Chapter 36: I'm on Your Side
He has a keen sixth sense, which probably sums up all of Ronaldo's excellence. As every Sunday morning the players realise, the sixth sense is not something that can be sustained so easily, but Ronaldo showed us that talent in the quarter-finals against Turkey at the World Cup, and he seems to be able to find the groove of scoring easily. That's his greatest strength, when you just expect him to do at least something, he can surprise you a lot, like he did at Real Madrid. - Oliver. Holt
Fabiano lost his smile in training. He also knows that he has not been in good form recently, and has been substituted for three games in a row. Every time he was replaced, it was Ricardo. And every time he came on as a substitute, Licardo had a good performance.
So when the media speculated that Ricardo would start in his place, Fabiano had a hunch that this nightmare could come true.
There is no harm if there is no comparison, when he plays half the game and does nothing, but Ricardo has a goal or an assist as soon as he comes on the field, and the fool knows what to choose.
But being squeezed out of his place by a 16-year-old? Even if this kid is Ronaldo's younger brother!
Fabiano also has his own pride. He is the only one in São Paulo today who has ever traveled to Europe. It was not a success, but rather bitter, as he made 11 appearances for Rennes in Ligue 1 and failed to score a goal. But he also got a taste of European football culture and improved his ability.
After returning to São Paulo, he quickly regained his sense of scoring goals, saying that it may be too early to become the king of São Paulo, and after all, there is Kaka, the son of God, Jewel, but he must be an irreplaceable person in São Paulo!
But...... Glancing at Licardo, who was concentrating on training next to him, Fabiano lowered his head, his eyes full of gloom.
He has no personal grudges with Ricardo, and even has a good impression of Ricardo because he admires Ronaldo and loves the house and Wuxia.
But now, the two are rivals.
After a day of training, Fabiano didn't say a word to Ricardo.
Naturally, Ricardo sensed the change in Fabiano's attitude, and he also read some articles in the media.
In this regard, Ricardo's attitude is to go with the flow. Professional football is a very competitive sport, competition between countries, competition between club teams, competition within teams for main positions, competition for marginal players to be selected for the squad, competition for youth team players to be selected for the first team......
From childhood to adulthood, the competition has never been broken. He himself is willing to face competition with the attitude of "competition is competition, friendship is friendship", but if others don't think so, he doesn't care.
As for the battle for the position with Fabiano...... Ricardo felt that Fabiano was really thinking too much.
If you really want to fight, with the strength of your current national players, Fabiano's level in the middle of the national level is really not enough.
But his role positioning is actually not in conflict with Fabiano, and he can coexist completely. Just look at what Osvaldo thinks.
Ricardo noticed that Osvaldo seemed to have an idea of changing formations, allowing his players to try out some new ways of passing and running in practice, constantly writing and drawing in a small book. It's a pity that Fabiano was too attached to his own little entanglements to ignore the signs.
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After training, Licardo went to the gym and started doing machine exercises. When Kaka came, he was working on his thigh muscles.
For football players, especially those who are known for their speed, the knee can be said to be the most prone to injury, and the sudden change of direction in the emergency stop and start and high-speed running is the magic weapon they rely on to win, but every time such a sport, it will cause damage to the knee.
The only way is to strengthen the leg muscles, which can effectively reduce the burden on the knees.
For example, Ronaldo and Cristiano back then. Ronaldo, both are very fast, but Ronnie's knee is injured and injured, and Ronaldo's knee is almost never seriously injured.
On the one hand, the two play in different environments, and the defense of Serie A is tighter and the movements are more rough; On the other hand, Ronaldo's leg muscles are stronger, which can support the change of direction of the knee in high-speed movement, without excessive consumption of the cruciate ligament and meniscus.
In his previous life, Ricardo also suffered from injuries, and in this life, he wanted to play happily until he was old and no longer be plagued by serious injuries, so he not only paid special attention to protecting himself on the court, but also seized the time to exercise his leg muscles off the court.
Kaka stood there smiling and looked at Ricardo for a while, waiting for Ricardo to finish a set of movements before greeting: "Hi, Ricardo." ”
Li Cardo nodded, panting slightly, and smiling: "You don't want to go back yet?" ”
"I just came to see you, I heard that you practice every day?" Kaka asked curiously.
"Yes," Ricardo was already sweating, he took the towel and wiped it before looking up at Kaka, "Do you want to practice together?" ”
"I'll forget it," Kaka waved his hand in decline, "and the team doctor said that my muscle groups are now in a state of fatigue and can't overdo it. ”
After a pause, Kaka said: "I believe you will be able to play the main force soon, don't be impatient, take your time." ”
"Thank you." Ricardo smiled in response.
"Fabiano has to understand that any footballer has to face competition and hopefully he will get his mentality right as soon as possible, in short," Kaka said with a little shyness on his face, "no matter what, I'm on your side." ”
Kaka's feelings for Licardo are very simple, and he likes to appreciate them.
Like because Kaka worships Da Luo, so he loves Ricardo and Wu. And the appreciation is due to seeing Licardo's talent and hard work with his own eyes, and cooperating with Licardo like a fish in water in the game, as if he has a heart and mind.
He had scored in four consecutive games, two of which were directly assisted by Ricardo.
For such a big boy who can feed himself cakes, how can he not love and not appreciate!
And he came here today to show his support to Ricardo.
Although he is not the captain, although he usually keeps a low profile in the dressing room, as the player with the highest salary, the highest value, the highest prestige and the most fans in the Sao Paulo club, his statement can be said to have a crucial impact on the living environment of Ricardo in the team.
"Thank you, Kaka," Ricardo smiled, "but I don't think Fabiano and I should be rivals, don't you think?" Mr. Osvaldo should be thinking of a tactic that allows the three of us to coexist. Maybe we'll be the Three Musketeers of St. Paul. ”