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The Wonderkid Who Came Out Of NOWHERE
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The Wonderkid Who Came Out Of NOWHERE
Fermin Lopez is not like the rest. You see, from Iniesta to Xavi, from Messi to Lamine Yamal… La Masia produces players that are “touched by god”. Players with otherworldly levels of ball control , players who can spot passes from a mile away, players where you're like “There's no way he's human”... But Fermin? He was nothing like that. He’s never played years above his age group, he’s never been called up to Spain’s youth teams… hell, he’s rarely even been a consistent starter at the youth level… Yet here he is, 20 years of age, starting matches for one of the biggest clubs on the planet. How in the world has Fermin Lopez made it at Football Club Barcelona?
As he’d put it, “My life growing up was school, football, school, and football." Born in Andalusia, his father, although an avid Real Betis fan, was never very keen on the football thing. He wanted Fermin to focus on his studies instead. It was his uncle that got him into football and Barcelona, and once he started playing, it didn’t take his father too long to realize that his boy had a talent for the game. His father also realized he could use football as a reward for young Fermin applying himself to his studies. At 8, he’d join his local club El Campillo and within half a season he’d join Recreativo de Huelva before he’d join the club his father followed: Real Betis, and from ages 9-13, Fermin would be the top scorer of the club in each age group for the Balompie, even being the top scorer of the division in one of the seasons; all from the midfield. It was there he’d meet his future teammate and best friend, Gavi. Although he was a year younger, they’d see each other frequently at Betis, before Gavi made the move to Barca in 2015, a year before Fermin. Youth Coach Carles Martinez would come to visit him in early 2016, but after seeing how small he was he would say no. Though… Only a few months later, even though he had missed the La Liga promises tournament with chickenpox, Jordi Roura, the director of youth football, clearly following Cruyff’s principles, would come and overrule that decision, offering Fermin a place in La Masia. It wasn’t quite that easy though. Catalonia was over 1000 kilometers away from Andalusia, a 10-hour car drive. 13-year-old Fermin was living at the Masia all by himself, “There was one time... he had been in Barcelona for about ten days, school in Catalan, away from home, he would call me at seven in the morning and say 'I don't want to be there, I don't know anything'". I told him: "Tomorrow I'm coming for you". And Fermín López, at that precise moment, made a decision that changed his life: "No, wait, we'll talk about it later", and he stayed at Barca. Due to a stacked Infantil midfield of Marc Casado, Xavi Simons, Jorge Alastuey, and Txus Alba, Carles Martinez would retrain him into a #10. Although he would struggle with the transition from 7v7 to 11v11 football due to his stature, his Infantil A season was a major success. He’d win the Pichichi, and he’d earn a reputation as being one of the finest young playmakers in Spain. But his next season would not be quite as easy. Fermin would not grow much, and as he suited up as a Cadete, he would be so much smaller than everyone. It was difficult to play, he’d get battered by the opposition and he just could not compete physically with the others. Although he would still score 13 goals, that season would just introduce a recurring theme that just continued to get worse and worse. At 14, Fermin stood at well under 5’ tall, and 2018/19 would be the darkest season for him. He had lost his spot as a starter on the team, as he just couldn’t compete due to his height. He didn’t like training, he didn’t like playing it was just torture battling against guys so much bigger and stronger. The staff told him to be patient, he just had to keep on improving day in and day out, and eventually, the physicals would catch up to him, and his exceptional technical ability would shine… but it’s not easy for a 14-year-old boy who’s struggling for minutes, struggling for half decent performances just to stay patient and continue training hard. “There was a period before Christmas when I reached my breaking point. I couldn't bear it any longer, and the frustration was overwhelming. I shed many tears and went through a tough time. I tried to keep it to myself, but sometimes others noticed. I was down.” According to him, that was the closest he ever was to giving up. But he didn't, he persevered continuing to work hard, trusting the process, trusting that the patience was eventually going to pay off. He’d be renewed till 2022 that summer but it wouldn’t get any easier in the next season. He stood at exactly 5 '0 tall as a 15-year-old. These pictures speak for themselves. He would tally 0 goals all season, struggling for appearances. Tears were shed during
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Komentáře

