The Day I Played with Ronaldo

In the locker room, the Sao Paulo players were downcast one by one, like a defeated rooster.

Ricardo pursed his lips tightly and squeezed his fists hard. He was not satisfied with his performance in the first half. Under the repeated impact of Renato and Almeida, he hardly took the ball well, with zero breakthroughs and zero shots.

But Osvaldo did not criticize him, but severely criticized the defense. Only Osvaldo's angry voice echoed in the locker room, and the frustration and anger in the players' hearts were fermenting. The excited singing of Santos fans came from the crack of the door, knocking on the hearts of the players one after another, like nails of shame, nailing them to the wall for public display.

After scolding people, Osvaldo drank his saliva and began to arrange the tactics for the second half.

After finishing the arrangement, he looked at Licado: "I don't know what you are afraid of. Football is a man's game, and physical confrontation is inevitable. If you can't stand it, I can let you go back to the youth team and continue to play house. .”

Ricardo rested his fists on his knees, trembling slightly. He was seriously injured many times in his previous life, which inevitably left a shadow in his heart. Although he thought in his heart that he should not be afraid of confrontation or the opponent's foul, every time the opponent rushed over aggressively, his body would instinctively dodge.

No world-class star is afraid of confrontation. Ricardo knows very well that if he does not overcome this demon, he will not be able to become a world-class star in his life.

There is only one way to ensure that you will not be injured again, and that is to never play football again.

Can I stop playing football by myself? That is of course impossible.

He looked up, met Osvaldo's eyes without flinching, and said simply, "I'll do well in the second half."

"Okay, I'll give you another 20 minutes. If there is no improvement, I will replace you immediately." Osvaldo said sternly.

In fact, he didn't understand that in the first half of the year, without Ricardo, the team was able to beat Santos 3-0. Why now that with Ricardo, the strength of the team has been strengthened, but it is at a disadvantage instead.

Interestingly, two live TV commentators are also exploring this issue.

"In the first half of the match, Sao Paulo defeated Santos 3-0. At the time, it seemed that Santos had no power to fight back. Why did the situation reverse after half a year?"

"First of all, I think that Santos' strength has been strengthened in the past six months. Their personnel have not changed much, but their proficiency in cooperating with each other has been greatly enhanced. And they only played one game last week, while Sao Paulo played two games a week. , Santos has an absolute upper hand in terms of physical fitness, and can unscrupulously launch a full-court press."

"The strength of Sao Paulo has actually increased compared to half a year ago. Ricardo's sudden rise has raised Sao Paulo's offensive line to a new level. But the problem is that apart from being more proficient in cooperating with Kaka, Ricardo is not as good as the rest of the team. The tacit understanding of the players is not enough. Moreover, Sao Paulo only started to use the current formation in the game against Palmeiras, and the cooperation between the players is still problematic."

"So I'm not surprised that Santos is leading 2-0 in this game."

"So in the second half if Sao Paulo wants to equalize the score, what is the key?"

"I think Sao Paulo's chances of equalizing are very slim. But if they want to equalize, they must first solve the problem of ball distribution. In the first half of the game, we rarely saw Ricardo with the ball. Osvaldo's tactical arrangement is still Ricardo's own choice. In fact, Ricardo can hold the ball, but if he reduces the time of holding the ball, Kaka's task will be heavier. Kaka, who played the whole game, has shown obvious fatigue, and his breakthrough is not as sharp as before."

"You mean, Ricardo has to stand up, take the initiative to get the ball, use his dribbling and technique to open up the situation?"

"Yes,

That's what I mean. "

...

The break is over, and Sao Paulo's players step into the tunnel, ready to play again. Judging from the momentum, they still seemed to have not raised their spirits, and each of them was downcast and their eyes were confused.

The Santos players walking on the other side of the passage were talking and laughing, arrogant, forming a stark contrast.

This also seems to indicate the direction of the second half of the game.

After the re-kick-off, Santos no longer pressed the whole court, but retracted his own half, and honestly played a defensive counterattack.

In the face of Santos' intensive defense, Sao Paulo seemed hesitant, not decisive enough, not bold enough, and kept missing fleeting opportunities in order to seek stability. Osvaldo was so angry that he shouted on the sidelines and kept waving to the players Press it up.

Sao Paulo, who was supposed to take a desperate fight, actually thought about it at such a time, wanted to attack but was afraid of being counterattacked, and kicked into a mess.

Although he also played a few decent offenses, he still failed to grasp the scoring opportunity. The game has progressed to the 58th minute and the score is still 0:0.

"Riko broke through the bottom line and crossed! Kaka outflanked the center and kicked too squarely. Fabio Costa hugged the ball tightly. Kaka looked very frustrated."

Kaka shook his head and ran back with heavy steps. He is indeed too tired and has not been fully rested. When the rest of the players were resting before, he was busy shooting commercials and attending some necessary social occasions. That's the price of fame.

Now is the time when the team needs him the most, but he finds that he has more than enough energy.

At this time, he urgently needs someone to help him. He looked up to find Licado, and saw that Licado was expressionless, and his whole body seemed a little stiff.

"Little Ricardo, hurry up and stand up!" Kaka said silently from the bottom of her heart.

Sao Paulo fans, who were silent for most of the game, also knew that the team had reached the most difficult moment. They began to sing the team song in unison to encourage the players, and for a while they overwhelmed the voices of the Santos fans.

"You are strong, you are great, first of all masters, oh tricolor!"

"You bring shining honor, Immortal Paulista, you bring from the forest, shining tradition."

"São Paulo, dear club, you have our love, you have honor and glory, glorious colours, oh tricolore!"

Licado stood where he was, closed his eyes, and felt the singing. He always thought that he had no feelings for St. Paul. But when the singing sound passed through the eardrums and trembled to his internal organs, he suddenly felt an inexplicable power bursting in his body.

A voice says: Go, go, fight for them! Go be their hero and make them proud! Don't be afraid to get hurt, don't be afraid to bleed!

Ricardo couldn't figure out for a while, whether this was his inner monologue, or the original owner's soul still remained.

He opened his eyes again, and felt his lead-filled legs become light again with the burst of strength.

He looked at the east stand, at the sea of ​​flying tricolors.

At this moment, he forgot the injuries he had suffered and the pain of a broken leg.