The days of playing football with Da Luo

Chapter 292 Go Be What He Expects You To Be
The commotion after the game had nothing to do with Ricardo, he had already boarded the plane to Germany with Ronaldo and Adriano.

They will join Brazil in Germany for the Confederations Cup.

Their first group game in the Confederations Cup will be played on the evening of June 6, four days after the first leg of the Coppa Italia.

Ricardo waited until the afternoon of June 6 to officially report, leaving little time for the team to adjust.

But the Brazilian is still very optimistic about his team winning.

In their view, this is one of the best Brazilian teams in history, not inferior to the two teams led by Pele, Garrincha and Zico, Falcao, Socrates and others.

Compared with the 2002 World Cup winning lineup, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho are more mature; although Rivaldo has faded out, three peerless talents, Ricardo, Adriano and Kaka, have been added.

Although Roberto Carlos and Cafu, two world-class full-backs, went on leave and did not join the national team, the squad is still star-studded.

No. 1 Dida, No. 2 Maicon, No. 3 Lucio, No. 4 Roque Junior, No. 5 Emerson, No. 6 Gilberto, No. 7 Ricardo, No. 8 Kaka, No. 9 No. Ronaldo, No. 10 Ronaldinho, No. 11 Ze Roberto, No. 12 substitute goalkeeper Marcos, No. 13 Cicinho, No. 14 Juan, No. 15 Luisson, No. 16 Leo, No. 17 Gilberto Silva, No. 18 Juninho, No. 19 Renato, No. 20 Adriano, No. 21 is Ricardo's former teammate in Sao Paulo, Baptie who is now acquired by Real Madrid Sta, No. 22 Robinho, No. 23 is substitute goalkeeper Gomez.

It is estimated that Pereira has worked hard for this list, not only to give the "veteran" players including Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ricardo a chance to run in, but also to let some newcomers feel the national team. The atmosphere, but also for next year's World Cup to inspect several fringe international football.

With such a lineup, Brazilian fans naturally want to shout the slogan "Win the Championship".

Of course, it doesn't mean to win the Confederations Cup. Isn't this championship easy to grab?The fans are talking about defending the World Cup title in 2006.

The Confederations Cup is generally a tasteless existence in the eyes of all football powers.But this time, in order to prepare for the 2006 World Cup, all countries have sent their main lineups one after another.

Although the heat is far less than the World Cup, European Cup, and America's Cup, reporters still flock to it.

The two teams with the highest odds of winning are defending champions Brazil and hosts Germany.

Under the leadership of Klinsmann, the German team started a renewal project. Ballack, Podolski, Deisler, Mertesacker, etc. became the main force of the team, which made the German team look full of vigor. , while retaining the original spirit of iron and blood, it also adds some technically delicate styles of play.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team, with such a staffing, must be the favorite to win the championship.

Ronaldo, world-class Ricciardo, Adriano, Kaka, world-class Ronaldinho, world-class Emerson, Ze Roberto, Lucio, Dida, like this A team with world-class players on all three fronts can't be overstated.

What's more, there are Baptista who shines in La Liga, Robinho who is flourishing in the domestic league and is about to be acquired by Real Madrid, and Cicinho who is fully capable of taking over Cafu's class. Maicon has powerful stars such as Roque Junior, Gilberto, and Gilberto Silva.

The biggest worry for Pereira now is how to arrange the lineup.

Especially the frontcourt.Ronaldo, Ricciardo, Adriano, Kaka, Ronaldinho, five attacking talents, it is impossible to play at the same time.But the weakest of them is also world-class. In other countries, they are all core-level players. It would be too wasteful to play as a substitute.

What's more, Pereira also wants to examine the state of Robinho, Baptista, Juninho and others.

No matter what he does, it is impossible to please everyone.

On the 15th, in training the day before the game against the European champion Greece, Pereira still used his favorite 442 formation.Forwards Ronaldo and Ricardo; Midfielders are Ronaldinho, Kaka, Emerson, Ze Roberto; Defenders are Gilberto, Lucio, Roque Junior and Cicini profound.

Poor Adriano, who had just scored a hat-trick in the Coppa Italia final, was sitting on the bench.

There are only two teams in the world who have the courage and confidence to put the peak Adriano on the bench: Inter Milan and Brazil.

If he goes to any other team, he is a well-deserved core.

However, Adriano didn't show any strange emotions about playing as a substitute. He was still laughing and joking, making trouble with his teammates.

"It's no shame to substitute Ronnie and Ricardo." This is what he said to Kaka.

After training, the players returned to their hotel rooms to rest.

Ricardo and Ronaldo still share the same room. Ronaldo is playing poker on the computer, while Ricardo is reading a book of "Kicker", struggling to chew on his poor German vocabulary.

Suddenly the door knocked, and Ronaldo said without raising his head, "Come in."

Ricardo turned his head to look, only to see Adriano walking in in a daze.He didn't say anything, and sat down on the bed after coming in, looking slumped.

"What's wrong?" Ricardo put down the magazine.

"My father is dead..." Adriano's lips moved slightly, his eyes were blank, as if he still didn't dare to confirm the news.

At this moment, Ricardo felt a kind of empathetic pain.In his last life, he also experienced the pain of losing his father.

He sat next to Adriano and patted him on the shoulder: "When did it happen?"

"Just now, my family called me," Adriano said blankly. "The last time I saw him, he was fine. Why did he go suddenly? Is someone playing a prank on me?"

Ricardo didn't know what to say.His emotional intelligence is negative, and he doesn't know how to comfort others.After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't you ask Mr. Pereira for a vacation and go home and have a look."

"I've already asked for leave, but I dare not go back." Adriano buried his face in his hands, and the 1 meter strong man sobbed, tears streaming down his fingers, "If I don't go back, Dad will It's still there, but if I go back and see his...his...I can't believe that such a thing will happen, woo woo woo, I managed to make a lot of money, a lot of money, and he can live a good life lived..."

Ronaldo also left the computer, came to Adriano, gently touched his bald head, and said in a low voice: "My condolences, Adrian, your father is called by the Lord, and he is watching you in heaven now , Smile at you, you have to cheer up quickly."

"Come on and do what?" Adriano said in a low voice, "I don't want to do anything now, I just want to drink. Ronnie, go drink with me!"

Seeing that Ronaldo seemed to want to agree, Ricardo quickly interjected and said: "What you need now is not alcohol, but to dress yourself up and say goodbye to your father. Ade, what does your father expect of you to be?" People? I ask you, do you remember?"

Adriano raised his head and said with red eyes: "He wants me...to be the best player in the world, the happiest person, a man with credibility and responsibility."

"Don't let him down, Ad. Be what he wants you to be. Be a real man and stand up to grief."

(End of this chapter)