Chapter 193: The Battle of Life and Death
Zhang Jun read Barty's words, and he didn't want to turn his face with Malesani before the season was over. After all, it is now close to May, which is a critical moment for the team's relegation, and it is really a bit disregarded to take into account the overall situation at this time.
He trains honestly every day, Malaisani puts him on the pitch, he plays, puts him on the bench, he sits on the bench and is not the slightest bit dissatisfied.
At this time, he found that he had a new position - the forward midfielder. Due to Maresca's injury, Malesani looked at everyone in the team and thought that Zhang Jun would be a good choice to play in the midfield.
But in fact, Zhang Jun's performance as a forward midfielder is not good, he is not suitable for retreating and then stuffing the ball to his teammates in front. Malaisani simply thought that Zhang Jun couldn't do anything, and completely abandoned Zhang Jun.
Fiorentina have been unlucky this season, with conflicts between players and coaches, and injuries to several players have had a great impact on results. Ricano, Zhang Jun, Bodinov, Mareska...... Among them, Bodinov was the most unlucky, depressed in AC Milan, so he wanted to learn from Zhang Jun of the year and transfer to Fiorentina to regain his form, but what was the result? He didn't play a few games before he injured his knee and missed the rest of the game.
In Zhang Jun's view, in addition to some objective reasons, the more important thing is that the team is facing such an unfavorable situation. There are some players who are in Fiorentina and don't know where their hearts are.
They don't have a Florentine heart at all.
Mikoli came to Fiorentina to avenge Piero and Juventus, and Maresca declared that he did not want to come to Fiorentina before he came, and although he flatly denied it after it was a foregone conclusion, the fans still despised him from the bottom of their hearts.
Obodo, Gigu and others, they came to Fiorentina just to be able to play. It's the world of professional football, and there's nothing wrong with that. But in the eyes of Zhang Jun, a person who values feelings, if he doesn't have a heart for Florence, then he should simply not play for Florence.
Seeing that the team is approaching the second division little by little, some people in the team don't care, of course they don't care, anyway, Fiorentina is relegated and then plays in another place.
Zhang Jun found that the professional ethics and professionalism mentioned by Barty were not available to many people in the team.
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On May 1, 2007, in the 34th round of Serie A, Fiorentina lost 1:2 at home to Roma.
On May 8, 2007, in the 35th round of Serie A, Fiorentina narrowly defeated Chievo 2:1 away.
On May 15, 2007, in the 36th round of Serie A, Fiorentina drew 0:0 at home by Atala [***].
On May 22, 2007, in the 37th round of Serie A, Fiorentina drew 1:1 with Lazio away.
At this point, Fiorentina ranked sixteenth, crushed by Bologna in fifteenth. According to Serie A rules, the last three are directly relegated to the second division, and the bottom four will go to the play-offs.
And now, in addition to Messina, which has been relegated in advance, Fiorentina, Bologna, Empoli, Brescia, Parma, Siena and other nine teams are likely to be relegated, and they all hope of relegation, and the situation is very delicate. In the final round of the league, nine teams in Serie A have not been able to shake off the threat of relegation, which is rare in European football in the past decade.
In addition, the title race this season is also fierce, with Juventus having reached the final of the Champions League and automatically giving up the domestic title race. All that's left is the city champions derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan.
In the 37th round of the league, AC Milan ranked first with one point more than Inter Milan. In the last five rounds of the league, both teams are winning in a row, and you chase me and bite very hard.
Inter fans are excited that they can finally hope to win their first Serie A title in 18 years. But Roberto Mancini was calm and repeatedly warned his men to be calm and not to make the same mistakes as in 01/02.
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On May 29, 2007, in the final round of the Italian Serie A, AC Milan will go to Fiorentina to face Fiorentina away, while Inter Milan will stay at home to face Bologna.
Relegation and championship, survival and glory are intertwined by the hands of fate. Zhang Jun, Yang Pan, Li Yongle, the three of them were also implicated in each other by these hands.
After learning about the situation they were facing, none of the three contacted each other. For the first time, they became nervous, cautious, this is their future, their future, and no one dares to joke about it.
