The Day I Played with Ronaldo

My idol is Ronaldo, no matter which team he plays for. I keep all the tapes of him playing and I'm always very sad when he gets injured. — Balotelli

Ricardo felt that Osvaldo was a very kind coach. Although his real age is less than half of Osvaldo's, his mental age is at least in his thirties, so he can still chat with Osvaldo.

Osvaldo also felt a little... surprised.

This child has a maturity that is not commensurate with his age. This kind of maturity does not refer to sophistication, nor does it refer to proper words and deeds—in fact, he feels that Licado's EQ is very low, which is ridiculously low.

But Licado has the normal heart of a middle-aged man.

He took everything lightly and had a peaceful mind, just like a little old man.

Osvaldo thinks that this is actually the most suitable state of mind for professional players. Only with such a state of mind can we maintain ice-like calm on the court and make the best decisions at any time.

For example, Juventus is nicknamed "Old Lady". This is not a derogatory term, but refers to the fact that Juventus played very steadily and gracefully like an old lady. Although sometimes there is a lack of passion, but it will never lose the chain at a critical moment.

Licado has this kind of temperament.

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After the plane landed at the airport in Curitiba, the team immediately went to the reserved hotel for dinner, and after the meal, they rented a bus and went to the Mario Celso Petraglia Stadium for adaptive training.

After two hours of training, I went back to the hotel to rest again, and had dinner at 5:30 in the evening. Everyone was not too full, but just ate some high-calorie, potassium-rich food.

At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed. Although it is an away game, despite the fact that the team is full of injuries, Atletico Parana is not a traditional strong team. Although Atlético Parana went all the way last season and won the Brazilian National Championship, frankly speaking, for Sao Paulo, the champions of the Sao Paulo State Championship and the Rio-Sao Paulo Rivalry are more important than the national championship. .

Osvaldo was a little worried about this. The team's underestimation of the enemy is obvious. However, in his opinion, with the current state of the team, it is likely not to be the opponent of Atlético Parana at home. If you underestimate the enemy again, you will probably be hit hard!

In the past few days, he only focused on tactical training, but did not adjust the players from the psychological level, which was a big mistake.

So when the team arrived at the Mario Celso Petraglia Stadium for warm-up, he had to give the players repeated instructions. When the team returned to the locker room and was ready to play, he also emphasized many times: Don't underestimate the enemy.

However, the scene he least wanted to see appeared.

In just 5 minutes of the opening, Atlético Parana was successfully attacked by top scorer Alex Mineiro!

"Mineiro goal!!! Atlético Parana leads Sao Paulo 1-0 at home! Poor Sao Paulo, I guess they haven't recovered yet!"

Osvaldo couldn't sit still anymore. He deployed 3 defensive midfielders in this game, sacrificed offense, and just wanted to keep a draw in the away game. However, the team fell behind in the first 5 minutes, how to play the remaining 85 minutes!

He stood on the sidelines, waving his arms passionately, shouting loudly, asking the players to hold on, play steadily, and not rush to tie the score.

However, how could Sao Paulo be willing to be humiliated by Atletico Parana! Instead of obeying the coach's command, they launched wave after wave of offensives towards the goal of Atlético Parana. Except for Baptista, the three defensive midfielders all left their positions.

In the 23rd minute, with the help of a counterattack, Mineiro drove straight in and made another victory.

"Goal!! Mineiro goal!!! In the opening 23 minutes, Atlético Parana led 2-0! Who would have predicted such a score before the game!"

"Mineiro must have reminded the people of Sao Paulo with sad memories of the quarter-finals of last season! In that game,

It was his goal in the 80th minute that beat Sao Paulo! Now he stepped forward again and helped Atlético Parana lead 2:0 at home! "

Following the broadcast of the commentator, in the Mario Celso Petraglia Stadium, more than 10,000 Atlético Parana fans cheered deafeningly, while hundreds of Sao Paulo fans who came from afar There is no sound, and the soul is lost.

Alex Mineiro ran wildly to celebrate the goal, and Osvaldo kicked away the mineral water bottle on the sidelines: "Damn, damn! Damn it!"

Panting heavily, he glanced back at the bench. Several substitute players were either chewing gum expressionlessly, or holding their heads and couldn't bear to look any further. Only Licado, although his expression was stern at this time, his body was slightly leaning forward, and there was no hopeless flame in his eyes.

Osvaldo forced himself to calm down, waving his arms and shouting: "Steady! Don't press too high! Don't lose the ball again! Stabilize me and play according to the tactics we formulated before!"

Perhaps frightened by losing two goals in a row, Sao Paulo began to shrink its defense, while Atlético Parana's morale was high, and they pressed aggressively. The momentum completely overwhelmed Sao Paulo, and they played several wonderful attacks in a row.

"Mineiro shoots! Oops, Cheney made a great save!"

"Long shot! It's so dangerous, Cheney's save is very critical!"

"Corner kick! Cheney hit the ball! And! A long shot from the outside! The ball hit Lugano and bounced off the baseline, and more!"

There was turmoil in front of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo fans in front of the TV and a few Sao Paulo fans at the scene booed the team dissatisfied.

Soto, the head coach of Parana Athletic, sat on the bench with his legs crossed. Everyone could see that he was very proud now. He wished he could put his face in front of Osvaldo, so that Osvaldo could see his proud expression.

Yes, I saw through your tactics, so now my team is ahead. You are a loser, Osvaldo.

Soto and Osvaldo have no feud. However, on the football field, there is only the difference between winners and losers. Soto wanted to be a winner, so he could only make Osvaldo a loser.

Across the entire court, Osvaldo naturally couldn't see Soto's expression clearly, but he could guess Soto's pride. His brow has been furrowed, the situation on the field is very bad for Sao Paulo, and the third goal seems to appear at any time.

But as time went by, Sao Paulo slowly gained a foothold and began to play some counterattacks, but it did not pose a substantial threat to Parana Athletic goalkeeper Flavio.

Under Soto's command, Atlético Parana began to shrink its formation, seemingly satisfied with the score of 2:0, and no longer pressed hard.

The game entered a stalemate, until the end of the first half, neither side got a good chance.

"At the end of the first half, the two sides entered the locker room. Atletico Parana led 2-0 temporarily. What is Osvaldo going to do in the second half? Now he doesn't have a good card in his hand. Kaka, Fabio The injuries of Jarno and Ricardinho really hurt Sao Paulo," said the commentator.