This time last week, João Pedro was on the beach in Brazil. Now he’s in Club World Cup Finalapplauded by old fans and new fans. The 23-year-old striker had been on vacation in Rio de Janeiro when they called him £60 million transferred to Chelsea It’s done, he can come here directly.
After two days and one training session, he made his debut in Philadelphia, more than 4,000 miles north of the home, it was a glimpse of a promising future. Four days after that, he got his first start in New Jersey. It took 18 minutes to achieve a glorious goal. By the time he was leaving an hour ago, he had another one.
He didn’t celebrate, either, but there would be another chance soon. He will return here on Sunday, with Chelsea sending it to his final day. He might know more than any one what that means. “I can’t stop doing my job,” he said. No one expected him to start doing it so quickly, and it was definitely not very good.
Yes, he’s ready-“I’m in Brazil with my friend, but I have a personal trainer; imagine if I didn’t train, Chelsea Call me,” he said-but still. This is of course something else compared to the Chelsea forwards I’ve been to before.
He may not even have a chance to play, but due to a pause from Liam Delap – but by the time he left work, he had already made his own merits. As he left, João Pedro applauded the Chelsea fans on the left. Then he applauded fluminense fans. Please allow me to introduce myself. and: Sorry for this. Both applauded, from Rio de Janeiro to Metropolitan Life and a brand new life, that was his moment.
He scored two, both of them were excellent and as good as his words. The first bends to the top corner; the second hits the bar and goes into the net. No, he didn’t promise to score, but he still didn’t look that way, but he have Promise not to celebrate whether he did so. So, everyone apologized.
The team he just beat was his childhood club. He joined Fluminense at the age of 10 and lived with his mother in Rio de Janeiro. “I went there, nothing. They gave me everything, they showed me the world. I’m very grateful.” “I’m sorry what happened to them, but I’m a professional.”
Brazil’s last one gave the game, which made it feel a bit like the World Cup and now he’s stopped their journey. “This is not about ending this,” he said.
“I know how important this is to Fluminense, and I believe it is important to us, too. I’m very grateful for everything Fluminense has done to me, but I can’t stop working. May the best team win, maybe it’s a great wonder.”
The best team did win, and although Marc Cucurella did clear the game, Chelsea did need to shoot to avoid a 1-0 fine to fluminense. But in fact, this is not particularly spectacular. Anyway, the game is not. The goal is indeed.
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All over Hudson, in a place more than anywhere else, supporters have long been taking over the vast, naked swelling around Metropolitan Life. The heat rises from the floor, the hot tar powder is with the smell of the backsplash barbecue brought by the Brazilians. Huge barbecue under the pavilion.
Fluminense has outstripped Chelsea supporters, but there are also plenty of blue shirts. And 20 signs of João Pedro. Cole Palmer looked at the slogan “Scary Good” in Times Square, and he seemed to be the most popular. Others bring a nostalgic touch – there are plenty of lighthouses out there.
As they walked through the gate, the crossing sign warned that no weapons were allowed to enter the interior, and they missed the U.S. National Anthem, where they were taken to empty shelves an hour before each game began. When the team showed up one player at a time, they weren’t very adequate – João Pedro wasn’t the cheeriest of the time, but he would – but the tickets were 17 times cheaper than Madrid’s Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain, which is close: 70,566. At 3pm on weekdays, there is a countdown to kick off. Then they played.
It’s not always the fastest game, nor the most dramatic. It was hot there – it was not only a player who escaped in the half but also a player who fans escaped, and never really felt like Chelsea wouldn’t win. This is not surprising either. The identity of the man who carried them was written.
“We are ugly ducklings,” Fluminense coach Renato Gaúcho said, but one of them has grown up, flew, celebrated something beautiful around this stadium, and his moments are shared with everyone.
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