Former Deportivo de la Coruna defender Fabricio Coloccini has revealed one in all his most unforgettable recollections from going through Ronaldinho throughout his time in La Liga.
Talking on the podcast Corazon Hecho Pelota (h/t ), the Argentine recalled a 2005/06 conflict between Deportivo and FC Barcelona, a match that highlighted each the brilliance and charisma of the Brazilian star.
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Coloccini set the scene by recalling the one-sided affair at Riazor: “Someday at Deportivo, we had been enjoying in opposition to Barcelona. We had been dropping 3-0, a rout, I bear in mind. And he, typical of what he did, would move the ball and look the opposite means,”
Ronaldinho’s stunning response
Annoyed with how the sport was unfolding, Coloccini admitted that he noticed a gap to go away his mark on Ronaldinho. “An aerial ball got here in, which the goalkeeper cleared, and it landed on the facet of the road. And I stated, nicely, that is my probability.
“Once I went for the ball, I jumped, stretched out my leg, and clearly, at about this peak, I caught him, scraping him somewhat on the rib.”
Coloccini remembers how Ronaldinho humbled him. (Photograph by Bagu Blanco/Getty Photographs).
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Ronaldinho’s response was speedy, although not hostile for lengthy. “He says to me: ‘You’re loopy, you’re loopy, you’re loopy. The subsequent ball, he says to me: ‘OK, let’s proceed the sport.
“He says to me: ‘Colo, Colo, the balls that go excessive, go forward, I’m not going; those that go low, clearly I’m going. However the ones that go excessive, go forward, I’m not going.’”
Ronaldinho’s magic on the Camp Nou
Coloccini additionally remembered the next season when Ronaldinho humiliated him with a shocking piece of talent at Camp Nou. “Then he nutmegged me in a powerful means. Spectacular, in the midst of the sector.
“Generally they publish it on Instagram, and my son jogs my memory of it on a regular basis. He grabs the ball in the midst of the sector as if he’s going to move it and says, ‘tic’…
“In truth, he continues the counterattack, and I maintain operating after him, you recognize, however no, nothing.”
Regardless of being on the receiving finish of Ronaldinho’s brilliance, Coloccini confirmed nothing however respect. “I shook his hand, I advised him: no, you’re a crack, a phenomenon.”