Chapter 129: The End of the Season
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In 1909, Werder Bremen moved into the predecessor of the old Weser Stadium, located southwest of Bremen city centre. After nearly 100 years of renovation and renovations, the Weser Stadium is still standing, the blessed land of Werder Bremen's four Bundesliga titles and five German Cups.
In memory of former club president Franz, who died of illness? The street on which the Weser Stadium is located was renamed Franz-Bomert Strasse, and the address of the stadium was accordingly changed to Franz-Bomert Strasse 1C.
The Weser Stadium, like the Bisenchio Stadium, is a sports complex with a running track around the stadium for athletics competitions, with a maximum capacity of about 43,000 people. Looking down at Weser Stadium, you will feel like a rubber boat docked on the banks of the Weser River. On the north side of the stadium is the office building of Werder Bremen, with four semi-cylindrical transparent buildings attached to the side of the stadium. Interestingly, the entrance to the players' dressing room is not located in the stadium, but on the ground floor of the club's office building, and players can enter it by entering a password.
For Prato, the good news for this game is that the team's main right-back Zanetti can return, and although Son Seunghae has shown a level far beyond his age, he is still inferior to Zanetti.
In this game, Werder Bremen sat at home, and in order to enter the finals, it was bound to fight to the death with Prato, and the whole team was ready to face Bremen's crazy attack. Spalletti set the tone for his team to be counter-attacking.
However, the strange situation in the opening game made the Prato players a little confused. The Bremen team, which was supposed to attack desperately, had no intention of attacking at all, and even gave up the initiative of the ball attack to the Prato team, and they huddled in the backfield to line up a dense defensive line, as if Prato was the one who needed to catch up with the score.
Some players believe that since the opponent gives up the initiative to attack, he might as well launch some attacks tentatively, after all, no one can guarantee that he will be able to defend for 90 minutes and keep a clean sheet against the opponent, and any kind of accident can happen on the football field, and only by controlling the initiative can he control the rhythm of the game; However, some players believe that they should adhere to the established policy of the opening game, and defend solidly, anyway, they are the leading side, if the score of 0:0 is maintained until the end, it is natural that they will reach the final, and there is a danger of being counterattacked by the opponent, perhaps this is the trap deliberately set by the opponent.
This disagreement caused a great deal of confusion on the pitch for the Prato players, and even the young Spalletti hesitated, after all, it was the first time he had commanded such an important match.
Although the Prato players were able to defend solidly according to the manager's pre-match arrangement at the beginning, after all, they were just young, not stupid, and they knew that the opponent must have a purpose in putting on such a strange formation. However, as the game progresses minute by minute, as the opponent remains silent, like a dormant beast, you know his existence, but it hides in the dark, and never shows its fangs, this situation is the most torturous. And Bremen is not completely without an attack, whenever the Prato players are a little relaxed, several of their extremely fast forwards will swarm out, killing Prato by surprise, and even Bremen's midfielders will take the initiative to create opportunities, their defense will suddenly increase the intensity, form a multi-person rapid pressing in one locality, and once the ball is broken, they will immediately launch a counterattack, but after the counterattack, the rhythm will suddenly slow down.
Such a change in intensity and a sudden and quick counterattack made the Prato players extremely uncomfortable, and they had to always keep their spirits up and concentrate, for fear that they would face a sneak attack from Bremen in the next moment. Once Bremen score a goal, the initiative of the game will change hands completely, and Bremen will likely qualify for promotion with an away goal.
This high level of mental concentration is very tiring, even more than physical fatigue, because it is extremely stressful. This caused many Prato players to gradually waver, unconsciously thinking that if they could score one goal first and win another point, the problem would be solved. This situation intensified into the second half, and it was clear that some Prato players were hesitant to take the ball and there was a brief disconnect in the formation.
On the other hand, their opponents, from start to finish, the Bremen players maintained a silent temperament, they obediently cowered at the back, quickly launched counterattacks when the opponent broke the ball, and continued to run back to defend after the counterattack failed. They always followed the instructions of someone on the sidelines, the man they referred to as gods, without hesitation or doubt, and even in the 75th minute of the second half, they still believed that their manager could lead them to victory.
This absolute control of the team is not built up in a moment, but through 14 years of victory after victory, one miracle after another, this is the essence of Bremen, is Rehhagel's 14 years to establish the "Bremen dynasty" of profound skills, is Prato from the top European team lack of temperament.
Rehhagel has worked hard for 14 years, and it can be said that Prato did not complain about his loss. It wasn't until the eighty-fourth minute of the second half that Rehhagel offered his killer weapon, a five-man participation, like a textbook-like free kick with tactics for Bremen to win the only goal of the game, Prato everyone understands that Bremen is not without the ability to break through the Prato goal, nor does it want to put on a turtle formation to lure Prato to attack and counterattack, they are just afraid of Prato's offensive ability, Prato's crazy scoring ability in the last game If it comes again, no team can withstand it.
However, Prato came to his senses too late, and they missed a lot of game time in their own hesitation. In the final minutes, despite Prato's furious attack, it was too late at home to Bremen because of the slow pace of the game and they didn't even warm up physically before the game was over.
Bremen have educated young Prato as one of Europe's oldest powerhouses, and they still have a lot to learn as they grow up.
Regardless, Prato, a second division team, reached the last four of the European Cup Winners' Cup and came close to reaching the final. This is not to say that there is no one to come, at least it is a miracle that has never been seen before. The media in Germany, Italy and other European countries have reported on Prato's historic achievement, deploring Prato's defeat to Werder Bremen with fewer away goals, praising this as a promising team, especially since the average age of the team is less than 22 years old. Because Prato is symbolized by a golden spear standing under a blue and white sky, the name "Blue Praetorian Guard" and "Blue Lancer" has spread far and wide.
