The players returned to the club one after another, and the Brafonta training base, which had been silent for more than a month, resumed its noise and liveliness again.

But it was no longer Osvaldo who stood in front of the players.

Rather, the new manager, Chilean Robert . Rojas is the former head coach of São Paulo's Under-20 team. He was a Chilean international player with 49 appearances for the national team and has a lot of experience in major tournaments. And he also brought in new assistant coach Milton. Cruz, Mauro will no longer be in the role of assistant coach, but will still be the youth director of São Paulo.

New people, new atmosphere.

Ricardo's teammates were also different, with a few old faces leaving and a few new ones joining.

Baptista received a call from Europe and joined La Liga side Sevilla for €3.5 million.

Reinaldo chose to leave without a guarantee of playing time. The same choice was made by veteran Miguel and Wilson.

Someone goes out, someone goes in. Youngster Carlos. Alberto joins from relegated Botafogo, for whom he made 21 appearances last season, scoring three goals.

There is also left-back Fabiano. Rodriguez, who switched from Atlético Paranaense. As a full-back, he scored five goals in 21 national tournament appearances last season and is a full-back with a strong assist ability.

Right-back Leonardo, who switched from relegated Palmeiras.

Defender Adriano. Ferreira, on loan from the Portuguese.

Substitute goalkeeper Flavio, also on loan, served as Cheney's replacement.

In addition, Robert, who coached Sao Paulo Under-20s, is also a coach in São Paulo. Rojas naturally also promoted several of his own descendants.

20-year-old right-back Thiago. 18-year-old young centre-back Ed Carlos. 19-year-old midfielder Marko. Antonio. 19-year-old forward Wiesel.

And, of course, Kleber, Elton, and Tardelley, who were named in the first team last season.

In terms of personnel composition, Sao Paulo is a little younger this season than last season.

But Ricardo was not happy.

When he was in the youth team, he got along well with Elton and Tardelli. And Thiago, Marco. Antonio and Vizel can be considered his sworn enemies.

Of course, now he is the absolute workhorse of the team, which can be compared to the core Kaka, and the fans even sing for him alone. The other party is still struggling to squeeze into the big list, and he is no longer a person of the same level.

But he was still unhappy.

The other day he was training, his face was tense, and Thiago, Marco. Antonio, Wizel and others were also trembling, and when they met Ricardo in the locker room, they didn't even dare to come out, burying their heads deep and trembling, for fear that Ricardo, the new team boss, would squeeze them out.

In fact? Ricardo didn't bother to deal with them. Of course, it's not very pleasant to see their faces.

Ricardo is busy right now. Since the holidays, he has participated in many TV shows and been interviewed by various media outlets.

Farah also received two more endorsement contracts for him, both of which were sports-related small products, both of which were three-year contracts with a total value of $1.8 million.

It's not high, but before I landed in Europe, it was good to have such an opportunity.

In addition, Ricardo was still speculating in stocks, found a few stocks in his memory, made a lot of money, and doubled his net worth. Of course, he also deliberately spent a little money to buy a few stocks that were destined to fall, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to himself.

Despite his hectic hustle and bustle, he managed to stay in good shape. In both friendlies, there were excellent performances.

But at this time, the preparation of the teams failed to attract the attention of the media.

Because, there's something big going on.

Pereira, the new coach of the Brazilian team, is about to announce the list of his first national team training camp after taking office!

Brazil will assemble in early February for a friendly on 12 February.

All those who think they are eligible for the national team are grinding their fists. Because the performance in this friendly match is likely to be related to whether or not you can be selected for this year's World Cup qualifiers.

In Italy, Adriano, who was loaned to Parma by the Nerazzurri, called his fellow countryman Ronaldo: "Dude, can you help me talk to Pereira?" ”

Ronaldo smiled: "With your current performance, I don't need to say, as long as Pereira is not blind, he will definitely give you a chance." ”

Putting down the phone, Adriano was still a little unsettled.

Serbia, Real Betis' sky-high buy winger Denilson suddenly became ten times harder in training, which is eye-catching.

In Santos, Robinho and Diego high-fived and said: "Brother, I think we can all be selected this time. ”

Diego shook his head, he wasn't as optimistic as Robinho: "I think it's difficult, Pereira doesn't like to give newcomers a chance. ”

"Didn't he take Ronaldo with him in '94?" Robinho disagreed.

"Do you think," said Diego with a wry smile, "that you and I can compare to Ronaldo?" ”

Robinho was silent. No matter how confident he is, he doesn't dare to say that he can be compared to idols.

São Paulo, Brafonta.

In between trainings, Kaka beckoned to Ricardo and said mysteriously, "Pereira called me." ”

"Really?" Li Cardo raised his eyebrows, "Congratulations." ”

Kaka smiled wryly and said, "It's not what you think. He told me that he already knows me well enough that this time he wants to look at a few other players and will not call me up for the time being. ”

Ricardo smiled: "It means that you don't need to examine it in his mind, which is a good thing." ”

"What do you think," Licardo gently slapped him in the chest, "I'm optimistic about you anyway." You were so dazzling last season. ”

Last season, Ricardo ended up beating Kaka to become the top scorer in the national championship.

"Now I'm at peace," Riccardo said, spreading his hands, "I'm certainly happy if I'm selected." If I don't make the cut, I'll accept it. But I don't think I have much of a chance, my competitors are too strong. ”

The players are in a reverie, and the media is also ready to move, discussing the national team candidates in their minds, speculating whether Edmundo, Ricardinho and other fringe figures of the national team will be selected, calling on Pereira to call in Adriano, Robinho, Diego, Ricardo and other young talents,

In Rio de Janeiro, at the press conference of the Brazilian national team, Pereira announced the list of players for his first training camp in a firm voice. One by one, the names that were either shining brightly or still unknown for the time being spat out of his mouth.

“Dida、Julio Cesar Soares Espindola、Cafu、Roberto Carlos，Junior、Anderson Polga、Jose Vitor Roque Junior、Juan、Luisao、Rivaldo、Emerson Ferreira da Rosa、Gilberto Silva、Ze Roberto、Flavio、 Juninho Peruanmbucano、Jose Kleberson Preira、Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima、Ronaldinho、Adriano Leite Ribeiro、Marcio Amoroso dos Santo，Denilson de Oliveira。 ”

Twenty-one names appeared one after another, and the reporters present were diligently recording them, and the recording equipment and camera equipment were working quietly.

Everyone was waiting for him to spit out his last name.

After a pause of three seconds, Pereira's lips twitched, and the last name was about to come out of his mouth.

Everyone pricked up their ears for fear of missing half a syllable.