Real Madrid spent 63.2 million euros, 17-year-old Mastantono has magic on his left foot 🪄

Although he was only 17 years old, Mastantono attracted countless people's attention early on. In Argentina, he is known as the most talented young man since Messi. The new European Triple Champions League team Paris expressed his interest in him early.

However, Mastantono, who has been a Real Madrid fan since childhood, firmly chose to give up Paris after getting the other party's olive branch. Real Madrid also attaches great importance to him. Judging from the actual transaction amount, Real Madrid spent 63.2 million euros on the 17-year-old.

01.  Tennis genius who was delayed by football: talent is clear at a glance

a.      If you don't play football, he is also a tennis genius

was born in August 2007 in Asul, a small town 300 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Mastantono showed amazing athletic talent at a very young age.

When he was a child, he not only played football, but also received professional tennis training. So much so that when Argentina's giant team River Plate invited Mastantono to the youth training academy when he was 10 years old, he refused on the grounds that his family wanted him to choose tennis and had already begun to compete in Argentina's national competitions.

For this reason, Mastantono stayed at a small local football club and continued to receive professional training in both tennis and football. Two years later, River Plate once again invited Mastantono. He finally decided to choose football under the influence of his father who was a football coach.

Unexpectedly, after focusing on football, he showed a dazzling light and became the best scorer in many teams in the River Plate. He jumped to U17 at the age of 15.

Just turned 16 years old. Before he could play for the first team of River Plate, Mastantono got a professional contract and added a penalty of 45 million euros. After signing the contract, Mastantono was promoted to the first team and got the chance to make his debut. As a result, he scored a goal with a volley a month after his debut, and even broke the youngest goal record in team history held by Saviola. Between Paris and Real Madrid: He firmly chose the latter

which was originally associated with Mastantono were several Premier League giants, but after winning the Champions League title, Paris Saint-Germain became the first team to try to pay a penalty to get him.

Seeing that Paris was serious, Real Madrid also began its own actions. Mastantono, who has been a Real Madrid fan since childhood, quickly made a choice, rejected Paris' kindness and went to his "club of dreams."

In order to get Mastantono, Real Madrid not only paid 45 million euros in liquidated damages, but also had to bear other taxes and fees of 18.2 million euros.

Obviously, Real Madrid has high expectations for Mastantono. In particular, Real Madrid originally wanted to strengthen the team as much as possible before the Club World Cup, but because of Paris' competition, it would rather shelve other transactions first than grab Mastantono, which fully demonstrates their importance to this 17-year-old genius.

Before Real Madrid officially announced that he had won Mastantono, he had been successfully selected for the Argentina national team and also came on as a substitute in the World Cup.

At the age of 17 years and 295 days, he became the youngest international player to play in the official game in Argentina's team history, writing his first record with the Argentina national team.

02.  Argentina Foden or Messi? There is a lot of room for development

a.      The template was once Foden: but it was not just Foden

When the media first evaluated Mastantono, they called him Argentina Foden. However, because the young man brought many surprises, some media said that Mastantono was the most talented young man in Argentina since Messi.

This is because he often has some wonderful foot operations in the game, and also has a beautiful free kick, which makes his reputation better and better.

Just like this time, when players are forced to the bottom line and are back to the goal, they are passing back from the outside.

As a result, Mastantono's extremely creative foot pulling the ball and turning around, the frequency of this action was so fast that neither the opponent nor the fans expected it. Although the shot at a small angle failed to hit the target, the operation under the feet was still very amazing.

Mastantono dribbled the ball at his feet because he didn't have much physical advantages after starting up. Although his skills were very good, the actual effect was not outstanding. In addition to unexpectedly using the frequency advantage to KO opponents, they also rely more on wall-to-wall cooperation at other times.

Mastantono is characterized by a good sense of ball, fast movement frequency, and smart movement. More importantly, although he is only 17 years old, the young man's offensive choice at critical moments is not bad. This time, it is more rare than being a big hit.

By the same token, after Mastantono got the ball landing point this time, facing the goalkeeper who attacked, Mastantono was very calm. He took the ball and turned around and passed it steadily to his teammates behind him, gaining an assist.

