The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Ricardo stood on the edge of the penalty area and got the ball with his back. Behind him is Costacurta, who is constantly squeezing him with his body, trying to squeeze him away from the penalty area; next to him is Gattuso, trying to steal the ball from him.

Ricardo stepped on the ball back and flicked to the left, avoiding Gattuso's steal, followed by a half-turn and shot.

When shooting, he felt that the supporting legs were a little weak, resulting in insufficient force, but the angle was still very tricky, passing through Costacurta's crotch, and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Dida made an accurate judgment and quickly fell to the ground and threw the ball sideways. Finally, he flicked the ball with his fingertips. The football changed direction slightly, hit the post, and went out of the baseline.

Riccardo roared in frustration. Hastily, this goal is not scored!

"Riccardo swung the angle and shot! Wonderful save, Dida saved AC Milan. Ricardo missed a chance to kill the game! If the ball had more power and speed, it might have gone in It's a pity! Sao Paulo's corner kick." The commentator of Brazil's Globo Sports TV spoke with regret.

"The game has entered the last minute of stoppage time. After Sao Paulo's corner kick, the regular game time will end."

"Ricardinho took a corner kick too close to the goalkeeper and was confiscated by Dida. The referee blew his whistle and the two sides will enter extra time!"

"This year's Toyota Cup extra time will adopt the silver ball system. If a team scores a goal within 15 minutes of the first half of the extra time, but the opponent does not equalize within 15 minutes, the team that scores first will win. . But if the opponent equalizes, then the game will go into the second half of overtime."

After returning to the sidelines, no one had the energy to speak. The team doctor nervously massaged the players to relax. Fortunately, AC Milan did not play dirty today, and no players were seriously injured.

Of course, minor injuries are unavoidable. For example, Ricardo, who suffered the most fouls in the Sao Paulo team, had several bruises on his legs and a slight strain on his ankle. He took off his shoes and socks while enjoying the massage from the team doctor Soak your legs in an ice bucket.

Ricardinho was also kicked on the head by Gattuso in the process of fighting for the ball with Gattuso. In the second half of the game, he was kicked with a thick bandage. At this time, he was cleaning the wound and re-wound it bandage.

Rojas seized the time to instill in the players how to play in overtime. In fact, there is nothing to adjust. At this time, the word "spelling" is enough to sum it up.

In terms of the overall strength of the players and the team's tactical style of play, Sao Paulo is completely behind, and only relies on the personal abilities of a few players such as Ricardo to deal with AC Milan.

Although, if the tactics are arranged properly, it is not impossible for Yi Ruo to win the strong, but Rojas is not a master of tactics.

He has been the coach of the youth team before, and this season he coached the first team for the first time.

Although the State League, Brazil Liga, Copa Libertadores and other events have given him some experience, he is still too immature compared to the world-renowned coach Ancelotti.

After explaining the tactical arrangement to several key players, Rojas stared at Ricardo blankly.

It is wrong to say how much he attaches importance to the Toyota Cup. This event is not very important, and the prize money is not much.

But since the fight is for this sake, wouldn't it be a pity to lose again?

Ricardo, can you lead the team to victory again?

...

On AC Milan's side, Ancelotti made the last substitution adjustment. "Gnaro, take a break."

Gattuso nodded. His short hair was all wet and sticky on his head, and he looked a bit embarrassed. He was not dissatisfied with being substituted. He fought too hard, consumed too much energy, and everything was for tactical needs.

"Massimo, get ready to go."

Ambrosini, still recovering from an ankle injury, responded, "Ok f**k." He got up quickly and took off his coat. After the 75th minute of the game, he had already started to warm up, and it was almost the same time.

"The task I give you is to follow Ricardo closely. Wherever he goes, you follow him. Don't give him another chance to shoot."

Ambrosini nodded: "Understood."

In this game, Ricardo's performance is obvious to all, and he can be said to be the most threatening player in Sao Paulo. If he can be frozen, Sao Paulo will be defeated.

Ambrosini is not worried about whether he can complete the task. Although Ricardo is very strong, even though he himself was slightly injured, after 90 minutes of high-intensity confrontation, the current Ricardo is as strong as Iron Man. Time to run out of energy.

After a short 5-minute break, the players lumbered back to the court for overtime.

In fact, there has always been a similar situation in overtime games, that is, the two halves are usually dominated by two teams.

This is mainly due to physical and mental problems. No team can persist in a 120-minute high-strength game. Therefore, in overtime, they often retreat for half time to take a breather, and attack aggressively in the other half.

In today's game, AC Milan was the main attacker in the first half of overtime.

Sao Paulo only left Ricardo alone to fight back, while the rest of the players retreated and persisted.

In the 98th minute, AC Milan had a good chance. Pirlo took a free kick from the right side of the penalty area in Sao Paulo and passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Shevchenko beat Julio Santos with a header at the back post. Before the ball returned to the goal, Maldini shot with his left foot less than 3 meters in front of the goal. But he didn't hit the right part when he kicked the ball. Cheney fell to the ground in time to block the ball with his body, and Ricardinho jumped up to volley the ball to clear the ball.

This ball made the commentator of Italian TV very regretful. This is the best chance for AC Milan in overtime.

In the 103rd minute, Pancaro broke through from the left and made a pass from the bottom. He passed a high ball, but none of the players in front could reach the ball. Inzaghi, who was ambushing at the back post, volleyed with his right foot 4 meters away from the goal, but the ball hit the side net, which scared the Sao Paulo players into a cold sweat.

When ac milan presses heavily, even maldini, who is a central defender today, sometimes rushes to assist near sao paulo's penalty area, but ambrosini, who keeps in mind ancelotti's instructions, never leaves Beside Ricardo.

Ricardo has been walking on the field for a long time. Occasionally a teammate passes him the ball, and if he finds that the chances of winning are not great, he doesn't bother to sprint. Only when there is a particularly good opportunity, he will use up the little physical strength left to fight for it. But now his speed has dropped sharply, and his confrontation ability has also declined. Under the interference of Ambrosini, he failed to hold the ball steadily once in the first half of the overtime game.