Crazy: Vidal, presented as the real ‘King Arthur’

An eclectic party was held this Thursday by the steering wheel Arturo Vidal with the arrival of the helicopter at the Monumental stadium, an Olympic lap of the field on a black horse and dressed in the legend style of ‘King Arthur’led by a pachanga with traditional cumbia and techno, reggaeton and trap, presenting to fans of Colo Colo on his return to Chilean football after 17 years.

“I would be lying if I said that I dreamed of something like that. It was really amazing to see the stadium full. I don’t know if anything like that has been seen in another country,” he later said in a press conference. because when he had the opportunity to speak before the 35 thousand people present his words were drowned in tears of emotion.

“Very difficult,” he managed to say in front of the microphone standing in the central circle of the field of the Albo team in the capital of Chile, which was packed to welcome the 36-year-old footballer, who returned to the team where he debuted. as a professional after 17 years playing overseas. “I am grateful to the people of Colocolino. One believes that they love one from another country more than one’s own country, but now I see that this is not the case and they made me feel it,” he admitted later to the press at a meeting.

Vidal’s emotions are genuine and can be seen before he arrives at his presentation, when a video is projected on the stadium screen where he comments on his previous feelings: “I’m so nervous, I can’t sleep waiting for this day.”

The show, which lasted an hour, began with performances by Chilean artists Pablito Pesadilla, Mary la cumbia de barrio and Amerikan Sound. But the highlight was the sight of the helicopter flying over the stadium and descending onto the field for Vidal to alight.

Then came the horse and all the clothes, which included the king’s crown and a sword that was given to him in his hand and he did not have to take it from a stone like ‘Excalibur’, in the legend of King Arthur of Brittany, a character in European literature.

“I was the first to ride a horse here in the Colo Colo field,” Vidal later stated, but he was not the first to arrive by helicopter because the black and white club had already used the resource in the ‘Noche Alba of 1999’, a traditional that performance that time was for the newly hired coach Nelsinho Baptista.

Using his right leg, the one that had a knee operation last September, he kicked balls into the stands to offer, fans were rewarded for attending and among the gifts given were 10 people to be with the idol.

With all the great returns of Chilean soccer figures like Jorge Toro, Elías Figueroa, Carlos Caszely, Patricio Yáñez, Iván Zamorano and Matías Fernández – also in Colo Colo – and where there were 10 thousand people in 2019, Vidal’s mark is a precedent, as the Chilean soccer player with the most titles won with 25.

To the fans, the ‘8’ of the Chilean team also made requests and promises. “We hope that the stadium is always like this (full) and hopefully we can raise another Libertadores, why not?” he stated to those present.

Then, when asked about his great bet, he doubled it down: “I am responsible for my words, I always have. Thank God I won a lot, if I didn’t have this personality when I went to Germany is here. faster, I’m confident and if “It doesn’t happen, I’ll take care of it,” he said regarding the campaign that Colo Colo has been ahead of since the last stage of the Copa Libertadores.

“I will try to give thanks in my own way, play well and achieve the goals that are ahead of us and achieve everything I have achieved outside with the help of my teammates and coaching staff,” he added. ‘Olé, olé, olé, Vidal, Vidal’ the loud chorus that came down from the stands of the stadium located in the neighborhood of Macul brought tears to Vidal’s eyes, hoping to recover football after the injury that could have cost him . out.