As if to prove the correctness of public opinion, São Paulo won the next two rounds of the tournament.

In the 20th round against Santos, they won 3-2 at home, and Glory did not score or assist, but the performance was still very active, injecting vitality into Sao Paulo's attack.

Now everyone has passed the stage where he is judged only by goals and assists.

In the past, the glory had little other than scoring goals, and the help to the team was only concentrated in goals.

That's why people only measure his performance by scoring goals.

If he can't score, it means he didn't contribute anything to the team in this game.

But now it's different, Rong Guang has learned more and more skills, his ability is more and more comprehensive, and his contribution and help to the team can be reflected in more than just goals.

He doesn't score, he doesn't assist, and he can also use his dribbling and speed to disrupt the opposition's defense, or force the opponent's defense to not dare to press, and take some pressure off his team's defense.

In short, as long as he is on the field, the opponent must devote a lot of heart to defend him, otherwise if he is not careful, Glory will score?

The same will be true for Sao Paulo's next match against Guarani.

Glory did not score or assist, but the media rated him well.

Gradually, no one still treats him as a rookie.

Although the media public opinion gave high praise to Rongguang's performance. But Rongguang himself was very dissatisfied.

He didn't know what it meant to "help the team without scoring", and he felt that he was a failure if he didn't score.

Because if you don't score, you don't perform well, and if you don't score, you don't have a bonus.

So Glory practiced harder......

Every time he felt that he was not performing well, he would torture himself twice as much and train desperately to improve his ability.

That is, because he is a rookie.

If you are a normal player with seven or eight years of football experience, you will definitely feel that your performance is very good, that is, he, this rookie will be so unsatisfied.

He is adamant that scoring goals alone is the highest standard for judging an attacking player's performance.

If you don't score, it's definitely not a good performance, you need to improve your strength, you have to train hard.

So a perverted monster...... That's how it was made.

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"Andres, are you still practicing 'croquettes'?" At Barcelona's first-team training ground, the crowd is almost gone, but Andres Iniesta is still continuing his training plan.

Harvey, a teammate on the team, walked up curiously and asked.

Seeing that it was his senior, Iniesta stopped practicing and said to Xavi: "Yes." ”

Xavi looked at the football at his feet: "But this is just a very simple passing move, why are you obsessed with practicing this?" ”

Xavi is four years older than Andres Iniesta, and the two have not been team-mates in the same team at Barcelona, but they have been team-mates in the first team in the past year, when Iniesta was temporarily transferred to the first team last year.

That's when he and Harvey met.

At that time, Xavi knew that Iniesta was practicing "croquettes".

I didn't expect to see Iniesta again a year later, he was still practicing!

So he was surprised.

"Simple, but practical, Harvey." Iniesta said.

Harvey nodded: "It's really practical, but no matter how practical it is, there is a limit, and it's not applicable in every situation......"

Unexpectedly, Iniesta laughed: "No, it's not like this. Harvey. Do you know the truth, some time ago I happened to see a player's game video, and I found out that there are really people who can take such a simple passing action to the extreme. His performance was an eye-opener for me, and in one competition, he used only one 'croquette' to complete 17 successful dribbles. ”

"Seventeen times? That's impossible! Xavi was surprised.

Seventeen successful dribbles in one game, that's a staggering statistic.

"This is what the Brazilian media reported." Iniesta said.

"Brazil? Is he a Brazilian player? "Xavi felt a little better inside. The Brazilian is good at passing people, and although it is an exaggeration to play 17 times in a game, it is not impossible......

"No, he's Chinese." Iniesta said.

The expression on Harvey's face froze.

"China? The China that didn't score a goal in the World Cup, conceded nine goals, and was out of the group stage? Because the Chinese team has just turned around in the World Cup finals, Xavi has also established a preliminary impression of the level of football in this country.

Iniesta nodded.

"This ...... How can it be? Harvey was even more surprised.

"And he just started playing football in January." Iniesta dropped another bombshell.

This bomb directly blew Harvey into slag, and although he can still maintain his humanity now, it seems that if someone blows on it, it will turn into ashes.

