Truly what a sad end, bizzarre career. I'll never forget how amazing he was in that first stint. Could've been anything.
He knew his body was finished and got desperate.
He knew his body was finished and got desperate.
The way he walked into our squad and was immediately our star player was gobsmacking. Somewhere along the way he decided to take his foot off the pedal a little and enjoy life a little more instead of focusing on his game.
I can't say it was a bad call necessarily, I don't blame him for deciding that tbh. He shouldn't have signed contracts like that though if he knew he wasn't going to deliver but again that's not really his fault its employers being silly. I feel like a part of him did want to come back here and perform at a high level once more, but his immaturity won out and he made some terrible medical decisions.
He did win a world cup, but he could have won a couple of Ballons D'Or if he'd wanted it.
