At the age of 23, he broke the transfer fee record for left-back and became a marginal figure in Real Madrid at the age of 26. Genius is limited by his mentality

At the request of my friends, let me talk about Coentran, a Portuguese genius who is extremely talented but limited by his mentality.

On March 11, 1988, Fabio Alexander Silva Coentran was born in a small fishing town north of Porto, Portugal. Since it is a fishing town, most residents must make a living by fishing. Coentran's father is the most typical fisherman. He not only makes a living by fishing, but also enjoys fishing, and enjoys it every day. Coentran was probably influenced by his father and also had a special liking for fishing. He once personally admitted that his football career will always end, and only the fishing boat is the destination of happiness.

Although he loves fishing more than football, his football talent is too high. As for this player, he needs speed and endurance. Going back and forth on the side highway is as simple as eating and drinking water. He is simply a natural winger. When he was only 17 years old, he signed a contract with a local professional club in his hometown and became a professional player.

The vast majority of young players like to be offensive players, and Cointran is no exception. When he was a fledgling man, he showed himself as a left winger at that time, which was a sharp blade for the team's offense. As soon as he stepped onto the stage of the Portuguese League, the players in the match complained.

The high-quality players in the Portuguese League naturally cannot escape the recruitment of traditional tyrants such as Porto and Benfica. Not long after Coentran debuted in his hometown, he received an invitation from Benfica to become a member of this traditional Portuguese tycoon.

However, Benfica already owned Di Maria at that time. The Argentine winger was mainly active on the left side during his time at Benfica. Although Cointran is good, it is obviously worse than Di Maria. This directly led to Coentrane basically sitting on the bench waiting in the early days of playing for Benfica.

The then Benfica coach, Jesus, knew Coentran's potential and felt that this was a huge waste of talent, so he let him retreat and play as a left-back, appearing with Di Maria. These two of them are both extremely fast wing experts. If they appear alone, they can't stand their opponents, let alone they appear at the same time. In the Portuguese League at that time, no team could defend Benfica's left-wing offensive.

Benfica's strong left side will naturally attract the attention of the top giants in the five major leagues. First, Di Maria joined Real Madrid in 2010, and then Cointran made a landing at the Bernabeu in 2011. Real Madrid spent 30 million euros of real money on Coentrand, which convinced Benfica to release him.

The 30 million euros in 2011 are already expensive for midfielders, not to mention defenders. Cointran, who was only 23 years old at the time, broke the left-back transfer fee record in one fell swoop and became the leader in this position. In the world football world at that time, there were actually only two defenders with higher transfer fees than him. They are Ferdinand, who serves as the center back, and Alves, who serves as the right back.

was introduced by Real Madrid in a way that broke the transfer fee record for left-back. Coentrand's fame soared overnight. At that time, many media planned to gain a wave of traffic on Coentrand. For example, a certain Portuguese TV station hired someone to pretend to be a policeman and stopped Coentran's Audi on the road. Not only did it conduct a detailed search, it also took Coentran into a police car.

shows are just to trick the parties involved and they will eventually tell the truth. When the program team explained the whole story to Coentrane clearly, the Portuguese genius shed tears on the spot. The TV station has done too much, and the author has no intention of defending them. But when we discuss things, we need to make one code and one code. Although the author can understand Coentran's grievances and fears, as a professional player, the psychological qualities he showed in this incident are really hard to be optimistic.

Fortunately, his talent is there. Fast speed, good physical strength, and frequent trips on the wing. No matter which team this kind of full-back is in, it is a hot topic, and even in Real Madrid is no exception. In his first season as a Real Madrid, Cointran made 33 appearances on all fronts, including 23 starts. His competition with Marcelo was not at a disadvantage.

, each of these two players has their own advantages. Marcelo has better skills at feet, and Coentrane has stronger defensive ability. And, they are both close friends of Ronaldo and have a tacit cooperation with Ronaldo. No matter who starts from these two, they can have a good chemical reaction with Ronaldo.

C Ronaldo is not only a Portuguese compatriot of Coentrane and a left-wing partner of Coentrane, and naturally has close contact on weekdays. According to Cointran, he often goes to Ronaldo's garden to pick vegetables. If Ronaldo is not at home, Cointrane will just climb over the wall, and that will be nothing.

However, two people who often play together do not necessarily have similar personalities. The more competitive Cristiano Ronaldo is, the more Buddhist Coentrane is. As a professional player, he smoked while playing at Real Madrid and was photographed by the paparazzi. Mourinho, then head coach of Real Madrid, was furious and directly punished for two games of suspension. When Coentrand returned to the stadium, Bernabeu fans also booed him.

After this incident, Cointran's mentality once had problems and he planned to leave the Bernabeu and go to other clubs to develop. At this stage, Manchester United happened to plan to introduce a high-quality left-back. In the summer of 2013, Manchester United started negotiations with Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid did not find a replacement for Coentrand and rejected Manchester United's request for signings. After Coentran learned about this, he shed tears of sadness.

Although Contran's mentality was a bit broken, his strength was there. In the following 2013-14 season, Coentran's role increased significantly. Whether in the Champions League knockout stage or the Copa del Rey final, this Portuguese genius is capable of overwhelming Marcelo and entering Real Madrid's starting lineup. As for his performance, it is quite good. For example, Bale's classic goal of overtaking against Barcelona was due to Coentrane's pass.

What is quite surprising is that when the 2014-15 season was in the 26-year-old Coentrand suddenly fell sharply. Over the whole season, he only played 17 times on all fronts, but unfortunately he became a marginalist in Real Madrid. After the season ended, Real Madrid loaned Cointran to Monaco.

During his days in Monaco, Contran did not regain his competitive form. When the loan contract ended and he returned to the Bernabeu, his situation became even worse. After sitting on the bench for a season, he was once again loaned by Real Madrid. As for his new owner, it is the Portuguese old club Sporting Lisbon.

The Portuguese played for Sporting Lisbon, which was logically the fish entered the sea, just like returning home. But Cointran, his mentality is really a problem. He actually had a formal match against Astana in Sporting Lisbon, and tears fell on the spot because of the fans' insults. Not long after, he even took the initiative to say that his body was too tired and he didn't want to play in the 2018 World Cup with the team...

Looking at the long history of football, how many players have actively expressed that they would not participate in the World Cup despite their health? It is not difficult to imagine how serious Coentran's mentality problem is. Such a player, no matter how talented he is, will still be limited by his mentality.