Chapter 53: Don't Hold Me Back!
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In the box at the Pakambu Stadium, in addition to Scolari and Shetra, a pair of celebrities are seated.
It's just that they didn't attract the attention of Brazilian television broadcasters.
AC Milan's general manager, bald Galliani, and Brazilian footballer Leonardo, sitting in the box, were also watching the game.
Naturally, they didn't care who would win the Rio-São Paulo tournament.
Actually, they just came to see one person.
"Kaka isn't playing as well as you say, Leonardo." Galliani's voice was deep. 'If he was a player of this calibre, he wouldn't have been able to impress me, he doesn't have the ability to get a foothold in Milan.'
Leonardo was also unhappy with Kaka's form.
But he knew the reason, and he knew better that the usual Kaka was definitely not like this.
"Mr. Galliani, Kaka is extremely talented. His future is worth looking forward to. Of course, he's still young, so it's understandable that he's a little out of shape under a lot of pressure......"
He defended his countrymen.
Leonardo met Kaka when he returned to Sao Paulo for a season last year.
He admired the youngster's talent and talked to him about going to Europe to play.
He would love to bring the talented youngster to AC Milan.
That's why he and Galliani went to Brazil to watch the game.
It's just that he didn't expect that a 23-member World Cup squad would put Kaka under so much pressure, causing him to play abnormally......
This was unexpected.
Originally, he was very confident in Kaka's strength.
He was confident that Galliani would decide to sign Kaka after watching the game.
Kaka's inclusion in the Brazilian team also proved his strength from the side.
After listening to Leonardo's explanation, Galliani did not respond, and the old fox was silent.
When Leonardo saw him like this, he knew that he was going to be bad!
If you want to convince this old fox, you can't do it in a sentence or two!
He cast his gaze on Kaka on the pitch.
What's wrong with you, Kaka? Hurry up and get back to normal! The only thing that can impress the Italian giants AC Milan is your talent!
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While Rongguang hurried to warm up, the game continued.
Corinthians didn't take advantage of the throw-in and threatened the Sao Paulo goal. They lead on aggregate and know that Sao Paulo is good at attacking quickly – because of the likes of Kaka and Luis Fabiano. In order not to fall into the rhythm that São Paulo does best, Corinthians deliberately slowed down the pace of this match.
Slow to fast is the strategy formulated by the world's world-class coach Pereira in this game.
Shortly after losing to São Paulo in the regular season, Geninho was sacked by the club's board of directors.
Corinthians brought in Andreas Pereira, who had led Brazil to the U.S. World Cup in 1994, in the hope of winning the last tournament in Rio-São Paulo.
Pereira also showed his coaching qualities, leading Corinthians to first place in the regular season, beating San Caetano in the semi-finals and Sao Paulo 3-2 away in the first leg of the final.
Took the lead in the championship race.
After the attack did not threaten Sao Paulo's goal, Corinthians quickly returned to defence and, in the blink of an eye, retreated to their own penalty area, denying Sao Paulo a chance to exploit their speed advantage.
Sao Paulo had to attack slowly, and Ricardinho, who was also selected for the 23-man squad of the Brazilian national team, led the attack.
In the end, they were unable to threaten Corinthians' goal.
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Osvaldo only gave Glory three minutes to warm up, which was actually a bit small, but now the situation is exceptional. If Osvaldo wants to win, Sao Paulo will have to score two goals in the remaining time, with only thirty minutes and time is pressing.
Three minutes later, Glory appeared in front of Osvaldo.
"Rong, are you still insisting on special training?" Osvaldo didn't lay out the tactics, but asked Glory a question first.
Rongguang nodded: "Still insisting!" ”
"How's it going?"
"I feel like I'm stronger!" Rongguang said confidently.
"You want to win the championship?" Osvaldo asked again.
Glory nodded: "I think." ”
"I want to, too." Osvaldo said. "Go on the pitch, Corinthians are not idiots. They won't give you much space to play your speed. You're going to have to defend against it. If it had been you a month ago, I wouldn't have let you play, no matter how much you wanted to win the championship. But now that you say you have special training, then let me see the results of your special training. But I want to warn you, Rong. This is my first substitution of the game, if you don't play well and you can't threaten Corinthians, I'll use the second or third substitution and then replace you, I don't mind wasting a substitution, you know? ”
"I'm not going to give you a chance to replace me, sir!" Glory replied categorically.
"I don't want to waste a substitution spot on me." Osvaldo patted Glory on the shoulder, then put his hand on his back and shoved him out.
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When Kaka saw Rongguang standing on the sidelines, his first reaction was that the head coach was going to replace him again!
Because most of the time when Rongguang came off the bench before, he was replaced by him Kaka.
Most of it was because he was physically exhausted, and a small part because he was worried about injury.
But the game was only 60 minutes and 2 minutes...... I still have the physical strength, why should I be replaced in advance?
He admits that he had been playing like shit for the first 60 minutes.
But now he fully realized that he had changed his mindset, he felt as if he had been given a new lease on life, and he was desperately trying to make up for the sixty minutes he had wasted...... How can it be done at this time?
"Rong was standing on the sidelines, he was supposed to replace Kaka...... Kaka didn't play very well in this game, so it was understandable that he was replaced early...... But if he is replaced like this, it is estimated that those media will have more excuses to criticize Kaka. ”
Cafory analyzed. There was a hint of regret in his tone.
