The freshness of the former Barcelona is advertised as the only hope of a Mexican attack hampered by the slowness of Guille Franco and the gallons of Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
The Jabulani has already started filming and Mexico confirms its shortcomings more shouting, the absence of a pure striker guarantees or at least a little intimidating the opposition.
Guille Franco, an old acquaintance of the Spanish fans for their years at Villarreal, is a finisher, but it is too slow to be of concern in excess of their defense with the ball on the floor. Then there is the lever of Javier Aguirre, though it sounds like a joke, is not sounded but Chicharito Javier Hernandez Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Yes, the same who was walking her white boots in Valladolid and at 37 can no longer be with his soul. Against this background, and with Carlos Vela and Andres Guardado missing, the former Barcelona Giovani Dos Santos is the only one who has argued that Mexico can do something in this World.
With more body than two years ago (for which he has not followed since his departure from the Spanish league), conditions are unquestionable, but his professionalism has been questioned. At just 21 years has passed almost unnoticed by the Barcelona first team, club kid who as a player and where he was traded hampered by the bad example of Ronaldinho. At 19 Dos Santos was more like the Brazilian ace in their desire to party even in the physical, which also bears similarities. After playing in the Tottenham Hotspurs English, campaigning now in Turkey with Galatasaray Elano, another failure of the Premier League came to England to hit book.
Against South Africa, Dos Santos has proved a constant danger, especially when entering from the right wing and leg changed in the style of his former teammate Leo Messi. His speed, verticality, balance and stuck his leg good left foot, turned his man crazy in the opening match. He played both inside and out shooting at the first change in referral to the occasion. He created more than three clear chances during the first 15 minutes when South Africa seemed likely to rout out the mercy of the wind that is approaching from the right.
Far from the area also posed a threat to the tenacity of the hostess. Their releases were corner and his faults missed by the team's big men. Especially from a free kick taken right to the point penalty that walked before three of his companions in the first half.
Already in the second act, he just cooked a great time with 1-0. In one of his entries on the right, and with much less vigor than those in the first half for the physical, settled the ball to shoot with his left foot from the right corner of the area. The Jabulani demonstrate in what has become the main fear of the goalkeepers in this World Cup and shot like a bullet in the top left of Kuhne, who played a great stretch to deflect the ball to corner. A demonstration of the ability to solve the young end to the jam thick Mexico midfield led by former Sevilla Torrado.
His image is tarnished, but the tournament was presented as the ideal opportunity for Dos Santos Wash his image and show maturity to return to be followed by the largest in Europe. Lacks qualities to emerge as the Aztec fan favorite, and in the global showcase of the inauguration and demonstrated that for now the only hope for the Mexican national team wasted.