Contemporary Brazilian football has undergone subversive changes from traditional samba football, not only in the Europeanization of attacking players, but also in the position of goalkeeper. Today's Brazil, there are Alisson and Ederson two gods sitting in the town, but in that year, it can only be counted with Ta farrell, the player who once could not find a home in the club, actually played in three World Cups.
The evolution of anything requires a process. The evolutionary history of the Brazilian goalkeeper naturally requires a process. Brazilian goalkeeper Dida, after Tafarell, is a key figure in this evolutionary process.
He's not a professional goalkeeper
What is less well known is that although Dida was born in Brazil, the kingdom of football, he did not have much contact with football since he was a child, but was a master of volleyball and handball. It was also this experience that gave Dida a good foundation and laid the foundation for his future soaring – to some extent, volleyball and handball have something in common with goalkeeping.
With a good foundation from childhood, Deida quickly found a suitable position for herself after being exposed to football: a goalkeeper. At the same time, his height also ushered in a crazy long-term, and soon jumped to 1 meter 95, which can be called a giant on the green field, and also attracted the attention of many Brazilian domestic teams. Victoria and Cruzeiro recruited him and entrusted him with important duties.
After all, he is not a professional goalkeeper, and After embarking on the road of professional goalkeeper, Dida has suffered a lot of unprofessional hardships, and there will be embarrassing low-level mistakes every three to five. However, his physical fitness is really too good, the reaction speed is too agile, and from time to time there are amazing saves. This has caused coaches headaches about his low-level mistakes, but still has expectations for him.
And the Brazilian national team of that era was really too short of excellent goalkeepers. Even a player like Tafarell, whose personal strength can only be regarded as mediocre, can be seen in the main goal of Brazil. In this context, Dida, whose physical condition and performance is far from stable, also got the opportunity to be selected for the Brazilian national team.
However, Dida's performance was disappointing. Especially at the Atlanta Olympics, Dida played as brazil's main goalkeeper, not only in the group stage by Japan, whose overall strength was inferior, but also in the semifinals by Kanu's Nigeria as a sieve. This directly led to Deida losing the trust of the Brazilian team, and in the summer of 98 France, he would rather continue to use Tafarell, whose state has declined significantly, as the main force, rather than give Dida a chance.
A fantastic tour in Milan
Needless to say, the reason why Milan introduced Dida that year was definitely not too much expectation, at best, it was just to find a third goalkeeper. Veteran Rossi and youngster Abiati, both of whom came in line with the picks, were ahead of Dida.
Milan manager Zaccheroni also gave Dida a chance to play, but he made an unbelievable low-level mistake in the Champions League group stage match against Leeds United, leaking Into the goal of Bower's less threatening shot near the end, causing Milan to be killed, which made it more difficult for Deida to turn over. Coupled with the sudden "fake passport" incident, Dida became a superfluous person in Milan almost overnight.
And after the sad urge, it is not jitai to come. In the 2002-03 season, the veteran Rossi left Milan, and newcomer Abiati was unfortunately injured, which made Deida, who was originally only the third goalkeeper, suddenly become the only option for the team. Dida also seems to have undergone a change, and he has been judged two times, and has gradually become the main goalkeeper of Milan.
On 28 May 2003, Dida appeared as Milan's starting goalkeeper in the Champions League final against Juventus. Although he did not perform much in the 120 minutes of the game, Deida played a big role in the penalty shootout, and within five penalties, he actually took down the penalties of Trezeguet, Sarajeta and Montero, becoming Milan's first hero in reaching the top of Europe.
After the game, then Juventus manager Lippi personally accepted that Dida had put a lot of psychological pressure on his players, and many players refused to take penalties because of his presence.
After this campaign, Dida established his status as the top goalkeeper of the era.
The sky-falling fireworks turned into a turning point
Unfortunately, the good times are not long, and Dida's top form has only been maintained for two seasons. In the second leg of the 2004-05 Champions League quarter-final against fellow city brother Inter, Nerazzurri midfielder Cambiasso's goal was invalidated by the referee on duty, which made the Inter fans extremely angry, and in protest, they threw a large number of fireworks into the field.
Deida, who was standing in front of the goal, was unfortunately hit by fireworks and was immediately carried off the field by medical staff to receive treatment for burns.
To be sure, if we talk about the injury itself, Dida's fireworks attack this time is far from serious. It is undoubtedly much better than those terrible injuries with broken bones and torn ligaments. However, this flying disaster seems to have caused a heavy blow to Dida's psychology. After returning from injury, he made more than one low-level mistake in the game, which was disappointing.
Years later, In an interview, Dida talked about this unforgettable past, and he confessed that the fireworks attack had cast a psychological shadow on him, often losing concentration during the game.
Fake throws at the fans
If it is only a low-level mistake, It is enough, but Deida even the taboo of professional players: violation of game ethics has also been violated.
In the Champions League group stage match against the Celtics, Macdonald broke Deida's ten-finger mark at the last minute of the game, which made the Celtics on the scene excited. One fan was even more excited, rushed into the stadium to celebrate madly in front of Dida, and also teasingly touched Dida's face.
Having conceded the ball in a bad mood and being teased by the opposing fans, Dida's first reaction was to try to catch up with the uninvited guest. However, Dida did not know what kind of consideration, before he ran for two steps, he suddenly covered his face and fell to the ground in pain, as if he had been hit by the fan, and even alarmed the medical staff on the sidelines, and carried Dida on a stretcher.
Although the fan's rash behavior is not worth advocating, Deida's fake wrestling against the fans is even more worthy of criticism. The video does not lie, no matter from which angle it is replayed, that action will not make Dida fall to the ground in pain, especially ironically, Dida's first reaction is not pain, but to chase the fan.
Even in the face of fans to perform a fake fall, you can imagine what kind of repercussions This move of Dida will provoke, not only the media criticizes him, even UEFA also believes that Dida is cheating + fake fall, and punishes him with two suspensions.
Since then, Dida has completely fallen into ruin and can never find her former style.
However, the emergence of Dida is still of great significance to Brazilian football. Before him, the likes of Tafarell appeared on the European field, habitually regarded by the media and fans as weaknesses and jokes, until the birth of Dida, which broke people's inherent thinking and paved the way for the rise of Alisson and Ederson in the future.