The Day I Played with Ronaldo

On the evening of July 9th, German time, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

The closing ceremony of the World Cup was underway, and Shakira's singing came into the locker room.

"you know hips don't lie

andi 'mstartingfeelit'sright

she makes sa man wants speak spanish. "

The players of the Brazilian team were not in the mood to appreciate the wonderful singing, and they had no time to think about Shakira's tight waist and sexy butt-twisting dance.

They listened intently to Pereira's final arrangements.

In fact, what should be said has been said in the past few days, and everything that should be arranged has also been arranged.

But everyone felt a tightness in their throats, eager to hear what Pereira had to say.

In this team, Ronaldinho and others participated in the 2002 World Cup with the team and won the cup. It stands to reason that they have experience and should not be nervous.

But everyone is actually equally nervous.

No one is sure if they will have the next chance to stand on this stage.

It is almost impossible for veterans such as Roberto Carlos and Cafu to participate in the next World Cup.

And even if it is a player who has played in his prime, there is no guarantee. After all, maybe their state will decline? Injuried? Can't be selected for the national team? Encountered a red and yellow card suspension?

Or, more realistically, Brazil can no longer reach the final?

For most people in this team, they are deeply aware that this may be the last time they stand on the stage of the World Cup final.

The chance to fight hard is only this time.

Of course, the same is true for the players of the Italian team. Therefore, this battle is destined to be a desperate battle between two super swordsmen. As soon as it comes up, the bayonet will see red, and the blade will bleed.

"I've said everything that needs to be said," Pereira's voice was a little hoarse because of nervousness, "Then, it's up to you."

His gaze swept across the audience, fixed on Licado for a few seconds, and then retracted. "God bless you both."

Those who believe in religion, such as Kaka, have devoutly drawn a sign of the cross on their chests.

Others who don't believe in religion silently recite all kinds of words that can cheer them up.

What Riccardo thought in his heart was: Look at me, Ronaldo, watch me bring you this trophy back.

In the last few minutes before the game, the locker room was very quiet. No one spoke, and the most chattering players usually fell silent, making final adjustments.

"Let's go!" Pereira said when the clock hit 19:50.

The players stood up one by one, walked out of the locker room solemnly, and came to the player tunnel.

The Italian team on the opposite side is also coming out of the locker room, and they meet each other in the player tunnel.

Ricardo is familiar with many players on the opposite side, and has a good relationship with some of them, even a teammate of the club, Materazzi. But at this time, he didn't have the desire to say hello, and obviously the other side didn't want to say hello to them either.

There is only one champion, and they want them all.

For the next 90 minutes or 120 minutes, they are enemies who want each other to die.

In the reincarnation once every four years, they meet again in this reincarnation.

There is nothing else to say, just use football as a weapon to penetrate the opponent's henchman.

When the players of the two teams stepped onto the field, there was a tidal wave of applause from the stands.

In the eyes of more than 70,000 live fans and more than one billion fans in front of the TV, the final is about to be staged!

Every fan probably wants the game to start right away,

But the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed. Line up, shake hands, play the national anthem, take pictures, guess coins...

The procedures went down one by one, and at 20:00, the Argentine referee Elizondo blew the whistle to start the game!

Brazil kicks off first.

After a few kicks in the backcourt, Emerson launched a long pass to find Ricardo. As soon as Ricardo took the ball two steps in the middle, Gattuso stepped up and kept squeezing him with his body.

Because his teammates hadn't run to the right position, Ricardo tried to continue to control the ball, but Cannavaro rushed up and made a fierce frontal tackle.

Ricardo could only jump up to avoid Cannavaro's tackle, and flicked the ball aside before taking off.

Ronaldinho got the ball, but Cannavaro didn't press for it. Instead, he posted Ricardo and didn't give Ricardo a chance to catch the ball.

In the end the attack ended with a hasty long shot from Ronaldinho.

After watching the game for two minutes, Pereira scolded softly on the coach's bench: "You old fox, say one thing and do another."

Lippi clearly stated at the press conference before the game that he believed that the most threatening player of the Brazilian team was Adriano, and he did not pay much attention to Ricardo.

But in the game, Gattuso was almost inseparable from Ricardo, and once Ricardo approached the penalty area, Cannavaro would also come to double-team. Adriano did not enjoy such treatment.

Regarding this situation, Pereira did not make arrangements before the game, but he still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and he believed that Ricardo could solve these troubles by himself.

Sure enough, after finding himself surrounded by the two, Riccardo retreated decisively, so that Cannavaro would not be able to attack frequently, which would cause the defense to lose its position, giving Ronaldinho, Kaka Wait for players who are good at high-speed insertion in the back row to create opportunities.

In the tactics that Pereira arranged before the game, Ricardo was originally required to retreat a little bit and act as a hidden forward, allowing Adriano to fight the opponent's Materazzi and Cannavaro hand-to-hand. Cardo creates chances. Now Ricardo just retreated deeper.

In the 4th minute, Ricardo took the ball in the midfield. Instead of running to the center, he ran to the left with the ball, while Ronaldinho and Adriano ran to the center to respond.

Seeing that Ricardo was about to pass the ball from the left, Zambrotta made a decisive tackle and knocked him down.

Zambrotta received a yellow card for this.

Ricardo clutched his ankle and grinned in pain. Elizondo came over to take a look, and immediately signaled the Brazilian team doctor to come on the field.

At this moment, the fans of the Brazilian team felt a sudden cardiac arrest.

Fortunately, after Licardo limped off the field with the help of the team doctor, he sprayed some medicine and soon returned to the field, letting the fans breathe a sigh of relief.

As soon as Ricardo returned to the field, the Brazilian team launched an attack again. This time Ronaldinho ran to the left, attracted the attention of two defenders, and dialed the ball to the baseline. , Without stopping the ball, he made a pass directly.

Ricardo ran to the left side of the penalty area to respond. Roberto Carlos' pass was coming towards him, but the pass was too far behind. It was inconvenient for Ricardo to take a direct shot. Chance. Don't stop the ball and direct it to Emerson who plugs in behind? Camoranesi followed Emerson.

In this flash, an image suddenly flashed in Licado's mind, and he subconsciously acted according to the image in his mind.