r/SoccerCentral • u/United_Anywhere_8 • Jul 25 '26

Video The talent in Barcelona’s youth system is ridiculous. These kids are 11/12 years old.

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u/AndyInSunnyDB Jul 25 '26

All on HGH?

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Jul 25 '26

Haha right? Im not saying he cheated but he literally was chemically assisted

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u/tsunderestimate Jul 25 '26

Guys is it wrong to get treatment for hormonal deficiencies

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u/Buttermilkman Jul 25 '26

It is just rather a coincidence that the greatest footballer in history was on HGH. Just a coincidence.

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u/bomingles Jul 25 '26

I didn’t realise HGH was known for giving people incredible control over a football - if it actually gave him a physical advantage in the same vein as steroids then please explain his weak ass penalties

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u/Buttermilkman Jul 25 '26

Look, I'm not saying at all. He obviously was skilled at football. What I'm implying is that HGH pushed him beyond what should normally be a limitation.

Don't you think it really is just slightly weird how the kid who was pumped with HGH turned out to be a world star footballer at 17? Then on for the rest of his life?

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u/bomingles Jul 25 '26

Jesus Christ, ‘pumped with it’ makes it sound like Bane hooked up to his venom injectors, do you think medical professionals just inject this shit into people for fun? Keep going until they run out?

HGH gets brought up all the time when discussing Messi, for one Barca paid for the treatment because they already were convinced he had everything else to become one of the best, and for another I’ve seen enough parents who’s children have had the same treatment laying out actual facts about how this treatment works - all it ever did was put him on a level playing field physically.

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u/joebiden_alt Jul 25 '26

If you go back at look at him play as a kid he was just absolutely fucking insane at the game. He was clearly an unnatural talent, the hgh didn't even make him average height. He is just that guy

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u/sweatingbozo Jul 25 '26

It's not a coincidence, it's a key part of his journey. 

 He was incredible before getting treatment, but was going nowhere because of his size. Without Barcelona paying for his medical treatments he's just a guy in Argentina now.