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The team officially announced that the Brazilian striker Augusto's departure, the news is like a bolt from the blue, so that many fans of the heart covered with a layer of haze. The "Brazilian brain", who has been playing for Guoan for nearly six years, will probably set off again and return to his mother team, Corinthians.
When Augusto chose to end his contract early at the moment, many Beijing fans' hearts are full of reluctance. In the nearly six years, he has long become a symbol of Guoan, fans heart indispensable member. Mentioned the core of the field of Guoan, certainly is he; mentioned the off-field intimate brother, also is he. Augusto's "bone" of the name, not false, his body that never say die of fighting spirit and perseverance, is the key to his fans love.
Unfortunately, under the epidemic, Augusto left Guoan by way of early termination of his contract, but the countless wonderful moments he left behind and the joy he brought to the fans will forever be engraved in our hearts. Looking forward to the epidemic will eventually dissipate, the completion of the new stadium, so that the first foreign captain to return to this place, once again enjoy the warm cheers of the fans.
He's at a level that's astonishing enough
His performance, time and time again, has saved the country from disaster
Augusto, who arrived at Guoan in early 2016 with the aura of being the best player in the Barclays Premier League, perhaps didn't expect himself to stay in the land for so long. Despite the fact that the team was limited and not a strong title contender at the time, Augusto's early days in Beijing under Zaccheroni did not go well. However, by the time he returned with the Olympic gold medal in Rio, his reputation had skyrocketed. Because he was hungry for victory and eager to lead his team to victory on his own terms.
People who have watched Augusto play football will have a common perception: the Brazilian's impeccable skills and awareness, whether it is a long pass or short pass, whether it is the organization of the attack or complete the shot, the Brazilian seems to be omnipotent. "High level" is his first impression, in the words of Guoan players, although he is not like Kanute as full of spirit, but definitely the team's thighs, otherwise Brazilian head coach Tite how to trust him for a long time. To know, to play in the Chinese Super League for many players, in fact, is a kind of away from the national team, away from the high level of the field of choice, but Augusto with his performance, proved that all this is not absolute.
Without this truly high level, Augusto would not have been able to save Guoan from danger time and time again, such as the 2019 season's home game against Guangzhou R&F, if it wasn't for his left-footed long-distance shot in the final moments, Guoan's streak of victories would have likely come to an end; and then there was the AFC Champions League trip last season, where Augusto led his teammates through the ranks and managed to make it to the last four of the East Asian region, creating a The team's history record. There are many, many more such classic moments. Over the past five years, Guoan has grown from a team in the top 6 of the table to a title contender, and Augusto deserves a lot of credit for that.
His emotional intelligence is breathtaking.
From qualified foreign aid to team captain
In addition to his high level of skill, Augusto's role in teaching Chinese players around him has been a major reason why Guoan has been able to improve over the past few years. Simply put, if you are willing to learn, you can really learn a lot by being around Augusto. The most obvious example of this is Zhang Xizhe. Although the Brazilian's arrival has affected the starting lineup for Guoan's No. 10 position to some extent, learning by ear at the side of his big brother has also helped the rather agile midfielder improve in all aspects of his game. Although there were also helpless showdowns on certain occasions, this was mainly related to Ao Bong's competitive character, and at least on this level, he is already a good foreigner.
The ultimate goal of a team hiring a high-level foreign aid is to improve the team's performance, and if it can also help us on a spiritual level, that would be an added bonus. In this view, Augusto is undoubtedly a super value for money deal. Because in that period of Yang Zhi gradually lost the main position of the 2019 season, wearing the No. 5 gown Augusto has been one of the team's standing captain candidate, and the captain's armband for the Brazilian, but also a kind of responsibility to bear, in this regard, Augusto showed his own excessive emotional intelligence, whether on the field or off the field, he has become a model for foreign aid.
If we divide Augusto's career at Guoan into two phases, his becoming captain should be a "watershed", because there are different performances before and after. Before Ao Bone is relatively more self-centered, and teammates with the integration is still a little bit poor, but after Ao Bone became the captain of the Brazilian in the offensive end and defensive end can contribute to his running more actively, more words of encouragement, less words of complaint, and the results of Guoan also went up. In interviews, he also said many times that he wanted to lead the team to more success.
Love for Beijing is like a second home
Augusto sees Beijing as his second home
In addition to the above mentioned words, Augusto in the face of the media, will often mention "continue to fight for Beijing". Because he is very fond of this city, and for the fans of this city, he also has special feelings. He came to China at the moment, certainly never thought that he would one day become the city's "favorite", or even become a team's label, for a Brazilian, Beijing as his second home, which is enough to prove that he wants to integrate how strong the will.
Back two years ago, when everything was still at a normal pace, Augusto would ride an electric bike to the stadium to train, and in his free time he and his wife would push their son to appear in the park for a walk, which is no different from the ordinary Beijing citizens, both cozy and grounded. When we go to a restaurant with friends and meet fans to sign autographs and take pictures, the Brazilians are friendly enough to say hello first and then fulfill our needs. If you happen to speak a few words of German or Spanish, the shy Brazilian will open up and talk to you about the game and how he feels about it. A soccer star's attitude? That's not the case with Augusto, at least not in the Beijing Fan Center.
Although Augusto has not been able to master the Chinese language and communicate in "Beijing dialect" as well as Ma Jiqi did in a few years, he still recognizes the city and the club quite well, otherwise he wouldn't have donned a Guoan scarf during the World Cup interviews, and he wouldn't have been a guest of honor in the stands of CBA Otherwise, he wouldn't have donned a Guoan scarf for an interview during the World Cup, nor would he have appeared as a guest in the stands of Beijing Shougang to follow the games of his city's basketball team.
If you remember his letter back to a young girl about writing essays two years ago, you will surely be impressed by his warm-hearted act. "He loves Beijing as much as he loves his hometown, Rio", this is a quote from a friend of Pride's side, and it is a true reflection of what he has been doing for the past five years or so.
Friends leave without saying goodbye! We look forward to the moment when everything is calm, Ao Bone will return to Beijing and receive the highest courtesy from the Beijing fans in the new industrial stadium.