Fiorentina was also nervous, and Zhang Jun felt that this was a bit like relegation.
Malaisani's already expressionless face became even more expressionless, and Mikoli became reticent. Zhang Jun viciously guessed that he must be thinking about where the team will go after relegation, rather than how to help the team relegation.
Maresca returned from injury, which meant that Zhang Jun couldn't even play as a midfielder. He was eager to fight, but he remembered Barty's words, and he remained silent in the face of snubbing and mistrust, only to squash the plastic water bottle in his hand when he heard he was a substitute β he didn't do it, for fear he would lose control and punch Malaisani in the nose.
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Zhang Jun pushed the mobile wall in front of the penalty area and threw a bag of soccer balls to the ground. Although he is a substitute for tomorrow's game, I don't know if he can play, and I don't know when he will be able to play, but the free kick practice that he insists on every day still has to continue, which has become a habitual surname, not a conscious one.
He looked at the training ground where he had been there for a year and a half and sighed softly. Malaisani's decision left him completely dead. Barty is right, but whenever there is a conflict between the player and the manager, it is the player who will leave, Rivaldo at Barcelona, Ronaldo at Inter Milan, Stam at Manchester United, David Beckham at Manchester United, is it his turn now?
He took a step back and kicked the ball out, but it slammed into the wall and flew off the baseline.
His teammates were gone, and he was the only one on the empty training ground. This scene used to be like this every day, but today, facing Luo, Zhang Jun felt very lonely.
Someone picked up the football he had kicked out, and he was surprised to find that it was the old captain Di Livio, who had not changed his clothes, but was still wearing a training outfit.
Zhang Jun didn't understand what the captain was doing here at this time.
Di Livio read the confusion in Zhang Jun's eyes, and he said, "I'm here to practice, just like you." β
Zhang Jun was even more surprised, this season, due to the captain's age, he rarely had the opportunity to play, and naturally he didn't see him practice - because he didn't have to.
De La Valle and Malaisani have the same position for him: spiritual leaders. He doesn't need to play, as long as he's in the team, he can stabilize people, he can boost morale and keep his balance in the dressing room.
Before Ricano's injury, the captain's armband was usually worn on his arm, and after Ricano's injury, it was worn on Lucatelli's arm. But no matter who the captain's armband wears, everyone knows that there is only one captain.
However, the role of Dilivio's spiritual leader is now getting weaker and weaker. This is the same as Zhang Jun thinks: there are people in the team who don't have a Florentine heart, they have never considered themselves Florentine, so the spiritual leader is naturally useless to them.
Tomorrow's game, Di Livio is the starter, he hasn't started for a long time. If it weren't for ValdΓ©s' injury on the left flank, he might still not be available. There were people in the team who suspected that even if he played, Di Livio would not be effective at all.
Di Livio saw the reason for Zhang Jun's surprise again, but he didn't answer directly why he came to practice, but kicked Zhang Jun. "Tomorrow is my last game."
Zhang Jun heard another meaning of this, and he stammered a little and said, "You...... You mean, you're going to retire? β
Di Livio smiled and nodded, as if retirement was as normal for him as coming home from work.
"But why hasn't anyone ever heard of such a thing?" Zhang Jun is not interested in practicing free kicks now, and compared with tomorrow's game, the sudden retirement of the captain is a big event.
"Don't be so surprised, right? It's normal for me to retire at my age. Di Livio smiled unhurriedly.
"The question is not this, but why hasn't anyone heard of it before? Retirement is not a trivial matter, how to publicize it, and the farewell game ......"
Di Livio waved his hand: "How can there be so many rules?" I thought I should retreat, so I retreated. Besides, the team has been in the relegation circle, and I don't want to share everyone's hearts. β
Zhang Jun was stunned, he always thought that retirement has extraordinary significance for a professional player, it is a summary of more than ten years of professional football career, like the finale of a big drama. What player doesn't want to end up with a good walk? Glory some? Even if he left, there were still countless fans crying "don't go" behind him.
But Di Livio didn't do it because he was afraid that the team would be distracted by the news of his departure. Just because of someone else's business, he gave up the scenery that he could have gotten that was worth remembering again in a few years!
