Chapter 68: Corinthians, Brazil
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Chang Sheng and Avril finally parted ways at the first international airport.
Because Avril left first, Chang Sheng went to see her off first.
Before going through security, Avril said to him, "I've had a great time with you. I'll go to your uncle again, I know where you are now. I hope you don't bother me then. ”
"You're always welcome, Avril. But to be honest, I think you may be very busy in the future and will not have the opportunity to come to Spain to find me. Chang Sheng said to her.
"Why?"
"Because you're going to be a big star, Avril. When the time comes, you will fly around all day long, all of them will be holding concerts, and you will have eight big men by your side as your bodyguards at any time. Do you think you'll be able to run alone to a bar in Madrid, Spain, and fight with people? ”
Avril laughed.
After laughing, she said: "I will be a big star, but I will not lose my personal freedom, uncle." Anyway, I'll come to you, and if I'm busy, I'll come to you when I'm not busy. I'm sorry, I don't have a phone, but I left your phone number, and when I buy it, I'll call you. ”
"Watch for jet lag and don't call me while I'm asleep."
Avril slammed her fist into the palm of her hand. "You reminded me, uncle, that's a great idea!"
"Hey!"
Seeing Chang Sheng's eyes glaring, Avril smiled and leaned back, and in the end she simply squatted down holding her stomach.
"Hey, it's not that funny, is it?"
A foreign girl dressed in a strange way was smiling so happily that her laughter was heard by many people in the hall, and they were looking at themselves. But Chang Sheng is used to it.
These days, taking Avril in and out of the world, the two of them are always the most eye-catching.
Avril still had a smile on her face. Squatting on the ground and looking up at Chang Sheng: "When the time comes, I will call you in the middle of the night and tell you to get up and pee." Uncle! ”
Chang Sheng rolled his eyes.
Avril got back to her feet, and then she looked up at Chang Sheng.
"You paid me for this backpack, so you can't come back to me." She said seriously.
Chang Sheng nodded: "Of course, if I say that I will give it to you, it will be given to you." But aren't you too big? ”
"Bigger stuff can fit more!"
Chang Sheng looked at Avril's petite figure and the huge backpack completely disproportionate, and still grinned.
The radio again sounded a reminder to board passengers on flights from Beijing to Toronto.
So Chang Sheng said: "Let's go, I won't be able to catch the plane for a while, stupid." ”
Avril opened her arms: "Can you hug it, uncle?" ”
Chang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then leaned in and hugged Avril in his arms.
"Goodbye. Avril. ”
"Goodbye. Uncle! ”
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Avril waved goodbye to Chang Sheng, walked into the security entrance without looking back, and then quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Chang Sheng watched her leave, then turned and walked in another direction.
When he turned around, he didn't see it. In the crowd behind the security checkpoint, a girl with strange hair color was standing quietly against the flow of people, looking at his back.
Tourists kept passing by her, and because of the crowd, they could not avoid her completely, and could only look at the girl who stood in her way with a disgusted gaze.
Someone kept knocking her shoulder.
She didn't hear it, she just watched, until the figure completely disappeared into the crowd and could never be found again.
Then she turned away in style. This time I really didn't look back, and walked all the way to the end of the passage.
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Chang Sheng really didn't expect to meet Avril and spend two weeks of vacation together.
The plot is almost like the delusion of some avid Avril fan.
But it really happened to him.
He wasn't a fan of Avril in his last life......
This fate is amazing.
But for this reason, he is very interested in Avril now, and he thinks that he should pay attention to her in the future. And go and listen to her songs.
Because she's such a funny girl!
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Chang Sheng boarded the plane two hours later than Avril.
He was flying to São Paulo, Brazil.
That's his ultimate destination.
He's going to the biggest team - Corinthians.
Nicknamed the "Torpedo Boats", Corinthians are a powerhouse in the city of São Paulo and a traditional Brazilian giant. In Brazil, they are the team with the second largest number of fans, behind the giants Flamengo.
Corinthians, along with São Paulo, Palmeiras and Santos, are known as the "Big Four Giants of São Paulo".
Until 2000, they had won 23 São Paulo state titles, three Brazilian national football championships and one Copa do Brasil victory.
So many champions are enough to show their glory.
As a powerhouse in Brazil, Corinthians have no shortage of stars in the team. There is goalkeeper Dida, who reached the peak of AC Milan in the future, and Freddy, the main striker of the Colombian national team. Rincón, as well as Wanpeta, the main defender of the Brazilian national team at the time, and the Brazilian international and the notoriously short-tempered striker Edilson.
