Chapter 56: The Frankie Massacre

'It was September 1999 and we suffered a heavy defeat at home, a defeat that we didn't expect, it took only half a game to destroy the whole team, everyone was at a loss, everyone was at a loss, and when it was over, I was even wondering why I chose football in the first place, and then I left Fiorentina because I didn't feel like I could see any hope of winning the title in Fiorentina, I wanted it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

Batistuta wrote in his memoirs after retiring from the game that Batistuta shuddered at the thought of what Arsenal fans called the Frankie massacre.

When Liu Han scored a goal in less than 10 seconds of the opening game, no Fiorentina fan would think that his team could not catch up with the score, and no Arsenal fan would realize that this big win would later be called the starting point for Arsenal to build a big club.

When Batistuta flicked the ball at his feet for the second time in less than two minutes to his team-mate Mijatovic, Fiorentina launched an onslaught at Arsenal.

Rui Costa received the ball in midfield and began to try to pass forward, the wide players began to attack the heart of the Arsenal team, Mijatovic in the middle started to run under the cover of Batistuta, and Fiorentina began to attack the Arsenal goal.

However, the Arsenal team did not shrink the defense, on the contrary, they played very aggressively in this game, not only the midfield and the opponent repeatedly entangled, but even the back line also consciously pushed out, trying to create an offside position for Fiorentina.

Because Liu Han is in the front court, so the Arsenal team sometimes does not hesitate to drive forward after the ball is broken in the backfield, Liu Han can control the ball well by relying on his physical fitness, coupled with the Arsenal team's consistent ground passing and cutting cooperation, the two sides that began to attack gradually occupied the advantage of the Arsenal team.

In the twelfth minute of the game, Fiorentina attacked on the right side, Angelo Di Livio broke through Silvinho's defense and crossed the bottom, and Batistuta in the middle headed the goal under the interference of Keown, but unfortunately the top was too positive, and under the interference of Keown, Barty did not make a force.

Just when the Fiorentina players were still having some regrets about the ball, the Arsenal goalkeeper Manninger, who had picked the ball, threw the ball directly to Ljungberg, and the Arsenal team quickly launched a counterattack.

Ljungberg received the ball and ran directly to the side, because the Fiorentina defense was pressed very forward, and the right midfielder Di Livio had not returned to his position, so the Arsenal team formed a situation of more play and less after half-time.

Ljungberg dribbled past half-court and then began to cut inside and move towards the middle, but after attracting the attention of Fiorentina's defence, the Brazilian Silvinho cut in and crossed directly down the wing.

At the front point, Henry feigned jumping and shook off the defender himself, and then Liu Han in the middle picked up a header in the air to beat Torricelli.

Fiorentina suffered again in this game because they did not pay attention to Liu Han, and the handsome Italian defender Torricelli, who is 1.83 meters tall, was not Liu Han's opponent at all, and he did not even exceed Liu Han's shoulders in the air.

The condescending Liu Han fired a very fast bounce of the ball, which made Toldo's save useless, and Toldo watched the football fly from his hand into the goal.

Arsenal took a 2-0 lead in less than fifteen minutes of the opening kick-off, a truly fantastic start.

Compared with the previous goal, Liu Han, who scored another goal, seemed a lot calmer, and his teammates were very excited to pounce on Liu Han again, even Wenger himself did not expect the team to get such a good start in this very important away game.

Torricelli lay on the ground in frustration and pounded the turf heavily, he just hit Liu Han's shoulder, and then fell to the ground, this oriental's physical fitness is beyond Torricelli's imagination.

Fiorentina coach Bianchi angrily kicked the water bottle under his feet, and then ran to the sidelines and shouted loudly into the field: "Get moving, don't stop, be resolute." Bianchi, who was excited, couldn't wait to go up and shovel all the Arsenal players directly.

Liu Han scored twice in less than 15 minutes of the opening game to let the Fiorentina team really know themselves.

Less than twenty minutes into the game, Fiorentina kicked off for the third time, and Batistuta looked gloomy and the team's backline disappointed him too much.

Fiorentina, who had restarted the game, fought more aggressively, and the English side they despised had a two-goal lead in less than twenty minutes at the Stade Franky, which was a disgrace for Fiorentina's players.

Arsenal, which had a two-goal lead, gradually slowed down, approaching the team was already in a great advantage, and the opponent's attack was very high, so the Arsenal team had to retreat to the half, and only Liu Han was alone in the middle circle.

The Fiorentina players, who had already paid attention to Liu Han, began to defend Liu Han inch by inch.

Fiorentina found a lot of opportunities in the front, Rui Costa has shown his world-class midfielder quality, making a lot of good goals for Barty and Mijatovic in the front, but unfortunately God doesn't take care of Fiorentina today, Barty's low shot was denied by the post, and Mijatovic's close-range shot was magically blocked by Manninger.

As the game progressed, the Fiorentina players began to be a little impatient, unable to attack for a long time and were attacked twice by the Arsenal team, the Fiorentina players unconsciously brought a trace of anger, and the players of the Arsenal team are not vegetarians, just one Vieira is enough for Fiorentina to deal with.

In the thirty-seventh minute of the game, Fiorentina, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was stealed by Vieira in the attack, and Mijatovic directly reflexively pulled Vieira to the ground. The Frenchman who got up tried to fight Mijatovic, but his team-mate, the veteran Keown, drove straight forward, and the Fiorentina players were attracted by Vieira, while Liu Han on the front line turned and plunged into the heart of Fiorentina like a sharp sword.

Under the watchful eyes of nearly 50,000 Fiorentina fans, Liu Han once again showed his amazing speed to fans in Europe and the world.

In the sight of the fans on the sidelines, the speed of the Fiorentina defenders on the field seemed to slow down, and Liu Han surpassed the Fiorentina defenders who were originally in front of him one after another, and the desperate Fiorentina defenders tried to pull Liu Han's fans, but they had no way to touch Liu Han's body.

Liu Han caught up with the football after overtaking all the Fiorentina defenders, at this time he was about 30 meters away from the goal, Toldo did not dare to stay on the goal line and wait for death, he began to prepare to attack, but just when Toldo just ran out of the small penalty area, Liu Han suddenly pulled his foot outside the big penalty area and shot long.

Liu Han's shot flew into the goal from Toldo's surprised gaze, and a striker had never dealt with a single ball to Liu Han like this, at least not in Serie A, Toldo thought.

Liu Han raised his hands in celebration, and the fans of Florence and even Europe truly recognized Liu Han's strength, he is not only the king of basketball, but also the bully of football. (To be continued.) )