However, Zhang Jun suddenly realized that something was wrong. "If you're afraid of being distracted by your teammates, why do you have to tell me that you're not afraid of me being distracted?"
Di Livio grinned and said, "Don't be afraid, you're a substitute anyway." β
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"Haha! Joke! Just kidding! Di Livio waved his hand, "I know very well what happened between you and Malaisani. I tell you because I want you to stay, stay in Florence. β
Zhang Jun looked at Di Livio.
"There's a rumor out there that you're leaving, but I guess they're not all rumors, right?" He stared at Zhang Jun and asked.
He is worthy of being a captain with a sharp eye. Zhang Jun lowered his head, did not nod or shake his head, he acquiesced.
'In that situation, any player would think about leaving. You don't have to be ashamed, I understand you. But I still hope you stay. β
"Why?" For a long time, Zhang Jun held back such a sentence that had no level.
"You're one of the few people who still have feelings for Florence. I don't believe in de la Valle's rhetoric of reviving Florence, but I don't want people like you to leave Florence. Florence did not want to see anyone who had feelings for her being left. Honestly, it must have been painful in your heart when you made the decision to leave, right? β
Defeated! Defeated! Why do people see through so many things when they are older? Zhang Jun nodded in acknowledgement.
"Fiorentina was able to rise in the 90s, not only because of a group of high-quality players, but also because of the atmosphere in the team. At that time, there was a great sense of belonging in Florence. I wasn't in Fiorentina at the time, but I knew a lot of friends in the Fiorentina squad who were proud to play for Fiorentina. That Fiorentina team made me want it, so I came here in '99 and although it's not the same as before, I still love this team and I'm proud to play for her. But now, everything is different, and the team-mates are only talking about money, beautiful women, sports cars, villas, only about bonuses and big clubs......" Di Livio muttered as he sat on a football. Zhang Jun also sat down and listened intently.
"Of course, as a professional footballer, there's nothing wrong with talking about these things. Maybe I'm too old to keep up with the times. Zhang, you know what? When I chose to stay, many people ridiculed me, but that choice was my principle, it was Fiorentina that rejuvenated me, so that I could be selected for the national team to go to South Korea for the World Cup. And Zhang, I see a little bit of my shadow in you. You're a lot like the players from the classic Fiorentina, like Robbie, like Barty, you have a deep affection for Fiorentina, so I want you to stay, you're their hope. β
Zhang Jun knows who "they" refer to, thousands of Fiorentina fans. But he was a little inexplicable that Di Livio held him so high, and in fact, Zhang Jun was also very inexplicable for the captain to suddenly talk so much about his past. He listened intently, just out of respect for the old captain.
In the evening, Zhang Jun mentioned this matter to Li Yan, and Li Yan said to Zhang Jun as if he had come over: "Do you think the captain is very beautiful?" In fact, the captain is under a lot of pressure, especially an old captain like Di Livio. He has to be the coordinator in the dressing room, the bridge between the coach and the players, the guide for the new players, the object for the players to pour their hearts out...... You have troubles to confide in him, but when he has pressure and troubles, who should you say to him? β
"Then why did he say it to me?"
"Stupid, because after the next day he won't be the captain, and he won't have to carry that heavy burden anymore. He's just an ordinary person, and he doesn't have to worry about his teammates saying that he's cowardly and that he's not daring to be responsible. Li Yan spat out a smoke ring on the other end of the phone, and said in a very vicissitudes of tone, "Captain, it's not something that anyone can do casually. β
Di Livio looked up and saw that it was getting late, and he got up and left.
Zhang Jun looked at his back and suddenly asked, "Captain, since you can't get used to their words and deeds, why don't you point it out in the locker room?" β
Di Livio turned to him and said to him, and Zhang Jun still remembered that sentence many years later: "Stupid, being a captain is not just about scolding!" β
Zhang Jun didn't understand at the time, and Di Livio didn't explain, waving his hand: "Come on for tomorrow's game!" Then he turned and walked away.
In the end, he still hadn't practiced - he didn't have to. This is not because he can't play, but because with his professionalism, there is no need to practice after normal training to maintain his condition.
