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Published at 30th of November 2018 10:35:01 PM


Chapter 18

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Smug Soto

 

“My idol is Ronaldo, no matter which team he plays for. I keep all the tapes of his days playing football, and when he gets hurt, I’m always very heartbroken.” -Balotelli

Licado thought Oswaldo was a kind coach. Although his real age, he is less than half of the Oswaldo, but his psychological age is also more than 30 years old, so he and Oswaldo can still a chat.

Oswaldo also felt a hint … Surprise.

The child has maturity that is not common with his age. This maturity does not refer to the sophistication, nor does it mean to behave properly in fact, he feels that Licado EQ is very low and outrageous.

But Licado has the aura of a middle-aged man.

Take everything very lightly, peace of mind, just like a little old man.

Oswaldo thinks this is actually the most suitable for a professional players  state of mind. With this sense of mind, on the field to maintain control with ice-like calm, at all times to make the best decision.

Juventus, for example, are nicknamed “Old Lady,” which is not a derogatory term, but rather a very robust game for Juventus that year, as elegant as an old woman. Although there is sometimes a lack of passion, they will never drop the heat itself at a critical time.

Licado has this temperament on him.

……

After the plane landed at the airport in Curitiba, the team immediately went to the hotel to book a meal and then rented a bus to Mario Celso Petraguella Stadium for adaptive training.

After two hours of training, return to the hotel to rest, dinner at 5:30, everyone did not eat too much, just eat some high-calories, rich in potassium food.

At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed. Despite being an away game, Parana is not a traditional strong team, despite the full camp of their own injured. Although Parana won the national championships in Brazil after a dark last season, it is frank to say that for Sao Paulo, the champions of the Estado De Sao Paulo Championships and the Rio-Sao Paulo matchup are both heavier than those of the national championships.

There is some concern about this to Oswaldo. The team’s light attitude to the enemy phenomenon is obvious, yet in his view, with the team’s current form, it is likely not to be a home-run Parana opponent. If you take to light the enemy again, you are likely to suffer a terrible blow!

These days, he’s only doing tactical training, and not adjusting the players from a psychological level, it’s a big mistake.

So when the team warmed up to Mario Celso Petraguella Stadium, he had to use nostalgia to the players over and over again. As the team returns to the locker room for appearances, he has repeatedly stressed: don’t take lightly the enemy.

Yet the last scene he wanted to see appeared.

In the opening just 5 minutes, Parana had attacked with top scorer Alex.

“Minero goal!!! Parana leads Sao Paulo 1:0 at home! Poor Sao Paulo, I guess they haven’t come back yet! ”

Oswaldo couldn’t sit down, and his face drained the 3 backs of dedicated divisional defense, sacrificing the offense, just trying to bail out a draw away from home. However, the team trailed in the opening 5 minutes,  just how to play the remaining 85 minutes!

He stood on the sidelines, waving his arms passionately, shouting, asking the players to be steady, steady, and not rush to equalise.

But how could Sao Paulo be willing to be humiliated by Parana! Instead of following the head coach’s orders, they launched a wave of offensives at Parana’s goal. All three midfielders, with the exception of Baptista, were all out of their place.

In the first 23 minutes, Minero with the help of a counterattack, drove straight into, and then the next chance.

“goal!! Minero goal!!! The opening 23 minutes, Parana 2:0 lead! Who dares to predict such a score before the game! ”

“which must have reminded the Sao Paulo people of the sad memories of last season’s quarter-finals! That game, it was his goal in the first 80 minutes to kill Sao Paulo! Now he’s standing up again to help Parana a 2:0 home lead! ”

With the narrator’s broadcast, more than 10,000 Parana fans in Mario Celso Petraguella Stadium gave deafening cheers, while hundreds of Sao Paulo fans from afar were silent and out of their wits.

Alex Minero raced to celebrate the goal, Oswaldo kicked the sideline mineral water bottle: “Damn it, damn it! What the hell damn it! ”

He gasped and looked back at the bench, with several replacements either chewing gum with a blank face or holding their heads and couldn’t bear to look at it again. Only Licado, at this time although the expression is grim, but the body is slightly forward, there is no loss of hope in the eyes of the flame.

Oswaldo forced himself to calm down, waving his arm and shouting, “Steady! Don’t press too much! Don’t drop the ball again! Hold for me steady and play according to the tactics we worked out before! ”

They may have been lost two goals scared, Sao Paulo began to shrink defense, and Parana’s morale is booming, unexpectedly a big pressure is on, momentum completely overwhelming Sao Paulo, hitting several waves of wonderful attacks in a row.

“Minero shot! Gee, Ceni made a wonderful save! ”

Long Shot Good risk, Ceni’s save is crucial! ”

“The corner leaves! Ceni, hit the ball out! And also! Peripheral Long shot! The ball hits Lugano and pops up on the bottom line, and! ”

Jittery in defence, Sao Paulo fans in front of the TV and a handful of Sao Paulo fans at the scene booed the team.

Parana’s head coach, Soto, sat on the bench with legs crossed, who could see that he was proud now. He wished to put his face in front of Oswaldo and let Oswaldo see his smug look.

Yes, your tactics have been seen through by me, so now my team is ahead. You’re a loser, Oswaldo.

Soto and Oswaldo did not have enmity. It’s just that on the football field, there’s only a difference between winners and losers. Soto wants to be a winner, so he can only be wronged and Oswaldo become a loser.

Across the court, Oswaldo naturally couldn’t see Soto’s expression, but he could guess Soto’s pride. His brows had been locked, the situation on the field was very bad for Sao Paulo, and the third goal seemed to appear at any moment.

But as time went on, Sao Paulo slowly gained a foothold and started hitting some counter-attacks, only to pose a substantial threat to Parana goalkeeper Flavio.

Under Soto’s command, Parana began to shrink the formation, seemingly content with a 2:0 score and no longer pressing heavily.

The game went into a standoff and neither side got another good chance until the end of the first half.

“At the end of the first half, the two sides walked into the locker room and Parana had a temporary 2:0 lead. What was Oswaldo ready to do in the second half? Now he doesn’t have too many good cards on his hands, and the injuries to Kaka, Fabiano and Ricardinho do hurt Sao Paulo. “said the narrator.





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