Ronaldo is a phenomenon, he always taught me a lot of things, gave me some advice, I always try to implement them, for me it was a dream to partner with Ronaldo. - Robinho

Sao Paulo had already qualified for the playoffs ahead of schedule, but the game wasn't without meaning.

The higher their ranking, the weaker their opponents will theoretically face in the playoffs.

In the regular season of this year's Brazilian National Championship, 26 teams competed in a single round-robin, and after 25 rounds of competition, a total of eight teams made it to the playoffs, and then began to fight each other for the knockout rounds. The first place in the regular season plays the eighth place, the second place plays the seventh place, and so on.

So Sao Paulo isn't out of desire, they're still hungry for victory, and it's about how far they can go in the playoffs.

Santos' current results in the regular season are not too ideal, although the youth storm they set off is very topical, but the unstable characteristics of their form make them currently only ranked seventh, and have not yet shown the appearance of a king.

In the history of the original time and space, they didn't really shine until the playoffs, bringing the young people's energetic playing style to the extreme and winning the championship.

Ricardo was working on passing with Kaka, and Santos' players came in to warm up.

A short player in a Santos jersey walked up to Ricardo with the ball, and after a few tricks in front of Ricardo, he stepped on the ball, his thick lips turned up, and greeted with a smile: "Ricardo!" It's a pleasure to play against you. Your brother is my idol! ”

"Thank you," Ricardo never smiling, "Robinho, you're also great, if it's just about technique, you should be the first person in Brazil right now." ”

Robinho looked happy, his mouth opened wider, but he waved his hand modestly: "That's not there yet, I still need to continue to improve." At yesterday's press conference, our manager also said that we are here to learn from you in this game. ”

Robinho in this period has obviously not been carried away by too much praise.

Santos coach Celsorot unleashed a smoke bomb at yesterday's press conference and put his posture very low, which is also a big reason why Sao Paulo's players are underweight today.

"The combination of Ricardo, Kaca and Fabiano is the most terrifying combination in Brazil today and I can't think of any way to defend them," he said. ”

'Robinho and Diego are both great but inexperienced, so I hope they can put in some good performances, but don't expect too much from them.

"Ricardo? Yes, he's young, but he's different, some of the geniuses are always more mature than their peers, Pele became a regular at the age of 16 and scored a lot of goals and showed qualities that are beyond the ordinary, and I see them in Ricardo as well. ”

Comparing Ricardo to the young Bailey, Celsorot can be regarded as having great admiration for Ricardo.

But Ricardo wouldn't be fooled by the old fox. In another time and space, Celsorot just kept a low profile, confusing all his opponents until he won the championship.

Judging from the squad announced before the game, Celsorot did not think of pursuing a conservative draw at all, Santos's three forwards Robinho, Elano and Willian all appeared in the starting lineup, and the midfield three were Renato and Paulo, who were more defensive. Almeida and attacking striker Diego.

With such an offensive 433 formation, it would be a hell of a thing to say that Celsorot didn't want to take all three points.

Robinho chatted briefly with Ricardo and asked Ronaldo about his current situation before returning to Santos to continue warming up.

Looking at his back, Ricardo said to Kaka, "Don't underestimate him. ”

Kaka smirked: "I don't underestimate anyone and Robinho is in really good form at the moment, and if he keeps up that momentum, he could be named in the squad for the Confederations Cup next year." ”

After a pause, he added, "But you have a good chance, Ricardo." ”

Ricardo shook his head, noncommittal.

After the warm-up, the team returned to the locker room and Osvaldo made the final arrangements.

From Osvaldo's words, it can be heard that he did not despise Santos as his players, and repeatedly told the defensive players to pay attention to the marking of Santos' offensive line.

"Robinho is very fast and skilled, don't be fooled by his feints, I'd rather choose to give up some space than be easily broken into by him."

"Julio, you have to focus more on defending in this game, Diego's through ball is very threatening, you have to cut the connection between him and Robinho. You have an advantage in physicality and you have to make the most of that and force him to pass the ball back more. ”

'Renato and Almeida are both very solid defensive midfielders, Ricciardo Jr., Kaka, you two have to stay close together a lot and use the combination to break through their defence. Luiz, you have to be mindful of dropping back and try to bring their centre-backs out and leave space for Kaka and Junior Ricardo to burst. ”

"Rico," Osvaldo finally looked at Rico, "in this game, you don't want to cling to the wings, your cross is still almost hot, and you can't pose too much threat to the opponent." We focused our firepower in the middle, you were involved next to Kaka, and we tried not to choose to shoot on our own. If you can't open up the situation in the first half, then think about adjusting your tactics then. ”

……

Osvaldo was nervously arranging, but Ricardo was a little distracted.

As a person who is obsessed with football, he is also thinking about football-related things.

What came to his mind was a scene experienced by the original owner 8 years ago. At that time, Ronaldo had already won his first World Cup, and had just landed in Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, showing his talent and talent in front of the mainstream European media.

During the Christmas break, Ronaldo returned home in Rio de Janeiro to play football with 8-year-old Ricardo Jr.

At that time, little Ricardo opened his mouth wide and watched in amazement as Ronaldo bounced the ball hundreds of times, still playing tricks in the process of juggling the ball.

"You're going to teach me how to play, Daddado!" Eight-year-old Ricardo Jr. said.

"Yes," Ronaldo smiled and showed his rabbit teeth, "when you grow up, come and play with me, and I'll teach you all my tricks." ”

"It's a deal!"

"It's a deal."

"Little Ricardo, little Ricardo!" Osvaldo glared, "Do you hear me?" ”

Ricardo smiled, "I hear you, boss." ”

In two years, the original agreement will be realized. In front of me is the destined champion, whether it is the future emperor superstar, I will fight and win, step by step in front of you.