Before leaving, Osvaldo called Ricardo to say goodbye, and there was no resentment in his voice, but he still expressed his dissatisfaction with Licardo slightly. "Actually, we could have won the championship."

Ricardo didn't know if he was just calling himself or if he was calling all the important players. After thinking about it, Ricardo said: "Actually, we could have lost to Santos and only finished eighth. ”

Osvaldo smiled: "I remember that game, it was one of the best games I've ever coached. I also remember when you didn't follow my instructions in the game, but you scored the crucial goal. ”

"Sometimes players need a little bit of improvisation. ”

"Perhaps," Osvaldo's voice was visibly muffled, "I wish you all the best." ”

"Thank you, the same blessing to you." Ricardo said. He had mixed feelings about Osvaldo, both grateful for Osvaldo's support and resentful of Osvaldo for pressing him on the bench several times and asking him to play with an injury.

After hanging up the phone, Ricardo suddenly realized that a new era in São Paulo was coming.

But who will be at the helm of this new era?

After the holidays, Ricardo returned to his home in Rio de Janeiro and spent a relaxing Christmas.

It's a pity that Ronaldo hasn't returned, he has a series of promotional and TV arrangements in Europe, he is too busy to keep his feet on the ground, and there are also Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year awards in early January.

After Christmas, Licardo went to the beach for half a month, and of course, even during his vacation, he insisted on exercising in the hotel's gym for more than 5 hours every day.

It just so happened that Ambrosio was also taking a photo shoot in Rio de Janeiro, and the two went out to dinner twice, and they chatted quite happily, but there was no further development.

The two also watched the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year awards ceremony together.

Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d'Or and his sixth World Footballer of the Year award with his World Cup Golden Boot and last season's outstanding performance at Inter Milan.

Of course, Ricardo called his brother to celebrate, and Ronaldo was also very happy to hear it. He is enjoying the pinnacle of his playing career and Ricardo can only hope that he is the one who is celebrating with Ronaldo now.

But there will be a chance later. There will be countless opportunities for the two to celebrate together with the Serie A title or the Champions League trophy.

On the phone, Ronaldo said that he has always paid attention to the development of Ricardo and persuaded Ricardo to be more bold in the game, of course, to pay attention to self-protection, not to be injured at a young age.

Ricardo then returned to São Paulo and trained every day as if he were in the middle of the season. Both Kaka and Rico advised him not to push himself too hard, to which Ricardo replied: "It's the age when training is the best." If I don't work hard now, I'll need more time later to reach the desired heights. ”

"And what is your ideal height?" In the gym, Kaka stares into Licardo's eyes.

"Of course it's the second in the world! Second in the world after Ronaldo! Ricardo grinned.

On 14 January, Brazil's coach was finally decided, and Pereira resigned as Corinthians head coach after leading Corinthians to the 2002 Brazilian National Championship and the Copa do Brasil. After an eight-year absence from the national team, he will return to coach the Brazilian national team.

At a press conference, he said meaningfully: "...... Yes, I'll call in some new faces. Everything was done in preparation for the 2006 World Cup. Who will be called? I'll make sure based on the performances of the players this past season. Only one person is certain: Ronaldo. For the rest, I'll look at them again. ”

Pereira's words immediately sparked a feast for the Brazilian sports media.

All of Brazil is speculating about a possible fringe international, making all sorts of proposals, with ink and saliva flying.

Reims Sport has expressed its desire for Pereira to bring in Ricardo, a talented teenager who has already proven himself at the national championships and deserves a place in this samba team.

"Scoreboard" featured Adrien. Jesús article: "Ricardo is not good enough. Yes, he's had a couple of good performances, but it's not consistent enough overall. And his skills are not mature, and his physical confrontation ability is too poor, after all, he is half Chinese blood. Such a player may be suitable to play in the second division. Even the U20 national youth team has no place for him. If Ricardo were selected for the senior national team, it would be a shame for the Brazilian national team. He may be more suitable to join the national table tennis team, and maybe he will bring us a championship or two. ”

Of course, it's not just Ricardo that the media is talking about. The 36-year-old veteran Romario, the 31-year-old veteran Edmundo, who performed well this past season, De Jaminha who plays in Vienna, the midfield maestro Juninho, Robinho, who is only half the age of Romario, and Diego all have their own supporters.

Therefore, the head coach of the Brazilian national team is really one of the most painful positions in the world.

The point is that there are too many geniuses in Brazil. Any marginal international player can be taken out and placed in other football powers, which may be a proper main force.

A midfield master like Ricardinho should have his place in England, France, Germany, and Italy.

In Brazil, however, his rivals include Emerson, Juninho, Wanpeta, Dejaminha, Kleberson, Gilberto, who played for Roma. Silva...... As a result, he has only made seven appearances for the national team so far, and the chances of being selected this time are very slim.

And Fabiano, the striker, is even more desperate.

Even veterans Romario, Edmundo, Giovanni, Sonny Anderson, Bundesliga Golden Boot Elber and other intercontinental strikers were selected before him. Not to mention Ronaldo, the current world No. 1, Denilson, who broke the transfer fee record, Amoruso, Adriano and Ricardo, who are rising rapidly, and Robinho, Elano, Nirmar and other chasers.

Think about it, even the current Bundesliga Golden Boot Elber can't be selected for the Brazilian national team, why is Fabiano?

So, as a striker, it was a beautiful mistake to be born in Brazil.

Many good strikers have never had the opportunity to play for their home country Brazil in their lifetime. This has also led to many outstanding Brazilian midfielders changing nationalities in recent years, hoping to play for other countries and get the opportunity to compete in the highest glory in football - the World Cup.