I sincerely wish him well. 👍

Far too intelligent to be a footballer, imo.
His personna did not bode well with his available footballing skills often creating a detrimental emotional outcome, making his intelligence a double-edged sword, imo.

Could have been a gilded lilly type if not for those horrendous injuries inflicted upon his ectomorphic limbs which tall lean folks with low body fat are prone to cos they lack the muscle mass & fat for shock absorption required for joint support.

Great under Marcelo who understood how to get the best out of him tactically, physically & mentally, 'tho.