Sao Paulo and Corinthian are in the same city, so the team does not have to set off for the away game one day in advance.

On the last day before the game, they were still training normally at the Brafonda training base.

However, the training volume was reduced by half.

The training program also mainly focuses on set piece offense and defensive routine drills.

And only practiced for a long time.

After the morning training, the team went to Pakampou Stadium to adapt to the field in the afternoon. At the same time, the head coaches of both sides will attend the pre-match press conference in the news hall of Pakampou Stadium.

Then, at night, the entire Sao Paulo team would stay in the hotel, even in the same city.

It must be concentrated before the game, which is the tradition of Brazilian football.

In the past, this tradition was even more exaggerated. Now it only lasts for one night. In Brazil, clubs generally insisted that before every game - no matter how irrelevant - the whole team had to stay in a hotel, usually for a few days.

The reason is that the players are not mature enough to take care of themselves and must manage them.

This is the "centralization system" of Brazilian football, which is part of Brazilian football culture and may also limit the freedom of players the most. The word is called "assembly" in military terms, "assembly the troops together".

"There is no supervision, and the players are not mature enough to manage themselves before the game." Even the head coach Scolari, who led Brazil to the fifth World Cup championship before, is a loyal fan of centralization. "The harmlessness of sexual behavior before the game has been proven. But our players are a bit overdoing. They perform normally at home, go out and stay with other sexual partners, and always want to prove that they are the best lovers in the world. So they are almost crazy, they are exhausted, and have reached a point that affects their performance on the field." He said that "centralization" may be a parental style, but it is for the players' own good.

Later, after six months of hard work by star Socrates and his comrades, they finally succeeded in the challenge and gradually abolished the "centralization system".

Most teams only live in concentrated areas the day before the game.

But to this day, there is still a worry - without a centralized system, some players lack a sense of security

And these political movements that Socrates and his teammates were in the middle of...Sao Paulo's current opponent Corinthian.

Some people always want football and politics to be separated, but they don’t know that football, as a sport with world influence, has long been closely related to politics. Not only politicians are using football, but players themselves also use football to express their political views. "Doctor" Socrates once used football to engage in political sports.

For example, he once participated in the presidential campaign. In 1984, thirty-year-old Socrates spoke at a rally with 1.5 million people. He assured the crowd that if the parliament passed the constitutional amendment to re-establish a free presidential election, that is, the upcoming election in a few days, he would not play football in Italy.

But the bill was not passed in the end, and he also went to Florence.

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When the entire Sao Paulo team was warming up at the Pacambo Stadium in the afternoon, head coach Osvaldo was waiting outside the news hall to attend the pre-match press conference.

In the hall, the home team's head coach Carlos Pereira is answering questions from reporters.

His pre-match press conference is almost over.

The door wasn't closed, so Osvaldo could hear Pereira's voice.

"The last question," said the press officer.

A reporter stood up after being clicked: "Hello, I am a reporter from Le Reims. I would like to ask, in the final of the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship in the first half of the year, Corinthian also had the advantage in the first round. Not only did he score three away goals, he also led Sao Paulo in the total score, but he lost to Sao Paulo at home in the second round, or to be precise, he lost two people, Rong and Kaka. So, Mr. Pereira, are you worried that the scene will be repeated again? Do you have any countermeasures for this situation?"

Pereira smiled and replied: "Of course we won't trip over the same stone twice. I'm not worried that this situation will happen again, because we have very effective countermeasures. But as for what countermeasures are... I can't tell you, the answer will naturally be revealed when the game is reached."

After saying that, the press officer announced: "This press conference ends here."

The sound of chairs moving away and footsteps came inside.

A few seconds later, Pereira opened the door and walked out.

When he opened the door and found Osvaldo standing outside the door, he took the initiative to extend his hand to him: "I look forward to a wonderful game."

Osvaldo shook his hand and said, "I am the same."

Then Pereira let go of her hand and bypassed Osvaldo and left.

Osvaldo withdrew his gaze from him and turned to the press room where the reporters were already waiting for him.

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"What's the best way to adapt to the Pakampo Stadium? I play many games here every year..." In addition to training on the adaptation field, the players will also chat. What's more, they are very familiar with this stadium. Warm up before the game to adapt to the field is just a formality.

In Brazil, even warm-ups before the game are full of relaxed and joyful atmosphere.

It would be even better if there was samba music with a full sense of rhythm on the spot.

But there are also people who are different from them.

Rongguang, Kaka and Lucas were very serious when warming up.

They paid so much, what's the point if they couldn't win the championship?

But to ensure they can win the championship, they need to put in more effort.

You can't be lazy when you adapt to the venue before the game.

Rico also noticed Lucas' warm-up condition next to him.

He found it very strange.

If it were Lucas half a year ago, it would be absolutely impossible to do such a thing.

