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Chapter 160 South America's Top Stage

After staying in Rio de Janeiro for two days, the two drove back to Sao Paulo.

On the way back, Rong Guang began to look forward to the new season.

In the new season, Rongguang will participate in two games that he has never played before. The first is the Sao Paulo State Championship.

The complexity of Brazilian football is mainly reflected in their various messy local competitions and national competitions, as well as the unreliable Football Association.

The first half of each year is for local competitions, while the second half is for national competitions.

The Sao Paulo state championship is held from January to May every year, while the national competition is held from May to December every year. This shows how hard the Brazilian players are-they basically have no time to rest.

Fortunately, they love football from the bottom of their hearts, otherwise no one would be able to stand such a schedule.

Last year, because of the World Cup, the wealthy clubs were worried that playing too many games would affect the player's state and cause players to be injured. Therefore, wealthy teams like Sao Paulo gave up participating in the Sao Paulo State Championship.

So Rongguang only participated in the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship and did not participate in the Sao Paulo State Championship.

That Sao Paulo State Championship allowed Ituano to win the championship. Ituano was not a strong team and did not even qualify for the national championship, so their victory can only be said to be "there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys dominate".

And this season, without the interference of the World Cup, Sao Paulo will also return to the Sao Paulo State Championship.

In the case of the chaotic system of the Brazilian National Championship, this national event is really not worth mentioning.

Clubs still pay more attention to local state leagues.

The measure of a team's success is how many state championships they have won.Without exception, Brazil's giants are teams that have won more state championships.

The reason why Sao Paulo can become a giant is also inseparable from their [-] Sao Paulo state championships.

But Rong Guang and Godot's mind is not on the state competition.

Because there is another game that is much taller than the Sao Paulo State game.

That's... the Copa Libertadores.

"... There is the European Champions Cup in Europe. It is the supreme honor in European football and the championship that all teams dream of. If they can win the championship, it is also a chance for players to make a name for themselves." Gordo introduced Rongguang while driving. "In South America, the Copa Libertadores has the same status as the European Champions Cup. South American clubs have the highest pursuit of winning the Copa Libertadores."

"Is that because I won the Copa Libertadores and I'm considered a big star, Godot?" Rong Guang asked.

Gordo nodded: "At least in South American football."

"Isn't it in Europe?"

Gordo smiled: "European football has European football rules. Your achievements in Brazil can only be used as a reference. Most people there don't know you. In their eyes, you are no different from when you first came to Brazil. If you want European football to recognize you and accept you, you need to achieve good results in European football, such as... winning the European Champions Cup."

Rong Guang suddenly realized.

A place has the influence of a place, and the influence of a champion is so great that it is impossible for you to think of the whole world.

He has been feeling deeply about this recently. He won the Brazilian National Championship, but no one recognized him when he walked on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Rio State and Sao Paulo State are like two completely closed worlds.

"It turned out to be like this. Then I must win the Copa Libertadores! When I arrive in Europe, I must also win the European Champions Cup!" Rong Guang made such an oath.

Hearing Rongguang's words, Godot remembered what Rongguang said on the beach.

"To be a man, one has to be conscientious."

conscience.

"Rong, try to become a world-famous big star!" Godot said.

"Of course, Godot! I want to make a lot of money!" Rong Guang waved his fist.

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After returning to Sao Paulo for a night of rest, Godot sent Rong Guang to the team's training camp the next day.

The new season is about to start, training camps first.

Osvaldo is very satisfied with the results of Rongguang's physical examination at the beginning of the training camp.

His muscles have increased, his physical fitness has been maintained at a very high level, and his speed has not dropped at all.

Explain that this holiday, he has been insisting on training and maintaining his condition.

This attitude pleased Osvaldo.

He was worried that Rongguang would fall into the pride and complacency of young people after he had achieved such a remarkable achievement in the first year, and he would get up high and not think about making progress.

After all, he has enough reasons to do so just by virtue of his performance this year.

But doing so will bring him great hidden dangers.

In the NBA, there is a "rookie wall". There is no such word in the football world, but this phenomenon also exists.

As a rookie, he can perform amazingly in the first year of his debut, because the opponent doesn't know him well enough to restrain him.

But after a year, when opponents gradually get to know him, his performance will start to decline.And because the performance in the first year was so wonderful, compared to the normal level in the second year, it will make people feel disappointed.This is why the starting point is too high.

Others are due to their own reasons, because the players performed so well in the first year, so the players are complacent, and they are not as hardworking as they were in the first year.The opponent is getting stronger, but he himself is getting worse. Such a comparison, the performance is naturally not as good as before.

