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I get the feeling Lautaro took this loss extremely hard. If anything he probably cares too much. He’s not an idiot. He knows his legacy and how he’s perceived especially after the World Cup. He wanted this more than anything. If anything his lack of social media or speaking the media shows he’s probably downright depressed.
The worrying thing with Lautaro is that mentally he seems to be losing the battle. I hate to bring up Icardi who is in my opinion is half the player Lautaro is, however there was always something about his mentality on the pitch. I would almost describe it as indifference. It wasn’t that he necessarily raised his game for the big moments it was just that he didn’t seem to care anymore than a regular day.
Lautaro obviously does let the outside pressure and expectations affect him. Realistically we haven’t seen the same player in Europe since he was linked to Barcelona. And even his Serie A form prior to last year was extremely hot and cold.
The question for him is whether he can turn it around with more experience and age. For some it does happen. It’s hard to remember now but some really great players had similar stigmas earlier in their career. CR7 and Robben come to mind. However for every player like that there is also a Higuain or Lukaku who never got over the hump.
It’s up to Lautaro to decide which path he’s going to take. He’s still only 26 so he hasn’t even entered his prime. He needs to use his phone to talk to a sports psychologist, not post on instagram.
The worrying thing with Lautaro is that mentally he seems to be losing the battle. I hate to bring up Icardi who is in my opinion is half the player Lautaro is, however there was always something about his mentality on the pitch. I would almost describe it as indifference. It wasn’t that he necessarily raised his game for the big moments it was just that he didn’t seem to care anymore than a regular day.
Lautaro obviously does let the outside pressure and expectations affect him. Realistically we haven’t seen the same player in Europe since he was linked to Barcelona. And even his Serie A form prior to last year was extremely hot and cold.
The question for him is whether he can turn it around with more experience and age. For some it does happen. It’s hard to remember now but some really great players had similar stigmas earlier in their career. CR7 and Robben come to mind. However for every player like that there is also a Higuain or Lukaku who never got over the hump.
It’s up to Lautaro to decide which path he’s going to take. He’s still only 26 so he hasn’t even entered his prime. He needs to use his phone to talk to a sports psychologist, not post on instagram.