I am Kaka

On Thursday, February 1, 2001, less than a month before Kaka recovered from his injury, three of the ten wishes he made on the hospital bed have come true, and now the fourth is about to come true.

This is Sao Paulo's home stadium, Morombi Stadium. The ongoing game is the first stage of the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship. The two sides are Sao Paulo and Botafogo. The score is 0 to 1.

According to international practice, the home team is in the front, the visiting team is behind, and Sao Paulo is one goal behind at home.

Brazil's football market is not good, because the domestic TV broadcasting is very developed, people prefer to watch the game broadcasting at home, and almost all the famous Brazilian players have been snapped up by the European giants. Either some rising stars who are still in the growth stage or some former superstars who have come back to retire, their appeal is very limited.

Therefore, apart from some more important games, the attendance rate of many games in Brazil is very low. Even if it is the home game of Sao Paulo, which is a strong team in Brazil, the attendance rate of this game is only about two-thirds.

It doesn't sound like much, but Morombi Stadium has 80,000 seats, and two-thirds of the attendance is already the envy of many small clubs.

Sao Paulo, who was playing at home, was attacked by the opponent and scored a goal in the first ten minutes. Then they attacked the opponent's goal throughout the first half, but they didn't score. In the second half, the opponent who was ahead by one goal unexpectedly attacked. After coming out, Sao Paulo, who should have taken the opportunity to tie the score, played very passively.

Alvarez walked up and down the sidelines, yelling at the players on the court, but it didn't help. His team was still under pressure.

"São Paulo are in trouble, Alvarez looks like he can't do anything, it's the best he can come up with, but his players have no fighting spirit... Shot! Fantastic save! Cheney's reaction Soon, he saved the team again, but you can't win with a goalkeeper, they have to change... Sure enough, Alvarez went to the bench, and Sao Paulo was going to make a substitution."

"A player from the Sao Paulo team is warming up, huh? Who is this? Well, just kidding, of course I know who this is. I am a professional commentator... Wait, let me check the information first, oh, I found it, a Sao Paulo The midfielder produced by the youth academy, his name is Ricardo Izeksen dos Santo...Forget it, look at the back of the jersey, his name is Kaka, this year only, um, born in 1982, he this year 19, maybe 18? It's his first game, Alvarez must be crazy, what Sao Paulo needs now is a hero, not a kid, not every teenager is Ronaldo."

Of course, Alvarez didn't know that his decision to substitute had caused the narrator to complain wildly, and he was now seized the last time to give Kakar an order.

"Listen, Ricardo, I know a lot of people must think I'm crazy right now, but I know I'm not, you go up and tell Luiz to put him on the last defender, I don't want to see him come back. Withdrawal, and you, I believe in my eyes, I believe you can do it, I need you to revitalize our mid lane, pass the ball to connect the two sides, and you have to run, just like you did in the training game, Use your speed to mess up their midfield and pass the ball into the box, get it?"

"……not understand."

"God, tell me, what are you going to do when you play?"

"Kick the ball into the goddamn goal."

"That's right, go warm up, remember, you have to run..."

Kaka could no longer hear what Alvarez said later, his body seemed to be out of control, and fans shouted in his ears and mind, and those people might be encouraging him, or they might be laughing at him , but he couldn't hear a word clearly, and he didn't want to make it clear. He could feel that everyone's eyes were on him.

He warmed up as fast as he could,

Then stood on the sidelines, the fourth official held up the sign.

Off on the 8th and on the 23rd.

The popular numbers 7 to 11 in the Sao Paulo team have already had owners, and even 22 has been worn away. Kaka chose to choose 23 in the end.

Flying boots haven’t happened yet, Shuai Guobei is still No. 7 of Manchester United. The current influence of the number 23 in the sports world is only limited to the basketball field, and it has no special meaning in football.

In addition, the name on the back of his jersey was originally "CACA". In terms of pronunciation, it is actually no different from the "KAKA" that fans all over the world are familiar with. These two names do not exist in Portuguese, so there is actually no difference. But the word "CACA" is a savory word in languages ​​such as Spanish and Italian, so he changed "CACA" to "KAKA".

In the fifty-eighth minute of the game, the ball went out of bounds and Sao Paulo made a substitution.

High-five with the teammate who was replaced, step forward with the left foot first, step into the field, squat halfway, brush the turf with the right hand, stand up, then heel with the right foot, and trot forward.

After five thousand years, it's finally my turn to play.

It's a pity that the system is a prudence, and achievements such as "First appearance on the field" are not triggered.

Life is not a movie, and Kaka's appearance seemed unremarkable. Apart from the on-site DJ's careless replacement introduction, what greeted him was only the audience's confusion and doubts. There is no close-up that allows all audiences to see every hair clearly.

He was inexplicably a little nervous, feeling like he was dreaming.

The wind blows on the face, not cold, but a little hot.

The same goes for the heart.

There was sparse applause from the stands.

Kaka's parents and younger brother were all sitting in the stands, and Falcao, Fred, Sanchez and other friends who played street football together also came to watch the match. At first, they didn't think Kaka would have a chance to play, especially When the team fell behind, everyone thought that Kaka's debut would be postponed, but who knew that Kaka made his debut in a hurry when he was least likely to play.

This coach either dislikes Kaka extremely, or has given up the game, and is completely a dead horse as a living horse doctor. This is almost everyone's thinking.

The game restarts.

Kaka trembled a little.

A small part is due to nervousness, mostly due to excitement.

Under such pressure, some people will tremble and collapse and surrender, while others will soar against the current and soar into the sky under this kind of motivation.

He knew that he was the latter, and could only be the latter.

Because he is Kaka.

He is very modest, but that is only because of self-cultivation; he is very gentle, but that is only because of character.

The real him is full of courage, with knives in his eyes, and never begs for mercy.