Chapter 18: The Birth of a Monster
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When Glory suddenly rushed in front of him from Edgar's side, Regis didn't react at all, he was defending in the middle, and Glory was in the ribs. He thought his position had changed......
Then he saw Glory's left shoulder sink, and like Edgar, his body reacted naturally, and then he saw Glory disappear from his right side!
When he turned his head, he saw Glory take the ball from his left side and into the penalty area!
Gaps in the ribs between centre-backs and full-backs!
Regis was shocked, he wanted to turn around, but because of the huge inertia, his reaction speed was very slow, and it looked like he didn't react at all!
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Glory changed direction twice in a row past two of Botafogo's defenders, and Botafogo coach Kouppi, who was watching all this from the sidelines, was shocked when he saw this.
He clearly remembered the conclusion he came to after analyzing Glory's goal highlights - this rookie will not change direction and dribble the ball! He only relied on straight acceleration to break through the defense......
But now!
Rongguang used two consecutive changes of direction to get rid of the defense and burst into the penalty area! This is what really happened!
It's not going to be fucking shit luck again, is it?
But can one walk shit luck twice in a row in a race?
Could it be that he is the embodiment of Lady Luck?
However, he doesn't have much time and energy to solve this puzzle right now, because Glory has already broken into the forbidden area!
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When Rongguang connected two people and broke into the forbidden area, the audience in front of the TV did not hear the sound of the commentary, except for the extremely noisy sound from the scene, they did not hear any meaningful sound.
Bueno and Cafori, the battle-hardened commentators, were dumbfounded when faced with the sudden succession of changes in direction of Glory, wondering what had happened to Glory - how could Glory have made such a pass?
They were so frightened by what they saw that their minds went blank, and they didn't know what to say.
So they just watched Glory burst into the forbidden area, but they didn't keep up with the rhythm of Glory at all, and made a sound of commentary......
It wasn't until Glory picked up his feet and was about to shoot that they reacted and yelled.
"Rong - burst into the restricted area! He shoots——! ”
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If God had been above the clouds and had stumbled upon the São Paulo Morumbi Stadium at this time, he would have noticed a white figure drawing a heartbeat curve on the green pitch.
This is the strongest and most powerful pulse of the big heart of rookie glory!
Glory, who burst into the box from Regis, faced the goalkeeper, and at this time he had no idea in his mind other than shooting. All of a sudden, his vision narrowed, and he couldn't see anything but the goal.
Then he picked up his right foot and shot!
The outside of his right foot hit the middle and upper part of the ball, and the ball bounced off the ground and flew towards the goal on the turf.
The hasty Botafogo goalkeeper Lazaro reflexively fell to the ground and tried to sweep the ball out of the way with his feet – it was certainly too late with his hands.
But the power of the Glory shot was huge, and the ball was moving forward on the turf very quickly.
By the time he fell to the ground and stretched his legs, the ball had already rushed past him!
Subsequently...... I hit the net headfirst and stopped!
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"Ball...... It's in!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! Glory! He scored!! He extended the lead for São Paulo! Less than 30 minutes into the first half, Sao Paulo, who was playing at home, was already leading by two goals! Rong in these thirty minutes...... No, one assist and one goal in those ten minutes, to be exact! It's incredible! ”
Bueno roared hoarsely.
"Rong burst into the restricted area! He shoots...... The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in! Unbelievable! Rong scored his first goal of the season in the national championship! A beautiful goal! Connected two! Botafogo's originally well-guarded defense line seemed to be nothing in front of his breakthrough! ”
It was only at this time that Cafury reacted, and he was deeply shocked when he recalled the glorious extraordinaire just now!
That's two changes of direction in a row!
Although the extraordinary action is very ordinary, no matter how ordinary the action, you have to think about it to be a rookie who has only been in contact with football for seven months, and has never learned this kind of change in the past seven months!
It's remarkable that he was able to use it twice in a row in a single goal!
He is not one of those normal players who has been training in football since he was seven or eight years old. He's a latecomer!
If this time it's not shit luck, but he practiced it himself...... Then his progress is simply faster than his sprint!
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Osvaldo stood on the sidelines, dumbfounded.
Two changes of direction in a row! Two in a row!
From right to left, and from left to right!
This kid......
He suddenly remembered the scene from the pre-season training camp.
It was after a training session when he happened to see Rongguang alone on an empty training ground.
He's training himself.
Osvaldo is no longer surprised by this - Glory is used to doing this. Although he also advised him, telling him that in Brazil, extra training is not something to be promoted.
But the glory still goes its own way. Thinking of the seven or eight years he had less than the other players, Osvaldo couldn't force Glory not to practice.
It's just that this additional training is not the same as Glory's previous additional training.
He didn't practice shooting or passing and catching the ball.
He just stood on the training ground, shaking his upper body constantly - his lower body remained fixed, but his upper body was shaking as if it was convulsive......
When Osvaldo saw this, he even thought that Glory had epilepsy......
But soon the glory stopped.
At the time, Osvaldo couldn't guess what Glory was trying to do.
