India, Nov. 26 -- You can't fault Enzo Maresca for not trying. "Him and Lamine, if you start to talk about Messi and Ronaldo, it's too much pressure for young boys like them," the Chelsea head coach said about Brazilian teen Estevao after the 3-0 win against Barcelona. Well, good luck with that in the season that ends with the World Cup.

Especially after that goal. In the way he twisted Pau Cubarsi, muscled through two defenders, held off Alejandro Balde and generated explosive power with minimum back-lift, Estevao has ensured that Maresca's warning will not be heeded. Not by Stamford Bridge faithfuls, not by those hoping Brazil's 24-year wait for a World Cup will end next year and not by neutrals who saw the amalgamation of nimble feet,...