After being stunned for a long time, Harvey said, "Holy Innocents' Day hasn't arrived yet, Andres." ”

Holy Innocents Day is April Fool's Day in Spain, and on December 28 every year, no one cares about any crazy things on that day, and all kinds of deceptive lies will emerge one after another.

Iniesta shook his head seriously and said, "No, Xavi. I'm not kidding. I've been following him for over two weeks now and he's really amazing......"

"But how can a person who has only been learning football for eight months have such a good performance? Can you pull off 17 successful dribbles in a single race? Harvey still didn't believe it.

This is evidenced by reports from the local media in Brazil. If you don't believe me, come with me to my house and I'll show you the video of his fight! ”

Xavi was aroused by Iniesta's strong curiosity, and he also wanted to see what this "god man" in Iniesta's mouth was like.

So he nodded.

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At Iniesta's home, Harvey stared at the computer screen with wide eyes. A clip of the match between Glory and Flamengo is playing on the screen.

"Well, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Iniesta said with a smile.

Harvey continued to stare at the screen: "Who is he?" ”

"Glory, glory, glory. A genius who was 16 years old, 4 months and 10 years old and had only been exposed to football! Iniesta is really worthy of being a "brain fan" of Glory, and in just two weeks, he has figured out the origin of Glory's background.

Seeing such ironclad factual evidence, Harvey also had to admit that Rong was really a great genius.

No one has ever learned football in eight months and practiced to this point......

"The world of football is really big, and there will always be some powerful people we don't know about." Harvey sighed from the bottom of his heart. "We're going to have to work harder!"

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The Young-Bradale Stadium, which can accommodate nearly 30,000 people, was packed to capacity.

As the home of Club Brugge, Belgium, these people naturally support Brugge.

Their team met Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.

The first half ended in a draw.

To be able to draw with the mighty Barcelona made Club Brugge fans happy.

They even hope that the team can win the opponent at home.

Everyone was cheering on the team with all their voices in their voices.

Hardly anyone cared about the slender figure standing on the sidelines ready to play, and if it weren't for the Barcelona shirt, he might be more likely to be considered a student with fair skin and a beautiful face......

Andres Iniesta stood on the sidelines, inevitably feeling a little excited.

First appearance for Barcelona...... I didn't expect it to be in the Champions League!

He clenched his fists hard, looking for realism.

After years of hard work and waiting, he finally got this opportunity.

He suddenly realized that he was too excited and nervous.

But his body was already a little disobedient.

If he continues like this, he will definitely not have much to do when he plays...... I've never heard of being nervous and still acting well. Could it be that his first appearance is going to be messed up, and then it will become the last one?

It was at this time that the figure of St. Paul's No. 23 suddenly appeared in his mind.

A layman who had only studied football for a little over a month, scored a goal and completed an assist after being suddenly sent on the field......

It's all debuts too.

Maybe I won't be as good as an idol, but I can't be too bad, can I?

At the very least, compared with my idol, I have ten more years of accumulation and foreshadowing, and I have worked hard for ten years for this, this moment...... Isn't it logical?

Thinking of this, Iniesta suddenly stopped being nervous, and his slightly trembling body stopped shaking.

He returned to normal.

His heart quickly calmed down.

Xavi, who was on the pitch, also noticed Iniesta's nervousness, but soon he saw that Iniesta was no longer nervous.

He was a little surprised.

It's normal so soon?

It's amazing!

Come on, Andres!

When Andres Iniesta ran onto the pitch, the commentator said: "Barcelona have replaced a young man from the B team, Andres Iniesta, an eighteen-year-old midfielder. He is another rising midfield star cultivated by Barcelona's academy La Masia after Xavi. Last year and this year, Andres Iniesta helped Spain's Under-16s and Under-19s win the European Youth Championships, but he is still an unfamiliar face to professional football. Barcelona's qualification from the group is a foregone conclusion, and it is a traditional Barcelona ...... to send young players to work in such inconsequential competitions."

On October 29, 2002, Iniesta took the first step of his career at the Jan-Bredale Stadium in Belgium.

At this time, the person who supported him in his heart, brought him the belief in striving to reach Lu, and let him stay calm and play his level normally, no one knew Lu Dao, and he was a Chinese rookie who was still unknown in Brazil and the world.