From mid-April to mid-May, River Plate has a total of eight matches, including a super derby and two Copa Libertadores quarter-finals and a quarter-final.

All four of these games must not be given up.

The first two days of the quarter-finals were super derbys, and what was even more terrifying was that both games were played away, which made Kappa feel extremely tricky.

River Plate chairman Passarella is clearly aware of the problem, and he has asked the AFA directly to change the time of the Super Derby, either earlier or later.

The Arab Football Federation said that as long as Boca has no opinion, they have no opinion.

It is conceivable how Boca could let his sworn enemy get his wish and reject this offer in one fell swoop. Not only that, but the whimsical nature of River Plate was ridiculed in the media.

"Now River Plate has a kind of confidence from top to bottom, the 1/8 finals of the Copa Libertadores have not yet started, they have already begun to think about the 1/4 finals, I think the Paraguayan Porteno Hills team will definitely let the other side know that there is a price to pay for despising the opponent. ”

Paraguay's Porteno Hills are the next opponent in the River Plate Cup.

"Thinking far does not mean going far. So said Jorge Amear, president of Boca Juniors.

Passarella still hopes that the Arab Football Association can change the league schedule and provide more substantial support to the Arab league teams playing abroad.

And the reason why he brought it up so early was because he didn't want to be rejected by others on the grounds of time rush, lack of preparation, and poor arrangement.

But for Boca, the reason is all floating clouds, and when they see that their sworn enemies are not doing well, they are happy, and they are not willing to let go no matter what.

The Arab Football Association will only be with the mud, and it is not willing to offend other clubs for this at all.

After all, if River Plate, which is fighting on two fronts, collapses, other teams will have more chances.

Passarella was very angry and bombarded the inaction of the Arab Football Association, saying that they only knew to emphasize that the domestic football community should avoid falling into internal strife and division, and maintain unity and unity with the outside world.

But what can actually be done is to shout slogans without any real action.

This remark made the senior management of the Arab Football Association a little unhappy, they thought that they were protecting the interests of the giants the most, and now River Plate can't convince Boca to blame me?

Make no mistake!

Therefore, the Arab Football Association immediately said very perfunctorily that there is little precedent for this matter, and let us negotiate slowly.

In short, the matter of changing the schedule has been put on hold.

Outside the pitch, River Plate also had a rough run on the pitch, especially after being held to a home draw against Godoy in the 11th round of the league.

Godoy's team hated Rafael very much, because last season, they were arguably only beaten by Rafael who came off the bench.

Godoy was also the first team to implement foul tactics against Rafael.

Of course, last season they were not well prepared and underestimated Rafael's physical strength, and the guide ended up with a heavy defeat.

Godoy's head coach George O'Rosman was well prepared for this round of the game, and his disciples were sharpening their knives and fighting their spirits.

Although it was only a draw, the game received a lot of media attention as George gave all but River Plate a tactical idea on how to limit Rafael to win.

At least he was halfway there, and if it weren't for Lamela's last-minute flash of inspiration and a world-class shot, they would have won the game.

So how do they do it.

Godoy's formation is a counter-attack, and at the same time there is a free man in the midfield to mark Rafael, and he only needs to do one thing, which is to stop him from getting the ball, and even if he retreats to his own penalty zone, follow him!

This is similar to the function of Serraj in the second half of the Super Derby, but by then Boca was already behind, and Serraj later lost his breath and the guide was unable to defend him.

But Godoy's mentality is completely different, they don't want to win on the scoreline, as long as they disgust Raphael, it's another form of victory.

Of course, if it is just close to the guard, Rafael will still have an easy time to get rid of the opponent, so at this time, it is time to start fouling.

Godoy players are always on the line, and once they find out that Rafael is going to start getting the ball, whether it is pulling the shirt, mixing people behind his back or tackling people, he does not hesitate at all.

Godoy's most sinister intention is that they only target Rafael alone, but they are more lenient with the rest of the River Plate frontcourt, only helping to mark the ball but not men.

Even if Rafael doesn't have the ball, they value him more than Caruso in the penalty zone.

Of course, it would have given others a chance, but they were not Raphael, and their ability to take chances was not as good as his, and River Plate not only failed to score, but Godoy found an opportunity to counter-attack and take a one-goal lead.

After taking the lead, Godoy had an easier time.

Rafael can't get the ball, even if the ball king doesn't have the ball at his feet, it's not much different from a caddy.

After a long period of training, Rafael has also made enough progress in dealing with other people's fouls, but the only thing he can't do is roll on the ground with his legs in his hands.

Godoy players are also very smart, they have a very good attitude after a foul, they don't argue with the referee, and once they get a card, they change someone to mark the defense.

So Godoy received 4 yellow cards in this game, in exchange for Rafael's disappearance of the whole game.

Raphael also began to know that he had been naïve before.

Rather than disgusted and angry at Godoy's tactics, he questioned his own form.

As some media said after the game, "Rafael's disappearance is not only due to Godoy's success limitations, but also because he himself is quite mediocre".

