The talent and football of Carlos candle has never been in dispute, even as he spent several seasons in the paradise of the MLS, a competition too small for the former prospect of the Arsenal of the Premier League, club with which he sparked off what he could achieve by developing his full potential, so Jens Lehmann, figure and legend of the Gunners, did not hesitate to praise the Mexican footballer, assuring that he had the potential to be even in the Real Madrid.
According to the German goalkeeper, Carlitos Vela had great potential since he arrived at Arsenal very young, so the players of that team thought he had a promising future in elite football as his technique was fantastic for a boy. your age.
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“He was technically fantastic and we could see a great future in him,” Lehmann said in an interview with Marca newspaper.
However, Lehmann noted that, despite Vela having all the conditions to excel in the elite, the Mexican would never be able to take that important step and attributed this ‘failure’ to a mindset issue on the part of the Aztec player.
“The disappointment was probably for him and for his country that he never really reached his potential. He had it all. He had the technique, he was dangerous to the rival goal, and you usually go to England, you want to play there and you must be very strong mentally, and that was probably what he was missing, ”he added.
In an excerpt from the interview, the German goalkeeper was reminded of the great moment that Vela experienced in the Real Sociedad de San Sebastián, in the Spanish league, when he formed a deadly duo with French Antoine Griezmann, now a player of FC Barcelona. so former goalkeeper Gunner did not hesitate to make a startling statement, assuring that given the potential Carlitos had, he should have shone at Real Madrid.
“Yes, a very good player, but a guy like him must have played for Real Madrid or other clubs,” he said emphatically.
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