Timbers DP Brian Fernandez tried graphology at Necaxa
The Portland Timbers recently welcomed new Designated Player Brian Fernandez, a young Argentinian footballer who came from the Liga MX and scored in his first game with the Timbers, into MLS after being the second-best striker of the Mexican tournament.
During the Clausura 2019, Fernandez reached 12 goals in 14 games played with Necaxa. His age (24) and offensive instinct seduced the Timbers so much that they paid handsomely for his services. Transfermarkt.com lists Fernandez’s transfer fee at $10.26 million, a club record. Other reports suggested that the transfer fee the Timbers paid Necaxa came in just a shade below that.
However, Fernandez struggled at the very beginning of his professional path. He was a nomad without an apparent course until he arrived at Chilean club Union La Calera. Six months in Chile were enough to get a ticket to Mexico. Although, during his first semester, Fernandez barely responded to Necaxa’s expectations, and that’s when the club directed him into therapy.
According to a source with direct knowledge of the situation, Fernandez started attending graphology sessions to improve his psychological state. Graphology is a science that analyzes the handwriting of a person to illustrate personality traits.
Fernandez’s 2018 graphology therapy results, which were written in Spanish and translated to English by Soc Takes after being obtained from a source, defined Fernandez as “someone humble; polite with his coworkers and friends and family, an honest man who knows how to shine in his job.” But at the same time, “conflicted, stubborn if he doesn’t get what he desires, and easily frightened at the moment to decide due to his impulsiveness.”
As a worker, Fernandez “executes in the best way possible, he is a good leader but shy in a new crowd. He adapts with time, but he can discourage himself and come to a halt.”
Psychologically, Fernandez’s description showed him as “affective, guided by moral values, loyal, and willing to sacrifice him before any other.”
It was clear that Fernandez worked with the flaws of his diagnosis. He was already competent to play in the Liga MX when he arrived. Fernandez defeated his fears and his frustration. And as the report’s conclusion demonstrated, he grew up by “solving problems from his past and healing his feelings.”
Fernandez followed the five concepts that graphology showed him: acting, deciding, organizing, security and bravery. The possible positive effects of the sessions seemed to reflect on the pitch. In his first tournament in Mexico, Fernandez scored just four goals. But in the second tournament, he got 12 and sent Necaxa to the playoffs.
Portland signed a player who’s dealt with his past ghosts. His mind and soul are in the right place now, and his career is in the right direction. Fernandez is someone who enjoys love gestures and the people of Portland will show him plenty. That means that he won’t betray the fan base; he’ll pay them with goals. How much his success has to do with the five graphology concepts he fulfilled is impossible to say, but his post-therapy performance has certainly trumped his form prior to the sessions.
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