The Day I Played with Ronaldo

The players returned to the club to report one after another, and the Brafunda training base, which had been silent for more than a month, resumed its noise and excitement.

But standing in front of the players was no longer Osvaldo.

It's the new coach, Chilean Roberto Rojas, former head coach of Sao Paulo's U20 youth team. He used to be the national gate of the Chilean team, played 49 times for the national team, and has rich experience in major competitions. And he also invited a new assistant coach, Milton Cruz, Mauro will no longer serve as an assistant coach, but he will still be Sao Paulo's youth training director.

Newcomer, new atmosphere.

The teammates around Ricardo are also different, a few old faces have left, and a few new faces have joined.

Baptista received a call from Europe, and he joined Sevilla in La Liga for 3.5 million euros.

Reynaldo chose to leave when he could not guarantee playing time. Veteran Miguel and Wilson also made the same choice.

When someone goes out, someone goes in. The teenager Carlos Alberto joined from the relegated Botafogo. He played 21 times for Botafogo in the national championship last season and scored 3 goals.

And left-back Fabiano Rodriguez, who joined from Atlético de Parana. As a full-back, he scored 5 goals in 21 national championship appearances last season and is a full-back with a strong assist ability.

Right-back Leonardo, transferred from relegated Palmeiras.

The midfielder Adriano Ferreira is on loan from the Portuguese.

The substitute goalkeeper, Flavio, also came on loan and served as Cheney's substitute.

In addition, Robert Rojas, who once coached the U20 in Sao Paulo, naturally promoted several of his favorite generals.

20-year-old right back Thiago. 18-year-old young central defender Ed Carlos. 19-year-old midfielder Marco Antonio. The 19-year-old midfielder Weizel.

Of course, there are Kleber, Elton, and Tardelli who were selected for the first team last season.

From the perspective of personnel composition, Sao Paulo this season is younger than last season.

But Ricardo didn't feel happy.

In the youth team, he got along well with Elton and Tardelli. And Thiago, Marco Antonio and Wizel can be regarded as his deadly enemies.

Of course, now he is the absolute main force of the team and can be compared with the core Kaka, and the fans even sing for him alone. The opponent is still struggling to get into the big list, and they are no longer at the same level.

But he was still unhappy.

During the training a few days ago, he had a tense face, while Thiago, Marco Antonio, Vezel, etc. were also trembling. When they met Ricardo in the locker room, they didn't even dare to show their breath and put their heads deep They were trembling under the ground, for fear that Ricardo, the newly promoted boss of the team, would squeeze them out.

Actually? Ricardo didn't bother to talk to them at all. Of course, seeing their faces is not very pleasant.

Ricardo is very busy now. Since the holidays, he has participated in many TV shows and accepted interviews from various media.

Farah also accepted two endorsement contracts for him, both of which are small products related to sports. Both contracts are 3 years, with a total value of 1.8 million US dollars.

It's not high, but before landing in Europe, it's not bad to get such an opportunity.

In addition, Li Kaduo was still speculating in stocks, found a few stocks in his memory, made a lot of money, and doubled his net worth. Of course, he also deliberately spent a small amount of money to buy a few stocks that were destined to fall, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for himself.

Despite his hustle and bustle, he's still in good shape. In the two friendlies, there were outstanding performances.

But at this time, the preparations of each team failed to attract the attention of the media.

Because something big is about to happen.

Brazil's new coach Pereira is about to announce his first national team training list after taking office!

Brazil will gather in early February for a friendly match on February 12.

All those who think they are eligible for the national team are gearing up. Because the performance in this friendly match is likely to be related to whether they can be selected for this year's World Cup qualifiers.

In Italy, Adriano, who was loaned to Parma by the Nerazzurri, called fellow Ronaldo: "Brother, can you tell Pereira for me?"

Ronaldo smiled and said: "With your current performance, I don't need to say it. As long as Pereira is not blind, he will definitely give you a chance."

Putting down the phone, Adriano was still a little uneasy.

Serbia, the winger Denilson bought by Real Betis at a high price suddenly became ten times harder in training, which is eye-catching.

At Santos, Robinho and Diego high-fived: "Man, I think we can all make it this time."

Diego shook his head, he was not as optimistic as Robinho: "I think it's quite difficult, Pereira doesn't like to give chances to newcomers that much."

"Didn't he bring Ronaldo in 1994?" Robinho disagreed.

"Do you think," Diego said with a wry smile, "that you and I can compare with Ronaldo?"

Robinho fell silent. No matter how confident he is, he dare not say that he can be compared with his idol.

Sao Paulo, Brafunda.

During the training interval, Kaka beckoned to Licardo and said mysteriously, "Pereira called me."

"Really?" Ricardo raised his eyebrows, "Congratulations."

Kaka smiled wryly and said: "It's not what you think. He told me that he already knew me well enough. This time he wanted to inspect a few other players and would not recruit me for the time being."

Licado smiled and said: "It means that you no longer need to be investigated in his mind, which is a good thing."

"What do you think?" Licado lightly slapped Licado's chest with a hammer, "Anyway, I am quite optimistic about you. Your performance last season was too dazzling."

Last season, Ricardo finally defeated Kaka and became the top scorer in the national championship.

"I'm very calm now," Ricardo spread his hands. "Of course I'm happy if I'm selected. If I lose, I can accept it. But I don't think my chances are great because the competitors are too strong."

The players are daydreaming, and the media are also eager to move, each discussing their own candidates for the national team, guessing whether Edmondo, Ricardinho and other fringe figures of the national team will be selected, and calling on Pereira to be called into Argentina. Deriano, Robinho, Diego, Ricardo and other young talents,

In Rio de Janeiro, at the press conference of the Brazilian national team, Pereira announced his list of players for the first training session with a firm voice. One by one, the stars were shining, or the names that were still unknown for the time being spit out from his mouth.

"Dida, Cesar Soares, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Anderson Polga, Jose Vitor Roque, Juan, Luisao, Rivaldo, Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, Gilberto Silva, Ze Roberto, Juninho Peruanmbucano, Jose Kleberson Preira, Ronaldo Luiz de Lima, Ronaldinho , Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Amoroso dos Santo, Denilson de Oliveira."

21 names appeared one after another, and the reporters at the scene recorded it vigorously, and the recording equipment and camera equipment worked quietly.

Everyone is waiting for him to spit out the last name.

After a pause of three seconds, Pereira's lips moved slightly, and the last name was about to emerge from his mouth.

Everyone pricked up their ears, for fear of missing half a syllable.