Chapter 47 The Magic of Glory...
On the day of the "Solemn Derby", there were still one and a half hours before the start of the game, and fans of both sides began to enter the court.
There were crowds of people outside the Molombian Stadium. Brazilian fans who liked the fun regarded every game as a carnival and showed their unique style.
Brazilian fans are crazy and imaginative.
Just like their national character.
Brazilian fans will use their entertainment characteristics and creativity to the fullest in football.
If in other countries, many Brazilian fans will be considered weird in the best case, and the worst is that they are considered mentally ill. But in Brazil, they will be regarded as role models. Fans who express their enthusiasm as exaggeratedly as they are called Torcedores-simbolo (fan symbol), as if they are the most passionate ambassadors and do not care about other people's feelings.
This is Brazilian football.
In addition to those passionate stars, these ordinary Brazilian fans are also an indispensable part of Brazilian football.
Healthy and joyful fans are a tradition of Brazilian football. They are a mixture of different races, genders and ages that sing and dance. They are noisy and colorful, ready for banquets at any time.
Brazilians, as they often say, brought the carnival to the soccer stands.
This "sorrowful derby" is no exception.
Because it is a very important derby, fans have not even been affected by the recent two consecutive rounds of Sao Paulo. They are wearing gorgeous clothes and dressed up in a colorful manner, showing themselves in front of the camera of media reporters.
Correll lined up with his father to enter the field, and they were surrounded by Sao Paulo fans. Correll and her friends were both Sao Paulo fans because Kaka, so the tickets they bought were naturally in the stands where Sao Paulo fans gathered.
Although Choi Hao, the father, is a fan of Corinthian, in order to take care of his daughter's safety, he can only mingle with the fans of Sao Paulo.
In order not to have any danger, he did not wear Corinthian's jersey. In Brazil, some fans will fight after important derbys, and stabbing people to death often occurs. Therefore, when Cui Hao accompanied his daughter to watch the ball, he would not reveal his identity as a Corinthian fan.
They lined up and followed the other Sao Paulo fans slowly forward.
The discussions from the St. Paul fans around them all came into Correll's ears.
"Soulous derby... As soon as I talk about this, I have beautiful memories..."
"Ha, I know! Are you talking about Rong?"
"Hey, yes! It's that Chinese boy, it's so amazing! I still remember the scene when he came on as a substitute in the first solemn derby in the first half of the year..."
"I am more excited about today's game than recalling the past. What will happen to that rookie Rong?"
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it too, it's really curious..."
"Didn't the newspaper say that the first club that Rong came to Sao Paulo was Corinthian? As a result, Corinthian actually rejected him... I really want to thank Corinthian! I think Rong will definitely perform well in Corinthian!"
"Hehe, I was a little excited when I thought about not knowing what surprising performance Rong would have in the game against Corinthian..."
Correll was stunned when he heard this.
Although those fans are still calling Glory "rookie", it seems... this is no longer a title full of contempt. When those fans say this, they have intimacy in their tone.
"Rookie" seems to be the "nickname" of glory. Just like "Garingcha" and "Belly".
There is no derogatory meaning, it has become a business card of glory. When it comes to "novice", everyone knows that what they are talking about is glory.
And compared to the change in the meaning of the title, what made her even more incredible was that when everyone said this, she expressed her expectations for glory. She seemed to be very interested in what he would perform in the next game, just like buying a lottery ticket and waiting for the lottery. Everyone's expectations for Kaka do not seem to be so deep...
"How could this happen..." Correll murmured.
Cui Hao laughed: "Yunyun, this is the magic of glory."
"magic?"
"Yes, when everyone first saw him at the solemn derby seven months ago, he was still a rookie who had only learned football for more than a month. But since then, everyone has seen how fast he has improved. It seems that he will make progress in every game. Every game, he will show unexpected performances. Do you think about it? His dribbling, his extraordinary, his shots, his long shots... So when everyone mentions him, they will start to look forward to it, wanting to see what new things he can do to him in the game."
