One of the most important Bible officer, except for loving your neighbor and the lead of the Labor Party by trying to feed a whole community with five loaves and two fish, is that an inactive mind is the workshop of the devil.
The literal meaning, because a person with not much at the top is an ideal candidate for malicious actions, can be safely submitted in addition to the more boxer-fighting elements of the Bible that is designed to encourage obedience over individuality.
But when applied to football at elite level, the theory becomes something completely different. A room for innovation, creativity and pushing the boundaries of the game beyond 4-4-2 and being first to the second ball.
Or, if you are Ronaldinho, who are so mentally impressed during a game where the La Liga title was at stake to find a physics-rating pass that closed his ascension in the sky.
During the trip from Barcelona to Celta Vigo in May 2006, a location that is known in Spain as a 'tough place to visit', Ronaldinho checked a 50 -meter diagonal pass from Rafael Marquez with the grace of an Olympic gymnast.
The check alone would have produced a million gifs if it was not 2006, when regular technology had not evolved beyond the ringtones and snake of novelty.
But Ronaldinho was not ready yet. The former Brazil International Pingte inside with a seductive spout of the hips and ping a delivery in the penalty area that contained more backspin than the entire bowling career of Shane Warne.
The ball traveled quickly and flat while the Celta Vigo -Backline was on the spot with their jaws on the floor. If Henrik Larsson had washed away the chance, instead of seeing his shot saved by the legs of the keeper, we would have witnessed one of the greatest assists of all time.
But don't let it reduce, such as 'end product' and 'target contributions', cloud your judgment.
In just a few seconds, Ronaldinho had performed a pass that would not see in place as a FIFA cheat code. Forget the pyramids, progress in medicine and the invention of cut bread; This was the largest creative company that is known to humans.
But why choose? Elite level football requires a concentration level outside our understanding and even those who make it look easy cannot afford to turn off.
The answer is simple; Ronaldinho was different. And Peak Ronaldinho, between 2004 and 2006, was without a doubt the best player in the world.
He was able to score as desired, offer assists in his sleep and seduce the entire Chelsea defense, which admitted less than an emotionally consistent Love Island participant, with a Copacabana-Wiebel of his pelvis.
Even the Bernabeu Stadium, despite the fact that Ronaldinho de Real Madrid Xi humiliated with the courage of his skills, she stood on their feet and praised him during a memorable night in 2005.
“Few players have been lucky, in a Clasico, the fans of their greatest rival, their greatest rival, cheer you. Few were lucky,” said Ronaldinho in 2015. To think that Madrid rejected the chance to sign him because he is said to be 'too ugly' for their Galactico -brand.
And that was his ability that opponents were reportedly offered bribes to injure him. “We played a match Celta versus Barca in Vigo,” former Celta Vigo and Argentina unveiled defender Fernando Caceres in 2020.
“The first time Ronaldinho went to get the ball, I kicked him from behind. I helped him to get up and I told him that I had received 500,000 pesetas (€ 3,005) to force him off the field.
“He replied,” If you can catch me. ” I no longer marked it.
“There was no way I would mark him again during the game.”
No wonder challenges such as winning the competition or scoring a goal felt everyday at the magician with boktanden. Ronaldinho clearly needed more stimulation to make a wet night in Galicia worth it.
After all, this was a de-mob Happy Ronaldinho weeks for a Champions League final that he would win and a world cup where Brazil was hot favorites to keep their title.
What is a better time to bend the laws of nature and convention for your will?
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