Arsenal striker Martinelli reveals that his childhood idol was Ronaldo
2023-05-11 09:32Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli has called Ronaldo his favorite childhood football idol who almost joined Manchester United.
Martinelli, 21, told the club's website: "If you're talking about footballers, I've always looked up to Ronaldo , I watched him a lot when I was a kid. I like Ronaldo's style, but the one who made me play. The main reason is my parents."
Martinelli mentioned that he played football because of the encouragement and expectation of his parents, saying: "When I was young, they were always by my side. They helped me in every way. From the first day I played football, I have always been there. Support me, give me advice and help me. My dad played football when he was young, he is not a professional football player, he just loves to play football. My dad dreamed that his son could become a professional football player."
In addition to his father, Martinelli's mother always encourages him and does everything possible to help Martinelli achieve his goals. When Martinelli was 13 or 14 years old, he followed Ronaldo's footsteps to Manchester United for trial training. Although Martinelli can't remember the situation at the time, he knows that he was young at that time, no one knew him, and leaving home was a new experience for him. Martinelli was a little scared at first. After all, he came to different countries as a Brazilian and spoke different languages. It was very difficult for the young Martinelli.
But in the end Martinelli did not reach an agreement with Manchester United and joined Ituano. In July 2019, Martinelli moved to Arsenal . Now Martinelli has become one of Arsenal's key players this season, scoring 15 goals in 35 league appearances.
At present, Arsenal has 81 points in the Premier League , ranking second in the rankings, only 1 point behind Manchester City, which is the first. The next game will be at home to Brighton.
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