I'm Kaka Kaka

Chapter 65

On July 2001, 7, in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium, the final scene of the World Youth Football Championship.

This stadium can accommodate nearly [-] spectators, but the stadium has never been full since the start of the World Youth Championships. Even when the number of people is the largest, there are still thousands of seats vacant.

But today, tickets for the final are in short supply.

The weather is rare, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the sun is warm.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who had just passed the crisis of getting out of class, appeared on the VIP seat dragging his tired and slightly bloated body. Many famous football figures from Argentina and Brazil also came to the scene to cheer for their young players.

Kaka has already experienced two finals, but for him, whether it is the final of the Rio-Sao Paulo Cup or the final of the Basin Championship, it is not the same as today's one.

It is not the difference in the number of viewers or the strength of the opponents, but the mentality.

In Sao Paulo, no matter how good he is, he is only a new star. What people look forward to is his future, not his present. Whether he plays good or bad, fans can look at it rationally.

For Xianyu, this kind of treatment is of course good. If you perform poorly, you don’t need to be scolded. If you perform well, you can be praised to the sky.

No sense of participation, not even presence.

But it's different now, it's different here.

He no longer wears the dispensable No. 23 jersey, but No. 10, which symbolizes the absolute core.

Not only will he be scolded for his poor performance, but he will also be blamed for his teammates' poor performance.

If you are not careful, you will really be sprayed into Xiangxiang.

But Kaka enjoys this state very much.

Whether it's vanity or responsibility, in short, he likes this role very much, not because of his status as the captain, but because of the sense of being recognized as an important member of the entire team.

I believe that anyone who is a bit enterprising can understand and even yearn for this state.

The attitude towards life can be without desires and needs, and be content with whatever happens, but in competition, one must be brave to take responsibility and forge ahead.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, but you are born to be a king, so why fear the wind and rain?

Kaka is the crown prince shaped by the media for the Brazilian national youth team, while Argentina on the other side was not given this responsibility by their captain Kolonic, but by the top scorer Saviola, who is called a rabbit by the fans.

He has scored ten goals in this World Youth Championship, tying the personal scoring record set by Brazilian player Adelton in the 97 World Youth Championship. If this game can go further, he will make history and enjoy this honor exclusively.

In the player tunnel, Kaka could see through Saviola's eyes the kind of fighting spirit that almost overflowed his body.

He has an impression of this player.

Career can be called successful, but hardly brilliant.

At least from his current state and reputation, his future does not live up to people's expectations of him.

As if noticing Kaka's gaze, Saviola turned his head and looked at Kaka.

His height is about the same as Messi's, and the distance between the two is advancing, so if he wants to look at Kaka, he has to...it seems inappropriate to look up here?

Anyway, the people around suddenly felt that they were reading comics, as if they could see the flashes of lightning in the air, and they seemed to be able to hear crackling sounds in their ears.

But in fact, the communication between the two parties was very friendly.

The aura may be tit for tat, but the attitude is very peaceful.

Kaka nodded with a chuckle, retracted her gaze, and stared straight ahead.

He respects all opponents and will not belittle anyone. Saviola is also strong enough to be Kaka and Brazil's strongest opponent in this game, but Kaka knows that Saviola will not become the highest mountain in front of him.

After all, they are just similar in height.

……

Compared with Kaka's peace, Kolonic is a little bit upset.

The young defender who was booked by AC Milan before the start of the World Youth Championship is the absolute contributor to the success of the Argentine National Youth Team. As a central defender, his main defense today is not only the two forwards Adriano and Roberto, but also Kaka, a non-mainstream attacking midfielder with super impact.

As the captain, he hopes that Kaka will behave like an enemy when facing him, rather than a posture of "only Saviola is my opponent".

Kaka didn't know that he had been labeled as arrogant. He lost the coin guessing game to the Argentine captain with a lot of inner emotions.

"Friends in the audience, welcome to the No.13 World Youth Championship final with me. Now the match is about to start. Let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides.

"The Brazil team is still playing double forwards, namely Adriano and Roberto, the first and second scorers in their team, and standing behind them is the captain of the Brazilian team Kaka, two full-backs Leo and Costa, single midfielder Baptista, four defenders Maicon, Anderson, Angelo, Edua, and goalkeeper Rubinho.

"The Argentine team continued the 3322 formation of the previous game. Goalkeeper Lukes, three defenders are Burdisso, Colotto and captain Kolonic, three delayed midfielders Arka, Romagnoli, Andreas. Alexandro, two midfielders Maxi Rodriguez and Poncio, forwards Saviola and Herrera.

"It is worth mentioning that the Argentine player Dominguez who scored the winning goal against China did not appear on the team's squad. He was fouled by French player Mendy in the match between Argentina and France. He suffered a serious injury rarely seen in the history of the World Youth Championship. I believe that friends who have watched that game are impressed by that scene, so we also hope that both sides in this final can exercise restraint, even if they are Brazil and Argentina..."

"The game started, Brazil kicked off first, Adriano passed the ball..."

Adriano passed the ball to Robert, Robert passed back to Kaka, Kaka split the side to Costa, and then came to Baptista's feet after a while.

Baptista did not go back, but passed the ball to Kaka who came over to meet him.

But Kaka's catch was not smooth. Alka stuck to him at the beginning of the game. When Kaka was about to touch the ball, he suddenly rushed up. Fortunately, Kaka was very focused and ran two extra steps to control the ball under his feet first.

The two entangled in the midfield for a while. Kaka protected the ball with his skill, and then passed the ball to the right when Rodriguez was about to come up and attack.

It was not the winger Costa who caught the ball, but the fullback Maicon.

A thought popped into the minds of everyone who watched this Brazil team play.

Again.

(End of this chapter)