champion light

Chapter 71 Who starts and who substitutes?

The day after tomorrow is August [-], the first round of the Brazilian National Championship.

Although it was not the last training before the game, every player did his best in training.

Because they know very well that after this training, the 18-man roster for the first round of the national championship will be announced.

Although everyone's state and training performance have been reflected in more than a month of training camps and warm-up matches, and the head coach knows it well at this time, everyone still hopes to seize this last opportunity and perform well.

Especially those players who feel that their position is not safe, they are extraordinarily desperate, hoping to win the trust of the head coach and catch the last train.

When the training ended, Kaka put his hands on his knees, bent over and panted heavily, looking very tired.

"You don't need to work so hard, Kaka." Seeing Kaka, Renaldo patted him on the back and said to him. "If you still can't make it to the big list, something is wrong with the world, right?" He also made a joke that wasn't funny.

Kaka shook his head and didn't answer him.

How did Renaldo know that his goal is not the 18-man squad, but the starting list?
He returned to the team to start training on the [-]th.

Basically exactly one month now.During this January, he felt a very strong sense of crisis.

He always felt that if he didn't work hard, he might not even have a starting position...

It stands to reason that he is an international player who participated in the World Cup, and he is a well-deserved core of this team, so he should not have such worries.In Sao Paulo, no one can threaten his status.

But he just had such thoughts, especially after seeing Rong Guang's performance in training.

In terms of strength, that kid is naturally inferior to himself.Kaka has this confidence.

But why do I feel that this kid can pose a great threat to him?
For this reason, he trained desperately.

Don't dare to relax your demands on yourself every day.

Although the head coach Osvaldo Oliveira and assistant coach Mauro have persuaded him to pay attention to rest and not to work so hard.

But Kaka couldn't listen at all. In his heart, there was a sense of crisis. He felt that there seemed to be a tiger chasing him behind him. If he ran slower, he would be caught up and eaten.

This feeling surprised Kaka.

Just a few months ago, he was still a beginner who didn't take it seriously, how could he actually feel threatened now?

Especially in the past two months, after I went to participate in the World Cup and came back, I found that Rongguang has made great progress.

There is a feeling of being completely unrecognizable.

He originally thought that he had experienced the most advanced stage in world football, and his level of knowledge had greatly increased.

Who knew that Rong Guang had made greater progress than him when he looked back!
During the month when I went to participate in the World Cup, what happened to the Chinese rookie?
Kaka was puzzled.

After training, coach Osvaldo announced the 18-man roster for the game against Botafogo.

As expected, Kaka is inside, and of course, Rongguang is also there.

Reynaldo also spread his hands at Kaka: You see you are so desperate, aren't you still on the big list?What are you worried about?

Kaka didn't look at him, but set his eyes on Rong Guang behind him.

After announcing the 18-man roster, Osvaldo did not announce the dissolution immediately, but said: "Kaka, stay here for a while."

Everyone turned their heads to look at Kaka, but they didn't pay much attention to it, and soon they turned their eyes back.

After a World Cup, Kaka has become the core of the team, and even has a tendency to replace Ricardinho. Before the first game, it is normal for the head coach to leave him alone to explain something...

But then Osvaldo pointed to Glory. "Oh, Rong, and you, you also stay here for a while."

The eyes of these people became complicated.

Kaka stayed because he was the team's well-deserved core, and it was normal to say a few words before the game.

What does it mean to let the glory stay?

What is there to say about a substitute?

This time Kaka also turned to look at Rong Guang.

He seemed to have a premonition of something from this unusual move by the head coach...

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Although Osvaldo called two people, he didn't mean to let them go in and talk to him at the same time.

He first called Kaka into his office, and Rong Guang was waiting outside.

"It must be very tiring to participate in a World Cup in Asia, right?" Osvaldo did not go straight to the topic, but chatted with Kaka first.

Kaka shook her head quickly: "No, I'm not tired, sir!"

He smelled a bad smell from this opening statement. In order to prevent things from developing in that bad direction, he had to say against the head coach's intention.

But is the head coach's intention so easy to reverse?

Osvaldo smiled slightly: "Don't be brave, Kaka. We have scientific physical test results, and we have conclusions about your physical condition. Mauro and I have reminded you more than once during training and told you to pay attention to rest. But you always seem very urgent. I don't quite understand what can make you so impatient..."

When Kaka heard this, his face became a little unnatural.

He couldn't tell the head coach that he was actually worried that Glory would surpass him, right?
"Since you don't want to rest, I can only force you to rest. So Kaka, you have to sit on the bench for the game the day after tomorrow."