"Last season, the author also wrote an article, "River Plate's New Messi, One Man Guards Like No Defense", where did the angel who was in the front court like no one go?"

"Entrust the victory or defeat to one person, the ups and downs of form = the ups and downs of club results!"

That's right, the problem that Raphael realized was, state!

No one can always maintain the peak, as long as it is a person, it will be affected by various factors to lead to ups and downs in state, and to measure whether a player is top or average, it depends on the length of time and the gap between the ups and downs.

Rafael clearly felt that in this game, he was a little negative.

Rafael plays a lot of the time by feeling. For example, in the past, when a teammate passed a ball, looking at the opponent's posture and the speed of the ball at the moment of the ball, he almost instinctively rushed to the landing point. But now he has a reaction time of 0.5 seconds.

This is only a decrease in reaction speed, but also other aspects such as shooting accuracy and running distance, which will be slightly different from when they are in good shape......

That feeling was confirmed in the following races.

He was dumbfounded at Riverbed, and the attack on Riverplate was half useless.

The next three games, one win, one draw and one loss.

The winning match was against the All-Boys Athletic.

This is also because the whole boy did not bother to limit Raphael, but fought against River Plate very freely.

Of course, even if he was not in good shape, the unmarked Rafael still played his terrifying goalscoring efficiency and knocked him down.

The defeat was embarrassing, it was the cup game, River Plate lost 0:1 at home to Paraguay Porteno Hills, which made River Plate fans sad, is there any hope of a comeback away from home?

Reaching the quarterfinals seems to be in the dead end.

Capa suggested that Raphael may have been caused by mental fatigue.

From last year to this year, Raphael's longest vacation is no more than 10 days, every day except football is football, even if he has no physical opinion, his spirit will be very tired, just like a person no matter how good-looking you are, you face him every day, it is inevitable that sometimes there will be aesthetic fatigue and even boredom.

Not to mention that River Plate has been under so much pressure this season, after all, Rafael is only 17 years old.

Capa told Rafael not to soak in the training ground all the time, but to relax properly, even if he went to a nightclub, he would not object, as long as he did not drink alcohol and did not indulge.

The corners of Lanzini's mouth twitched when he knew, why did he go to a nightclub but was scolded for being bloody, and when he turned his head, Mr. went to encourage Raphael to go to a nightclub?

However, Raphael has no interest in this, and he might as well go to a nightclub and read a book in bed.

However, what Capa said is also very reasonable, people are like a string, they can't be too tight, and they can last a long time if they are stretched and relaxed.

Messi's advice to him is "good food and games".

The former needs to be in moderation and moderation, and the latter is good.

Messi regretted that it was a pity that there was a time difference between the two places, otherwise he would be very happy to accompany him to relieve pressure and relax. However, he once again warmly invited Rafael to transfer to Barcelona in the future.

"It just so happens that our dungeon reclamation team is short of a nurse. Messi thought it was quite beautiful, and said happily.

Raphael laughed, ugly refusal!

But it was the little donkey who gave him a unique opinion.

"Low tide is a process that every player goes through, it's essential, and in my opinion, you call it low tide, but it reduces the highlight reaction. If that's also called a low tide, then there are players who want to be in the low tide for the rest of their lives. ”

Ortega now plays for All-Boys Athletic, but due to his loan deal, he did not play in his previous matches against his former club, and Ortega watched the full game from the stands.

He sighed a little, is Raphael's performance really bad during this time? Not really, in fact, the media is demanding more and more from him, and once he plays a little more normal, it will cause panic and doubts.

"Raphael, you're too yourself. But that's what I like about you. So, my advice is, you want relaxation, not decompression, oh no, do you feel like you're stressed? Do you have an avoidance mentality in the face of competition? Do you feel incapable? This is not what I know you. ”

Ortega's words lifted Raphael's spirits a lot, "Of course not!"

But then he hesitated and said, "But...... I set a lot of plans for myself, I practice shooting, running, dribbling, passing people, every day, and I believe there is still room for improvement. But...... Whether it's a pass, a shot or a dribble, as soon as the opponent fouls, my rhythm is interrupted......"

There are too many times, and he doesn't need the other party to deliberately foul, he is also a little confused, and the string in his heart is too tight, which makes him a little confused.

"So, all you have to do is keep improving yourself and go the other way. Ortega laughed, "In the face of fouls, I would have sued you a long time ago, if the other party fouled you, if you reflexively kicked the opponent's foot directly, little angel, I swear, no one will dare to provoke you casually in the future." ”

Raphael's black line, then his nickname is estimated to have become a little devil.

"Of course, I know you wouldn't do such a thing. I'm glad to see you fall to the ground naturally. Ortega sneered at Raphael again, "So, there is another way, and it is also very deterrent to the opponent." ”

Raphael wondered: "What is it?"

Ortega said: "Do you know which of your goals I was most impressed with? That's right, the best way to deal with a foul is to use your free kick and slap their face hard!"