The Day I Played with Ronaldo

I am a fan first and a professional footballer second. Without the love for football from the heart, it is impossible to play football well. The problem with the Chinese football team is that those who play professional football only regard football as an ordinary profession; while those who love football from the bottom of their hearts often lack sufficient resources to become professional players. In my previous life, I was very lucky. I loved football and had enough qualifications to become a professional player. In this life, I was even more fortunate to be the younger brother of Ronaldo, the greatest football player in the world. Playing football, and watching Ronaldo play, are two of my favorite things to do. ——Licardo's private diary

Corinthians' home stadium, Pakambu Stadium, is already full of people. Before the game started, the fans had already cheered themselves up, writhing fiercely, dancing like no one else was there, talking and laughing loudly.

This is the Brazilian fans, there is no moment of silence, always restless, full of passion.

Corinthians' chairman Du Alibi and sports director Sheamos, as well as Sao Paulo's chairman Gao Weia and sports director Lecco also appeared in the stands, sitting in different VIP seats.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Osvaldo is making the final deployment.

The players listened quietly and occasionally asked questions; the door of the locker room could not block the noise in the stands, and Osvaldo's explanation was interrupted several times.

Finally he finished the arrangement. What should be done, he has done. Now, we can only watch the players' impromptu performance.

His eyes swept over Ricardo's young and immature face, then Kaka, then Fabinho, Ricardinho...

He no longer wanted to mention the importance of this game, the players knew it all.

Now, he only hopes that his gaze can make the players calm down, free from interference from off-court factors, and fully devote themselves to the next game.

In silence, time passed quickly.

It's time to play.

Captain Cheney stood up first: "Brothers, get on the field and put them down!"

The players got up one by one, waved their fists, followed the captain with high morale, and stepped into the player channel.

In the player tunnel, players from both sides looked at each other, some looked at each other coldly, full of hostility; some nodded friendly, such as Kaka and Vampeta, they were both marginal figures of the Brazil team in the 2002 World Cup. We quickly got to know each other during the World Cup.

And Vampeta also sent greetings to Ricardo. This player has a very rich professional experience. After he landed in Europe, he played for Eindhoven and was teammates with Ronaldo for a while. In 1998, he returned to China to join Corinthians, and after playing for two seasons, he joined Paris Saint-Germain. He only stayed in Paris Saint-Germain for half a season. When he transferred in the summer of 2000, he accepted Ronaldo's invitation to go to Inter Milan and became teammates with Ronaldo again. After that, he went back to Brazil and came to Flamengo, and only returned to Corinthians this season.

With Ronaldo's relationship, he seemed very friendly to Ricardo.

This is an opponent that cannot be underestimated, and Ricardo attaches great importance to him. Vampeta is now 28 years old, and due to perennial injuries that have affected his state, he is still one of the few intercontinental midfielders in Brazil.

This player has a balanced offense and defense, has plenty of energy, and is physically strong. His defense relies on skills and positioning. His movements are not rough, and his offense can also reflect delicate techniques.

In detail, he has many similarities with Sao Paulo's Ricardinho. The difference is that Vampeta's defensive ability is stronger, and Ricardinho's organizational ability is better.

In this game, who will mark yourself? Ricardo thought about it. Will it be Vampeta?

After the match started, Licado realized that he was wrong.

It is not Vampeta who is marking himself, but Vampeta and Corinthians right back Rogerio teamed up!

Rogerio has also been selected for the Brazilian national team several times.

Although he is short in size, he is full of strength and quite fast. He is 26 years old this year and is at the peak of his physical fitness! Although his defensive skills are only average, he has quite a lot of small moves, making Licado miserable.

Under the attack of him and Vampeta, in the opening 20 minutes, Ricardo had no chance to touch the ball!

Osvaldo looked at the field with a stern expression, sighing in his heart, Jiang is still old and hot.

I planned to make a fuss about Riccardo in this game, to catch the opponent by surprise, but Pereira had already expected it, and made targeted arrangements for it.

Judging from the past 20 minutes of the game, after Ricardo was frozen, Sao Paulo's offense was almost abolished by half, which was equivalent to walking on one leg and limping.

On the other hand, for Corinthians, their Portuguese striker Lederson and Brazil international Gill are both quite fast, and they counterattacked vigorously. It's that simple routine, kicking the ball from the backcourt and hitting the space.

Although their young central defender Anderson is slow, he has a strong confrontation ability, and he has done a good job of passing the ball. Often Anderson kicks the ball with a big foot, and then relies on the speed of Lederson and Gil to chase the ball, but Sao Paulo's defense Frequent emergency.

As the head coach, it is impossible for Osvaldo to follow the football with his eyes. He has to observe the positioning and running without the ball of the players on both sides, observe the opponent’s formation, analyze their offensive route and defensive filling method, and find out the gaps and mistakes. weakness.

However, until now, he has been helpless.

At this time, it can only rely on the player's personal ability to play. Osvaldo's eyes swept across Kaka and Fabiano in turn, and finally fell on Riccardo who was flanked by Vampeta and Rogerio.

What will you do to break the stalemate in this game?

Ricardo was a little helpless, and he didn't expect the opposing coach to take him so seriously. Vampeta has always been with him, and if he leans wide, Rogerio will stick up; if he tries to go central, Corinthians' other Brazilian national youth midfielder Fabrisi Ao will drop Kaka and come over to help defend.

At this time, wouldn't Kakana have a gap?

No, at this time, Corinthians' left back, teenager Moreno will step forward to defend Kaka.

The teenager didn't have many opportunities to play in Corinthians, with slow speed and rough technique. But he has good physical strength and a strong body, which can bring Kaka a lot of trouble.

So relying on yourself to involve Fabrizio and then clocking in at that point will not work.

Ricardo is also thinking, how can we break the current situation?

He tries to drop back, but Vampeta will follow, and then Rogerio will fill Vampeta's space; he tries to go forward, parallel with Fabiano, and Vampeta will drop back , continue to follow him.

It's just like brown sugar that is hard to get rid of at a glance.

"Marcos," Ricardo said to Vampeta with a wry smile, "don't you need to organize the offense? Didn't you find that your team's offensive organization is very chaotic?"

Vampeta grinned: "My mission is to freeze you, little Ricardo."