Zhang Jun waved goodbye to Di Livio, only to suddenly remember that there was something wrong with the captain's last sentence. "What do I put on the gas for tomorrow's game? It's just a substitute anyway. He muttered another kick and the ball went around the wall and into the unguarded goal.
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In order to ensure the fairness of the game and the fairness of the results, the final round of Serie A kicks off at the same time.
The Frankie Stadium was packed, and both AC Milan fans and Fiorentina fans came. The former is looking to see the club win the league for the 18th time in its history, while the latter is here to cheer for the team's relegation.
Since the championship trophy was to be awarded after the match, and now there are two teams that hope to win the championship, just in case, the Italian Football Federation has prepared two championship trophies, the real one was brought to Fiorentina to be awarded to AC Milan, and the imitation is in Milan, and if Inter Milan win the championship, it will be used to show it, and the real thing will be awarded to them afterwards.
In this game, Malaisani still used the 451 formation he used most often, the old captain Di Livio appeared in the left midfield position, Mikoli was a single striker, behind him was Maresca, who returned from injury, right winger Jorgensen, two midfielders Obodo and Donader, central defenders were Ujfarusi and Dainelli, left back Maggio, right back Chiellini, goalkeeper Lupatelli.
AC Milan is 442, Shepchenko and Giraldino partner in the striker, Kaka as the forward midfielder, Yang Pan left midfielder, right midfielder is Gattuso, Pirlo plays in the back, Nesta and Stam play center back, left full-back is their captain Maldini, right wing-back is Otto brought in from Lazio, goalkeeper Dida.
It can be said that AC Milan has sent all the elites who can play, and they are bound to win, even if they are away, they do not intend to give Fiorentina a chance to turn the tables. Losing to Inter Milan in the title race is not just a loss of a title, but a loss of face, and it will take a whole summer to not be able to raise your head in front of the Inter fans.
The weather forecast says 32 degrees Celsius today, but the surface temperature of the stadium is at least 50 degrees Celsius under the scorching heat. In such a hot weather, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Frankie Stadium was almost full, and many fans were sweating like rain on their upper bodies.
But the enthusiasm of the fans can't be reduced by spraying water. On the opposite side of the press gallery, thousands of AC Milan fans were already waving their flags and shouting, while Fiorentina fans were scolding from time to time. This is the battle of life and death for Fiorentina, but also the glory of AC Milan, the atmosphere of the stadium is extremely tense, there is a special empty stand between the home team and the away team fans as a buffer and barbed wire, and the police near the stadium have long been scattered, such as a big enemy, there is a helicopter hovering over the stadium, it is impossible to see from a distance whether it belongs to Sky TV or the Fiorentina police station.
A local Florentine journalist used the paper in his hand as a fan in the press gallery, "This is the hottest day in Florence so far this year. β
Many other reporters nodded in agreement.
Li Yan also thinks so, not only because of the weather. So he chose to come here to cover the game instead of staying in Milan. With his sense of smell, even if Inter Milan wins the championship, it will be far less attractive to Chinese readers than this game.
This is the confrontation between Zhang Jun, Yang Pan and Kaka.
Although he is not on the field now, the confrontation is still there.
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Zhang Jun sat on the bench, waiting for the starting eleven to come out along with the other substitutes. Malaisani asked him to be a substitute, he couldn't see a glimmer of future in Fiorentina, and although the old captain wanted to stay, what was he doing here? There is no future at all, he is not small, but he doesn't want to waste his time in this kind of repetition.
The loud cheers on the pitch interrupted Jang Jun's musings, and players from both sides came out.
When Di Livio came out first wearing the captain's armband, the Fiesole die-hard fan zone unfurled a huge banner: "Captain, you will always be with us." β
Looking at this, Zhang Jun was moved. What touched him was the feelings of the loyal ministers for Fiorentina, and the feelings of the Fiorentina fans for the loyal ministers. They didn't know that Di Livio would be retiring after the race, and it wasn't a well-prepared parting message, but a support and gratitude that they had been saying for years.
