made his first team debut for Brazil's second division team Fegu Elens in 2009, and won the best player of Brazil the following year.
logged into the Bundesliga from the summer window of 2011 and joined Liverpool four years later, following the team to win the Champions League, Premier League and Club World Cup championships.
Firmino's career didn't start at a high starting point, and the process was not smooth sailing. It was not easy for him to reach the heights he is today.
Now Fimi is suffering from the most serious crisis of trust since joining Liverpool. At this moment, we will look back at his career and perhaps help us better understand this jade-faced man.
atypical samba striker develops
Fimi's football career can theoretically be traced back to when he was 9 years old, when Heaven joined his first team Flameguinho, an amateur team. The poor family of
cannot provide him with more support. He is very clear: wants to get out of the slums and can only rely on himself and play football. Since has been in contact with football, he has been training very hard because he has no capital to squander.
, the childhood period of Firmino
finally, in 2007, there was a turning point. That year, the 16-year-old Fermino, left his hometown in Marseío, a city in eastern Brazil known as the "criminal paradise". Z1z came to the CR Brazil Club of Regattas, 2000 miles away from his hometown. ) Participate in trial training and successfully join the professional club.
But the dramatic thing is that it was a club dentist who discovered his talent.
Brazil’s football circle is not big. After the youth team showed his talents, Firmino soon got the appreciation of the other team of Brazil, the youth training coach Toninho Almeida of Figueelens. Successfully stayed in the team.
In the initial trial training, Firmino won the club's affirmation by virtue of his strength. Erasmus Damiani, the sports director of Figue Elens, recalled the situation at the time, said:
"In the first training session in the morning, Roberto scored two goals in half a small goal. Ball, U17 coach Emerson Maria rushed into my room and said excitedly, we must keep this kid." The similar story of
will be repeated on U20 coach Rogerio Mikal soon after. A teenager from a slum in the country became a big red in the club.
However, Figueelens, who is in the second place, is somewhat different from the Samba football we imagined. German goalkeeper Luz Vannenstiel, who also played for the second team in Pakistan at the time, said:
"At that time, the technical content of the league was completely different from the familiar Brazilian football. The most popular tactics there were long passes and Physical confrontation.”
However, it is this tactical atmosphere that is far from the tradition of Samba that gives Firmino the characteristics that are different from Brazilian players of the same age:
is a substantive technique, not afraid of the body. Confrontation, willing to sacrifice their own characteristics for the team.
and all this laid a solid foundation for his future success in Liverpool.
difficult journey to Europe
In 2009, the 18-year-old Firmino was officially promoted to the first team of Figueellens and completed his professional debut. The following year, he became the main force of the team, representing the team in 36 games, scoring 8 goals, and became the MVP of the second team that season, and Figueelens also successfully promoted to Pakistan.
, like the vast majority of South American compatriots, after being famous in China, Firmino came to another fork in his career: staying in Europe.
But for Fimi at that time, this was not a simple decision.
In fact, as early as the summer of 2009, the Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille issued a trial request to Firmino. But unfortunately, when 's flight stopped in Madrid, Spain, the airport officials sent him back to the country on the grounds of missing visa documents. When
later recalled this past event, Damiani expressed the pain in Firmino’s heart:
"This isA very bad experience. In Madrid, he was made difficult by all kinds of difficulties. He was alone, not fluent in Spanish, and knew nothing about local laws, so he could only cry and call his parents from the airport. "The story of
is not over yet. Later, when Marseille knew about it, he sent out a second invitation to Firmino and directly booked him a flight to Paris, France. This time, Firmino took Life-changing hope and longing to go to Europe again. But the final trial results were not ideal. Marseille did not choose to sign the Brazilian teenager.
So, hope became deeper despair, the young Firmino again Once left Europe with pain.
Therefore, when the opportunity to stay in Europe again was before him, hesitated, cautious and even feared, and all kinds of emotions came to his heart.
but fortunately, this time I came here, It’s the sincere Hoffenheim Sports Director Ernst Tanner.
Tanner, who now serves as the sports director of the Philadelphia Union team in the U.S. Major League, said that it was a coincidence that he was eyeing Firmino at the time.
"We are Knowing of his existence from a Brazilian scout company, they showed me the video of Firmino's game and spoke highly of the young player. "Z3z
Hoffenheim at the time was not even a strong Bundesliga team. In terms of signings, he also adhered to the principle of rational management and cost-effectiveness. They were like Carlos Eduardo and Luis Gustavo. Brazilian players have had very successful cooperation, but there have also been some failed signings. Z3z
Therefore, Tanner decided to fly to Brazil in the fall of 2010 to observe the situation of Firmino on the spot. Z3z
and then? only watched. In one game, Tanner fell completely.
"His speed, his comprehensiveness, and his defensive enthusiasm all told me that this is the player we need and we must sign him. "Z3z
Soon, Hoffenheim spent 4 million to sign this rising star. Finally, Firmino realized his desire to play football: to help the family move out of the slum and live a better life. After entering Huo Village, Firmino’s career was finally pressed for the fast forward button.
went from being selected to the Brazilian national team to making 5 goals in a single game in the Bundesliga (2 goals and 3 assists) to beat Hamburg and San The Pakistani teenagers stepped to a higher stage. When
left the team, Firmino played for Hoffenheim for 4 and a half seasons, representing the team in 153 games, scoring 49 goals and 36 assists. ——In other words, a total of 85 goals were created.
averaged 1.27 points per game and averaged 1 goal in 248.2 minutes. For Fimi, who was still positioned as a midfielder at the time, was enough for him to knock Open the door to the rich.
In the summer of 2014, the Red Army Liverpool, which is being rebuilt, threw an olive branch, and Firmino officially moved to the center of football, and will become the focus of attention in the future.
Anfield's most "sassy" red dancer When Firmino first arrived, Liverpool’s situation was not ideal. Rogers was ruthlessly dismissed after only playing 8 games in the new season. But this time, the decisive change of coaches became the most likely in the history of the Red Army. The most important and most successful decision. Z3z Klopp took office, and the revival drama of the Red Dynasty kicked off. The story after , I believe everyone is clear. Uncle has completed the attack line against the team. Z3z on November 21, 2015, Itihad challenged the then Premier League leader Manchester City, perfectly demonstrating the offensive power of the Croatian Red Army. In the first half, Liverpool led by 3-0 and finally 4-1 Won. In that game, as a center, Firmino tried the fun of being a shooter. He scored the team's third goal and continued to harass the opposing defender throughout the game, showing After introducing Mane the following year, he launched the Red Army trident Mane Firmino Coutinho that shocked England and led the team to return to the Champions League. Z3z Then, Sarah Helaitou, the Three Red Arrows formally took shape,A Red Army cavalry that will sweep Europe in the future has the sharpest weapon. Even now it has suffered a lot of controversy, Uncle Zha has never questioned the importance of Firmino. "Salah and Mane were the Premier League Golden Boots of last season, but without Firmino, they would not be able to reach this height." In the summer of 2019, Firmino returned to Madrid again, that year. He felt fear, despair, and helpless city. On June 2, a day that is destined to be remembered, Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium and won the sixth Champions League trophy in team history. In this sad place of the past, Firmino achieved salvation and completed the conquest. Now, the team's journey continues. Sadness, disappointment, questioning, all of these are not unfamiliar to Firmino. But before that, he had used his performance time and time again to make the most perfect counterattack. This time, what else can't be done?