After Cui Hao finished speaking, he saw that his daughter did not say anything. He looked down and found that his daughter was lowering her head, as if she was thinking, so he stopped disturbing her, but accompanied her and walked forward silently with others.
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After the warm-up, the players on both sides returned to their locker rooms.
In the visiting team's locker room, Corinthian's head coach Pereira is making his final advice to the players.
He attaches great importance to this game.
Because Corinthian, who he led, lost to Sao Paulo in the final of the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship in the first half of the year.
On the tactical blackboard, he wrote the names of several people.
"These people are something you must always pay attention to during the game. You must not relax for a minute... no, you cannot relax for a second."
Pereira's expression was solemn and serious, and she didn't seem to be joking at all.
The Corinthian players who listened to him also had the same expression.
Although fans can wait in the stands for the start of the "sorthern derby" with the mood of participating in the carnival, the players cannot.
In this list, the names of Kaka and Rongguang were placed in a very prominent position, highlighting their importance in the center of the blackboard.
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At the same time, in the home team's locker room, Osvaldo's final arrangement before the game was nothing special than usual.
As we all know, under the tactics of double front midfielders, it mainly depends on the performance of the two front midfielders.
Kaka and Glory are key figures.
They all prayed for this game, both of them were in good condition and luck...
As for the cooperation between the two of them... everyone has long since stopped expecting it.
The relationship between Rongguang and Kaka is the one who knows the most. Perhaps the people outside will be lucky, but they have long abandoned all fantasies and accepted their fate - these two people are born with enemies!
But perhaps there is only one exception.
This person is... Osvaldo de Oliveira, the team's head coach.
Before the game, he was also encouraging Rongguang and Kaka to cooperate and tacitly in the game.
It seems that the facts about the discord between Kaka and Glory are completely ignored.
Seeing this, Luis Fabiano turned his face and covered his mouth and whispered to Baptista next to him: "Poor head coach... he is still hoping that those two people can have a tacit understanding?"
Baptista lowered her head and kept her squirming lips from seeing: "Maybe he believes in the words 'the person who knows you best is the enemy'?"
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After the game started, Corinthian, who played away, did not push forward against Sao Paulo to attack - this was simply a death-seeking act. They contracted their defense and waited for Sao Paulo to attack.
Pereira once led the Brazilian national team to win the championship in the US World Cup. That Brazilian team considered the ugliest team, so Pereira is very good at using defensive tactics.
In his half, he was not going to give Sao Paulo players a little room, especially at the front of the penalty area.
This is a new arrangement made after combining Glory's long-range shooting ability.
If Glory didn't shoot from a long time, Pereira would have asked the players to pay attention to defending his breakthrough. Now both sides have to defend together.
This made Pereira feel a little stretched. Because breakthrough and long-range shooting are two types of offensive defense, just like the outside and inside in basketball games. The attack methods of playing inside and outside are different, and the defense countermeasures are naturally different.
Watching his players run desperately within forty meters, defending and curbing Sao Paulo's offense.
Pereira breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, thinking that fortunately Glory only knows some simple attack methods - fast speed, just don't give him room to display; changing direction is too simple and easy to see through; long shots depend on the probability, the probability of scoring is too low, and no one can make a long shot hit 100%, even fifty percent difficult...
But in just a few months, I have learned so much.
That kid made great progress. If he knew more tricks in the future, he would have a headache...
Pereira, the former head coach of the Brazilian national team, shook his head.
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Godot discovered a phenomenon.
Although Glory has not shot yet, no goals or other outstanding performances, once Glory gets the ball, there will be cheers from Sao Paulo fans in the stands.
"Come on! Rookie!"
"Run, pass them, Chinese boy!"
"We all look at you!"
Cheers like this are endless.
Godot turned his head to look at the fans who said this, their faces were full of excitement, and their eyes were filled with light of expectation.
These people are looking forward to glory!
His eyes suddenly became wet, and he reached out to touch them.
Your own vision...is no problem!
Your own efforts are worth it!
I...bet right!
Then he looked at glory.
Boy, I'm looking forward to you too!
Let's go to Europe together and surprise those Europeans again!
Chapter completed!