Chapter 12: Sure enough, it's Ronaldo's younger brother

Ronaldo's use of one foot is enough, his whole person is tailor-made for football, fast, powerful, conscious, confident and domineering, these are Ronaldo's talents to become the world's top striker. β€”Robson Commentary

Looking at Ricardo's back, Lugano had the illusion for a moment, as if he saw a figure wearing blue and black arrow No. 9......

"Sure enough, it's Ronaldo's younger brother." He whispered.

Applause rang out. It was Osvaldo, who didn't blow the whistle to declare the goal valid, and gave Ricardo a round of applause.

Then the teammates on the bench side also applauded, and Rico came up excitedly and hugged Ricardo.

As for the ...... on the side of the main team After all, Ricardo is a teammate, not an opponent, and he is Ronaldo's younger brother, so everyone also expressed encouragement and kindness, Cheney stepped forward and rubbed Ricardo's hair vigorously, and said with a smile: "Good job." ”

Lugano also changed his smile and slapped Ricardo on the shoulder: "Well done." ”

Ricardo smiled a little shyly: "If it was in an official game, Gustavo didn't bump over, but shoveled, then I would probably lose the ball." "He's still very sober.

"You're a little guy, and you're pretty strong." Gustavo. Neri smiled kindly.

Ricardo smiled at him and nodded, and slowly walked towards his own half with Rico. Rico sighed with envy: "Ricardo, you're going to become famous with one goal!" However, this ball is really beautiful and makes people speechless. ”

"You run aggressively," said Ricardo briskly, "I'll feed you." ”

He didn't mind helping his friend.

Before the restart, Osvaldo called the main team to a pile and criticized it. He didn't criticize the two goals conceded, nor did he say anything like "you main players are ashamed to be scored twice by the substitutes", but just said seriously: "Don't forget that the purpose of this intra-team match is to test our tactics. I don't ask you to score goals, equalize, what I want you to do is, from now on, organise your defense and don't concede any more goals. Can it be done? ”

"I have to do it, boss."

"I promise, I won't let those kids score again."

"You wait and see, boss, we won't concede any more goals."

The players of the main team patted their chests one after another.

"That's good, I'll see." Osvaldo retreated to the center circle and blew the whistle to continue the race.

On the side of the main team, they already know that Ricardo is a dangerous person, and they no longer neglect him because he is young, and no matter where Ricardo goes, there is at least one person by his side. If he rushes forward, Lugano will be at his side; If he retreats, then it will be Alessandro who will follow him. In short, never let him catch the ball easily.

Ricardo once again reverted to a simple style of play, never holding the ball for more than a second, basically stopping the ball and immediately playing the ball, letting the football go round and looking for opportunities in the movement.

But the opportunity didn't come again. The three midfielders on the main side no longer frequently insert assists, and at most one at a time, the other two drag back to protect and do not give the substitutes a chance to counterattack.

Ricardo didn't use his personal skills to force the break, after all, it was just a training session, and he was a little unmotivated. But he has the confidence that what he shows in this simple stop-and-go pass will be given enough attention by a coach with a little discernment.

Although the number of troops invested is less, the main team's attack is more impressive, after all, they are stable over the substitute team in terms of skill and experience, so they frequently threaten the goal of the substitute team. Before the end of the first half, a point was pulled back by Baptista's long-range shot.

There will be a 15-minute intermission. The players sat together, regardless of the main players and substitutes, and Osvaldo commented on the performance of the first half.

Osvaldo didn't praise Licardo too much, just a few words of encouragement. Ricardo was too young after all, and he was worried that Ricardo would float.

Ricardo didn't take it to heart either. As a striker, scoring goals is the most basic duty, isn't it? What's more, it's just an intra-team match, that is, a training session, not a real game.

He listened intently to Osvaldo's explanations, eagerly trying to understand and grasp the tactics of the first team. If he gets a chance to come off the bench in the future, he needs to be able to integrate quickly.

Fifteen minutes were approaching, and Osvaldo felt a little dry. He grabbed a bottle of mineral water and poured it a few sips, threw it away, raised his wrist to look at the time, and then looked at Ricardo: "You retreated a little bit in the second half." ”

Ricardo nodded. This is to make him more responsible for the front-court organization, and he understands it as soon as he listens.

Osvaldo didn't say much. He wanted to see how much Ricardo could comprehend.

At the start of the second half, Ricardo retreated as he said, using his concise style of play to connect the midfield, so that the attack of the substitute team has improved a little, and began to put pressure on the main team's penalty area.

This is exactly what Osvaldo wanted to see, and it was in this way that his tactical design could be tested. And Licardo's performance also satisfied him.

He frowned, smiled, and reviewed his arrangement. Entering the second half, he began to blow the game frequently, indicating the players' positions, helping to stand, the score is no longer important, what matters is whether the players can get familiar with the new tactics through this confrontation.

Before the end, Ricardo took the ball at the edge of the penalty area, made a feint and then stuffed it straight to Rico, who hit the goal without stopping the ball and broke Cheney's ten fingers again. This made Rico very excited, especially when he saw Osvaldo bowing his head to encourage him, and he seemed to see himself playing for the first team of Sao Paulo in important games, scoring the winning goal, and since then he has made a name for himself, his value has skyrocketed, and he has been awarded a big contract......

"Thank you!" Rico ran up to Ricardo, hugged Ricardo's neck, and pressed his forehead against Ricardo's forehead to express his gratitude.

Ricardo patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said, "One goal is not enough, you have to be more active in training and try to impress the boss." ”

"I will!" Rico grimaced an exaggerated smile.

In the afternoon, Osvaldo explained the problems found in the match, making minor adjustments for each player, and then the main team conducted a half-time offensive and defensive drill, and the substitute team trained under the leadership of the youth director and assistant coach Mauro.

Ricardo concentrated on training, while Rico frequently looked at the main team, showing envy.

All of this is in Mauro's view.

After the training session, Ricardo stayed for extra work, spent an hour and 20 minutes doing equipment training, and then returned to the court to practice high-speed dribbling and passing.

While he was sweating on the training ground, Osvaldo stood in the administration building, silently watching.