The end of the Cup Winners' Cup was not without its benefits, the team was able to concentrate all their energy on the league, and after the baptism of European competitions, the spirit of the Prato players has been reborn, as if they have seen the world and then returned to the small place where they were born, and everything has a sense of being from a high position.
With this superior psychological advantage, Prato played a series of overwhelming victories, won a wave of six consecutive victories, and finally overtook the overwhelmed Udinese team in the rankings, and threw the opponent away by as many as six points.
On 30 April 1995, Prato played Salerno away. Speaking of which, Salerno, who have been joined by Giuliano this season, should have been a dark horse in the second division, and they relied on a solid defense to make it to the top six in the second half of the season and qualify for the play-offs. However, because of Chen Lin's intervention, they failed to get their own defensive backbone, and this season they only lingered in the middle of the standings, and even fell into the danger of falling into the relegation zone.
However, a player facing relegation can sometimes be just as scary as a team with title hopes, and Salerno's tenacious defence saved a valuable point by keeping a clean sheet at home against the attacking Prato side.
Prato was not disappointed either, though, as news came from the other venue that Udinese had a surprise home defeat to Bierhoff's Ascoli, and the German golden-headed scored the crucial goal with his unsuccessful left foot. This allowed Prato to qualify for promotion to the first division early with two rounds of the league remaining.
When the news came, the Prato team was full of cheers. Even Chen Lin couldn't help the surging emotion in his heart, and after three years, he finally brought the semi-amateur team that was originally returned to me in a rented building to the world's top league.
Serie A, the holy land of countless outstanding players in the world, even the top stars cannot refuse its call. This is the place where dreams can fly, and Chen Lin is finally about to start a magnificent new chapter in his career.
On this day, the peaceful town of Prato was once again dressed up like a festival. Although the match against Salerno is not a home match, the citizens of the city of Prato have finally been able to see their team on television this season, thanks to the fact that Prato is already a second division team. When the final minutes of the game were played, the town of Prato was in complete turmoil after the on-site commentary suggested that Udinese had lost on another field. Cheers and shouts were heard from every TV screen in the town, the owners of the shops placed the brightest flowers at the door after turning off the televisions, the citizens who went to work or rested took to the streets after the final whistle, and the Chinese ghetto was filled with the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums.
Soon, Prato fans who were watching the game formed a convoy and returned to the town with the team's sky-blue Scania bus. In the evening lights, the citizens of Prato once again spontaneously held the annual parade of floats, in which the players sat on the team's bus, while they carried the team's bus through the Municipal Square, past the Dionysian Fountain, past the Plato's Cathedral, and around the city of Prato.
Flowers were constantly being thrown at the players in the car, and there were even more enthusiastic and bold Apennine girls who showed love on the spot, this moment was the most glorious moment for the players, and the players in Prato also deserved such glory.
In addition to Dunga, Effenberg and Leonardo, the three main players of the team who have reached the peak of their careers, and veterans like Gary who are close to semi-retirement. After a long season, the quality of the team's young players has improved tremendously.
The level of the second division and the European Cup Winners' Cup is nowhere near the level of the previous two seasons of the third division. In the first team: The youngest of the four future kings of the Prato team, Veron, has a CA/PA of 159/185, which is close to the level of the Serie A giants. The other three are all core players of the Serie A giants, Toldo CA/PA: 173/182, Vieri CA/PA: 174/187, Inzaghi CA/PA: 170/180.
In fact, according to the original life trajectory of several people, Veron should join Boca Juniors next season, and finally was spotted by Sampdoria and became the new core of Samp's midfield, thus embarking on the road of legendary superstardom, and due to his early arrival in Europe, trained by the second division and the European Cup Winners' Cup, Veron's strength has exceeded the level of the same period in history.
The same can be said of the other three, with Tort already Fiorentina's main goalkeeper in Serie A this season, Inzaghi will be spotted by the giants Parma next season, and Vieri will join Atrada and shine brightly, so that Juventus will be included in the team. Although Chen Lin has changed the trajectory of their lives, in Prato, their progress will only be faster and higher than in history.
And the other players are not far behind:
Zanetti CA/PA: 162/179
Iuliano CA/PA: 150/174
Materazzi CA/PA: 149/172
Tomasi CA/PA: 153/175
Donica/PA: 151/165
Montella CA/PA: 164/175
Billindeli CA/PA: 147/164
Jonti CA/PA: 144/157
Liverani CA/PA: 124/162
Dimichaele CA/PA: 124/162
Ma Minyu CA/PA: 142/145
Li Tie CA/PA: 125/161
Li Weifeng CA/PA: 120/159
Sun Chenghai CA/PA: 123/160
Li Qiyu CA/PA: 123/159
Rigano CA/PA: 94/156
In addition to Di Michele, Riverani and Jianlibao several young players, Prato's other players have reached the level of the main players of the Serie A team, even the substitutes such as Jonty and Billindelli are also very strong, which is why in the first half of the season when most of the main players were banned, Prato can still overcome strong opponents repeatedly, get consecutive wins, and leave a glimmer of hope for the final promotion.
And Prato's youngsters have also been greatly exercised this season, such as Sun Chenghai, Li Weifeng and others have participated in the European Cup Winners' Cup, under the influence of many outstanding players in the team, they have changed very much, especially several Jianlibao youngsters, under the special care of Chen Lin, they have almost equaled the same age group as them in terms of potential and ability value Liverani and Di Michele, you must know that these two have been selected for the Italian national team in history.
Such a discovery made Chen Lin extremely happy, even more than the team to be promoted to the first division, is everything he did for nothing more than this? So even if next season is about to compete in more intense Serie A, Chen Lin plans to arrange these Jianlibao youngsters to play, even if it is at all costs. (To be continued.) )