But Chang Sheng is not here to seduce these people.
Some of these people he doesn't look down upon, and some of them certainly won't come to a small team like Getafe.
His target is an obscure young man named Marcos. Antonio. Senna. Reach. Silva.
If you think the name is too long to remember, you can call him "Senna" alone.
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Brazil's level of football is universally recognized, and in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, they reached the final, winning one championship and one runner-up.
Many outstanding Brazilian players are active in European leagues and have become Brazil's largest overseas legion. Almost every Brazilian national team has been supported by these people.
Many people tend to overlook Brazil's own domestic league.
There may even be doubts about the existence of a uniform professional league in Brazil.
In fact, Brazilian football became professional very early. In 1933, it became professional. However, Brazil has always lacked a nationally agreed competition.
There are just too many football teams in Brazil...... As a football kingdom, every Brazilian can play football. So it's normal to have a lot of football teams. But too much will inevitably lead to chaos and difficult management.
Before 1971, each state in Brazil was playing its own game.
Take São Paulo State as an example, the league size of São Paulo State has surpassed that of the Chinese Super League in the future, which is now the first A. But there are 20 teams in the state league, including strong teams such as Santos, Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Inter...... In addition to the first division, São Paulo's A2 and A3 leagues each have twenty teams, and the fourth division has forty-four teams. São Paulo's under-20 youth team competes with 88 teams.
Just a state league is so huge. It can be seen how developed Brazilian football is.
But not every state can run its own league. Some states don't have their own state leagues. Because the place is small and the economy is underdeveloped.
It was not until 1971 that the first national competition was established by the Brazilian Football Federation.
However, there were too many teams at that time, and the organization and management of the tournament was very chaotic - at the peak, there were more than 100 teams participating. Later, Havelange put the national team together in an NBA-style pyramid format, divided into preseason and playoffs.
It wasn't until 2004 that the Brazilian Football Federation abolished the format. In line with international standards, the home-and-away double round-robin points system will be adopted, and then there will be an official Brazilian League A and Brazilian Second League.
In 1999, due to a scandal, the Brazilian Football Federation was involved in a lawsuit and was ruled not to hold the Brazilian domestic league for the time being. As a result, thirteen of Brazil's most famous clubs have joined forces to create a new tournament called the "Havelange Cup".
In 2000, there were 116 teams competing in the Havelange Cup, and 16 teams qualified for the final playoffs.
Corinthians are now participating in the "Havelange Cup".
The domestic competition in Brazil is not the same as the European competition. It's not New Year's Eve, like the "Havelange Cup" from April, and it's just in time to watch Corinthians play at this time.
But he didn't know if Senna would get a chance to play.
These things, even many fans, may not know.
But Chang Sheng likes to play FM and is also interested in those small leagues. I went specifically to study it.
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After arriving in São Paulo, Chang Sheng took a short break and headed straight for the Corinthians club.
He remembers that before 2001, the main defenders of the Spanish national team played here.
Let's hope that history will not be skewed.
Historically, Senna had to make his debut for the Leo Blancu team and never played a single official match. A year later, he moved to the Americas SP team, where he only played four games. Another year later, he moved to Corinthians, but he did not establish himself in the team, playing only 16 games in two seasons without scoring a single goal, before being sold to Juventude. He also failed to prove himself in Juventud, scoring just one goal in 12 appearances, the first of his career.
Then in 2002 he moved to San Caetano, also in the state of São Paulo. Fourteen appearances and one goal.
Then, towards the end of 2002, he decided to play in Europe, moving from San Caetano to Villarreal. Subsequently, he made a name for himself in Villarreal.
That was a long time later.
What Chang Sheng has to do now is to change this history.
In his 433 meat grinder, the task of three defensive midfielders is heavy and important.
At present, there are only three backs he can use, and as long as any one of them is injured, this formation, and the tactics attached to it, will be finished.
So he has to find more midfielders to fill the gaps in the team's strength.
Senna is a great midfielder, and although he doesn't know what his quality is now, Chang Sheng knows how successful he will be in the future. This is a player with potential, although the twenty-four-year-old Senna is "too old" for the definition of "Maverick".
can win often, I believe that even if Senna's gold changes places and changes the trajectory of fate, it will still shine.
Rather than cheapen Villarreal two years later, it is better to take it for yourself.