  • @SimeonGlaywood-jo9tw

    Fermin is doing a great job. Keep up the good work

  • @bryngefferies7530
    @bryngefferies7530 Před 9 dny

    This is what EtH said to Us when we complained about leaving Ronaldo on the bench against the Villa way back in October '22 Mate you aren't convincing anyone. Ronaldo is finished not only as a player at united but as a football player at the highest level. You go on about poor squad selection but you ignore what's on the bench. Just another fan boy trying to deflect. The fact you want us to listen to Souness says it all, everyone is behind ETH  We are in a rebuild you cannot focus your attacking players around a declining 37 Yr old who doesn't want to be here. Just move on its best for everyone involved!

  • @LilithSikes-bk3mp
    @LilithSikes-bk3mp Před 13 dny

    Please, do Ferran and his failure currently at Barca. Ferran is not worth staying in Barca squad rn I swear. Xavi is criticizing Roque and pegging Ferran. Please, do a video of his failure at Barca. I promise, the video will go viral. Also, in that way I think Barca can leave him on a free transfer or a free loan: “Ferran” I mean. He’s not worth playing at Barca.

    • @95tillinfinity23
      @95tillinfinity23 Před 2 dny

      Ferran hasnt lived up to expectations but hes way more adapted to playing in europe and the barca way. Everytime roque touches the ball he looks clumsy, slow and tunnel vision. He needs alot of work, the best thing would be for him to go on loan but if he dosent want to then sell.

  • @LilithSikes-bk3mp
    @LilithSikes-bk3mp Před 13 dny

    This is a generational page.

  • @cdanerz3677
    @cdanerz3677 Před 16 dny

    He didn't have a traditional way to get in the senior team for barça, which probably made him stand out from the rest

  • @ethyii9944
    @ethyii9944 Před 29 dny

    A fucking gem

  • @ItsShahed17
    @ItsShahed17 Před měsícem

    You have to word by word describe everything and then hope Penaldo fans understand. Unfortunately, they're so stupid that even after you explain a fact a hundred times they'll never believe it Lmfao. Hopeless.

  • @Diego-vq8et
    @Diego-vq8et Před měsícem

    I see the comments and realize how much advantage in ball knowledge eng speaker countries have above spanish spearker third world countries. Here they all understand what possition CR played but go to a video with spa-speakers and they all think Cr7 only played Left Wing and Centre forward...

  • @KelzangDorji
    @KelzangDorji Před měsícem

    Your voice is fking annoying

  • @boakyewilberforce8616
    @boakyewilberforce8616 Před 2 měsíci

    He don’t deserve to be playing for Madrid but Barca…cus by now he should be in the first team

  • @mamadoutalibediallo-qc8ot
    @mamadoutalibediallo-qc8ot Před 2 měsíci

    Similaire à mcalister de liverpool❤

  • @michaelmatt9752
    @michaelmatt9752 Před 2 měsíci

    "In 2006 Ronaldo got Rooney sent off'' To this day the English are still delusional.

  • @Freedom20255
    @Freedom20255 Před 2 měsíci

    Good job today Lopez!

  • @parawill7074
    @parawill7074 Před 3 měsíci

    I think Ronaldo's skills in his younger years and playing for ManU at that time was a gradual transition where we see him evolve from a MF/Winger into an attacking winger/forward. Ronaldo's greatness is based around his adaptability where he was asked to play and grow in one way at ManU and another while at Madrid, and that is often overlooked. Mourinho laid it out perfectly when he discussed the difference between Ronaldo and Messi, and why things were harder for Ronaldo. I keep telling people that Messi is definitely a GOAT level player and I place him right alongside Ronaldo, but Ronaldo is more unique based around his career ascension. Ronaldo took huge risks having to go to other top leagues and repeating the same individual and team successes. It is all the more impressive when you see how he started at United as more of a winger playing wide in the midfield and turning into a striker/forward at Madrid (his late years there) and Juve. Ronaldo was a unicorn.

