and free kicks are fascinating. To this day, we still remember the moment when Messi toppled Boateng, and when he wore Milna in the crotch, Guardiola was stunned.
Messi Loses Boateng
Messi in the crotch Milner
We also remember that when Manchester United played Bolton in 2007, Pedersen, who was responsible for marking Ronaldo, was replaced 28 minutes later because he was dizzy. After that game, the then Bolton coach Allardyce said frankly that Pedersen needed a plastic surgeon.
The upside down golden hook between Ronaldo and Juve in the 2017-18 Champions League and the blank header against Sampdoria last season are also classic moments in football history.
Messi is the only player who has scored 20+goals in the league for 13 consecutive seasons in history, and the only player who has scored 40+goals for the club for 10 consecutive years. He also created a miracle of 91 goals in a single year in a natural year. Ronaldo is the top scorer in the history of official football matches, and will become the player who scores the most goals on behalf of the national team in the near future.
All these monuments are hard targets for Mbape and Harland. According to the current goal efficiency, Mbape needs to score 40 goals every year in the next 15 years to catch up with Ronaldo, while Harland needs to score 42 goals every year to catch up with Messi.
Mbappé
Even in the late years of his career, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are still among the best players. Messi won the best scorer in La Liga last season, and this season also leads the scorer list. In the past two seasons, no one in the five major leagues has scored more goals than Messi. Ronaldo also maintained high efficiency in Apennine, scoring 92 goals in 120 games after joining Juventus at the age of 33. Facts have proved that even when the two players are at their worst, they are stronger than other ordinary players.
Even the greatest champion player can't afford the time. The fact that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not in the last 16 of the Champions League at the same time for the first time in nearly 16 years proves that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are indeed aging. Ronaldo is 36 years old and Messi will be 34 this summer. We must imagine what the future of football would be like without them. Maybe we would be very upset and curious. After all, our whole youth has also gone with the footsteps of "peerless double pride". Even if the next Merlot appears, we will not have the next youth.
Harland
Mbape and Harland deserve all the applause. They have made extraordinary achievements at a young age. But now let's compare two young people with Messi Ronaldo. It is unfair to them and also to Melo. Don't think that the confrontation between Mbape and Harland will be as fun as the comparison between Messi and Ronaldo.
This year's flowers are more red than last year's. It's a pity that flowers will be better next year. Who do you know?
