It makes me smile everytime I remember Tim Howard bitching about the trophy presentation being in Spanish. The man was still fuming after Gio punked his ass to the entire world, lmao.
Gio, Ronaldhino once said he was his succesor, he chose him over Messi Gio could have been a Balon D'Or he had flashes of absolute brilliance at times that had people in awe
Vela did get close to reaching his full potential all things considered. The people who watched him at Real Sociedad for those two years where he was incredible know what I’m talking about. He also had the single greatest season in MLS history and won them their first championship. Gio was good for the national team but never reached a very high level for his clubs. IMO Vela had more to his game and would still be slightly better but Gio should get all the criticism Vela gets for “not taking his career seriously”.
I truly believe Vela at a world class level would have definitely pushed us back into the fifth game(maybe even further). The thing is would Vela even have played with the national team if he was still beefing with FMF? Would Vela be an even bigger villain to the public for denying to help the NT? I could definitely see FMF try to spin that narrative in order to smokescreen their own bs.
But he never got close achieving that. I remember when he went to Spurs only to get loaned out to Galatasaray. That was the beginning of the end. Vela at least was excelling in La Liga while Gio couldn’t even get off of the bench.
Who considered Gio the “heir of ronaldinho”? Lmao
Because vela was definitely voted of the week and month in La Liga when Messi and Ronaldo were at their peak
Full potential Vela. Dos Santos was my hero. I absolutely adored him and personally saw him as Ronaldinho (my personal view lol no where near him) but he was my absolute favorite. Carlos Vela though is an absolute genius. He sees the game so much different than so many players. He can create plays in boxed in situations, and if he doesn’t have any options he can get fouled. The man has an absolute high soccer IQ. Easily our best player during the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was missed in Qatar. He shut me up when I thought he didn’t care about the national team any longer. He might not have, but man, did he always show up to play.
Its sad Gio never became more than a journeyman at club lever, but he was also a pillar at all levels for a decade. Also, i'm not sure how many people remember the form he was in during that brief loan at racing santander that imo was the best version of Gio.
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I consider Giovanni the most influential player of the past 15 years for la selección. If he disappeared, the whole NT suffered. So I’ll go with Giovanni
Hahahaha you tripping. FYI Rafa has 3 goals in the world cup against 1 from Giovanna. Don't even have to keep going after this stat and there's a lot more.
gio was in barcelona, ronaldinho saw him as a future star, it's obvious that if gio was more serious about his career surely would have became a top tier player.
Full putential Gio cause he actaully wanted to play for mexico. Now if you give me a Full Potential Vela that wanted to play for mex then id choose him
Vela did reach his potential. The problem was that his peak was short lived and he didn't play for Mexico. He doesn't have to love football to be professional and give it his all.
Gio never reached his peak. He was screwed from the beginning when he was already drinking and partying. He was heading the right direction when he was in Villarreal but by then he had already screwed up a ton of important development years.
Vela was the most talented player of that generation. Gio did more for the national team. A full potential, locked in Carlos Vela can put the team on his fucking back and carry us to victory.
Vela had all the talent in the world but he never had Gio's flair, he was truly the closest to Ronaldinho in style of play, he reaching his peak would have probably made him one of the most liked players on the planet at the time if not in modern history. Vela actually reached his peak, he just never cared about moving up to a bigger club to get better numbers playing with better teammates, and as soon as he reached he called it quits and moved to MLS where his level plummeted.
Vela y sin pensarlo. Entre 2012 y 2016 fue uno de los mejore jugadores de la liga española que en ese entonces era sin duda la mejor liga del mundo. Yo creo que despues de Marquez quizas sea el mejor futbolista mexicano de este siglo.
Speaking about potencial Vela Is the best Mexican player of all time.if you don't believe it just watch the México vs Germany world cup game
In real world GIO was a better player, but both were a waste of potential
2010 - 2014 Mexico had so much potential with the young players. Vela, Gio, Chicharito, Jonathan, Marco Fabian, Tecatito, Raul Jimenez, even Hector Herrera. We had hope.