Many clubs have produced loyalists, most in Serie A, AC Milan and Fiorentina. AC Milan are giants, so it's no surprise that they have loyalists. But Florence's history is not too glorious, and even in the last two decades, it has been relegated twice and is on the verge of bankruptcy, and it is not easy to have so many loyal subjects.
As the saying goes, adversity sees the truth, and Di Livio has won the respect of the whole city with his practical actions.
I also wanted to be a loyal minister, at least I wouldn't leave after only a year and a half, but there is always a big gap between reality and ideals.
Watching the captain applaud and thank the fans, causing even more crazy cheers, Zhang Jun sighed in his heart, after today, the last legend of Florence will also come to an end, a huge team, with countless die-hard fans and a long history, but no one can reach the height of "legend" anymore.
Robbie is after Barty, Barty is captain after Barty, and what about after captain?
Zhang Jun shook his head, what do you do so much, he won't be here again in the second half of the year, does there be a legend that has anything to do with him?
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At half past two in the afternoon of May 29, 2007, with the sound of a whistle, the last ten matches of Serie A kicked off at different places at the same time. It is related to who is relegated, who is relegated, who wins the championship, and who loses the game.
Although the strength is obviously not the same level as the home team, after all, it is an away game, and in the face of crazy home fans and Fiorentina who are cornered, AC Milan does not dare to underestimate the enemy, and they put on a solid posture from the beginning.
It's a pity that Malaisani is still conservative at this juncture, as can be seen from his arrangement. After the opening, it was only a few feints to test the surname, and then retracted.
Zhang Jun heard Li Yan introduce Malesani as a person, at the age of 51, he started coaching at Chievo, and later coached Fiorentina in the 97/98 season, which is why De La Valle asked him to come back to coach - there is affection. De La Valle believes that the coach who once coached Fiorentina is more emotional, more familiar and more committed to returning. But it turned out that he was thinking too beautifully.
Malaisani's real brilliance came when he took charge of Parma the following year, leading the team not only to win the Italian Cup, but also to the UEFA Cup, where he became known as the "Coach" and made it to the European Champions Cup the following year.
But with the results, Malaisani began to become arrogant, self-assured, and very superstitious about the authority of the so-called coach. He believes that the manager should be the head of a team, everyone should listen to him, and no one can disagree with him, not even the president of the club.
Before the 00/01 season, Parma sold quality players like Chiesa and Veron, simply because they had a bad personal relationship with Malaisani. It sounds a bit ridiculous, how could a professional coach make such a rash decision? In fact, this is very common, and it is not only Malaisani who does it alone, but Lord Ferguson is also a master of it.
From this alone, Zhang Jun has every reason to be pessimistic about his future. When a player had a bad relationship with Malaisani, he persuaded the club to let him go. Zhang Jun is now on the same page as Malaisani's concern, so if he doesn't leave next season, he will be sold by Malaisani.
That season, after selling off the people with whom he was at odds, Malaisani openly declared that he had never felt that there was such a team as Parma is today, completely his own team, and that there would be no problems within the team. However, due to the sale of several high-quality players, the team's results were not ideal, and he was eliminated early in the Champions League, and the goal of winning the league became an empty word, and he was sacked by the club after losing 0-2 to Reggina.
Since his dismissal, Malesani seems to have lost the aura of "famous coach", and his coaching results have been repeatedly miserable. In the subsequent coaching of Verona and Modenade, he was dismissed because of the poor results of leading the team. With Verona, Verona was relegated, with Modena, only one of the eighteen games was won, the team was on the verge of relegation, and in the twenty-sixth round of the league again because of the loss to Reggina and was sacked.
After that, he went to Greece for a short time to coach Panathinekos, and finally came back in disgrace, and then was invited by De La Valle.
It's fair to say that Malaisani's later coaching career was a failure, but why did De La Valle hire him?
Li Yan gave Zhang Jun an analysis like this:
De La Valle was a successful businessman, but not a qualified club president, but a Fiorentina fan with some romantic fantasies. As can be seen from his series of actions, he asked Barty to return to work, and invited Rui; Costa even dreamed of bringing Baggio back to the pitch and wearing a purple jersey...... He had been looking for people from Florence's glory days, trying to bring them back, thinking that in this way he would restore Florence to its glory, but in reality he was just copying a memory in his heart. That's the typical old fan mentality.
