Reporter Chen Yong reports On the evening of April 22, Qingdao Red Lions will challenge Shanghai Jiading Huilong away, and then return to the home court to face Liaoning Iron Man in the 6th round on April 26, which will be a popular battle - according to the itinerary, on April 26, the world footballer of the year and the double winner of the European Ballon d'Or, the world football legend Rivaldo will come to Qingdao to visit his son who plays football, watch the game live and interact with the fans.

Four rounds and two goals, all of which are arranged by Xiaoli

After 4 rounds of battles, Qingdao Red Lion ranked 13th with 3 draws and 1 loss and 3 points. In terms of performance in the first four rounds, Qingdao Red Lions' defense was very tenacious, conceding three goals tied for the fourth fewest in the Central League, but two goals tied for the second fewest in the Central League. Both of Qingdao Red Lions' goals came from the same man: Rivaldo's son, Rivaldo.

Qingdao Red Lions' first game of this season was an extremely difficult game against Chongqing Tonglianglong, but with Rivaldo's penalty in the 34th minute, Qingdao Red Lions finally drew 1-1 away to the favorite team. In fact, in the 51st minute, Rivaldo Jr. received a pass from a teammate and scored, but the goal was ruled invalid for offside, but the video replay showed that it was not offside, and Rivaldo Jr. missed a double ring.

In the second round, Qingdao Red Lions played against Yanbian Longding, the two sides drew 1-1, and Rivaldo Jr. scored a penalty again. In the next two games, Qingdao Red Lion drew 0-0 with Dalian Kuncheng at home and lost 0-1 to Dingnan Ganlian away.

The all-Chinese class has aroused the attention of the outside world, the reporter learned that Qingdao Red Lion's three foreign aid can not play is not a football factor, but some technical aspects of the small problems, however, these problems have been solved, the 22nd evening of the 5th round of the Chinese League, that is, this Tuesday away against Shanghai Jiading Huilong, Qingdao Red Lion's foreign aid can play.

It is worth noting that the three goals conceded by Qingdao Red Lions, in addition to the goal conceded by Chongqing Tonglianglong in the 4th minute of the game, the other two goals conceded, and the goal conceded by Yanbian Longding was in the 99th minute of stoppage time, when a penalty was awarded and 3 points were missed. In the 0-1 away defeat to Dingnan Gan United, the goal conceded time was 96 minutes, and the header clearance accidentally turned into a header assist, missing 1 point - these two goals also reminded Qingdao Red Lions that maintaining attention and concentration is the direction of the team's continued improvement.

In the FA Cup match on the afternoon of the 19th, Qingdao Red Lions performed well, defeating Jiangxi Lushan, a Chinese B team, 1-0 and advancing to the next round.

Strength and attitude, recognized

For the introduction of Rivaldo Jr., Liu Yu, general manager of Qingdao Red Lion Club, introduced the original intention of the introduction, which is mainly based on two levels of considerations: "First, the consideration of the competitive level, this year is the second season of Qingdao Red Lion, the club hopes to introduce higher quality foreign aid, which can bring more help to the team, and now he is more suitable for our team; Second, in terms of influence, under the same cost-effective situation, the introduction of a more influential foreign aid can enhance the appeal of Qingdao Red Lion, including increasing the stickiness with Qingdao fans. Qingdao is a football city, but also a double super city, so as a Chinese league team, it also hopes to show its own style and characteristics. Rivaldo's father is well-known in China, and he had an intersection with Chinese football in the 2002 World Cup. ”

Qingdao Red Lion Club has solved the worries of Rivaldo Jr., who has an 8-year-old son and two twin daughters, and the club contacted the international school and funded the arrangement, which also made Rivaldo Jr. very recognized.

Rivaldo Jr.'s personal qualities are highly recognized by the club, he is very disciplined, very dedicated and very polite, "these are very recognizable from top to bottom of the club. Liu Yu said. In a previous interview with this newspaper, Rivaldo Jr. highly praised Qingdao, and at the fan open day on March 24, Rivaldo Jr. once again expressed his good feelings for Qingdao City, Qingdao Red Lion Club and Qingdao fans, and Rivaldo Jr. also revealed that his father would come to Qingdao to cheer for him. Now the date has been set, and on April 26, Qingdao Red Lions will play Liaoning Iron Man at home, and Rivaldo will be in person.

In the future, we look forward to playing a greater role

In the first 4 rounds, 3 draws and 1 loss, Qingdao Red Lions showed great tenacity, but the team's points situation was not ideal, and in order to maintain defensive intensity while improving attacking power, foreign reinforcements including Rivaldo Jr. were very important. Rivaldo's dedication and ability have been recognised by the club, including two goals in two games, both from the penalty spot, but also for creating a lot of threat in the game, as well as having a good ball blown away.

Rivaldo Jr. is 1.87 meters tall and plays as a center forward, but can also play as a shadow striker or right winger. Rivaldo Jr. was worth 1.1 million euros in 2020 and is currently worth around 900,000 euros. As a center forward, Rivaldo Jr. needs the help of his teammates to "feed the cake", including the help of the entire system, which is actually the next step for Qingdao Red Lions to improve.