I'm a fan first and a professional footballer second. You can't play football well without a love for football from the bottom of your heart. The problem with the Chinese football team is that the people who play professional football only regard football as an ordinary profession; And people who love football from the bottom of their hearts often lack the resources to become professional footballers. In my previous life, I was lucky enough to love football and have the conditions to become a professional footballer. I was even luckier in this life to be the younger brother of Ronaldo, the world's greatest footballer. Playing football, and watching Ronaldo play, are two of my favourite things to do. —Ricardo's intimate diary

The Pakambu Stadium, the home of Corinthians, was already buzzing at this time. Before the game even began, the fans were already cheering themselves, writhing violently, dancing and laughing loudly.

This is the Brazilian fan, without a moment of silence, always restless and full of passion.

Corinthians' president Duaribi and sporting director Simos, as well as São Paulo's president Govia and sporting director Lecco were also present in the stands, seated in different VIP seats.

In the visitors' dressing room, Osvaldo is making the final arrangements.

The players listened quietly, occasionally asking questions; The locker room door could not stop the noise in the stands, and Osvaldo's explanation was interrupted several times.

Finally he finished arranging. What should be done, he has already done. Now, it's just a matter of watching the players play on the spot.

His gaze swept over Ricardo's young and immature face, then Kaka, then Fabinho, Ricardinho......

The importance of this game, he doesn't want to mention anymore, the players know it.

Now, he only hopes that his eyes can calm the players down, not be disturbed by off-field factors, and devote themselves to the next games.

In silence, time flies.

It's time to play.

Captain Cheney was the first to get up: "Brothers, let's go on the field and get them down!" ”

One by one, the players got up, waved their fists, and followed the captain with high morale and stepped onto the players' tunnel.

In the player tunnel, players from both sides look at each other, and some look at each other coldly, and hostility is pervasive; Others nodded in friendliness, such as Kaka and Wanpeta, who were both marginal figures of the Brazilian team at the '02 World Cup and quickly became acquainted during the World Cup.

And Wanpeta also greeted Ricardo. The player has a lot of professional experience, having played for PSV Eindhoven and team-mates with Ronaldo for a while after arriving in Europe. He returned to join Corinthians in '98 and played two seasons before joining Paris Saint-Germain. He only spent half a season at Paris Saint-Germain, and in the summer of 2000 he accepted Ronaldo's invitation to go to Inter Milan to become teammates with Ronaldo again. He then moved back to Brazil to Flamengo, before returning to Corinthians this season.

With Ronaldo's relationship, he seems to be friendly to Ricardo.

This is an opponent to be reckoned with, and Ricardo takes him very seriously. Wanpeta is now 28 years old and has been hampered by a perennial injury, but remains one of the few continental midfielders in Brazil.

This player is well-balanced in attack and defence, full of energy and strong physically, relying on skill and positioning in defense, the movement is not rough, and the delicate technique can also be reflected in the attack.

In detail, he has many similarities with Ricardinho in São Paulo. The difference is that Wanpeta is more defensive, and Ricardinho is better organized.

Who will be on their guard in this game? Ricardo pondered. Will it be Wanpeta?

Once the game started, Ricardo realized he was wrong.

It's not Wanpeta who is guarding him, but Wanpeta and Corinthians' right-back Rogerio teaming up!

Rogerio, who has also been selected for the Brazilian national team several times, is short but full of strength and speed, and this year he is 26 years old and at the peak of his physical fitness! Although his defensive skills are only mediocre, he has quite a lot of small movements, which makes Ricardo miserable.

Under the attack between him and Wanpeta, in the first 20 minutes, Licardo did not have any chance to touch the ball!

Osvaldo looked at the field with a stern expression, and sighed in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy.

He planned to make a fuss about Ricardo in this game and hit the opponent by surprise, but Pereira had expected it and made targeted arrangements for it.

Judging from the past 20 minutes of play, after Ricardo was frozen, Sao Paulo's attack was almost half scrapped, which was equivalent to walking on one leg and limping.

On the other hand, Corinthians, their Portuguese striker Leedsen and Brazilian international Gil are both quite fast, and the counter-attack is impressive. It's that simple routine, the ball is empty in the backcourt.

Their young centre-back, Anderson, is slower but more capable of tackling and does a good job of passing, often with Anderson kicking the ball out and then relying on the speed of Ledson and Gil to chase the ball, but the Sao Paulo backline is frequent.

As a manager, Osvaldo's eyes cannot be on the football, he has to observe the position of the players on both sides and the movement off the ball, observe the opponent's formation, analyze their attacking routes and defensive fills, and look for gaps and weaknesses.

Until now, however, he had been at a loss.

In this case, it can only be played by the individual ability of the players. Osvaldo's gaze swept over Kaka and Fabiano in turn, and finally landed on Ricardo, who was caught between Wanpeta and Rogerio.

What will you do to break the deadlock in this game?

Li Cardo was a little helpless, he didn't expect the opposing coach to take him so seriously. Wanpeta has always been inseparable from him, and if he leans to the side, Rogerio will stick to him; If he tries to go down the middle, Corinthians' other Brazilian youth midfielder Fabricio will drop Kaka to help the defence.

At this time, isn't there a gap in Kakana?

No, at this time, Corinthians' left-back, teenager Moreno, will step forward to defend Kaka.

The youngster didn't get many appearances for Corinthians, was slow and had a rough technique. But he has good physical strength and is physically strong, which can bring a lot of trouble to Kaka.

So the idea of relying on yourself to involve Fabricio and then punch the card at that point doesn't work.

Ricardo was also wondering how he could break the current situation.

He tries to pull back, but Wanpeta will follow, and then Rogerio will go to fill Wanpeta's vacancy; He tried to get to the front, standing parallel to Fabiano, and Wanpeta would retreat and continue to follow him.

It's like kraft candy that is hard to shake off at a glance.

"Marcos," Ricardo said to Wanpeta with a wry smile, "don't you have to organize an attack?" Don't you notice that your team's offense is very chaotic right now? ”

Wanpeta grinned, "My mission is to freeze you, little Ricardo." ”