The reason for inviting the "old man" to come back is also based on the above reasons. He must remember the touching scene when Malaisani wore only a pair of underwear and the players rushed to the stands to celebrate the victory with the fans, and Malaisani got the nickname "Big Panties", what a passionate time it was......
It's a pity that time will change everything, Malesani has changed, and he is no longer the passionate manager he used to be. Undying was unaware of this, wishful thinking that he could revive Fiorentina.
At the end of the day, Fiorentina's failure this season can be summed up in one sentence, an inexperienced president who likes to dream in vain found the wrong coach at the wrong time and made the wrong season.
Li Yan always thought that there was nothing wrong with Zhang Jun, and there was really no need to be polite to him in the face of this kind of coach, so in the report sent back to China, he resolutely supported Zhang Jun and belittled Malaisani, and once again played the role of "Zhang Jun's royal literati".
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The fans were fanatical, but the beginning of the game was very boring. Fiorentina had to retreat to the retreating AC Milan before daring to fight again, reminiscent of the situation in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in France in '98, when Italy lost the game in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in '98.
Will this match be the same result?
It wasn't until the 22nd minute that the first shot on goal was taken. Shepchenko shot the outside of the post from 20 yards out, sending the Florentines into a cold sweat. AC Milan realised that Fiorentina were no threat even at home and began to attack - which sounds frustrating to Fiorentina fans, but it is true.
Yang Pan's high-speed breakthrough and powerful shot inside, Kaka's longitudinal breakthrough and sharing the ball, and long-range shots, coupled with Pirlo's scheduling, Shepchenko and Giraldino's impact, AC Milan's attack made Fiorentina's defense tremble and shake in the storm.
Ujfarusi is the strongest of the defenders, but he also struggles against Shepchenko.
AC Milan have been the team with the most goals this season, which speaks volumes about how strong their attack is.
Zhang Jun watched from the sidelines, Yang Pan and Kaka were very serious, and they didn't show any mercy because this might lead to Zhang Jun's relegation to the second division. Zhang Jun guessed viciously, maybe these two people would like Fiorentina to be relegated.
Malaisani looked nervous, walking around the sidelines, and the more Zhang Jun looked at him, the more he looked like a clown, and Suo focused all his attention on the game.
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In the thirtieth minute of the first half, a news came from the San Siro that made the Fiorentina fans die silent, but the AC Milan fans cheered.
Bologna, who are fighting for relegation, lead Inter Milan 1-0 away!
Inter Milan lose, that's what AC Milan want to see. But Bologna won, that's news that the Fiorentina absolutely don't want to hear.
AC Milan's cheers were only for the upcoming title, but the Fiorentina fans saw it as a mockery and schadenfreude for them, and Frankie immediately resounded on the pitch with a loud Italian national curse - "vaffa", to the effect of "get out of the way", "you die", "fuck you" and the like.
It's not the first time Zhang Jun has experienced a relegation battle, but it's clear that Volendham's relegation can't be compared to Fiorentina's. Now listening to the deafening national scolding in the stands, he felt as if he was on the battlefield, and both sides wished for the other to die.
The insult from the Fiorentina fans only galvanized AC Milan, and in the 43rd minute, towards the end of the first half, the visitors scored.
Shepchenko excitedly pounced on Yang Pan, who gave him an assist. The ball was so comfortable that neither man could stop his goal, and Ujfarusi and Dainelli were like children in front of him.
Fiorentina was silent from the bench to the stands, with only AC Milan fans shouting uncontrollably: "Second Division!" B! B!! He fought back hard at the insult he had just received.
For this goal conceded, Malaisani's performance can be described as "thunderous". Fiorentina trailed by one goal and slipped another step into the second division. He ran to the sidelines and shouted at Chiellini for letting Yang Pan break through easily.
Chiellini, who was scolded, looked very aggrieved, and he shrugged his shoulders at Dainelli: "That 11 is so fast, how can I prevent it?" "No. 11 is Yang Pan's new number in AC Milan, No. 7 is destined to be unwearable, and it is not bad to wear No. 11 left by Zhang Jun.
