Whenever a teenage player excels it’s easy to think that they could be the best in the world in their position for 10-15 years to come, but there are so many reasons why it can go wrong.
It tends to come down to attitude and fitness – Cesc Fabregas’ attitude was never in doubt, but injuries took their toll as their career went on and he clearly lost a yard of pace.
When he returned to Barcelona in 2011 it looked like he would become the eventual replacement for either Xavi or Iniesta in the midfield and it just appeared to be the perfect fit, but it didn’t completely work out and a…
