Carlos candle He surprised football since he was 17 years old. His rise was always meteoric and since then he has been filled with praise for his talent, but he also has a collection of people who regret that he was never able to exploit such talent as he should, from Arsene Wenger to Cesc Fabregas, World Champion with Spain in 2010.
Vela turns 32 this March 1 and does so as a player of the Los Angeles FC team after a career that began with the Mexican Selection in 2005, where he was world champion in Peru, going through clubs like him Arsenal, Real Sociedad, Osasuna or West Bromwich.
Praise and criticism
Arsene Wenger, ex – coach of Arsenal and one of the most recognized strategists in Europe by his clinical eye to detect young players, he was the one who Sailing saw conditions to be in the Old Continent. However, he was never able to wear it to make a career like other players. Years later he would issue one of those eulogies for the Bomber that ended in regret.
“When he was young I think he was a bit of a joke, now he’s smarter and understands better because he’s close to 30, it’s time he was in his best shape. He was a super talent at the age of 17 in the World Cup (Peru 2005) and I always regretted that he could not stand out at Arsenal“Wenger told Fox Sports in 2019.
Another such compliment came from Cesc Fabregas, the midfielder who shone in the Barcelona and it was part of the title of Spain in South Africa from 2010. For Fábregas, Vela had to go further in his career in Europe but lacked ambition.
“For me Carlos (Vela) is one of the players with the best definition that I have ever played with, I have it very clear and I saw him at Arsenal, I saw him at Real, I saw him when he was loaned to Celta, I see him now at the MLS. I have no doubt that Carlos has been a phenomenon and if it has not been more it has been because he did not want to and I have always told him that”Cesc told Marca.
Others who have manifested in this sense have been Eusebio Sacristan, former technician of the Real society, who stated that he was a “very high level” player. DT Sacristán, probably one of those who managed to get the most out of the Bombardier, pointed out that not even Rafael Marquez I was at that level.
“I have not seen any other Mexican player like him. I have coincided with Rafa Márquez and some others, from different generations and positions, but not with a Mexican as unbalanced as he is“, he pointed.
Even the exporter Jens Lehmann, who met him at Arsenal said that he could be a player to be at Real Madrid because of his technical virtues.
Does not like football?
One of the most surprising revelations he made Carlos candle It was in 2018 when the forward of the LAFC He assured that he preferred “a thousand times watch an NBA game, than watch a football game”. Since then he has generated the idea that he is someone who does not like soccer.
What do Mexican DTs think?
Jesus Ramirez, the DT who trusted Vela for the Mexican team sub-17 of 2005, was more political in his answer about Vela. The manager of Pumas He noted that Vela did what he wanted in Europe. “He has achieved what he wanted, he is where he wanted to be. I believe that his career has been good, that I do believe that It could be better, of course, I have no doubts because it has capacity to spare”.
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