In Rico's impression, since he met Lucas, Lucas has always been lazy in his eyes, as if he had not woken up.

There was nothing else that could make him interested except for women.

Lucas is famous for his lack of fighting spirit among youth teams at all levels.

He may also feel that he is average in talent, so he refuses to invest too much energy in training. He would rather devote more energy to the promising career of picking up girls.

But since he returned from vacation in Santos this summer, he has become a different person.

Rico was curious and wanted to know what Lucas encountered on the beach in Santos.

But every time Lucas asks him the same question: "Do you want to succeed, Rico? Do you think so much about breathing?"

He was confused when asked.

So he still cannot know who Lucas met on the beach in Santos and what happened, which changed his temperament and was willing to work hard in training.

And because of his efforts in training, in the past six months, he has changed from an absolute substitute to a rotation player for the youth team, and has gained more opportunities to play than before.

But despite this, he still couldn't directly shake Rico himself and Claiber's main striker position.

The youth team players were also surprised that the head coach chose him instead of Cleber and Rico.

But Rico knew that the head coach's choice must make sense. After Lucas came to the first team, he was able to get opportunities because he was really capable.

At least, Rico envies Lucas' ability to grab points. Rico is fast and has excellent dribbling, but is not good at shooting, so he is a very embarrassing as a striker.

Lucas is much better than him in terms of shooting.

Now that he saw that his good friend finally had the opportunity to play in the first team, Rico was not jealous, but was happy for him from the bottom of his heart. Especially after seeing how hard he has worked in the past six months...

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In the evening, a live video highlight of the pre-match press conference is being broadcast.

The pre-match press conference of home team Corinthian coach Pereira has just been broadcast, and now it is the away team's turn.

"Mr. Osvaldo. Your team was completely restricted by Corinthian in the home game. Everyone thinks that Lucas Sutton is the team's weakness. Why did you modify your tactics and adjust the starting lineup in this game?"

A reporter stood up and asked.

Osvaldo shook his head: "No, Lucas Sutton will continue to start. Our tactics will not be adjusted. I am very confident in my players, they are very good. So is Lucas Sutton

He seemed very confident.

Everyone was surprised. Pereira was hesitant about what countermeasures he had to choose during an interview, as if she was afraid that others would find out, so she took precautions in advance.

You know, Corinthian has already taken the lead in the two-round finals...

Osvaldo announced in advance what tactics he would use in the game.

Is he really so confident?

"Just bluffing." Everything was on the screen, and the studio appeared on the screen. Grayson, the famous reporter of "Scoreboard", was a guest of this program, commenting on the performance of the two head coaches at the press conference between the two parties.

"The tactics of the St. Paul Trident have been thoroughly studied. Lucas Sutton is their biggest weakness, and this cannot be avoided. No matter what Osvaldo thinks of, as long as it cannot solve this problem, it will be useless. And I don't think he has any way to solve this problem in a week. So..." He shrugged, curled his lips and shook his head, with a look of disdain.

"Do you think St. Paul is sure to lose in this game?" the host asked at this time.

Grayson shook his head: "No, I can't say they will lose, but at least I'm not optimistic about them winning. I can't solve Kaka and Rong's cooperation problem, relying on only one Lucas Sutton, that's equivalent to putting all the eggs in one basket. Once the basket is turned over, the eggs will be broken, which is too risky. I admit that Osvaldo's trident tactic is very imaginative and theoretically wonderful, but the contradiction between Kaka and Rong makes this wonderful tactic only exist at the imagination."

Grayson's style of being a guest on TV is the same as his style of writing articles, with a lot of essays and endless talks, but it is also reasonable and well-founded, which makes people have to nod and agree - no matter how unhappy you are with him, you have to admit that he is right.

"I think Osvaldo said this just to confuse Pereira. When Pereira guessed why Sao Paulo was so confident, Osvaldo's goal was achieved..."

Osvaldo turned off the TV, and he didn't want to watch Grayson make a fuss on the TV anymore.

He didn't know how Pereira would interpret his words at the press conference.

He doesn't care either.

If Pereira is really worried about his words, he has made a profit.

In fact, he did not count this.

Without any conspiracy, he just wanted to confront Pereira in a dignified manner.

In Brazilian football, although he also won several championships, including leading Corinthian to the first Club World Cup championship, which is the world championship, but compared with the World Cup championship that Pereira won...

He wants to defeat the famous coach Pereira in a head-on duel.

And his opponent is Corinthian, and he also wants to tell those arrogant "loyalty eagles" how huge it is to drive me away.

So in fact, he was very satisfied with meeting Corinthian twice in the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship and the Brazil National Championship finals.

It is to defeat them continuously so that they will have a toothache when they think of their name

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E, the first guaranteed update is available. Today, the monthly ticket price is rising slowly, so I don’t have the chance to add updates even if I want to.
Chapter completed!