2019 Chinese Super League MVP——Guangzhou Evergrande’s Paulinho
has no controversy. After helping Guangzhou Evergrande to win the 8th Chinese Super League championship in team history, the Brazilian Jose · Paul Becerra Maher Junior received his first season MVP during his time in the Super League.
In what may be the most difficult season for Evergrande in 10 years, Paulinho led the team from the trough as a single-core player and played a 13-game winning streak to complete the counterattack and take the initiative in the championship. Quan was firmly in his hand. At the age of 31, Paulinho’s personal data set a career high, 29 league appearances, 19 goals and 6 assists, complete offensive core data, so that everyone forgets that he was originally just a player. A balanced midfielder.
Paulinho was very bumpy at the beginning of his career, and the sincerity and focus throughout his career have won him all the opportunities to reach another level. From Bragantino to Corinthians, from Tottenham to Evergrande, and then from Barcelona back to Evergrande, his style of play is already known to the world: running tirelessly, blocking, confronting, and protecting the ball hard. , Complete the offensive and defensive conversion in an instant, focus on every moment and every inch of space, and seize the opportunity to complete a fatal blow. Not gorgeous.
Paulinho's career is far from settled. His trajectory of turning back and forth between the three continents is rare in the world of football, and every time he turns back, he is going up a step. Paulinho is the typical representative who has not given up on improving himself even after leaving the mainstream stage of Europe. He did not come to the Chinese Super League for retirement. On the contrary, he still worked to the highest standards, which led to his teammates, carried the team and promoted the Super League. Recently, Paulinho accepted an exclusive interview with Southern Metropolis Daily and talked about the trajectory, choices and principles of his career. The players seem to use their feet to kick out, but they are actually hard.
In the following interview, Paulinho talked about the experience and feelings of playing in Barcelona, and the before and after returning to Evergrande, and talked about the various encounters when Evergrande faced difficulties this year——
In the Chinese Super League, Paulinho showed superior strength. Xinhua News Agency issued
Playing in Europe, Barcelona was the happiest year
南都： Is the opportunity to go to Tottenham what you dream of? The Premier League is the best league in the world.
Paulinho: As a player, no matter where I play, I always set myself to the highest standards. But my so-called highest standard does not mean that I must play for the best team in a country, or that my dream is to go to Tottenham or Barcelona. The only time I have set a clear goal for myself in my career is to play for the Brazilian national team. This is the only goal I have set. For other things, I let it happen naturally, which is what we call let it be attitude. I played very happily in Corinthians for 3 years. When there was an opportunity to play in the Premier League, I took it without hesitation. I spent very good two years in the UK. But I don't force anything.
南都： Is the year in Barcelona the most enjoyable of your three European experience?
Paulinho: is indeed my happiest year in Barcelona among so many clubs I have played in Europe. Both in life and in sports, I have a very fulfilling life. My family has a very happy life in Barcelona, where my twin girls were born. So everything happened at the best time.
Paulinho was awarded the MVP of the Super League, and he deserves it. Southern Metropolis reporter Li Zhanjun photo
Facing difficulties in Barcelona practice, brought to Guangzhou
南都： Playing in the best team in the world, the goal rate is very high Yes, do you think you are a star?
保利尼奥： I think that instead of using the word star, I prefer to say jobThis is a more accurate statement of the winner of the career. I met the best players in the world in Barcelona-Messi, Suarez, Rakitic, Iniesta, Butsk, Pique...These are the best players in the world in their position. .
During this experience in Barcelona, I feel like I went to a school. At the end of a season or in a game, when it is very difficult, when others think that you cannot make a breakthrough, the experience Barcelona gave me is that we can, and we can think of a way to break through at this time.
Then I brought this belief to Guangzhou and brought it to my teammates. Some people will question how it is possible to achieve good results in such a difficult environment. I don’t agree with this point. I think the Barcelona experience has given me more of a strengthening of my beliefs. I have learned something from Barcelona. I have never seen something, and this thing will always stay in my body.
南都： After playing from Barcelona for a year and returning to Guangzhou, it is difficult for others to understand. Besides money, what other factors are there?
Paulineo: This decision is not difficult at all, and there is no hesitation. My family and I are 100% determined to want to return to Guangzhou. It is true that in Barcelona, our family has a very happy life, but as I just told you, the Guangzhou team has special feelings for me. This is a place to greet me with open arms and help me through difficult times in my most difficult time.
