The funeral of a generation of ball king Pele caused great controversy. It's not that there is anything wrong with the funeral process, but that many Brazilian superstars with high status, such as Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Cafu, and Carlos, all missed Pele's funeral.
On the surface, it seems to be caused by a series of accidental factors. For example, Ronaldo, who is the person concerned, personally explained: he and his family traveled to distant places. During the tour, there was almost no use of mobile phones; For example, another party, Cafu, said that he was in Germany and could not solve the problem of air tickets, so he could not catch the farewell ceremony of Bailey's body; Another example is Rivaldo, the attacking genius simply said that he respects Pele, but he doesn't like to pay tribute at such moments...
The above reasons seem quite reasonable. But the crux of the matter is, where are there so many accidents in the adult world? Also did it all happen during Bailey's funeral? I believe that friends with a little social experience should not think that the reasons given by Ronaldo are the real reason for their absence from Bailey's funeral.
The question, then, arises: what exactly caused Ronaldo to be absent from Pele's funeral en masse?
To understand this question, we must first understand how Pele and Ronaldo are related. Perhaps in the imagination of many fans, Pele, as a generation of football kings, as an old-timer in Brazilian football, will naturally treat Ronaldo and other Brazilian juniors like their own children. And Brazilian juniors such as Ronaldo will also treat Pele like children respect their elders. All in all, their relationship is excellent.
However, this is by no means the case. The relationship between Pele and Ronaldo and other juniors is not only not very harmonious, but extremely bad. The reason for this situation is closely related to what Pele himself has done, just look at the Brazilian king's attitude towards Brazilian juniors such as Ronaldo.
It started with Romario, the heart of Brazil's attack at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. The conflict between Pele and Romario has never been a secret in football. The former often put on the shelf of his predecessors to teach the "lone wolf", which made Romario very unhappy. So, "Lone Wolf" openly mocked: When quiet, Bailey is a poet.
Seeing this, some friends may think that Romario is careful with his eyes. Because in the eyes of many fans, it is normal for professional players to be commented on. And Pele, as a senior in Brazilian football, is naturally qualified to evaluate Romario as a player.
But the crux of the matter is that Pele's criticism of Romario was not just during Romario's playing days. Even in 2013, Romario would have hung up his boots long ago, and Bailey would still take the initiative to stir up the topic. The Brazilian king said without warning: Some people don't know what they want, they only know to attack their predecessors.
With Romario's personality, he naturally couldn't swallow this breath. So the "lone wolf" openly responded: Bailey, in addition to being a poet, is also a fool ...
After talking about Romario, the core of Brazil in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, and Ronaldo, the number one contributor to Brazil's victory in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. Back in 2006, Ronaldo, who was still playing for Real Madrid, was in trouble and was distraught. Not only did Pele not support his juniors, but he made a meaningful statement that Ronaldo's achievements would have been much greater if he hadn't been bothered by things off the field.
To put it bluntly, Pele's evaluation of Ronaldo actually has some truth. But the crux of the matter is that Ronaldo's situation at that time obviously needed more support from his predecessors than criticism. Bailey's criticism of Ronaldo in that context was tantamount to falling into the trap in the eyes of Ronaldo, who was in trouble at the time.
To this, Ronaldo responded by name: "Pele disappointed me. He is Brazilian and my idol. But he now feels to me like a vile villain. It was complicated, but Bailey couldn't wait to jump out and dictate my private life.
In addition, Pele has also questioned Ronaldo's attitude to the game. After the unfortunate exit of Brazil at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Pele not only did not comfort his juniors, but openly questioned Ronaldo's attitude to the game. In stark contrast, Pele praised Zidane, the French core who eliminated the Samba.
There is also Ronaldinho, another winner of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and the relationship with Pele is also very bad. And the reason why these two people are bad is mainly that Bailey's own attitude towards his juniors is obviously problematic.
Going back to around 2011, Xiao Luo, who has passed his peak, plans to bid farewell to Milan and return to play in the Brazilian league. And the next home chosen by Xiao Luo is not the Gremio team that trained him, but the flamengo team. Ronaldo chose this mainly because Flamengo is relatively wealthier and can offer him a more lucrative contract.
It stands to reason that how Ronaldinho chooses the next home, this is completely the freedom of Xiao Luo himself, right? What's more, as a professional player, Xiao Luo is also a shameless thing considering economic factors, right? After all, the time that professional players can make a lot of money is nothing more than a decade or two. How many professional players can completely ignore economic factors when choosing their next home?
But this kind of natural career choice can still be criticized by Bailey. The Brazilian king has publicly stated that if Ronaldinho really loves Gremio, then Ronaldo should play for Gremio for free, because Ronaldo has already made enough money in Europe.
What is moral kidnapping? That's it. Let me ask, if you and I are put in Xiao Luo's position, and hear the statement of the senior when choosing the next family, what will you and I think of this senior? Expecting Xiao Luo to respect Bailey in this context is really too difficult for Xiao Luo...
From the above examples, it is not difficult to see how Pele treats Brazil's juniors. To put it bluntly, the Brazilian king has suppressed his juniors too many times, and the reasons are even more bizarre. So, it's not surprising that Ronaldo was absent from Pele's funeral, and who hasn't had a temper?