Chapter 109: Playoffs

After the game, the atmosphere in the locker room of São Paulo was good. I don't know who used the MP3 to connect the small speakers to play the music. The Brazilian players twisted the samba along with the sound of music to celebrate the team's climb to the first place.

Osvaldo did not stop the players from celebrating. He looked at it with a smile and whispered with the assistant coach Mauro to discuss the gains and losses of the game.

After waiting for most people to change clothes, Osvaldo began to comment on the game. Generally speaking, it is praise. After all, we won, it is impossible to win the ball and scold the player.

He said nothing about Ricardo's performance. It is normal for a bench to have no goals. Like Ricardo, it is not normal for him to score or assist every time he comes on the bench.

The whole team is immersed in an atmosphere of joy. Although Ricardo also talked with his teammates, he was not satisfied with his performance.

No one else could see that only Ricardo, who was most familiar with Ricardo, found Ricardo's frustration. "Hey, brother, get up, what do you look like when you win the ball?" He twisted Samba to Ricardo and hit him with his butt.

卡 Ricardo smiled and said, "Don't make trouble, I'm just thinking about something."

"Wow, are you thinking about which beauty, Ambrosio?" Rico groaned loudly, "Brothers, big news, Ricardo is springing!"

Fabiano waited around, and the short Riccardinho stomped around Ricardo's neck and said affectionately, "Hey Ricardo, have you slept with Ambro How does it taste! That is a top beauty, I really envy your beauty! "

不过 "But," Fabiano looked up and down Ricardo, "Ambrosio is so tall, what position do you use with her?"

卡 Ricardo could not laugh or cry: "Can't you just stop for a while? Ambrosio and I are just ordinary friends, you think too much."

普通 "Ordinary friend?" Fabiano yelled, "Are ordinary friends going to see your game every time at St. Paul's home?"

"She is a fan of São Paulo."

"Haha!" Captain Cheney interjected at this time, "This is really the funniest joke I've ever heard. Ambrosio admitted in an interview that she is a flamenco fan, just to give you Cheers came to see the game in São Paulo. "

"When did it happen, how do I not know." Ricardo's face was a little unnatural.

"It's today's newspaper."

Ricardo is okay, he can only spread his hands: "Anyway, I did not have anything with her. You really want to think about it, so let your imagination go."

"You admirable kid!" Fabiano grabbed Ricardo's hair and rubbed it for a while, and other teammates followed suit. One minute later, Ricardo's hair became a messy birdhouse.

Osvaldo has been watching with a smile, without interrupting the laughter of the players.

After a while, he clapped his hands and said loudly, "Boys, stop, stop!"

When everyone stopped and the music was turned off, he continued to say, "I know you are all excited, so am I. But before the celebration, we still have to win the last match, and then there is Playoffs. Yes, we are the first place in the regular season, but this does not bring us a trophy. I hope you can stay in shape until you win the championship trophy, can you do it? "

"Yes!" The players shouted together.

Osvaldo nodded with satisfaction: "Now the 7th is Fluminense, the 8th is Cruzeiro, and the 9th is Santos. Of course, the ranking may change after the last match. Although In the regular season, we were tied with Cruzeiro and Santos, and we beat Fluminense, but Fluminense's strength is stronger than Cruzeiro and Santos. You all agree. So we have to keep the first place, try to play Cruzeiro or Santos, avoid the 7th Fluminense, and tell me loudly, can you win the last game? Race? "

"Yes!" The players shouted neatly.

很好 "Very good, then we'll go back to rest first. Only a half-day rest tomorrow, training in the afternoon as usual."

Uh ...

In training, Ricardo is in a good shape, so he returned to the starting lineup in the away game against Gama. Osvaldo apparently didn't think of holding him to the bench.

But in today's game, his performance can be said to be a complete disaster.

突破 3 breakthroughs and 1 successful. 4 shots, 1 shot, 0 goals. Passed 42 times and only succeeded 30 times, with a success rate of 72%. Threatened to pass 1 assist and 0 assists. He was replaced early in the 65th minute.

卡 Ricardo doesn't know what happened to him. Obviously in the training state is still so good. It can only be attributed to the fact that no rhythm has been found.

This is also a common occurrence. Even Ronaldo, even Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, are not likely to perform well on the field.

Osvaldo didn't blame him. At the post-match press conference, facing reporters' questions about Ricardo's status Osvaldo said: "I am very satisfied with Ricardo's performance and he has completed my tactical deployment Obviously, he lacked a bit of luck and didn't score, but I can only see his efforts. "

"No one can score one or two super goals in each game, neither can the ball king Bailey. Ricardo is just a 16-year-old boy, and you have too much demand for him. In my opinion, even if there is no goal And assists, his performance is good enough. "

"You are questioning a young man who started 12 times in the national championship, played 9 times off the bench, scored 17 goals and assisted 8 goals. I don't know if there is any questionable data like this."

卡 Ricardo is grateful for Osvaldo's support. But this does not dispel the thought in his mind: Osvaldo is not a good head coach. If São Paulo wants some honor, he must change.

After this round, the regular season of the Brazilian National Championships has ended. In the end, São Paulo ranked first, while Santos struggled to win in the last game, Cruzeiro was unexpectedly tied, and Santos won a playoff spot with a goal difference advantage.

The eight teams participating in the playoffs are: Sao Paulo, San Caetano, Corinthians, Juventus, Gremio, Atletico Minero, Fluminense and Santos.

The other four relegated teams include the Portuguese, Palmeiras, Gama and Botafogo. With a glorious history, Palmeiras will be relegated, which no one expected before the start of the season.

The 28 teams participating in the playoffs have begun their final preparations. The playoffs are on the brink.

São Paulo will face opponent Santos in the regular season.