In professional football, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow, but at that moment, my family and I are very firm. When we received this contract from China, when we received the contract from China We all like this rigorous planning of this. So we made the decision to return to China without hesitation. Of course, the environment of Guangzhou is very attractive to me, and the fans in this city welcome me very much.
will discuss a lot of things with Zheng Zhi in the locker room
南都： The second time to Evergrande, the outside world feels that your sense of responsibility has become stronger, although Zheng Zhi is still the captain. But this year, many people think you are the spiritual leader of the team. What makes your role on the team look different?
保利尼奥： I think these sense of responsibility, or the so-called leadership statement, is firstly based on my every move in Guangzhou for so many years-on the court or off the court. Accumulated. Zheng Zhi is our unshakable captain and an unshakable leader, but I also hope that through my experience, I can take on more responsibilities in the team and help young players grow. So in private, Zheng Zhi and I will discuss many things together in the locker room. Maybe we will make some decisions together. But I want to say that in fact all of this stems from my dedication on the court, and also from the help of my teammates.
南都： Evergrande’s teammates speak highly of you. What principles do you follow in your work?
保利尼奥： I always tell my friends that I never want to be a superstar, I want to be an excellent professional football player, and I also want to be an excellent man. In life or on the football field, the most important thing is to respect the people around you, your opponents, and your family. Go beyond any difficulties on the basis of respect. The most important thing for a good man is to be sincere. You have to be sincere to your friends and you have to be sincere to your family. We spend a lot of time with teammates at work. I always remind myself that while always being sincere to your teammates, you must have your own subjective judgments. You must have your own personality and dare to express your own position. I think this is the most important.
It is the Chinese player
南都: who really played a decisive role in the first half of this year. Will they feel particularly tired in the first half of this year? In many cases, it is almost one person with ten Chinese players playing, and the results have been good.
保利尼奥： I will not use the adjective fatigue to formIn the first half of the year. Many people understand that foreign aid will play a very important role in a team, especially in a Chinese team. I don't deny this. In many teams, or in many time periods, foreign aid can play a very important role, but it is the Chinese players who really play a decisive role in a season, because they are the majority. Most people can do things well, rather than relying on one or two individuals. Football is ultimately an overall project. It is never foreign aid that plays a decisive role in this whole, but Chinese players, because they are the biggest part.
南都： You have played for many different clubs, high and low, mainstream and marginal, top clubs and ordinary clubs. What are your positioning and feelings in different clubs?
保利尼奥： As a player, whether in the largest club in the world, one of the best clubs in Asia, or in other smaller clubs, the deepest part is actually related to it. The level does not matter much. The biggest difference between these clubs lies in the hardware facilities. The conditions of the big clubs will be very good, the hardware will be very perfect; the smaller clubs may encounter greater obstacles in this regard, but in fact, after playing as a player, these will not exist. There are 11 people to 11 people on the field. The winner is determined on the field. It has nothing to do with the jersey of the team you wear, and the value behind the team logo. On the court is to take out what you have, whether you are in a big club or a small club, the meaning of the chest team badge is the same. The bigger gap may be in our logistics and hardware facilities, but there is no difference in the players' efforts. I always ask myself to the highest standards, and it has nothing to do with Barcelona, Evergrande or Braganino.
Paulinho celebrated the goal. Xinhua News Agency issued
will not consider the recruitment of the Brazilian national team
南都： This year’s America’s Cup Brazil coach Titt did not recruit you, but he came to Tianhe The stadium is watching the Evergrande game, how do you communicate?
保利尼奥： Tete did come to Guangzhou at that time and watched our game at Tianhe Stadium, but he did not communicate with me. I did not have any communication with Tete during their stay in Guangzhou. communicate with. He was purely watching the game and inspecting players, so I think he was also inspecting me, but there were Talisca and Augusto on the field at the time, and many different Brazilian players were within his consideration. . As the head coach of the Brazilian national team, Tite will have his opinion. Perhaps at this time, Talisca and Augusto are at their best time, and he will consider recruiting them. This is a normal thing within the scope of a head coach. I have had a wonderful time in the Brazilian national team as a player. I also believe that no matter what decision Tite makes, he has a highly responsible attitude towards the Brazilian national team. So let it be.
南都： has actually withdrawn from the Brazilian national team?
保利尼奥： I will not consider the question of the national team recruitment, because I am a player of Guangzhou Evergrande first, my goal is how to help the Guangzhou team achieve good results, other things are not Within my consideration.