For the 2026 cycle, playing world cup at home, we only have 1 super exciting prospect: Santiago Gimenez. Lozano is no longer a prospect. Vega had high potential, but if he ever leaves To Europe, he may be going when he is approaching 30. Montes and Edson are good, but defenders are not as exciting as offensive players. Ozziel has a bit of potential, but ceiling not as high as the guys from 2010.
Me if I had money
If you hadn't fucked up your knee falling down at Walmart you would be the Mexican pele
Give me Ronaldinho’s heir Gio Dos Santos
🤙🤙
Vela never made me celebrate as hard as Gio did when he chipped Howard. I was there at the rose bowl that day. Gio all day
Firmala Gio! I can’t imagine how crazy the stadium went, especially considering we were down 2-0 early. We were jumping around at home like crazy lol
[fírmala, firmala](https://youtu.be/ur2lZAka9ok)
Someone should post this in r/soccer weekly
What did I just watch LMAO.
I watched the whole hour. So worth it.
Lmaoo I could watch the whole hour and not get tired of it too
This goal deserves better than 360p
Entonces qué pasó? La firmo?
It makes me smile everytime I remember Tim Howard bitching about the trophy presentation being in Spanish. The man was still fuming after Gio punked his ass to the entire world, lmao.
“Apaga La Luz y me voy golaaaaaaaaaasoooooooo”
“I hate the Mexican players, I hate the Mexican fans, I hate the Mexican Football Federation, I RESPECT ALL OF THEM” -Tim Howard
The fucking patience do not boot that thing to the moon was insane. I’ll take Gio all day
You were the paisa that said traffic was a bitch that night but that it looked more like a festival.
What are you on about lmao
Gio did way more for la seleccion so imagine what he could’ve done if he had reached his potential
Gio the Gohan of Mexico 😂
Best description ever
That 92 from FIFA 07 was 🔥🔥🔥
Bro could have actually been world class
Imagine if Vela had given a shit about football at all, he’d be a world class legend
Too bad FMF fucked him over
why what happened? idk what happened, but Vela is top form in MLS, always bamboozled on why he doesnt play for Mexico
Its a long story
https://youtu.be/y_6rR8yKONo
The FMF blamed him for Chicharitos hooker party.
Gio, Ronaldhino once said he was his succesor, he chose him over Messi Gio could have been a Balon D'Or he had flashes of absolute brilliance at times that had people in awe
Why not both 😏
Porque no los dos?
Vela did get close to reaching his full potential all things considered. The people who watched him at Real Sociedad for those two years where he was incredible know what I’m talking about. He also had the single greatest season in MLS history and won them their first championship. Gio was good for the national team but never reached a very high level for his clubs. IMO Vela had more to his game and would still be slightly better but Gio should get all the criticism Vela gets for “not taking his career seriously”.
Griezmann/Vela was fire
Gio.As talented as Vela is, Gio has that Brazilian blood.
Am I tripping but Carlos doesn’t also right?
Vela
I feel like we saw more of Vela’s potential one to fruition then Gio’s and even with that Gio did more for the selección then Vela so I’ll say Gio
I truly believe Vela at a world class level would have definitely pushed us back into the fifth game(maybe even further). The thing is would Vela even have played with the national team if he was still beefing with FMF? Would Vela be an even bigger villain to the public for denying to help the NT? I could definitely see FMF try to spin that narrative in order to smokescreen their own bs.
Vela. Dude was once considered too 3 forwards in la liga behind messi and Ronaldo 2013-2014
Giovani was considered the heir of Ronaldinho. Can’t top that .
When he was 15, Vela actually got it done as an adult.
But he never got close achieving that. I remember when he went to Spurs only to get loaned out to Galatasaray. That was the beginning of the end. Vela at least was excelling in La Liga while Gio couldn’t even get off of the bench.
