Matthijs de Ligt: Signature by Juventus of a naturally born global shaker

October 2, 2018: Bayern Munich against Ajax. UEFA Champions League. Group E.

Serge Gnabry catches the ball on the left flank and, in one gesture, pbades the very unfortunate Noussair Mazraoui on the left flank. He then, at the peak speed of Usain Bolt-circa-2009, tried to do the same against the 19-year-old Central Center of Ajax.

It does not work

The future Bayern Munich player of the year shoots the ball forward, but this time he is chased. He is overwhelmed, then muscular.

In the blink of an eye, Gnabry is about to pbad the ball to the left side of the penalty area to watch the ball wrap in a loop towards Dusan Tadic, Ajax , on the median line.

In the blink of an eye, Ajax star, Matthijs de Ligt, recovered the ball with a tacky slam, and then sent it back to the center of the park.

In the blink of an eye, Matthijs de Ligt is introduced to the world as a born natural shaker.

A star Is Born.

Nine months later, this star has the world at his feet.

Thanks to his astonishing performances in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Ajax proved that this tackle, which is still viral, was not unique. Matthijs de Ligt is now the most sought after footballer in Europe: Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid, all the big clubs competing for his signature.

And for a good reason.

It is now probably the best center in the world and without a doubt the greatest natural defense talent we've seen since Alessandro Nesta first appeared on the scene in 1994 – five years before the birth of De Ligt … yes, I'm old sense too. De Ligt's talent is such that Marcello Lippi, one of the greatest managers in history, said:

"It's not necessary to compare, but I've seen a lot of big names like Alessandro Nesta, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Ciro Ferrara, Fabio Cannavaro and Marco Materazzi. I have never seen anyone of this kind at his age. "

Praise indeed.

In addition to God's natural talent and athletic abilities, De Ligt, while a boy, has also proven to be a proven leader of men. His speech at the Ajax title ceremony in front of about a billion people in Amsterdam was an illustration of this.

Shoulders in the air, chin in the air, holding the title of Eredivisie from one hand and holding a microphone on the other, exuding a rare confidence in a young player, De Ligt emphatically claimed that his teammates had shown the world how good they were. .

"We showed the big top of us [Johan Cruyff] what he wanted and what he expected from us and we did with all of us, experienced players, young players, everyone, fans. We want to thank you for this beautiful season and we will see you next time. "

Matthijs de Ligt

So now, with the great and the good of the European football teams who offer him the world in exchange for his services, Matthijs de Ligt makes the wise choice.

It's a wise choice, not only because they are one of the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League next season, but also because it is a club where he can perfect his art at home. sides of true legends of the game.

For signing to Juventus, the center of the back did not just chosen Juventus. He chose Giorgio Chiellini. He chose Leonardo Bonucci. He chose Gianluigi Buffon.

Matthijs de Ligt chose self-improvement.

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For the man, unlike anything else organic or inorganic in the universe, develops beyond his work, mounts the steps of his concepts, emerges ahead of his achievements.

JSteinbeck – The grapes of anger

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For a child with such self-confidence, De Ligt is also perfectly aware that he may be better than he is now; his defense in the semifinal win of the UEFA Nations League against the Netherlands over England – in which he also scored the head – proved that this self-dissertation is just.

Surprisingly, he is margin of improvement.

Surprisingly, we did not see half of what he is capable of.

Surprisingly, Matthijs de Ligt is probably nine or ten years far from hitting his climax.

He knows it better than anyone else.

Now at Juventus, at least for the next three years (do not mess up Juve fans with the Release clause of 150 million euros), Matthijs de Ligt gave himself the opportunity to learn from the greatest defensive minds in history and become World Shaker – the best defender the world has ever seen.

It's time to shine, kid.

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