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The presence of Sebastian Pasquali in Melbourne Victory was like the passage of a shooting star – very bright in a short time.
The midfielder – who had his first minutes in the 4-1 defeat against City and then participated in the victory of the ‘Blues’ against Adelaide United – will be in the next few hours joining the ranks of Ajax.
Far from being a good news, the team coached by Kevin Muscat lost not only an important parts but also a player whose projection knew no bounds. Seb Pasquali was meant to be the star of the future in the A-League.
The author of these lines wonders who is the ‘mastermind’ behind this transfer. Who was the person who convinced a boy of 16 years with only a few minutes as a professional, that he was ready for the European football?
Pasquali is still in the middle of a learning process, being formed not only as a player but also as a person. Seb has not yet reached a point of maturity that allows fronting the experience of being thousands of miles from home, in a much less friendly atmosphere than Melbourne.
In the Netherlands he will be one among many boys who are seeking to achieve the dream of becoming famous footballers.
No one doubts Pasquali. Surely the boy will succeed. But you can not overlook the fact that we are talking about a young footballer, who still has to make a way in the Australian football.
Due to the example set by Lionel Messi, in the world of football, everything seems easier. Breaking the boundaries of reality, dynamiting the laws of physics, transforming any material into gold. Everything seems achievable.
But the truth is that cases like Messi are unique. What is most surprising about the Argentine player is not his enormous talent but the fact that at an age when most children are still dreaming of becoming astronauts, Messi had to face rootlessness in pursuit of a dream and a future for the rest of his family.
When Leo came to Spain at the beginning of the last decade, Argentina lived the last moments of an economic implosion. The fall of the peso against the dollar, rising inflation and an unemployment rate well above 30 per cent were too much for a society that was on the verge of collapse.
In those years (and today also) be a good football player was perhaps the only way you had of saving your family from poverty.
Messi is not only the best soccer player for his talent, but also by their mentality. He could endure something that many can not: the pressure.
The question that underlies all is this: what is it that motivates Seb Pasquali for this risky move?
Who was the person who influenced him to make such a decision?
We hope things go well for the young Seb but we can not fail to note that the boy has perhaps made a mistake that could damage his career.
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