It should be said that what Mastantono likes most is not that he can attack the goal in one-stop, but his team's offensive choice will make people shine. After all, due to the lack of physical strength, individual soldiers are actually not efficient.

b.     Golden's left foot can pass the ball: the footwork is talent

Mastantono is already close to 1.8 meters tall, but at the age of 17, he is still a little thin. I believe that as this problem develops slowly, it should not be the biggest problem.

But judging from previous games, he could not have the advantage in the confrontation, so he averaged as many goals conceded per game as high as 21.3 times. Real Madrid may not be likely to give him too much ball rights in the short term, and Mastantono will have a process that needs to be adapted.

However, it is worth mentioning that Mastantono's passing style is quite excellent. He prefers to get the ball on the right rib, and after cutting in, it is of high quality both for shooting and passing.

Especially this cut-in pass is quite a bit like Messi. From a certain perspective, he is a bit like the more immature Yamal when Xavi coached Barcelona.

Mastantono has a good pass style, which is just like his sense of ball, and is purely talent. So at the age of 17, he was able to play high-quality free kicks.

By the same token, if he leaves some space, Mastantono's crossing is also of high quality. But Real Madrid doesn't like this move very much, but Bellingham will appreciate such passes more.

03.  There is great goal potential in the future: shooting in the top corner is a good habit

a.         Great goal potential: shooting in the top corner is a good habit

From the statistics, we can see that Mastantono played in the first team of River Plate for 1 and a half years, contributing 11 goals and 7 assists in 62 games (German Transfer Pictures counted 1 latest game less).

It is worth mentioning that 17-year-old Mastantono has made greater progress this season, contributing 7 goals and 4 assists in 19 games, which is much stronger than his debut season.

It is worth mentioning that Mastantono's shot is quite distinctive, and he often aims at the upper corner of the goal or the dead corner of the lower corner. This aspect has something to do with his fast movement frequency and good skills, so he does not need to surpass him when dribbling. He is still quite comfortable to get rid of the ball, even if he gets out of the angle and finds a shooting opportunity.

In this case, he can have time and space to aim at the target. At the same time, the explosive power of the kick is good, and the quality of the upper corner is certain.

The same is true this time, but after cutting in, Mastantono chose to draw the bottom corner. It can be seen that when he dribbled the ball, it was not enough to tear the defense line vertically, but he got rid of it horizontally, and before the opponent could push it out, he had already dodged it with the frequency of action.

When the South American League's assisted defense level is not high, Mastantono has a great advantage, and combined with his shooting, it can still bring good results. But after going to the European League, I don’t know if I can continue to maintain my advantage.

However, his shooting habits are still very good. Considering that the action frequency advantage will be magnified in Europe, Mastantono's prospects in shooting and getting rid of the feet are still worthy of optimism.

b.     The biggest competitor is Gulaire

From the perspective of the court position, Mastantono prefers to attack the midfield or the right midfielder. If Rodrigo leaves the team in the summer window, Real Madrid will give certain resources to the young man on the right.

In terms of playing time and offensive resources, Mastantono's biggest competitor is Gulaire. After all, Gulaire is also a front-line midfielder, and is also good at skill and skill.

By contrast, Guillail's straight pass and threat ball in advance were more mature, and he also had a long shot in front of the penalty area. Mastantono prefers to cooperate against the wall or dribble the ball by himself, which may require him to slowly adapt and adjust.

Mastantono has a characteristic, which is a beautiful direct free kick. As mentioned earlier, this young man has a very good footing style, which is his talent.

On the other hand, Mastantono's calf explosiveness is also excellent when shooting. Real Madrid does not currently have a good free kick picker, so he should get some opportunities (if Mbappe doesn't try too much).

Mastantono and Guillail, at most, only one of them will succeed in Real Madrid. The next 1-2 seasons will determine their fate.

Who will stand out in the end? Real Madrid should be happy to see such a healthy competition.

Conclusion:

For young people, talent is always the most popular and attractive. The 17-year-old Mastantono has the foundation for success. Whether he can realize his talent depends on his future development.

However, Mastantono also has many flaws such as holding the ball, making easy mistakes, and not being good enough. Whether the coach can find the most suitable position requires more effort.

(Himu)

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