  • @palesamakara6102
    @palesamakara6102 Před 3 měsíci

    Apparently he isn't a pure footballer

  • @nelsonreddy8711
    @nelsonreddy8711 Před 3 měsíci

    Yes he will be the best in the Arsenal team.Thanks.

  • @sagarranjan4585
    @sagarranjan4585 Před 3 měsíci

    Winger in 4-4-2 system until 2006 until Ruud was at Utd. Left inside forward between 2007-14, Centre forward with some involvement on wings since 2014 (only started at left on paper but drifted centrally just 15-20 min into the match). This is only club level. He has been playing center striker for Portugal ever since Euro 2008 or WC 2010 if memory serves right.

  • @alejandrotroche6381
    @alejandrotroche6381 Před 3 měsíci

    hey do one about how Barca was paying refs to give messi and Barca lots of penalties and tittles or how Messi has hormone treatments by the Lance Armstrong Dr. that gave him undetected streriods. (and messi had a history of human grouth hormones). well look into ronaldo to see if he has any shady past as well, but boy between the world cup controversy and barca payinf the refs for 20 years. not even a good cheater look at him now he looks like he needs a another treatment. thnx for intruducing me to cr7 v messi (not looking good for messi) He was suppose to come and play in Puerto Rico and was cancelled due to beening a money laundering sceam from the drug cartels this is when i started to be concerned about him,

  • @anybb2222
    @anybb2222 Před 3 měsíci

    GOAT

  • @KachaViejaz
    @KachaViejaz Před 3 měsíci

    MU young Cristiano is Insane 🐐

  • @user-ei2cz5jk8x
    @user-ei2cz5jk8x Před 4 měsíci

    phong cách chơi không giống Cesc , mà giống Persi + Wilsea

  • @davidprice218
    @davidprice218 Před 4 měsíci

    7 mins 42 seconds it says he five foot five but he five foot nine

  • @felipepride8137
    @felipepride8137 Před 4 měsíci

    He was what call ALA here in Brazil. basically an very offensive fullback.

  • @TheLazarLeo
    @TheLazarLeo Před 4 měsíci

    Another top video 😮😮😮

  • @dwrizer7514
    @dwrizer7514 Před 4 měsíci

    Remember me when your famous🎉🎉🎉

  • @cdanerz3677
    @cdanerz3677 Před 5 měsíci

    This was made 6months ago. Bruh he scored in his champions League debut 💀

  • @Thegunner231
    @Thegunner231 Před 5 měsíci

    Jacks talent yeah' hopefully not his game time 😢

  • @tafarihowe3277
    @tafarihowe3277 Před 5 měsíci

    If hazard and Messi was placed in a black kid.

  • @meko4818
    @meko4818 Před 5 měsíci

    Banger Vs Napoli

  • @Neo-pk7zp
    @Neo-pk7zp Před 6 měsíci

    We should have Kept Patino

  • @ConPlexVAL
    @ConPlexVAL Před 6 měsíci

    imagine barcelona signed him, ronaldo and messi on the same team would have been crazy, you end up with best goal scorer itw and best creator itw on the same team. Imagine the msn but its ronaldo over neymar!

  • @KrlKngMrtssn
    @KrlKngMrtssn Před 6 měsíci

    I consider him Spanish not Argentinian. Born and raised in Spain so basically a Spanish product. He never payed in Argentina

  • @kunimitsune177
    @kunimitsune177 Před 6 měsíci

    Eew yank

  • @yuukiyoshida1580
    @yuukiyoshida1580 Před 6 měsíci

    ronal "do"

  • @shubhamgamer5213
    @shubhamgamer5213 Před 6 měsíci

    Bro please upload a new video

  • @Freakykhid
    @Freakykhid Před 6 měsíci

    Man made a video to just talk shit. 4-4-2 formation meaning he was a right mid.. a midfielder just just any midfielder go forward when on the break so wtf do you mean by xavi or whatever? He was a midfielder get it

