Why Jhon Duran is faced with not being recognized for his brilliant attack numbers

At only 21, Colombian striker Jhon Duran has already made a real name in world football.

Unfortunately for the player, it has as much to do with his attitude and behavior towards teammates and coaches as for his enviable skills set.

31 goals in 100 games are close to the finish at the elite level

In 100 games has played since his signature of Chicago Fire and then joined Aston Villa, then the Saudi Pro League, Al Nassr, Duran succeeded 31 goals.

At a little more than one goal every three games, it’s close to the level of an elite ending in the book of anyone, but what makes the production of the young person even more impressive is that he only started in 37 of these matches.

His 12 goals for villa came to a cumulative 1,086 minutes – effectively 12 games in total if these minutes are divided by 90 – for a sensational game report, while eight for Al Nassr in 1093 is still a fairly tidy return.

It is only to the Saudi giants with Cristiano Ronaldo for less than six months, it seems that local laws and the desire to return to Europe have seen the player loaned to the Turkish giants Fenerbahce, now managed of course by Jose Mourinho.

If there is a manager who, in your opinion, could limit Duran’s rapid temperament, it would be the “special”. A manager who treated some of the biggest ego in football and who apparently still appears in mind.

18 yellow cards and three red cards in these 100 games speak of a player who has a problem with authority or who is unable to keep his emotions under control during the heat of the battle.

This is something that Mourinho must manage quickly and also something that could prevent Duran from becoming one of the best in the business.

Chicago Fire expected great things for Jhon Duran

This is certainly what the sports director of Chicago Fire Georg Heitz was waiting for when they sold it to Villa.

“When we originally spotted Jhon at the age of 16, we knew that he had the potential to become one of the best young attackers in the world.” He said.

“Jhon’s rapid development is a testament to his hard work and the investment of our coaches staff and many people throughout the club. In addition, this transfer is another example of the advantages of the MLS U-22 initiative, which was a key factor in our ability to sign Jhon two years ago.”

Duran had become the youngest player in the history of the MLS team to win his golden boot, his eight goals in 1,363 minutes showing again that the player knew where the goal was.

Quick advance so far and you can’t help but feel that this is an unsecured promise for the 21 -year -old, despite his goals to date.

The goal of Bayern Munich was made worldwide

It is enough to recall the epic goal scored against Bayern Munich in the Champions League to understand how football arrives so naturally in Duran.

However, the reason for which he almost already approaches the last chance show is precisely because his thorny and argumentative reputation precedes it – and the baggage he brings is clearly without interest for certain clubs.

It should be noted that its shooting precision is 60% healthy, and 78 shots on the target in its century of matches are impressive.

Although it is not necessarily known for its passage capacities, its range has never dropped below 70%, and its production in this regard increased by 76.6% – its second highest performance – during its passage with Al Nassr.

Formidable plate

An area for which he certainly has no credit is regarding his formidable striker. The loss of only nine of 43 attempts is a sensational return, and if he could channel his obvious assault in this aspect of his game, it would surely start the process of making him a better versatile player.

By constantly walking on this disciplinary striking rope, Duran somehow conceded 98 faults in these 100 games, which is far too much for an attacker, especially the one who only started only more than a third of these matches.

And then there are the clashes with its various coaches.

Even Duran himself admitted during his stay at Villa as: “There are moments of love and hatred (between him and Unai Emery). We have had a lot of problems … We are constantly fighting but I think it’s normal for a man my age and a person like the one who already knows a lot.”

With an XG of 4.86 in 2024/25 while in Villa, which increased to an XG of 6.13 in Saudi Arabia, the talent is so obviously there, but it will continue to be overshadowed by the other parts of its game until it changes its tracks.

A parody waiting to occur

For such a gifted player, it would be a parody for him to follow the path of so many other players over the years that apparently everything, so as not to take advantage of this gift.

The ball is in its courtyard.