He did his best, but Yang Pan was a pure bully, and in the face of him, he took the ball five meters away, rushed to chase the ball, and how could Chiellini, who had to turn around, keep up with this speed?
Dainelli didn't know what to say, he and Ujfarusi didn't stop Shepchenko together, and he would definitely be scolded at halftime. He just patted Chiellini on the shoulder: "Foul next time......" He himself was not confident.
Although Zhang Jun did not have the same thunderous atmosphere as the head coach, he was still very unhappy, and his dislike of Malaisani did not mean that Fiorentina could accept relegation. Malesani and Fiorentina, he has always been different.
He blamed Yang Pan a little, and he also knew that this kind of blame was unreasonable and unpopular. But that's how he felt in his heart.
He really wanted to play, go on the court to face off against Yang Pan and Kaka, and kill them to the scum. At this time, his opponent was not Shepchenko, who scored the goal, but his friends.
But when he turned his head and saw a gloomy face of Malaisani, he was immediately deflated. He's not going to let himself play, not a minute. Putting yourself on the bench is just trying to humiliate him for 90 minutes.
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Dainelli's hunch was correct, and at half-time, Malaisani almost scolded them to the fullest. In the face of unfavorable situations, he, the head coach who cannot keep up with the times, will only use loud shouts and curses to boost morale.
This kind of scolding doesn't work now, and an opponent like AC Milan can't be defeated just by boosting morale.
At the beginning of the second half, the whole Fiorentina team was scolded by Malaisani and was at a loss, while the AC Milan team simply reversed the visitors and attacked fiercely.
Yang Pan and Kaka played on the side, he took the ball in the backfield, and then passed diagonally to Kaka in front, and continued to run forward after passing the ball, Kaka passed the ball to him, and the two were two-one.
Yang Pan got the ball and extended the sideline to dribble the ball, he was not in a hurry to break through, he was waiting for Kaka to plug in. When Kaka ran in front of him, he made another diagonal pass, followed by himself to accelerate and sprint forward, Kaka passed the ball to him again, two twos in a row!
Yang Pan, who received the ball again, did not break through in the face of Chiellini's defense, but suddenly made a sudden stop to change direction and folded to the middle, which made Chiellini not expect, he couldn't commit a foul even if he wanted to. Followed by Yang Pan poked the ball, jumped up to avoid Donadale's tackle, and after landing, he adjusted his pace and angle slightly, and volleyed!
No one could stop the goal, and the ball went straight into the goal, 2:0!
Once again, only the screams of AC Milan fans remained at the Frankie Stadium, and many AC Milan fans continued to shout at the Fiorentina fans: "Second Division! B! Some even tried to rush to the Florence fans' stand to provoke their prospects, and they were quickly chased back with batons by the police.
The goal was a huge blow to Fiorentina, and the fans didn't even hit back with a national curse. What does it mean to be 2-0 up by AC Milan? This means that it is almost impossible for them to turn the tables around.
Frustrated Fiorentina fans began to curse loudly at the club's president, Della Valle, who they believed was the incompetent Della Valle who had caused Fiorentina's predicament today. And De La Valle listened to this insult, and the expression on his face also looked very unnatural.
There was a groan of pain from the bench, and everything on the field became a blur under the scorching heat. The veteran captain Di Livio was shouting desperately, reminding everyone that the game was not over yet, and they still had 30 minutes to go, but to little avail.
Goalkeeper coach Busso walked up to the substitutes and told them to warm up. Zhang Jun didn't understand what Malaisani wanted to do, so he went anyway. But he didn't have the heart to warm up at all, his mind was full of a terrible thought: it's over, Fiorentina is going to be relegated!
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There was the same cursing as the fans in the press booth, and Li Yan heard an old man next to him sarcastically say with the humor unique to Italians: "Hey, this is so good!" Florence has also become an 'elevator'! β
Malaisani's face was pale, and he replaced the out-of-form Maresca with teenager Pazzini and switched to 442.
