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Garcia is amazing at the Club World Cup, Enderick feels pressure

10:24am, 1 July 2025【Football】

We have talked about Gonzalo Garcia several times before. He was indeed the biggest discovery of Real Madrid in this Club World Cup. With Mbappe absent due to illness, he was pushed to the ninth position and performed very well. He participated in the three group matches and scored completely.

But the emergence of a young player will inevitably bring huge pressure to other players with the same position in the team. This is what we often call the "catfish effect". Now, this pressure comes to another talented Brazilian boy, Enderick.

Endrik was unlucky in that during his recovery period, his direct rival Garcia seized the opportunity and perfectly showed everything new coach Harvey Alonso needed: oppression on defense, clever running and continuous goal threats.

Moreover, new coach Xavi Alonso has a very high evaluation of Garcia, even publicly praised him for his "smell" of goals, and compared his running position with club legend Raul. Enderick must understand the weight of this evaluation. This shows that Garcia's position in his heart is no longer just a temporary replacement.

So we look at Enderick's reaction, he is now going to speed up his recovery process and plans to fly to the United States immediately to meet with the team that is participating in the knockout round. Of course he knew that he was unlikely to play the game now, but his move was actually a positive response to this challenge. He wants to let the coach and the team see his positive attitude and desire to fight, and to "sweep the sense of existence" again.

This is the survival rule of top wealthy families. Competition is everywhere and no one can be spared. Garcia's rise has made the competition for Real Madrid's substitute center position become fierce all of a sudden. For head coach Alonso, this is certainly a "happy worries".