    • @KM_1304
      @KM_1304 Před 2 měsíci

      If he was a midfielder then how would a so called midfielder like him score 42 goals in 49 appearances even tho we’ve never seen LM/RM rack up numbers like that. Ronaldo even won UEFA men’s best forward of 2008 that same year he managed to bag 42 goals in 49 appearances at the end of the 2007/08 season

  • @footballman10
    @footballman10 Před 6 měsíci

    Messi was a winger too and he necer became a striker like Cr7 did

    • @Nattifemkatty
      @Nattifemkatty Před 3 měsíci

      Messi became a false 9

    • @Ronaldo-vk1vn
      @Ronaldo-vk1vn Před 3 měsíci

      Ronaldo okke became striker after he joined in Juventus

  • @alexflame9383
    @alexflame9383 Před 6 měsíci

    messi and ronaldo could've been A duo?!?!

  • @RealBlaze77
    @RealBlaze77 Před 6 měsíci

    Ronaldo played as an attacking midfielder under Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics

  • @sc-sportscompilations5753
    @sc-sportscompilations5753 Před 6 měsíci

    There is a HUGE difference between a winger in a 4-3-3 formation like Messi and Salah and between a midfielder in a 4-4-2 formation like Ronaldo and Beckham

  • @sc-sportscompilations5753
    @sc-sportscompilations5753 Před 6 měsíci

    From 2003-2008 Man Utd played 4-4-2 formation: 4 defenders 4 midfielders 2 attackers Beckham, Giggs, Nani and Ronaldo played the same position in a 4-4-2 formation which is a wide midfielder (right/left).

  • @lewissk8982
    @lewissk8982 Před 6 měsíci

    Where is Chalie Patino? another brilliant kid who received much praise a few years ago.

  • @Cd1988B
    @Cd1988B Před 6 měsíci

    This is completely inaccurate. This is the problem with CZcams, everyone’s an expert

  • @percontetv
    @percontetv Před 6 měsíci

    yes he was a midfielder. then he move to striker.. like francesco totti

  • @faridjoaquin9074
    @faridjoaquin9074 Před 6 měsíci

    Yes, end of video

  • @Hamza_7777
    @Hamza_7777 Před 6 měsíci

    Imagine despite all that and being far from the net and playing in the midfield at the wing for seasons, he become the top scorer of the game 🐐 something isn't talked about enough

  • @Erik10hagdya
    @Erik10hagdya Před 7 měsíci

    This guy seems like a messi fanboy himself so let me make him realise When Real Madrid signed Ronaldo from Manchester United Perez’ words quote :- “Today we present to you the best midfielder of premier league Cristiano Ronaldo ” And this was in 2009

  • @siberianTiger639
    @siberianTiger639 Před 7 měsíci

    Yound Ronaldo was a normal winger, what's even the point of this video? Why are you making a mystery of it. He was a winger (like Nani, Robben, Quaresma), nothing to see here.

    • @Ronaldo-vk1vn
      @Ronaldo-vk1vn Před 3 měsíci

      No he had most uefa toty as a midfielder after inesta

  • @nihalbhamrah4726
    @nihalbhamrah4726 Před 7 měsíci

    Man forget about ronaldo vs messi but just seeing what they did and did it for such a long time consistently makes them the greatest idk if anyone can come close to them ever

  • @jasonbrown2215
    @jasonbrown2215 Před 7 měsíci

    Neymar and the Real Ronaldo were known way younger 😂. Man Utd saved his career and taught him to play football. Figo was a winger, Cr7 was a winger Nedved was midfielder and CDM. Cr7 had a free role at Man Utd and was given freedom. He use to run back and help in defence that's why these ignorant people think he was a winger they watch too many highlight videos and don't know where the player played. He transformed? He practiced hard to get good and master his shot.

    • @shubhamgamer5213
      @shubhamgamer5213 Před 6 měsíci

      developing wingers' ability to cross the ball, whilst promoting relationships and understanding with strikers and other attack-minded team mates. Definition of pure winger that Ronaldo was he said it him self