New Premier League, new "genius": Don t be Messi, only "Estewan"

Written by/Hanbing Chelsea's Brazilian winger Estewan is the youngest assist in the Blues' history in the Premier League (18 years and 120 days). Ngumoha, who defeated Newcastle for Liverpool, became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the team (16 years and 361 days). Arsenal's local winger Dorman has become the youngest penalty shooter in the Premier League (15 years and 235 days).

The sky-high foreign players in the Premier League summer market have not yet played a performance that matches their value. Instead, the young geniuses have let the world see vigorous vitality and future superstar hopes. Among the three, 18-year-old Estewan has become famous for the longest time, and together with the transfer fee of 61.5 million euros, it naturally attracts more attention. Estewan, who has been known as "Little Messi" in Brazil, was fully and thoughtful and cared for by the club, coach and teammates as early as last year after signing with Chelsea. This talented young man on the Premier League with an international route has long claimed that he would not be Messi, but would try to make his name known to the world.

"Little Messi" first test full of lottery

On August 4, Estewan joined Chelsea's debut ceremony, and the Brazilian teenager actually had a superstar shape. After all, his halo is dazzling enough: Nike sponsored by the youngest football player (10 years old), 9 Brazilian championship trophys in all age groups, 4 best Brazilian League titles, the highest-priced player outside European football (50 million euros), the fifth youngest international in Brazil's history (17 years and 135 days), and at the age of 17, he has 83 top events in Brazil and South America, with 27 goals and 15 assists, amazing data...

The quarterfinals of the Club World Cup in the summer, Estewan faced his future boss Chelsea, and proved his strength with a small angle shot. Although Palmeiras, who he played for, lost the game, Estewan won the best award in the game, winning full recognition from his new owner. In his first warm-up match after joining the Blues on August 8, Estewan scored the ball from Palmer's shot into the net, scoring his first goal in his debut. In the second warm-up match against AC Milan, Estewan created another penalty in the first half. Although he failed to take the penalty as he wished, participating in the game goals was enough to prove his ability. On August 22, West Ham United 5-1 in the second round of the Premier League, Estewan assisted Enzo and scored the third goal, becoming Chelsea's youngest player in the Premier League (18 years and 120 days). Estewan was selected as the best in the game in the warm-up match against Leverkusen and the Premier League against West Ham United.

After joining the Blues, Estewan gradually got better. Palmer was injured and missed in the second round of the Premier League, and Estewan got the opportunity to become the youngest starter (18 years and 128 days) in the Blues since Ak (18 years and 90 days) in May 2013. Estewan's extraordinary spirituality in holding the ball was impressive, and he had a direct assist, revitalizing Chelsea's side attack with his own strength. After the game, coach Maresca also named Estewan and praised Estewan: "He was intercepted while organizing the offense, which led to our conceding goals. He needs to learn and adapt through making mistakes. However, his overall performance was very good and was not affected by mistakes, which is enough to prove his excellence." Then, Estewan started again in the third round, which has proved the coach's trust in him.

Estewan is a right winger with a left foot, but he is competent for all positions in the frontcourt. He is good at dribbling, passing and shooting, and technically takes Messi and Neymar as his role models. His dribbling style is called "frozen action", which means waiting for the opponent to react first, then making extraordinary moves, and using space to advance.

Steadily train a new generation of flag bearers

Although Estewan won a lot of prizes at the beginning, Chelsea is not in a hurry to achieve success, but has a complete plan to cultivate him and will never encourage growth. Chelsea's plan has been implemented since Estewan signed the contract in June last year. Chelsea allowed him to continue to train in the familiar Palmeiras for one year, while receiving English teaching, helping him integrate into the Premier League as soon as possible after one year. In the Club World Cup in early July, Palmer had already whispered with Estewan, who was still an opponent at the time, but his strong accent made future teammates confused. However, when he joined Chelsea for the first time to interview the Blues TV station, Estewan's English was able to initially cope with daily life.

In the summer, Chelsea received a lot of consultations from clubs on loan, but Maresca hopes to train Brazilian geniuses himself and firmly believes that he can shine. When Estewan chose the jersey number, Maduaike, who left the team, left the No. 11, representing the main winger. But Estewan chose No. 41 when playing for Palmeiras, which is not only a tribute to the parent team, but also a gradual humble attitude. Previously, only 5 players in the history of the Blues have passed this big number, and none of them contributed more to the team. Of course, No. 41 must be just a short transition number for Estewan, whom Chelsea has been cultivating.

Estewan said that he received a lot of help after joining the Blues: "Everyone has given me a lot of help, making me full of confidence. I enjoy every minute and have not deliberately pursued the speed of integration. Thanks to the coach and teammates, my adaptation speed is much faster than I imagined." Estewan not only received help from active teammates, but when he was in Brazil, he had consulted the Blues senior Thiago Silva. The latter's temptation made him firm in his determination to join the Blues. He also hopes that he can surpass the Brazilian stars before Chelsea: "I want to win all possible championships for Chelsea. Personally, I want to be the best in the world. I believe that Chelsea's advanced facilities, the help of coaches, teammates, and enthusiastic fans can make my dream come true."

Although the idols are Messi and Neymar, Estewan watches Hazard's performance more. Blues legend Hasselbaink has compared Estewan with Hazard, believing that Brazilian teenagers can surpass Hazard and bring more success to Chelsea.