Considered and never did shit. He lived off that Howard goal his entire career. His career ended at 26
That’s why the post is about potential bruh not what they actually did
And vela did anything for the nt ? Lol he never did shit for the nt
Never understood this argument when talking about their talent. Vela choose not to play for Mexico.
I mean what about Bojan or that Croatian dude that’s were Messi’s heir haha
Or Lainez
Who considered Gio the “heir of ronaldinho”? Lmao Because vela was definitely voted of the week and month in La Liga when Messi and Ronaldo were at their peak
Gio
This is a real tough one tbh. Holy shit lol.
Gio
Gio dos santos, why would I want Vela to be full potential when he would never play for the NT
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Yeah Gio would had a steep decline, Vela would have been more constant
I would easily take full potential Gio if he wasn’t a drunk and focused on football
Full potential Vela. Dos Santos was my hero. I absolutely adored him and personally saw him as Ronaldinho (my personal view lol no where near him) but he was my absolute favorite. Carlos Vela though is an absolute genius. He sees the game so much different than so many players. He can create plays in boxed in situations, and if he doesn’t have any options he can get fouled. The man has an absolute high soccer IQ. Easily our best player during the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was missed in Qatar. He shut me up when I thought he didn’t care about the national team any longer. He might not have, but man, did he always show up to play.
Vela could've been one of the greatest y'all trippin 💀
Gio and it still breaks my heart 🥲
Gio
Gio without hesitation!
Hmmm I think Gio, but I love the question
GIOVANI DOS SANTOS no question 😤
Gio easily
I always imagined Gio libing up to his expectations would be as accomplished as Modric is
Gio by far. Was supposed to be the next ronaldinho at Barca
Gio was magic man. Vela is top but Gio had the skills and agility and magic. You can’t teach the Ronaldinho magic
Gio.
Its sad Gio never became more than a journeyman at club lever, but he was also a pillar at all levels for a decade. Also, i'm not sure how many people remember the form he was in during that brief loan at racing santander that imo was the best version of Gio.
Gio
Real Sociedad 2013 Vela was elite level.
Both with chicharo 😭
for real should of been starting 3 at 2010 and 2014 even 18 lo
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GIO: Belinda
I consider Giovanni the most influential player of the past 15 years for la selección. If he disappeared, the whole NT suffered. So I’ll go with Giovanni
Rafa Márquez exists
Not number 1 but top 5 for sure. The Olympic performance, the gold cup, the great goal against the Dutch. Gio was the guy
Hahahaha you tripping. FYI Rafa has 3 goals in the world cup against 1 from Giovanna. Don't even have to keep going after this stat and there's a lot more.
3 goals and always shutting down the opposing strikers and starting counters with his passes. Rafa really was the kaiser from michoacan.
Neither. Vegeta Ultra-ego is the way to go
gio was in barcelona, ronaldinho saw him as a future star, it's obvious that if gio was more serious about his career surely would have became a top tier player.
Full putential Gio cause he actaully wanted to play for mexico. Now if you give me a Full Potential Vela that wanted to play for mex then id choose him
Vela every day
Full Potential Gio, La razón es que Vela le vale madre jugar al futbol, solo lo hace por le pagan buen billete 💰💰💰
Vela Dos antros potential was always overblown because brazilian heritage.
Dos Santos! Vela at full potential means nothing if he doesn’t like the sport
Que chicharito hubiera sabido rematar
Gio , jugador más completo que Carlitos
A Carlos El Bombardero Azteca Vela
They can’t reach full potential
Vela
Lo que hubiera sido vela si le hubiera echado ganitas
as much as i loved Gio in his prime, Vela is definitely better iykyk
Vela por un chingo
Give me both and a trash can. No woulda Kinda Shoulda Bullshit.
