On his way to the Brafonta training base, Ricardo stopped to buy three newspapers as he passed by a newsstand. Reims Sport. Scoreboard. Folha de São Paulo. These are the three most widely sold sports newspapers in the state of São Paulo, with the Reims Sport newspaper and the scoreboard being national and the São Paulo page newspaper being local to the state of São Paulo.

The newsstand owner recognized Ricardo and refused to accept his money, smiling and smiling as he took out a few newspapers and asked him to sign them. Naturally, Ricardo would not refuse.

On the way, he didn't rush to read the newspaper, just rolled up the newspaper, held it in his hand, and continued to trot to the Brafonta training base.

"Ricardo! Ricardo! Early in the morning, dozens of fans were already gathered at the gate of the training base, and as soon as they saw Ricardo trotting in, they immediately rushed to surround him, "Ricardo, sign me!" ”

"I want it too!"

"Sign me one too!"

"No problem." Ricardo readily agreed. He had a lot of experience dealing with fans in his previous life, and in his opinion, fans are the parents of a player. Yes, the money to pay him was paid by the club, but where did the club's money come from? Part of it is sponsored by the club's owner, part of it is paid out of the club's own pocket, and most of it is contributed by the fans!

Many fans may be reluctant to spend $10 on a McDonald's meal, but they will not hesitate to shell out dozens of dollars to buy tickets and walk into the stadium to support their home team; You may bargain for half an hour at a roadside clothing stall for a few dollars for a piece of clothing, but you will not hesitate to shell out hundreds of dollars to buy the original jersey of your home team.

In the face of these lovely fans, as long as their demands are not too excessive, Ricardo will try to meet them.

There were more and more fans around, and after Li Cardo signed dozens of names, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and said loudly: "Please, I'm going to be late for training, I really can't sign it again today, let's do it another day!" ”

These fans were also quite sensible, smiling and getting out of the way.

"Come on, little Licardo!"

"You must lead us to a championship!"

"Give Kaka more assists!" It was the female fan who said this.

Ricardo waved his hand and ran into the training base.

In the locker room, he greeted the players who had arrived, and after changing his clothes, he sat there ready to read the newspaper.

Rico walked over with a jealous look: "Don't look at it, I've seen it all, it's full of words praising you." ”

Ricardo smiled, "You'll have this day too, be patient." ”

Rico sat down next to him: "The boss told me the day before yesterday that he wanted me to switch to playing as a winger and give full play to my speed advantage. ”

In the youth team, Rico and Ricardo are the two fastest men. In comparison, Ricardo may be a little faster.

"What do you think of it yourself?"

"I don't know," Rico froze, "I'm not good at crossing, and I'm not as good as you. If you switch to winger, you have to start all over again. ”

"Actually, your archery skills are average." Ricardo spoke very directly, not afraid to hit him.

Rico's shoulder collapsed: "I know...... I'm not fit for professional football. ”

"As long as you are not physically disabled, there is no such thing as not suitable for professional football," Licardo remembered himself in his previous life, who was considered too poor in physical fitness to adapt to professional football, but he relied on hard training and finally succeeded in embarking on the path of professional football, "There is always a position that suits you, as long as you train hard, you can always wait for your own opportunity." But whether you can seize this opportunity depends on whether you are well prepared. ”

"You're a genius, of course," Rico muttered, "if you're mediocre like me and haven't played in the first team at 21, I wonder if you're still so calm." ”

"Brother," Ricardo rolled up the newspaper again and tapped Rico on the head, "don't just see me eating meat and not starving. Don't you see how hard I train. ”

"You've only recently started practicing."

Ricardo was speechless. You can't tell Rico about his past life!

He used the newspaper roll to smoke Rico again to hide his embarrassment: "Anyway, you just train hard!" If you want to be stronger, if you want to play in the main force, you need to train! As for the position, in fact, you can try more positions, don't limit your role, maybe you can be more comfortable in other positions. ”

"Then I'll give it a try." Rico is still not confident enough.

Ricardo ignored him and quietly read the newspaper.

On the front page of the newspaper Reims Sport, there is a picture of him, which is the moment he shoots the goal. The caption reads: "A 16-year-old genius breaks the record for the youngest hat-trick." ”

"Scoreboard" also put his photo prominently with the caption "The Next Ronaldo".

The local newspaper in São Paulo, of course, also put Ricardo's picture on the front page, and the headline was even more exaggerated: "The future emperor superstar arrives in Morumbi." ”

In all fairness, Ricardo knew that with his youth, with his current performance, these hypes would never be excessive. Even Ronaldo was not as dazzling as himself back then.

But others can boast that you must stay sober. To be able to perform like this is only because he has memories of his past life, and an experienced player in his thirties is not proud to achieve such a result with a young 16-year-old body.

There is still a long way to go. To become a world-class striker, it takes more than just blood and sweat.

After composing himself, Ricardo continued to read the contents of the newspaper.

All three newspapers were quite positive about his description. And obviously, yesterday's performance in front of the media made these media feel very satisfied, and they have described themselves as "humble", "not arrogant or impetuous", "like a spring breeze", "decently responded", "mature and steady, and have the style of a general".

Reims Sport said: "...... If he can maintain this rate of growth, I believe that soon we will see him wearing the national team shirt. At the Copa America in Peru two years at the latest, he will be able to prove himself on the international stage. ”

"Scoreboard" actually likes to go against "Reims Sport", but when it comes to touting Ricardo, they are inseparable from "Reims Sport". “…… This is the brightest new star in Brazilian football after Ronaldo, and his rise is much more amazing than Ronaldinho, Kaka, Robinho, etc. ”

The newspaper Folha de São Paulo once again raised the issue of Ricardo's contract, questioning why São Paulo had not signed a professional contract with Ricardo.

Putting down the newspaper, Ricardo walked out of the locker room and into the training ground. The number of fans shouting his name has obviously increased, and of course there are still a little fewer fans than Kaka.

Ricardo didn't interact with the fans and focused on training.