I've watched Maradona, Eusebio, Zinedine Zidane and Ruud Gullitt play, but I've never seen anyone compare to Ronaldo in '96, and every day I work with him I have to be amazed at his performances and the actions he can do are incredible. - Jose Mourinho

After looking at the stocks, Li Cardo turned off the computer, thought about it, and took out his mobile phone to call his mother Li Mei.

There is no special feeling, no embarrassment, no hesitation, no embarrassment, just a simple hello, it is natural to call "Mom", chat a few words, and then say: "By the way, Mom, I was selected for the squad, and I may play tomorrow." ”

Li Mei is still very concerned about her son's career and has a certain understanding of football, so she feels a little strange at this time: "Don't you often play the main game?" What is there to say about being selected for the big list. ”

Ricardo said lightly: "It's the first team. Tomorrow we play Atlético Paranaense away. Mom, if you have time, let's watch the live broadcast. ”

Li Mei screamed and stammered excitedly: "You, you, have you entered the first team?" Oh my God, Ricardo, I'm so proud of you! No, I'm going to buy tickets, I'm going to watch your game tomorrow! "Ronaldo has been famous for several years, and the family's conditions are much better now, Li Mei runs a Chinese restaurant by herself, and the spare money for watching football is still no problem.

Li Cardo smiled: "Forget it, you may not be able to play." You'll come back when I'm in the mainstay. ”

"Kick the main force? You're only 16 years old. ”

"Who knows," said Ricardo, "maybe I'll be like my brother." ”

Ronaldo played in the regular team at the age of 16 at Cruzeiro.

Li Mei was silent. I didn't want to discourage my son's enthusiasm, but I obviously didn't believe it. Like all mothers, Li Mei felt that her son was a genius and the best child. However, Ronaldo is an unborn genius, an alien, no matter how talented his son is, how can he be compared to Ronaldo.

"Then let's do it first, I'll hang up, Mom, you rest early."

"You ......," Li Mei wanted to say and stopped. She also saw the overwhelming reports some time ago, even she couldn't bear it as an adult, and almost collapsed, she was very worried that her son would be affected. I wanted to ask, but I didn't dare to ask. Luckily, Ricardo's voice sounded normal.

In the end, she still didn't ask, but said nonchalantly: "You too, take a good rest, don't have too much pressure." ”

Hanging up the phone, Ricardo pondered whether to call Ronaldo and report on his selection for the first team. But after thinking about it, forget it, at least wait until you score your first professional goal before the report makes sense.

By the way, Ronaldo's birthday is approaching. Today is September 15, and 3 days are Ronaldo's birthday. What gift will you give him?

With his current small coffers, he can't afford a decent gift. And maybe the money will have to be given to Julia for surgery.

After thinking about it for a while, Ricardo simply pulled out one of his white sweatshirts, found a pen, and wrote a few words crookedly on it.

I picked up the undershirt and looked at it myself, which was good. When you score a goal, you take off your jersey and reveal the words on your jersey.

It's a big deal to get a yellow card. After all, what year did it start, and the stripping celebration was about to eat cards?

At night, Ricardo slept soundly. If you were to be a different young player and be selected for the first time in the first-team squad, you might be so excited that you can't sleep all night.

But Ricardo had a big heart. And being selected in the Sao Paulo first team squad is really not a big deal for him.

He eats when he should eat, sleeps when he should, and is not affected in the slightest.

Arriving at the club early the next morning, everyone set off and took a bus to the airport, where the game will be played this evening.

It stands to reason that the team should have traveled to Curitiba, Paraná a day earlier and could play in Mario today. Celso. Acclimatization training at the Petraglia Stadium.

However, the team's charter flight went awry and had to be postponed by a day.

Osvaldo was also annoyed by this, what kind of form could the team have in such a long run? But the reality is like this, and he has no choice but to strengthen the idea of playing defensive counterattacks away from home.

On the plane, Ricardo and Baptista sat together. Baptista wears headphones and relaxes listening to music with MP3. Ricardo had nothing to do, staring boredly out the window at the white clouds, worried about whether the old jet would fall.

There have been more than one time in the world where an entire team has been wiped out due to a plane crash, and Torino and Manchester United have suffered such injuries.

There have been several times in Brazilian football, such as the famous Chapecoense air crash in 2016, when the Chapecoense team, which went to the Copa Sudamericana final, suffered a plane crash, and only 6 people in the team survived and 71 were killed.

If the plane you are flying in is also in a plane crash, wouldn't world football have one less legend? Ricardo was divergent in his mind when he heard someone screaming.

"Ricardo!"

Ricardo turned around to see Osvaldo standing in the aisle waving to him. "Come here, I'll tell you."

Ricardo unbuckled his seatbelt and crossed Baptista towards Osvaldo. Osvaldo led him to an empty seat and patted the chair for him to sit down.

"Ricardo," Osvaldo said softly after Ricardo sat down and fastened his seatbelt, "Today, I may let you play depending on the situation, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Licardo was not surprised. His comprehensive strength is now almost the pinnacle of national-level stars, close to the quasi-continental level. It's just that due to his young age, his physical condition and physical confrontation are not as good as those of adult players. But his skill and consciousness are all there, and if Osvaldo has no problem with his brain, he will definitely consider letting him play as a surprise soldier when he can't open the situation.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll be ready at any time." Ricardo said lightly.

Osvaldo stared into Ricardo's eyes, making sure that there was no nervousness in his eyes, only a calmness beyond his years, and a little eagerness.

"That's good. If it's a tie and I'm going to play you as a lone striker, all you have to do is stay up front and play back for me. If it's when you're down, I want you to play as a hidden striker, a little bit behind Reynard, and organise the attack for me. Just like you do in training. ”

"I see what you mean, Boss. Leave it to me. Ricardo replied succinctly.

Osvaldo smiled. He patted Ricardo on the shoulder: "I really don't know what material you are made of, don't you feel nervous?" ”

"No, you want me to be nervous, unless it's in the Champions League final." Ricardo smiled confidently.

"Come on," Osvaldo said seriously, instead of pouring cold water on him, "if you keep improving, you definitely have a chance to be in the Champions League final." But don't be too ambitious, from now on, take every training session and every game seriously. ”