The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Negative emotions such as loss, frustration, and confusion were not seen in the Costa Rican players after conceding the ball.

Perhaps in their cognition, it is normal to be behind the Brazilian team, but it is not normal to be ahead.

After one goal behind, they did not waver in the slightest, they still launched a fierce frontcourt press, and they dared to invest troops when attacking.

The Brazilian team seemed to relax after scoring the goal, and the formation was a little messy for a while, and they were beaten a little bit embarrassingly.

If it weren't for the running out of time in the first half, maybe Costa Rica could take the opportunity to tie the score.

Soon, the first half ended and the two sides entered the locker room.

Pereira made a serious criticism of Brazil's first 20 minutes and the last 5 minutes of the game, "You only played good football for 20 minutes. The rest of the time, you played like Zimbabwe instead of Brazil."

"What is Zimbabwe?" Adriano asked Ricardo in a low voice.

"Shut up and listen."

Pereira's eyes fixed on the goal hero Adriano, Adriano unconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look at Pereira. Pereira opened his mouth and criticized mercilessly: "Ade, congratulations, the goal is beautiful. But I can't help but ask, where were you before this goal?"

Adriano lowered his head, not daring to refute. In the first half, he did play relatively lazily and his movements were not active enough.

In fact, not only him, but all Brazilian players, including Ricardo, were a little weak when they played against an underdog like Costa Rica. They were not active in running and procrastinated in handling the ball.

Pereira pointed to the nose of every player on the field and almost cursed all over. There are no big names in this Brazilian team, but most of them are rookies. No one dares to stand up against Pereira's authority. In the locker room, only Pereira's roar is heard, and no one dares to intervene.

The training lasted a full 10 minutes, and Pereira only set aside 2 minutes to explain the tactics of the second half, and the remaining 3 minutes were given to the players to rest.

Perhaps he also subconsciously believed that taking Costa Rica was easy, and there was no need to emphasize tactics too much. You can play whatever you want, and you can win any way you play.

Facts have also proved that his idea is not wrong.

After the start of the second half, the players of the Brazilian team were more focused and moved more actively. Although there is not much adjustment in tactics, it is enough to completely suppress Costa Rica,

Almost staged a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

In the 50th minute, Ricardo retreated to the midfield to get the ball. After breaking through Centeno, he gave the ball to Alex, and continued to move forward quickly.

Alex understood it, and after taking the ball, he made an easy and comfortable "L" shape to get rid of it on the spot, and accurately pushed the ball straight in front of Riccardo.

With this through pass, Costa Rica's defense quickly opened up a huge hole, and Ricardo took the ball in an open area.

Sequeira and Wright hurried forward to try to defend and block, but Ricardo's speed was astonishing, and he dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area in an instant, and volleyed with his right foot before they completed the encirclement. , almost flying towards Costa Rica's goal against the lawn.

Goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez failed to make a save. The football hit the inside of the left post and rolled into the goal with a muffled sound.

Brazil leads 2:0!

The commentator didn't feel excited about this goal, and took it for granted.

"Licardo goal!!! He and Alex made a two-for-two cooperation, broke into the edge of the penalty area and shot a cold arrow, and successfully scored."

"It is worth mentioning that this is Ricardo's 10th goal for the Brazilian national team. To complete this milestone, he only needed 16 appearances, including 7 starts and 9 substitutes."

"Riccardo has no playing experience in the Brazilian youth team. After his debut, he was directly selected for the adult national team. He just turned 18 a few days ago. It is conservatively estimated that he can play for the country for another 15 years. The current scoring record of the Brazilian national team It is Pele's record of 92 games and 77 goals. In my opinion, both brothers Ronaldo and Ricardo are very likely to break this record!"

"During this period of time, the Brazilian team has completely taken the initiative on the field. It will be a matter of time to score goals. Ricardo's ability to capture opportunities is still as good as ever. He successfully converted the advantage into goals. The Brazil team with 2 goals in hand It can already be said that the chances of winning are sure, as long as you don’t make low-level mistakes, you can win this game smoothly. With 6 points in the two games, you can get the right to qualify in advance.”

His tirade was not over yet, and there were changes on the court. He had to hold back the rest of the words and let out a roar: "Goal!!!! Adriano scored twice!"

"Alex takes the corner, Costa Rican goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez misses the ball and Adriano leaps high into the crowd to score the header!"

"3:0! We predicted a big victory before the game, and the boys successfully met our expectations!"

"Compared to a few days ago, today's Brazil team is different! Especially Alex, he has sent 3 assists and staged a hat-trick of assists. His activation brought Brazil a big victory!"

Not long after this goal, Pereira made two consecutive substitution adjustments. He replaced Kleberson, who had not recovered 100%, with Dudu, and replaced the scoring hero, Li Ka, with the fourth striker Oliveira. More, so that the two of them can get enough rest.

Then Adriano received a cross from Gustavoneri, succeeded in shoveling and successfully capped.

Costa Rica only scored a face-saving goal in the 82nd minute.

This is an expected victory, and the media in Brazil is also very dull. In addition to praising Adriano, Alex and Ricciardo for their excellent performance, they also raised questions about the team's current deficiencies. some criticism.

Including the team's many mistakes in coordination, and the players' lack of concentration on the court.

Adriano was recognized by the Brazilian media for the first time, which made him very happy, and he kept grinning from ear to ear after returning to the hotel.

The poor kid played well for Flamengo until the age of 18, but he was not outstanding enough, scoring 13 goals in 36 appearances in two seasons, and failed to impress Brazilian fans.

Then he was favored by Inter Milan, went to Serie A, and stayed away from Brazilian football, so Brazilian fans still don't trust him enough and don't understand him enough.

But this time his explosion in the Copa America finally brought him into the eyes of thousands of Brazilian fans.

Although there are still many criticisms of him, such as too unique style of play, not strong enough to be flexible, not good enough in technique, too few fancy moves on the court to please the fans. But as a striker, as long as he can keep scoring goals, he will be favored by the head coach. His prospects in the Brazilian national team can be said to be bright.