The Little Pea

Hey there readers, I was just pondering the buzz that has been created over our new Mexican(maybe?) star, Javier Hernandez, known as Chicharito (the little pea)…no it’s not what you’re thinking…it’s because of his green eyes:). Some people have suggested that he should play ahead of Berbatov and Owen, while others say he has just had a lucky start, of course time will only tell. But in this post I am going to explain why I think that he is going to make it big on the Old Traford stage.
Hernandez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on 1 June, 1988. He played football in some recreational leagues from an early age but his father, a retired Mexican player, said that he never expected his son to make it as pro. He played for C.D Guadalajara for four years scoring some goals but still remaining a complete unknown. He transferred to Manchester United before the 2010 World Cup. I read two interesting interviews, one with him and another with his father and grandfather. (you can read them here)

http://www.manutdbuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=475&p=3909&sid=12c8f141f8001ead076740ccc22b9163

http://www.javierhernandezonline.com/news/30-interview-with-chicharitos-father-and-grandfather.html

…and, this was where my hunch about his future success was confirmed in my mind. Two interesting points came up when they asked his Grandfather what his personality was like. This is what he said

What’s his personality like? Tomas Balcazar: He’s a very quiet boy. He’s 100 per cent professional. He doesn’t drink or smoke or stay up to all hours. When he goes over to Manchester, there might be people who try and change him but if they leave him to live like he knows how, he’ll be fine. He won’t even go out to the cinema sometimes. He prefers to come home after training, eat and then sleep. Hernandez in action for Mexico at the 2010 World Cup

Interesting, huh? His attitude could really define him in future days and also the fact that his father never thought he would be a pro means that, ok, maybe he was talented but not amazing, like, ‘hey, he’s the next Pele’ sort of person. So he had to work at it, it didn’t come naturally and in my opinion that is what makes a great athlete, those people who had to really strive for greatness. If you look at all these naturally talented players such as Ronaldo (the fat one), Ronaldinho, Diego Mardonna and many others who had natural talent, they ended up losing it and becoming druggies or getting over weight and losing touch because, they never had the discipline in the first place. Also the way Chicharito himself answered this question:

What sort of player are you? I just like to enjoy myself. I want to win every day and I hope I can do great things.
To me that is important. His main objective is to go out there, enjoy himself, and win. Period. Nothing else concerns him. Will he make it as a star and avoid the distractions of fame? Or is he just an over hyped Mexican who was just dying to get across the border? Only time will tell.

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