But now, when he saw that Glory broke through twice in a row with a fake move of changing direction with heavy shoulders, the glory on the court and the glory of the convulsions on the training ground, the two images overlapped.
Osvaldo understood—this time he was 100% sure that Glory wasn't shit luck. Because since the time of the training camp, Rongguang has been secretly practicing!
This is the moment he was waiting for!
Finally, he succeeded!
It's not even a month, right?
I have been able to master this kind of acceleration of change of direction. Although this move seems simple, it is still difficult to skillfully use it on the playing field......
Without anyone to guide him, he relied on his imagination and understanding, and he actually practiced it!
At least Osvaldo had never seen him practice this in a serious team training, and he even deliberately kept it secret, he probably wanted to use this as his secret weapon......
This one...... Monster!
Osvaldo really couldn't think of a better adjective, only "monster" was the most appropriate.
Everything this kid has done since he joined the São Paulo youth team in January has not proved that he is a "monster" that is difficult for ordinary people to understand?
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After the goal, the glory did not run wildly to celebrate, but stood in place, looking back at where he was just now.
Before the goal, he was in a position five or six metres straight behind him.
But at this distance of five or six meters, there are as many as three defenders, with clear layers, some pressing and some protecting.
That's what Glory had to face when he broke through with the ball before.
But now he managed to appear behind all the defenders and blast the ball into Botafogo's goal!
How did you get here?
He turned to look to the other side and saw Regis who had just turned around.
At this time, the whole process of breaking through with the ball just now was replayed in his mind.
Twice in a row he changed direction and shook off two Botafogo defenders...... Isn't this what he has been practicing every day during this time?
I did it!
The extraordinary moves that I came up with from the beginning of the training camp were successful!
He finally reacted and jumped up with joy!
But as soon as he jumped up, he was hugged by other teammates who pounced on him.
"This is blindfolded again, right? Glory? ”
"Meng! It must be blind! ”
"Yes, yes! That's right! ”
"Hey! How can there be a game that has been beaten twice?! "Glory protested dissatisfiedly." This is the result of the special training I have been conducting since the training camp! This is my glorious invention of the change of direction! ”
Hearing his defense, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed.
Luis Fabiano patted him on the head and smiled: "You invented it?" Ha Lu Ha! Glory! Will many people do this trick well? Even the goalkeeper will! ”
Captain Cheney, who also ran from the backfield, also smiled and patted Rongguang's shoulder and said, "That's right, even I can do it, Rong!" ”
"That's right, it's a simple change of direction, hahaha!"
Everyone laughed.
Seeing that the person who has worked hard to practice is just a simple change of direction, everyone will, even the goalkeeper will ...... Glory rolled his eyes, he was a little frustrated.
So I'm working in vain?
No, it's not!
Even if you are able to do it, so what? I won't be able to do it myself!
Now that I know it myself, I have a new move and I can score more balls like that!
So...... This is still something to be happy about! Ha Lu Ha!
The glory of simplicity soon turned for the better.
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Looking at the glory of celebrating the goal with her teammates, Corell in the stands enjoyed a brief silence for the first time, because for the first time, her friends around her did not noisily express disdain and criticism of glory, and their expressions were now no different from Corell's own expressions.
They all watched the glory on the field in amazement.
Rongguang's performance of changing direction twice in a row gave them a deep shock.
They know very well what the level of glory should be, because although they have always been unhappy with glory, they can also be regarded as watching how glory has come from a beginner step by step.
This is not the first time they have been intimidated by glory.
But this time, they were too frightened to speak.
In just seven months, he has gone from being a layman who has just been introduced to football to a professional who can use the change of direction to get past two people at the edge of the opposition penalty area......
How unusual is the meaning of this......
"Weird...... ...... things," muttered one of the frightened little girls.
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"Two people in a row...... This...... How can it be? Reinaldo sat on the bench and kept shaking his head. He didn't believe what he was seeing, and he even pinched his thigh to see if he was asleep.
At the same time, there was a lot of talk on the bench.
"I remember, I've seen this...... Rong seems to have practiced the extra practice after the training! ”
"I have an impression when you say that...... At the time, I thought he was having convulsions, and his upper body was shaking like a nervous disorder, but I didn't expect him to practice this ......."
"Did anyone teach him?"
"I don't have it anyway."
"I don't have ...... either"
"So he realized and practiced it himself?"
The crowd fell silent suddenly.
Is this a rookie performance?
Does a rookie have such an ability without help?
"Monster ......"
In the middle of the night, someone on the bench suddenly murmured.
His words were echoed by many people.
In their eyes, the glory of such rapid progress in seven months is indeed a monster.
What were they doing when they were seven months into football?
Still practicing juggling and passing, right?
Kaka didn't participate in the discussions of his teammates, but he listened to them all in his ears.
Monster?
He clenched his fists.
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From January 16, 2002, when he entered the São Paulo youth team, to August 10, 2002, the first round of the Brazilian National Championship in the 2002 season, seven months have passed, and a rookie is gradually disappearing.
A monster was born.