Why Real Madrid’s Sergio Canales is football’s next superstar
To justify the talent and skills of Sergio Canales, let’s take a trip back to the memory lane. Let’s capture a moment when the home crowd stood still and fully behind a player who played against them, who was not on their side but the talent at display made it impossible for a true football fan to not provide full credit.
It’s the super Saturday in Islington where Everton's Steven Pienaar beats the Arsenal's goalkeeper with a cracking left foot shot and Manuel Almunia has no chance of stopping it. On the other side of the sea thousand miles away, a teenager watches it on Televisión Española from his hotel room; in his head he is thinking he can do better, he can take it further, he can do it at will. Only the inner circle knows this kid and there is no doubt he is the special talent but that is all about to change. He is about to break out in the football circle around the world.
Sergio Canales Madrazo the Green and black Racing de Santander. No27 is about to start his third game of a short but a very promising carrier and in 26 minutes from the edge of the penalty area, Sergio Canales lifts it over him and into the net, the ball travelling higher and further than Pienaar's shot had – a perfect kicker. He made it look all too easy, wow a master class, great goal, commentators can’t believe it, fans on both sides start to applaud with everything they got. Never before the world seen such a craze where the hardcore Sevilla fans give such a heartwarming on home ground. He plays as if he was Ronaldo playing against the little league or Messi making his mark in Barcelona. I Cramba, Madre mía shouts the stadium commentator, Wow, What a goal! What little fear! What coolness! The confidence of this lad is greatly insulting!
The fans didn’t even have the chance to digest the first incredible eye candy and only thirteen minutes later, he betters his first and goes through again. This is unbelievable; Palop advances yet again, not so far this time. Keeper thinking out loud, once bitten twice shy but faith cannot be held . Canales steps past the keeper, has all the time in the world to pause, cuts inside; sending Adriano screeching by like a toboggan at full speed, and side-foots the ball home. "¡Qué bueno que veniste!" shouts the commentator. How nice of you to come! "Has this kid got no shame?!" "Canales dresses up as Maradona," cheers Marca. This time the applause is an ovation; when he is substituted, with Racing enjoying a 2-1 lead they will hold on to, the stadium is on its feet. Soon, everyone's talking about him: he's the personality of the weekend in Sport, AS and Marca. "Suddenly, there's Canales," says El Mundo.
Another Messi in making and Real Madrid took notice and signed Canales as the first signing of the summer transfer window. "It was beautiful to sign for Real Madrid because it means I will play with footballers that make a difference and who people like to watch. I feel better when the ball is at my feet and I believe I'm a spontaneous player." Says Canales.
Why Sergio Canales is football’s next superstar is an easy question to answer. He has pure talent and when you combine the God gifted talent with the brand name of Real Madrid and bundle that up with Couching God himself Jose Mourinho; you just don’t know it yet but you have something special on display.
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