Chapter 19 Kaka's Catalyst (Ask for Recommendations...
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The game was out of suspense when Glory scored a goal with an assist in the first half to give Sao Paulo a two-goal lead at home to Botafogo.
Botafogo, who are playing away, have lost confidence in winning.
Even Botafogo's head coach, Levi Kupi, is out of the picture.
Sao Paulo, who has glory and has a Kaka on the bench, is simply too good to play defensive counter-attacks.
When they have a two-goal lead, they can recycle their defence and then let the opponent who is eager to score come up and take advantage of the opportunity to hit the opponent behind him.
That's São Paulo's greatest strength.
Any opponent will look helpless in the face of such a situation.
Botafogo is no exception.
In the eightieth minute, Glory was replaced.
The person who replaced him was none other than Kaka!
Although in the first half of the Rio-São Paulo tournament, Kaka has not been replaced. But this time is completely different.
The last time Kaka replaced Glory from the field, it was when Glory didn't perform well. He was replaced by Kaka, which meant that Kaka squeezed him off the starting line-up.
And this time, when Kaka replaced Glory, I'm afraid no one would think that Glory would be easily replaced by Kaka.
Everyone sees the performance of Glory in this game, relying on this one assist and one goal, at least Glory will still start the next game.
There is a Brazilian proverb: if the team wins, leave it alone. It means that everything goes with the flow, if something is successful, there must be a reason for success, and don't easily change the successful arrangement.
This mindset is deeply ingrained in Brazil.
Sao Paulo can win this game, and the glory will definitely continue to start in the next game.
And what about Kaka?
No sane person thinks Kaka can regain his starting spot in the next game.
Even if Kaka returns to his best fitness before the next game, it will certainly not be possible to regain his main position.
It seems that Glory no longer has to be a helpless victim in front of Kaka.
If Kaka wants to reclaim his starting spot, what he needs to do is not to show his reputation, but to actually perform.
It's just that he only has ten minutes of playing time now, which is too little time to put in a good performance.
Only Kaka's die-hard fans, that is, brain-dead fans, firmly believe that Kaka can beat Glory in the next game and qualify for the start.
The true son of São Paulo must be Kaka, the glory is just a spare tire, why steal the limelight of our Kaka?
That's what the friends around Corell are thinking about now.
Corell's thoughts were a little different from theirs.
An assist and a goal in this game suddenly shook her long-standing belief.
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As Glory walked down the pitch, many São Paulo fans in the stands stood up from their seats and gave Glory a standing ovation!
This treatment speaks volumes about how good Glory is in this game.
It is important to know that when Osvaldo decided to let Rong Guang start in place of Kaka as a striker. Many people are questioning whether Glory can replace Kaka.
When he didn't perform well in the first ten minutes of the game, there were sporadic boos from the stands.
But now, he has turned people around with his performances and won the respect and affection of the fans.
That's football, you pay for it. Sometimes, though, the reward doesn't necessarily mean victory.
Godot also stood in front of his seat and applauded the glory.
Around him, there are not a few such people.
Seeing this scene, Godot felt a high salary for Glory from the bottom of his heart.
By the time Glory left the stadium, there were already São Paulo fans who spontaneously gave a standing ovation.
This shows that the status of glory in St. Paul is much higher.
This kind of performance also helps Rongguang stabilize his starting position, so that at least the appearance fee is in hand.
The more money you make, the better. Godot's criteria for judging good and bad are as simple as that.
Even Osvaldo and Mauro noticed the sudden applause.
Is this applause for Kaka?
Apparently not, if it was for Kaka, it would be louder.
So it's for glory.
"It looks like this kid has won the hearts of quite a few people......" Mauro looked back at the São Paulo fans who stood up and applauded.
Osvaldo didn't say anything, just a smile on his face.
I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Rongguang is not what he decided to recruit into the team, nor is it his descendant, he and Rongguang met by chance, and Mauro is not familiar with Rongguang.
But seeing the progress of this rookie, he always feels very gratified.
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Hearing the applause in the stands, the friends around Corell snorted: "What's this?" When it was our turn to play, the cheers would surely shake the audience! ”
They were not satisfied that Glory had heard applause when he left the court.
The father on Corell's left didn't take the angry words of the twelve- or thirteen-year-old to heart, and he, like the others, stood up and applauded the glorious performance.
He asked from the bottom of his heart how happy his little fellow had just arrived.
When the glory was filmed, it was just out of curiosity and whim.
Unexpectedly, it brought such an opportunity to Rongguang......
If it weren't for that video, today's glory might still be herding sheep in that ravine, right?
But he didn't feel that he was a glorious nobleman, and he thought of himself as such. Opposite. He has always felt great and gratified by the progress and achievements of Glory.
He admired his little fellow more and more.