Kaka he likes it very much, young and energetic, with a good image and a good personality, and he almost finds fault with it.
If he is given more time and a more relaxed environment, then he will definitely be able to make the 23-man squad of the Brazilian team for the World Cup.
Instead of chasing ducks to the shelves as it is now, it has become a target for the media to vent their dissatisfaction with Romario's defeat and Scolari and Shetra......
But when the fourth official held up the substitution sign, Cafori was stunned.
It wasn't just Kafurui who was stunned, but Kaka himself.
Because glory is not replaced by yourself!
He was replaced by a midfielder, Maldonado.
In such an important game, being replaced by a rookie, Maldonado was a little depressed.
Glory was the complete opposite, and he ran onto the pitch with high spirits.
He ran all the way to Kaka's side, pointed at Kaka and said, "Don't hold me back!" I'm going to win the championship! ”
The teammates next to him heard Rongguang say this, and they just wanted to cover their faces with their hands...... This rookie!
In the face of Glory's provocation, Kaka was expressionless.
The teammates next to him breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it. It seems that Kaka didn't take it to heart, and that's good...... It would be terrible if the mood and state were affected by this glory.
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Soon after the resumption of the game, Sao Paulo had the chance to attack.
Ricardinho won the ball in the centre circle and Corititian contracted to retreat into the box before Sao Paulo could attack.
Just when Ricardinho was still thinking about how to play this attack.
I saw Kaka running back from the front, hooking his hand at him as he ran.
Even though he didn't say anything, looking into his eyes, Ricardinho could hear him completely: pass me the ball, pass the ball to me, pass the ball to me, pass the ball to me......
With such a strong obsession, even Ricardinho couldn't stand it and hurriedly passed the football over.
Kaka was followed by Corinthians' midfielder Wanpeta. He clings to Kaka and doesn't intend to give Kaka any free space to control the ball.
As soon as Kaka catches the ball, he will push it up hard and force Kaka to make mistakes with a strong defense with pressing power.
This move was quite good in the previous game, and Kaka was under his close defense, and it was difficult to even turn around.
This time, I believe it is no exception.
With that in mind, Wanpeta saw that Kaka was almost on the verge of catching the ball, and he sped up.
Just when he thought that he would successfully defend Kaka again, he found that Kaka's body in front of him suddenly twisted!
It's like the picture has been frozen, and by the time the picture is smooth again, Kaka has already completed his turn and appeared beside him!
What about football?
Football is gone!
"Kaka! Nice turn! If you don't stop the ball, you can turn around with a straight knock! He got rid of! ”
Accompanied by the shouts of the commentators, the Kaka fans in the stands let out an amazing scream, and they were all cheering for Kaka's beautiful turn to get rid of it!
At the sound of their screams, Kaka walked away from the soccer ball he knocked over, and shook off Wanpeta!
To his agility, Humpeta resembles a frozen statue.
Kaka, who turned and shook off Wanpeta, soon faced the Corinthians' defence.
It deserves to be the team that ranked first in the regular season of the Rio-São Paulo tournament this season, and has a lot of experience. Although Wanpeta was thrown away, the backline did not panic.
In the face of Kaka's sudden attack, they did not rush to rush over.
Instead, the line of defense remains intact.
Don't let Kaka into the box anyway.
Kaka didn't want to go into the box either. He slowed down a little and fired a long shot directly from outside the penalty area!
The football almost flew off the bottom line by grazing the crossbar!
Goalkeeper Dida is tall and has long arms, but he doesn't touch the ball - his reaction is a little slower - if the ball is a little down, within the frame of the goal, I am afraid it will cause a goal!
"Kaka – long shot! Pretty! Sliding the door out! Very close to scoring! This was Kaka's most threatening shot of the game! ”
The screams in the stands were louder, close to hoarseness.
For such a kaka, they have been waiting for more than sixty minutes! It's finally here!
Seeing this heroic Kaka, many people even shed tears of excitement - they found that they were extremely sentimental during this time, and it was easy for them to have violent emotional ups and downs for the slightest change in Kaka......
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Although he didn't score, Kaka was quite happy with the feeling of his shot.
He turned and ran back, and as he passed by Glory, he finally responded to Glory's provocation before!
His eyes were like torches, and his expression was serious and serious: "I should say that sentence to you, rookie." Don't get in the way of me winning the championship. ”
With that, he continued to run back.
But the teammates next to him were scared silly!
In the past, no matter how Rongguang provoked Kaka, even if he pointed at Kaka in front of him and said that he wanted to defeat him, Kaka smiled slightly, very personable and polite.
But what's wrong today?
How could Kaka be as familiar as this rookie?
Who knew that Lu Dao Rongguang had only been in contact with football for four months, and there were many things he didn't understand, let alone the unspoken rules and regulations.
The so-called ignorant are fearless, and it is not surprising that someone like him can say anything. Just don't take it to heart.
If you take every word of Glory seriously, you will be angry sooner or later......
Just when Rongguang provoked Kaka just now, Kaka ignored him, and everyone felt that Kaka did the right thing, and they were all relieved......
Who knew that they were loosened too early!
Kaka actually responded positively to Glory today, and ...... It's not that perfunctory, it's serious! He and Rongguang, a rookie, got together!
Is there anything wrong with this world......