Talent and football Carlos candle it has never been in question, even now, when it has several seasons in paradise MLS a league too small for the former prospect of Premier League Arsenal, club with which he sparked what he could achieve by developing his full potential, so Jens Lehmann, the figure and legend of the Gunners, did not hesitate to praise the Mexican footballer, making sure that he has the potential to shine even in Real Madrid.
According to the German goalkeeper, Carlitos Vela had great potential since he arrived at Arsenal at a very young age, so the players of that team thought that he had a promising future in elite football, because his technique was fantastic for a boy. your age.
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“It was technically fantastic and we could see an extraordinary future in it,” Lehmann said in an interview with Marca.
However, Lehmann commented that, despite the fact that Vela had all the conditions to excel in the elite, the Mexican could never take that important step, attributing this “failure” to a matter of mentality on the part of the Aztec player.
“The disappointment probably for him and for his country was that he never reached his potential. He had everything. He had the technique, he was dangerous in front of the rival gate and you usually go to England, you want to play there and you have to be very mentally strong, and he probably lacked that, “he added.
In an excerpt from the interview, the German goalkeeper was reminded of the great moment Vela experienced at Real Sociedad de San Sebastián, in the Spanish League, when he formed a lethal duo with the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, now a FC Barcelona player so the former Gunner goalkeeper he did not hesitate to make a surprise statement, assuring that, given the potential that Carlitos had, he should have shone at Real Madrid.
“Yes, a very good player, but a boy like him must have played for Real Madrid or other clubs,” he said emphatically.
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