From this little fellow, he seems to see the difficult situation when he first arrived in Brazil alone. At that time, I started from scratch, and I was not familiar with the place, so I started from the hard-working work with the most unskilled content, so I have today's family business. If I had flinched in the face of difficulties at the beginning, where would I be now?
Anyway, I will definitely not live the life of food and clothing like this.
Correll reflexively raised his hands as if to applaud as he saw Glory come down.
But she immediately reflected - wouldn't it be a morale boost for others if I did this? What's more......
She secretly glanced at the friends around her, who were all scolding Glory. Someone also noticed Corell's gaze, turned his head suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong, Corell?" ”
Correll shook his head quickly.
Just kidding, how could she dare to tell them that she almost applauded Glory just now? In that case, what will they think of themselves? Surely I won't think of myself as a friend......
Then she jerked her finger at the court: "Look! Kaka!! ”
Hearing her shout, everyone turned their heads to look at the court, and sure enough, Kaka appeared!
"Kaka!"
"Card - Card ——!!!"
"Kaka I love you!!"
"Kaka, I'm going to marry you!!"
The little girls of twelve or thirteen screamed desperately, and Corell was among them.
Not only them, but also other places in the stands rang out with frenzied screams like this.
The momentum of welcoming Kaka surpassed the applause for glory in a second......
Seeing this, Godot smiled bitterly and shook his head - it seems that Glory wants to surpass Kaka, but it is really a long and difficult process......
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When Rongguang walked off the field, he didn't high-five Kaka, and of course Kaka didn't take the initiative to reach out.
As soon as Rongguang's left foot stepped off the court, he rushed directly onto the court, not wanting to waste a second of playing time.
He wanted to use those ten minutes to try his best to show his strength, and tell Osvaldo that his stamina was fine, that his condition was fine, and that he didn't need to rest at all.
Kaka is so positive because he finally feels a real threat from Glory.
Before, he still had a vague feeling, and he didn't even believe it.
Now he's pretty sure. After sitting on the bench and watching Glory complete an assist and a goal, he was on pins and needles.
He's never been so hungry to play as he was today.
He ran onto the pitch amid overwhelming cheers, holding back his strength to show himself.
Kaka's idea was good, but reality hit him head-on.
Until the end of the game, he didn't put in any impressive performances.
When Rong Guang ended, the score was already 3:0, and neither side had any intention of continuing to fight.
The game went into garbage time.
"It's over! Sao Paulo beat Botafogo 3-0 at home! It's a great start to their new season of tournaments! ”
The narrator's voice was delighted.
But Kaka's expression wasn't so good-looking.
He didn't perform well enough, and he didn't have anything to do with it, which made him have some doubts about his future fate.
His face was a little gloomy. This young man, who has always been handsome and sunny, has rarely been depressed.
Kaka's performance naturally fell into the eyes of assistant coach Mauro and head coach Osvaldo - who have always been concerned about Kaka.
Mauro looked at Osvaldo: "Don't you need to comfort him?" ”
Glory is certainly a surprise, but he is a novice after all, and there are many novice problems that cannot be shaken off for the time being.
It is absolutely not enough to rely on glory alone, Kaka is the most important combat power, and naturally needs to be paid close attention to.
They didn't want that to drive Kaka away......
You must know that there have been a lot of transfer rumors about Kaka recently, but they are all groundless, and they have a nose and an eye.
If they push it too hard and force Kaka away, then they will play badly.
This is what Mauro fears.
But Osvaldo shook his head: "Don't look at Kaka's humble appearance, but in fact he is arrogant on the inside, I don't think he will admit defeat so easily......"
In fact, he wanted to see what progress Kaka could make under the stimulation of that rookie monster of Glory?
Kaka became famous at a young age, which seems to be too fast, and his progress in the past six months has slowed down. Osvaldo is very optimistic about Kaka, he thinks that Kaka's level should be much more than that, he should continue to improve himself, he can become the world's top player.
It's not a good thing to sink in the Brazilian league like this.
He'd discovered this problem a long time ago.
But I don't know how to stimulate Kaka.
Kaka is a handsome person, with a good temper and a modest personality, and he is particularly modest because of his pious beliefs. Its own strength is good enough to be extraordinary. Facing Kaka, who was like the Holy Son, he really didn't know how to start.
Unexpectedly, when Rongguang, a rookie who shouted "I'm going to defeat you, Kaka, I will definitely defeat you", appeared, things took a turn for the better.
No one would have imagined that Kaka would be aroused by the glory!
It's definitely a good thing for Kaka to have a fast-paced rookie behind him who targets him and pushes him.
But when Osvaldo said this, he was not as confident as he appeared.
What if he is really forced by Glory and Kaka runs away to Europe?
You're not going to let me down, are you, Kaka?
Looking at Kaka, whose expression was rarely so gloomy, Osvaldo asked in his heart.