Manchester United. Erik Ten Hag Rebuild continues As The Manchester United Dutch Manager Continues To Face A Series Of Stumbling Blocks- Jadon Sancho & Antony Situation Addressed (Part 7)

"I want to reiterate my innocence from the recent accusations lodged against me and I will fully cooperate with the police to help the legal system reach the truth. I look forward to returning to play as soon as possible." 

(Antony-Mark Critchley, September 29,2023.) 

 

 

 

 

Looking deeper into the career of Antony before his time at Manchester United has revealed a series of traumatic< situations which had been experienced by the Brazilian forward. From seeing dead bodies on the streets of Sao Paulo on his way to the training ground to going to bed without food for several days, all circumstances Antony has described as now mentally categorized and numb to such situations have been highlighted as a situation which Brazilian forward Antony simply had to shrug off to keep moving forward has been highlighted as Impactful which more than likely played important roles in shaping the mentality of the Brazilian forward before his move to Manchester United.  

Subsequently, questions have been asked as to how much of these potential series of traumatic incidents that Antony faced during his time as a youth in the streets of Sao Paulo have played a massive impact on the mentality of the Brazilian forward getting inducted into the prestigious Sao Paulo Football Academy at the age of 14 could be described as a situation that more than likely played the role of providing a major escape for Antony from a life surrounded by traumatic incidents with each of the presented situations experienced by Antony Highlighted as potential situations which do not necessarily portray the best situation for a young, impressionable youth.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, even Sao Paulo Academy has been presented as one of the main positive aspects of Antony's youth. Antony was yet again faced with more tribulations as the Brazilian forward was faced with the concept that he did not necessarily embody the physical attributes needed to succeed in the modern-day game of football. A situation presented the idea that despite the skillsets possessed by Antony, the coaching staff at the Sao Paulo Academy believed that Antony would struggle immensely as a player as a result of his lack of physicality. this damning reality, more than likely having painted a concept of Doubt and disappointment in the mind of the young Antony 

 

Yet another level of tribulation that Antony is confirmed to have understood needed to be hurdled if Anthny was to achieve his dream of becoming a professional footballer. However, despite the tribulations faced by the Brazilian forward, the progression rate that had been generated by Anthony in his young career had rapidly escalated this heightened reader progression. really took from in 2018, when Antony made his professional debut for Sao Paulo with the Brazilian Howards, the debut was quickly followed by the narrative that the Brazilian was already tipped to be a top star who is expected to reach the level of some of the all-time great footballers such as Cafu, Lionel Messi, and Lucas Mora.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

All players listed above are classified as players who had made a spring to professional football in Europe at a very young age. The tremendous expedition has the potential of having such tremendous stress on the mind of a young player and this happened to potentially be the case for Antony as the revelation of Antony being named the best player in the Copinha- a  tournament regarded as Brazil's most prestigious youth tournament which attracted millions of scouts worldwide- saw Antony generate one of his best forms as a young player with Antony having carried the elite progression generated by the Brazilian forward during the tournament as a major inspiration which led Antony to continue to build and develop his Level of football moving forward. 

 

 
 

 

 

 

“Clubs were always asking about him. We had so many scouts come to watch him play. But at that early stage, it’s difficult to marry your interests with the interests of clubs abroad. A lot of the time, they can see the potential of a player but don’t want to pay for it. They want to pay for the player as he is at that moment, and we want to sell the potential. Sometimes that means there’s a big difference between the valuations.” 

(Alexandre Passaro, Sao Paulo’s former director of football) 

 

“At the start, it was challenging. I didn’t want to be a dad. I was young and things were starting to happen in my career. It was complicated. (But) I started to come to terms with it. I knew that I would have more responsibility. I went from being an adolescent to being a man, an adult. The responsibility goes up a level when you have a child to raise.” 

(Antony- Mark Critchley, September 29,2023.)