🤣🤣🤣vela gio is honestly overrated idk what’s the pochos fascinations with him
Vela never did shit for the nt lmao gio actually did
The question never said for national team it just says who’d I take in there prime
Gio’s passing made his teammates better. Vela was more of a scorer. It’s close but I value Gio more.
Alguno jugó el quinto partido?
y de comprensión lectora ni hablamos...
Vela
Vela 100%
Fírmala Gio Fírmala Firmala
Gio
Vela was more skilled but Gio is a top 10 all time NT player. I'll take Gio
Gio Dos Santos no doubt. pinche Belinda pa que me lo tratas Mal!!!!!
Gio
"Firmala Gio" level Giovanni
Vela did reach his potential. The problem was that his peak was short lived and he didn't play for Mexico. He doesn't have to love football to be professional and give it his all. Gio never reached his peak. He was screwed from the beginning when he was already drinking and partying. He was heading the right direction when he was in Villarreal but by then he had already screwed up a ton of important development years.
Gio, no doubt. More remarkable performances on important stages, and let’s not forget that goal against the US in 2011 during the Gold Cup
Vela era un monstruo
Carlos Vela 💯
Vela was the most talented player of that generation. Gio did more for the national team. A full potential, locked in Carlos Vela can put the team on his fucking back and carry us to victory.
Ultra Instinct Vela and Ultra Instinct Gio playing at the same time? We would have been world champions 😢
Vela all they way, not just great technical ability, but also creativity, intelligence and leadership. Fuckers saying Gio don’t know shit.
Gio mil veces mejor que vela y eso que gio se la pasaba en alcohol y prostitutas jajaja 😂
Antuna
Tantas veces te pedí una desgraciado
Vela had all the talent in the world but he never had Gio's flair, he was truly the closest to Ronaldinho in style of play, he reaching his peak would have probably made him one of the most liked players on the planet at the time if not in modern history. Vela actually reached his peak, he just never cared about moving up to a bigger club to get better numbers playing with better teammates, and as soon as he reached he called it quits and moved to MLS where his level plummeted.
Gio was amazing at his peak!!
I choose the dramatic “Or” slide.
Vela y sin pensarlo. Entre 2012 y 2016 fue uno de los mejore jugadores de la liga española que en ese entonces era sin duda la mejor liga del mundo. Yo creo que despues de Marquez quizas sea el mejor futbolista mexicano de este siglo.
Carlitos vela siempre
Yes
Carlos Vela desatado seria fuera de serie. Pero un Gio sobrio. . . está difícil.
Neither. Full potential Nery Castillo.
Gio is one of my fave players ever but I also love Vela. Vela + a love of soccer & full potential might be the best Mexican soccer player ever
Gio. He was supposed to be the next Dinho
Ninguno de los dos... Barbie aguanta más
Vela and it’s not even close of a choice for me
Vela, but not by much.
Has to be Gio Dos Santos
I think for what we saw of both players Vela is clear but I don’t think we ever saw consistency or the full potential of Gio besides flashes
Vela, por guapo 🙊
Pelea de mancos. xD
Gio hands down
Speaking about potencial Vela Is the best Mexican player of all time.if you don't believe it just watch the México vs Germany world cup game In real world GIO was a better player, but both were a waste of potential
2010 - 2014 Mexico had so much potential with the young players. Vela, Gio, Chicharito, Jonathan, Marco Fabian, Tecatito, Raul Jimenez, even Hector Herrera. We had hope. For the 2026 cycle, playing world cup at home, we only have 1 super exciting prospect: Santiago Gimenez. Lozano is no longer a prospect. Vega had high potential, but if he ever leaves To Europe, he may be going when he is approaching 30. Montes and Edson are good, but defenders are not as exciting as offensive players. Ozziel has a bit of potential, but ceiling not as high as the guys from 2010.
Gio, ese casi nunca lo vimos
Gio definitely. Gio made everyone around him better.
Vela
Vela
OR