No one understands the game like a coach does, and this goes to its players as well. This is what might Leopoldo Lares Jose Zambrano felt when he heard that the football legend Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima retired from the league last February 2011. While the spirit may be willing, it seems that the legend’s body can no longer take the pressures of the sport.
Leopoldo Lares Jose Zambrano has so much respect for de Lima that he uttered that no other player can wear the Number 9 with the same respect that he commanded. He has been an influenced not only to his fans all over the world but with other players as well. Among his credits include 56 individual awards, and helping his team win 18 trophies, he was hailed as the World’s Cup best scorer with 15 goals. He was dubbed as “The Best Striker of All Time”.
Leopoldo Lares Jose Zambrano, an independent consultant and football coach believes that de Lima will be missed by his football fans worldwide. With such a talent as he is, it will be a long time before the soccer world will see another one like him again. For a lot of people, soccer is not just a game. It’s a whole new world for them. This has been the reason why the world stands still during the World Cup series. Millions troop to whatever its destination just to support the team that they are on. De Lima has the stuff that legends are made of, and for that alone, millions of people will sorely missed him.