Kaka froze for a moment, the thing he was most worried about finally came.

Why am I working so hard in training and refuse to rest?Don't you just want to lose your starting position?
In the end I still lost the starter...

Wouldn't my hard work this month become a joke?
I can not be reconciled.

"Sir, there is no problem with my physical condition at all, and my condition is also very good. I believe that I can have the strength to start the game." He quickly defended himself.

He had a hunch that if he lost his starting position in the first game, it would be a very dangerous thing for him.

So he's trying to convince his head coach.

But Osvaldo has clearly thought it through, and it is not so easy to change his decision.

"You need to rest, Kaka. I'm not questioning your ability and status, but you need to rest. Have you forgotten the frequent injuries you suffered in the first half of the year?"

Hearing this, Kaka opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

The injuries in the first half of the year were indeed his pain.

How did glory rise?
Isn't it because the injury gave him the opportunity to come off the bench?

Since then, the Chinese rookie has been like a wild horse, uncontrollable, and has become famous all the way.

If he gets injured again, can Rong Guang, who is already stronger than before, give him a chance to catch up again?

Kaka nodded with difficulty: "I will recover as soon as possible, sir."

Osvaldo nodded: "Don't worry, Kaka. Don't worry. As long as you rest well, you will return to the starting lineup."

Although Osvaldo has no idea what will happen in the future, but at this time, in order to appease Kaka, he naturally wants to promise such a blank check.

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The door of the office was pushed open, Kaka came out, and he saw Rong Guang waiting at the door.

"Sir told you to go in." Kaka's head coach sent a message to Rong Guang.

Rong Guang didn't go in directly, but suddenly asked: "What did he say to you?"

In Kaka's view, this question is simply adding salt to his own wounds...

So he refused to answer this question, and just said to Rong Guang lightly: "Go in and listen and you will know."

After finishing speaking, he brushed past Rong Guang.

Rong Guang turned to look at his back and made a grimace. "Tch, what a big deal!"

Then he turned back and walked into the head coach's office.

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"I'll start?" Rong Guang was stunned, repeating the words of head coach Osvaldo.

"Yes, you will start this game, Rong." Osvaldo nodded in confirmation.

"Yeah!" Rong Guang couldn't control his emotions and shook his fist in front of the head coach.

He suddenly remembered why Kaka had such an unhappy expression when she came out...

Doesn't that mean that Kaka will sit on the bench if he starts by himself?

Finally squeezed that guy to the bench, hahahaha!
Although the season hadn't officially started yet, Rong Guang was already as happy as if he had won the final championship.

Seeing Rong Guang so happy, Osvaldo knew he guessed right.

With the relationship between Rongguang and Kaka, it's easy to push them to compete with each other.

He hopes to have such a healthy competition in his team, which is a good thing for the whole team.

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When Rong Guang left the office happily, he met assistant coach Mauro outside the door.

Seeing Mao Luo, Rong Guang quickly suppressed his complacency and behaved a little more well-behaved.

Strange to say, he was a little intimidated by the assistant coach who had personally decided to recruit him to the Sao Paulo youth team.

"Hi sir." He stopped to greet Mauro.

Mauro nodded: "Go." He waved his hand.

Rong Guang quickly ran away.

Mauro turned his head to watch Rong Guang disappear at the end of the corridor, then turned and pushed open the door of Osvaldo's office.

"It seems that you have told them all?" He said to Osvaldo as soon as he entered the door.

Osvaldo nodded: "Yes, I told the two of them separately. Sometimes, I really thank God for giving St. Paul such a rookie with high fighting spirit."

Mauro smiled: "Then you can't thank God, you have to thank me. I was the one who decided to sign that rookie."

Osvaldo also laughed: "Then I thank God for having these two young people in my team at the same time. Because of Rong, Kaka trained so hard and even gave up on vacations. It is also because of Kaka that Rong can continue to improve at such a speed. Mauro, do you know? Seeing these two young people competing with each other with such fighting spirit, and no one wants to lose to the other, it really makes an old guy like me feel the vitality of youth..."

Mauro sat down and spread his hands: "Then have you ever thought about it, after Kaka's physical strength recovers and his condition recovers, Rong's condition is just right and he performed well, what should you do? Or let two people compete for a spot? Wouldn't that be too...wasteful?"

Hearing what his assistant said, the smile on Osvaldo's face suddenly froze.

Obviously, he hasn't thought of this question yet...

Mauro gloated and said, "Be careful not to burn yourself, Osvaldo."

(End of this chapter)