2023-05-09 12:29:00
Rodrigo Fáez, correspondent in MadridReading: 3 min.
He arrived without making much noise and with the same smile with which he celebrates his goals. Rodrygo Goes is a breath of fresh air for a Real Madrid that needs him like food. Because he has self-confidence, class, elegance, speed and, above all, goal. Rodrygo is the typical footballer born to shine at Real Madrid and made for the whites to shine at key moments.
The MVP of the Copa del Rey final is vital in recent Real Madrid’s big matches. Teammates tell ESPN that he “has the magic touch of the chosen ones.” And that, at the Santiago Bernabéu, is more important than any other quality because you either have it or you don’t. It is a gift with which one is born and that one does not work on, but rather takes advantage of. And of the current squad, Goes is the player who has that much-needed gift the most.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, this editor approached a point in Doha where Brazilian fans met. At an extreme temperature and with the sun at its maximum splendor over the Qatari sky, I saw before my eyes how a group of Brazilians arrived with some retro NBA-style jerseys with the name of Rodrygo Goes. As if it were a team, everyone was going to support who, I thought, was his idol. However, one of them, the friendly Pedro, explained to me that they were the player’s family. That’s when I realized that Rodrygo’s affable and kind demeanor was no coincidence: the education and well-being of his family was a reflection of the image projected by his protégé on the pitch.
That day in Doha was nothing more than the confirmation of a saying that my grandmother always repeats to me: if your family educates and covers you as it should be, you will end up succeeding in life. And yes, you can succeed in several ways. Rodrygo’s is to play inside or out, but play for Real Madrid and his beloved Brazil. And the way to succeed in Spain is clear to the attacker: engaging the Bernabéu with key goals at the most opportune moments.
There are already several fans who highlight the “Rodrygo Goes Moment”. It is regarding that moment in which the Brazilian emerges from the band to surprise and mark the rival. His victims range from Osasuna to Manchester City, passing through Chelsea or Inter Milan, among many others. And he, meanwhile, enjoying fulfilling his dream of succeeding at Real Madrid while he combines goals on the field with some exquisite gestures off it. May he never change.
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