After two days in Rio de Janeiro, the two men drove back to São Paulo.

On the way back, Glory began to look forward to the new season.

The new season will be played in two competitions that he has never played before, the first being the São Paulo State Championship.

The complexity of Brazilian football is mainly reflected in their messy local and national competitions, as well as their unreliable football associations.

The first half of the year is a time for local competitions, and the second half of the year is a national competition.

The São Paulo State Championship is held from January to May each year, while the national tournament is held from May to December each year, which shows how hard the Brazilian players are – they have little time to rest.

Fortunately, they love football from the bottom of their hearts, otherwise no one would be able to stand such a schedule.

Last year, because of the World Cup, the big clubs were worried that playing too many games would affect the state of the players and lead to injuries, so the big teams like Sao Paulo gave up participating in the Sao Paulo State Championship.

As a result, Rongguang only participated in the Rio-São Paulo Championship and did not participate in the São Paulo State Championship.

The São Paulo State Championship won the championship for Ituano, who was not a strong team and did not even qualify for the national championship, so their victory can only be said to be "no tiger in the mountains, monkey dominates".

And this season, without the interference of the World Cup, São Paulo will also return to the São Paulo State Championship.

With the chaotic format of the Brazilian National Championships, this national event really doesn't have much to offer.

Clubs still place more emphasis on local state leagues.

The measure of a team's success is how many state championships they win. Brazil's giants are invariably the ones who have won the most state titles.

The reason why São Paulo has become a giant is also inseparable from the fact that they have 20 São Paulo state championships.

But neither Glory nor Godot's mind is on the state game.

Because there is another competition that is much taller than the São Paulo state race.

That's ...... Copa Libertadores.

“…… In Europe, there is the European Cup, which is the crowning honour of European football, the title that all teams dream of, and if they can win it, it is also an opportunity for the players to make a name for themselves. Godot drove while introducing Glory. In South America, the Copa Libertadores has the same status as the European Champions Cup. Clubs in South America are aiming to win the Copa Libertadores. ”

"Is that if I won the Copa Libertadores, I'm a big star, Godot?" Rong Guang asked.

Godot nodded: "At least that's the case in South American football. ”

"Isn't it in Europe?"

Godot smiled: "European football has the rules of European football, and the results you have achieved in Brazil can only be used as a reference, the vast majority of people there don't know you, and you are no different in their eyes than when you first came to Brazil." In order for European football to recognise you and accept you, you need to achieve good results in European football, such as...... Win the European Champions Cup. ”

The glory suddenly dawned.

A place has a local influence, and a champion's influence is so great, it is impossible for you to eat it all in the world.

He has been feeling this very much lately, he won the Brazilian National Championship, but no one recognizes him when he walks on the beach of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Rio and São Paulo are like two completely closed worlds, rarely interconnected, you are very famous in São Paulo, and you are like an ordinary person in Rio.

"I see. Then I must win the Copa Libertadores! When you go to Europe, you must also win the European Champions Cup! "Glory made such a vow.

Hearing Glory's words, Godot remembered Glory's words on the beach.

"To be a man is to speak of conscience."

Conscience.

"Rong, you have to work hard to become a famous star in the world!" Godot said.

"Of course, Godot! I'm going to make a lot of money! Glory shook his fist.

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After returning to São Paulo for a night's rest, Godot sent Glory to the team's training camp the next day.

The new season is about to begin, and the training camp will go first.

Osvaldo was pleased with the results of Rongguang's medical examination at the beginning of the training camp.

His muscles have increased, his fitness has remained at a very high level, and his speed has not decreased at all.

It shows that this holiday, he is insisting on training and maintaining his condition.

This attitude made Osvaldo happy.

He had also feared that Rongguang would fall into the pride and complacency of young people after achieving such remarkable achievements in his first year.

After all, he had enough reason to do so just by virtue of his performances this year.

But doing so will bring him a big hidden danger.

In the NBA, there is a "rookie wall", which is not a word in the football world, but it is also a phenomenon.

A newcomer, he can perform amazingly in the first year of his debut, because his opponents don't know him well enough to restrain him.

But after a year, when his opponents get to know him, his performance starts to decline. And because the performance in the first year was so good, the second year would be disappointing even at a normal level. That's why the starting point is too high.

Others are due to their own reasons, because the performance in the first year was so good, so the players are complacent and not as hard as they did in the first year. The opponent is getting stronger, and he himself is getting worse, so in this comparison, the performance is naturally not as good as before.

