“When I signed for Chelsea, the next day I scored a goal and celebrated like Palmer. His celebration was trend, very popular,” says Estêvão before discussing his first interaction with the England forward. “We talked on social media, I tagged him on Instagram, he called me a star, I said he’s a star too. He said we’re going to do a lot of great things together for Chelsea.”
Chelsea fans will be watering at the mouth at the prospect of seeing a Palmer and Estevao connection, but I do think we will need to remember that Estevao is still only 17-years-old and we will need to afford some patience and not pile on too many expectations. Although he certainly has some expectations of his own, and he clearly backs himself.
In fact, he has that Cole Palmer confidence about him, the thing that I actually believe makes Palmer SO good and makes him stand out, as well as his obvious natural ability and quality.
Estevao is cut from the same mentality cloth.
For many years, Estêvão has been dubbed Messinho: “Little Messi”. It is a label and comparison that bothers the Brazilian but he admits the Argentinian is his great inspiration. “I like Neymar a lot too, Cristiano Ronaldo. But my reference is [Lionel] Messi for everything he’s done for football,” Estêvão says. “The way he plays and what he does off the pitch is a guy I always have to look up to. And, of course, for me being left-footed like him favours as well.
“Some people are born with talent, others have to work hard. Good examples are Messi and Ronaldo. Messi has the talent, Ronaldo the effort. I look for both. Talent and dedication. Today in football you have to dedicate yourself, you have to keep to a schedule, train, travel, take care of yourself. You have to give up a lot. Without dedication you can’t get anywhere.”
Not only does he back himself, but he has been bought up well and oozes maturity on and off the pitch. He speaks like an experienced pro.
Does he worry, however,…
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Author : Simon Phillips
Publish date : 2024-10-14 11:07:15
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