The Day I Played with Ronaldo

In the 66th minute, the Brazilian team expanded the score again. Alex handed the ball to Adriano on the left side of the front of the penalty area. Ricardo immediately ran to the depth of the penalty area. The Mexican defenders had to follow up. Adriano's pressure suddenly eased and he took the ball With one kick, a low shot with his left foot was made 20 meters away from the goal, and he hit the far corner of the goal accurately. 3:0!

After this goal, Ricardo was replaced by Fabiano. After he ran to the sidelines and high-fived Fabiano, Pereira greeted him and personally handed him his coat. He said softly: "You performed very well, Ricardo, I let you leave early just to give you more A little rest time, after all, you are still young and your physical development is immature."

"I understand, sir, thank you for your concern." Li Carduo nodded and said. But he knew in his heart that such a substitution meant that in Pereira's mind, Adriano's playing pick was ahead of him.

In terms of overall strength, Ricardo thinks that he is better than Adriano.

In terms of physical strength, ball protection in the penalty area, height, and fighting for headers, Adriano undoubtedly has the upper hand.

Ricardo is stronger in dribbling breakthroughs, running positions, shooting skills in the penalty area, calmness in front of goal, cooperation with teammates, ability to create opportunities, reading and understanding of the game, and control of rhythm.

As for long shots and free kicks, the two should be on equal footing.

Ronaldo, Adriano, and Ricciardo themselves actually represent three different styles.

If Ronaldo is not present, Ricardo believes that even if he is the coach, he will regard Adriano as the chief striker, because although his overall strength is not as good as his own, he has a stronger impact.

But if it is to partner with Ronaldo, Ricardo believes that he is a more suitable candidate.

With Ricardo gone, the Brazilian team's offensive has slowed down, but the Mexican team has no fighting spirit and is on the verge of collapse.

Brazil, on the other hand, likes to beat up the underdogs and doesn't mind a massacre.

In the 79th minute, Gustavo Neri kicked the ball from the backcourt and went directly to Adriano.

The two defenders of the Mexican team failed to reach the ball. Adriano successfully took the ball into the penalty area, picked the ball past Sanchez who was attacking, and hit the ball into the empty goal from a small angle. Brazil led 4:0.

In the 87th minute, Adriano shot with his right foot from 8 meters in front of the goal and was blocked by the goalkeeper. He quickly followed up and got the ball again on the left side of the penalty area. When he lost the angle, he used his heel to hit the goal back. , Fabiano, who replaced Ricardo, pushed with his left foot 8 meters in front of the goal.

The football rolled into the empty goal.

The final score was fixed at 5:0, and the Brazilian team won a hearty victory.

In the post-match press conference, Lavolpe was undoubtedly awkward. He boasted before the game, but Mexico looked vulnerable in front of Brazil.

After he dealt with the reporter's questions bitterly, the happy Pereira began to talk.

He talked about how he arranged tactics in a targeted manner and perfectly restrained Mexico; he talked about how the players worked hard and finally won a complete victory.

"Mr. Pereira, you replaced Ricardo again early in the game. Are you dissatisfied with his performance?"

"On the contrary, I am very satisfied with his performance," Pereira explained, "not only because of his goals, his contribution to the Brazil team must not be measured only by goals, he is on the field, he can assist. Alex organizes the team's offense together, can use his personal skills to create opportunities, can use his excellent running to open the gap for his teammates, and can also score goals by himself. How can I not be satisfied with such a comprehensive player. Substitution is just a form of protection, after all, he is the youngest player in the Brazilian team, his body is still developing, I must use him carefully and give him adequate rest."

"Adriano scored twice again in this game. He has scored 6 goals in this competition and is the top scorer in the Brazilian team. Before the start of the Copa America, many people questioned your call-up. What do you have to say about Adriano's decision?"

"Adriano has proven himself in Serie A, I don't understand why he is being questioned. It turns out that he has the instinct to score goals, is a good striker, don't call a player like him into the national team It's a crime."

"Fabiano also scored 2 goals in limited playing time, he is in such a hot state, have you considered playing 3 strikers with Adriano, Ricciardo and Fabiano playing at the same time? Or Let Ricciardo drop back and play as an attacking midfielder to give Fabiano some opportunities? We know that Ricardo used to play as an attacking midfielder when he was in Sao Paulo, and he is qualified for this position."

"Fabiano's performance is very good, but he still has some shortcomings and needs to continue to improve. From now on, I will not let the team change the formation rashly, we will stick to our consistent style of play."

The most critical question was also asked: "When Ronaldo returns to the national team, who do you think can be better partnered with him? Adriano or Ricciardo?"

Pereira was unusually silent. After a while, he said ambiguously: "Adriano and Ricardo have their own characteristics. They are different types of forwards. I will decide who to play with Ronaldo based on the characteristics of the opponent."

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So far, in this Copa America, Adriano played 4 times and scored 6 goals, ranking first in the scorer list.

Ricardo played 3 times and scored 3 goals, ranking fourth in the scorer list.

But Ricardo doesn't think his performance is worse than Adriano's, because in Pereira's tactics, Adriano only needs to score goals, while he has to bear more organizational and involvement tasks.

However, the number of goals was only half of Adriano's, which still made Ricardo a little uneasy. After all, Adriano is not only his competitor in the national team, but also likely to be his main competitor in the club in the future.

But this does not prevent him and Adriano from becoming friends. In the national team, Ricardo has the best relationship with several players from Sao Paulo, Luis Fabiano, Gustavo Neri, Baptista, besides that, Adriano up.

In fact, he and Adriano are very different in personality and have different hobbies. Adriano is very romantic, he does not refuse anyone who is beautiful, and likes to eat and drink, while Ricardo is very strict with himself.

However, the two would not have conflicts. Ricardo could respect Adriano's choice, and Adriano didn't like to interfere in other people's affairs, and he was very cheerful and outgoing, and the atmosphere was always active when he was around.

Ricardo has already begun to look forward to the situation where he will form the Brazilian trio with Adriano and Ronaldo after he goes to Inter Milan.