Zhang Jun is still paying attention to the situation on the field, and Di Livio is the hardest player in the team, as he is the longest of the eleven on the field. Seeing him rushing left and right, it is hard to believe that he is forty years old this year.
Pirlo fell exaggeratedly and wasted time, and Di Livio rushed up and roared at him like a lion: "Holy! Don't waste any time! What a shame you're doing! β
Reminding teammates on the field, reasoning with the referee, and yelling at the opponent is what a captain should do. He is still fulfilling his duties as captain.
Jorgensen sent a long pass to Di Livio, and everyone thought that the "old man" would pass the ball again, even Gattuso in front of him.
But Di Livio took the ball forward and broke through with the ball!
Gattuso was caught off guard, and an oversight, a sophisticated Di Livio rushed over. He yelled and turned to shovel at Di Livio, who would rather have fouled than let him go. However, although the Dilivio man was old, he was still very skilled, and he deftly adjusted his pace and passed Gattuso.
Then he ran wildly with the ball, facing Odo, his upper body shook, the ball spun between his legs, and suddenly passed under Odo's crotch!
Odor obviously didn't expect Di Livio to wear his crotch, and at that moment, his reaction was not to turn around, but to reflexively close his feet, and as a result, coupled with the habitual surname factor, he fell backwards in embarrassment, allowing Di Livio to break through again!
"Two in a row! Great Angelo! He's not old at all! He's the only one in Fiorentina who is still playing! Those twenty-five or sixteen-year-old lads are not even as good as a forty-year-old, what a shame! β
Di Livio's breakthrough gave hope to the Fiorentina fans, who chanted: "We will always be with you, captain!" β
It's ironic that a forty-year-old is still the team's only hope. On the one hand, it shows the incompetence of others, and on the other hand, Di Livio's performance is worthy of the captain's armband on his arm and the Fiorentina crest on his chest.
After the breakthrough, Di Livio passed the ball to the middle, hoping that the follow-up Pazzini and Mikoli would be able to grab the spot.
In the end, it was Pazzini who got on the ball, but his header was no threat to Dida and went over the crossbar under the trap of Nesta and Stam.
At this point, the news of Inter Milan's equaliser came from the San Siro's side, but that could not make AC Milan fans nervous because they had won and whatever the result was, they would be the league champions of the season.
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This game is broadcast live to China, many people were looking forward to the wonderful duel between Yang Pan and Zhang Jun, but they didn't expect it to be a one-sided duel, which made many neutral fans feel bored, only Inter Milan and Fiorentina, and Zhang Jun's fans are cheering for Fiorentina, and many people are scolding Malesani because he doesn't let Zhang Jun play.
Sophie sat in front of the TV, clasped her hands together, and kept praying in her heart for Zhang Jun, praying that he would be able to play. She believes that as long as Zhang Jun plays, then there is still hope for everything.
At the scene, the big screen showed that with 25 minutes to go until the end of the 90 minutes, AC Milan were getting more and more relaxed, and Fiorentina were just sleepy in front of them.
The official announcers of AC Milan are all saying: "Although I also mourn the fall of this once great team today, Fiorentina should recognize the reality that everything they are in now is in vain." They couldn't beat Milan and they had to accept the fate of going to the play-offs...... Looking at the situation in the other games, ah, Parma are 1:2 behind Brescia, the luck is so bad, it seems that Fiorentina are going to be relegated directly! β
The rankings of the current teams were played below the TV station. Fiorentina have fallen to third from bottom and fall into the realm of direct relegation. Brescia, on the other hand, have risen to the bottom four and they can also play in the play-offs, with Bologna 15th and Parma 16th. It's a ranking that discourages Florentines.
It was at this time that people remembered a man who had helped the team return to Serie A, who was the hero of the team, but now he was unfairly watching the game from the sidelines, and he couldn't do anything.
It's not a situation that the fans want to see, at this time, they need heroes.
"Zhang Jun! Zhang Jun!! ZHANG Jun!! The shouts first came from the die-hard fan zone of Fiesole and soon swept through the stadium, with all Fiorentina fans chanting the long-lost name.
Zhang Jun, who was warming up on the sidelines, was stunned when he heard that the voice was calling him.
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