The performance of these newcomers in the second year was like hitting an invisible wall.

So in the NBA, it's called the "rookie wall."

Now, it seems, Osvaldo's fears did not arise.

Glory was not complacent and fluttering because of the excellent performance in the first year.

He continued to train during the holidays, and judging by his skin color and size, the intensity of his training was not low.

What a monster......

Osvaldo said with emotion in his heart.

If all Brazilian players can work as hard as Rongguang, I am afraid that the Brazilian national team will have a monopoly on all the World Cup titles.

Another one that made Osvaldo happy was Kaka.

The results of his medical examination showed that he also continued to train during the holidays.

Kaka's body is clearly stronger than before. Just looking at his size, this is a player who can adapt to the intensity of European football. Even if he goes to Europe now, Osvaldo has no worries about whether he will be able to adapt to football there.

Kaka is so desperate for what to do? Clearly, he was influenced by glory.

It's right to put two young people together and compete against each other.

Although these two young people don't care about anyone in private, it is a healthy competition.

Both of them have improved in competition with each other, and the team as a whole has benefited from it. The winner of the Rio-São Paulo Championship and the Brazilian National Championship are proof of that.

These two young people, if they can continue to compete so much in the new season, they may dare to think about the Copa Libertadores title......

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The São Paulo State Championship started at the end of January, so the training camp for the entire São Paulo squad was not long.

It was about two weeks, and the main thing was to pull the physical energy and replenish the physical energy that the players had consumed because of the carnival vacation.

As for tactical drills or something...... Even Osvaldo can't avoid some of the limitations of the Brazilian coach. Because of the unique environment of Brazilian football, there are many talents here, so most of the style of domestic football in Brazil advocates attacking, as for how to attack...... There are more tactical requirements, and more reliance on the players' own shining performances.

Brazilian fans are also less interested in the intricacies of tactics, and it's like watching a talented player come out of nowhere, beat several people and score the game.

Such a scene can be seen that their blood is boiling.

They are completely different from the Italian fans.

This football culture has led to a lot of Brazilian coaches not paying much attention to tactical training, and their training looks more like everyone playing games with the ball......

Sao Paulo's attacking tactics were to rely on the front three and two full-backs to provide assists. Ricardinho sits in the middle and backfield to organise the attack, and then goes up when necessary, which is a change.

This kind of offensive tactic is actually very simple in Europe, but even so, it can be rampant in Brazil.

Because in Brazil, it's not about tactics, as long as you have a basic tactical idea, it's more about the individual ability of the players.

The reason why São Paulo's trident is so powerful is because all three of them are very capable. Not counting Lucas, according to the old trident, Kaka, Glory and Fabiano all have the ability to change the outcome of the game alone.

If the three of them are organically combined, the power will not be as simple as one plus one and one plus another.

The pre-season training of the new season, in addition to physical fitness, is mainly to practice the coordination of the trident.

Luis Fabiano is still recovering from injury and is not expected to return until March.

Lucas Sutton will continue to start. After Fabiano recovers from injury, then Lucas will also have to compete with Fabiano.

Osvaldo did not say that after Fabiano recovered from injury, Lucas would definitely go to the bench.

He tasted the sweetness of the rivalry between Glory and Kaka. This healthy competition is what he wants to promote in the team.

Rongguang didn't see Reinaldo during the training camp, and only after listening to his teammates did he realize that Reinaldo had been sold by the club.

"With Lucas in the center of the position, and Rico, Fabiano will also return in March, and there is only one person who can start, so there is no need to stock up on four people in this position......" Baptista said to Rongguang.

Everyone didn't care about Reinaldo's departure, and since he was substituted at home against Santos, everyone knew that the kid had not been in the team for long.

Sure enough, as soon as the season ended, it was sold off by the club at a low price.

Glory shook his head, no longer thinking about Reinaldo.

Anyway, what happens to Reinaldo in the future has nothing to do with him.

He cares more about the new season, especially the arrival of the Copa Libertadores!

After listening to Godot's introduction, he knew that it was a stage where he could play against the top teams in all of South America.

After the Rio-São Paulo tournament, he has shown little interest in the São Paulo state competition.

After winning the Brazilian National Championship, he felt that the Brazilian league was no more than that.

Only those strong teams in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay can make him curious and expectant.

After conquering Brazil, he wants to conquer South America!

In addition, his number has changed again in the new season, from the previous twenty-three to the thirteenth, and he has advanced ten numbers again......

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