These rookies hit an invisible wall in their second year.

So in the NBA, it's called the "Rookie Wall."

It now appears that Osvaldo's worries have not materialized.

Rong Guang did not feel complacent because of his outstanding performance in the first year.

He still kept training during the holiday, and judging from his skin color and figure, the intensity of training was not low.

what a monster...

Osvaldo said with emotion in his heart.

If all Brazilian players could work as hard as Rong Guang, I am afraid that the Brazilian national team would have monopolized all World Cup championships long ago.

Another thing that makes Osvaldo happy is Kaka.

His medical examination results showed that he also insisted on training during the holidays.

Kaka's body is obviously stronger than before.Just looking at his size, this is a player who can adapt to the intensity of European football.Even if he goes to Europe now, Osvaldo has no worries about whether he can adapt to the football there.

Why is Kaka so desperate?Obviously, he was influenced by Rong Guang.

It was right for me to put two young people together to compete with each other.

Although the two young men ignored each other in private, it was a kind of healthy competition.

Both of them have improved in competition with each other, and the team as a whole has benefited from it.The winner of the Rio-São Paulo Championship and the Brazilian National Championship are proof of that.

If these two young people can continue to compete like this in the new season, they might dare to think about winning the Copa Libertadores...

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The Sao Paulo state championship started at the end of January, so the training time for the Sao Paulo team is not long.

It is about two weeks, mainly to boost physical fitness, and replenish and reserve the physical energy consumed by the players due to the carnival vacation.

As for tactical drills... Even Osvaldo cannot avoid some limitations of the Brazilian coach.Because of the unique environment of Brazilian football, there are many talents here, so most of the styles of Brazilian domestic football advocate offense. As for how to attack... there are more tactical requirements, and more rely on the players' own flash performance.

Brazilian fans are also not interested in those complicated tactics. They are like watching a talented player turn out, pass several people in a row, and then score the game into the goal.

Such a scene can make their blood boil.

They are completely different from Italian fans.

This kind of football culture has led to many Brazilian coaches not paying much attention to tactical training. Their training looks more like playing games with the ball...

Sao Paulo's offensive tactic is to rely on the trident in the frontcourt, plus the assists of the two full-backs.Ricardinho sits in the middle and backcourt to organize the offense, and then goes up when necessary, which can be regarded as a change.

Such an offensive tactic is actually very simple in Europe, but even so, it can be rampant in Brazil.

Because in Brazil, tactics are not important, as long as you have a basic tactical idea, what is more important is the personal ability of the players.

The reason why Sao Paulo's trident is so powerful is because these three people have outstanding abilities.Not counting Lucas, according to the old trident, Kaka, Rong Guang and Fabiano all have the ability to change the outcome of the game alone.

When the three of them are organically combined, the power is not as simple as one plus one plus one.

In the pre-season training for the new season, in addition to training physical fitness, the main thing is to practice the coordination of the Trident.

Luis Fabiano is still recovering from injury and is not expected to return until March.

Lucas Sutton will continue to start.After Fabiano recovers from injury, Lucas will also compete with Fabiano.

Osvaldo did not say that after Bianno recovers from injury, Lucas will definitely go to the bench.

He tasted the sweetness from the competition between Rongguang and Kaka.This kind of healthy competition is what he wants to promote in the team.

Rong Guang didn't see Reynaldo during the training camp. Only after hearing from his teammates did he know that Reynaldo had been sold by the club.

"Lucas, Rico, and Fabiano will also return in March at the center position. There is only one player who can start. There is no need to hoard four players at this position..." Baptista said to Rong Guang.

Everyone didn't care about Reynaldo's departure. After he was replaced in the home game against Santos, everyone knew that this kid stayed in the team for a short time.

Sure enough, as soon as the season ended, they were sold by the club at a low price.

Rong Guang also shook his head, no longer thinking about Reynaldo.

Anyway, it doesn't matter how Reynaldo fares in the future.

He is more concerned about the new season, especially the arrival of the Copa Libertadores!
After listening to Gordo's introduction, he knew that it was a stage where he could play against the top teams in South America.

After the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship, he has little interest in the São Paulo state.

After winning the Brazilian National Championship, he felt that the Brazilian league was nothing more than that.

Only those strong teams from Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Paraguay can make him look forward to it curiously.

After conquering Brazil, he wants to conquer South America!

In addition, his number has changed again in the new season, from the previous No. 23 to NO.13, advancing ten numbers again...

　
(End of this chapter)