Chapter 205: You're Strong
Fiorentina were not too strong in the four rounds after the winter break, and according to Sabato's plan, these four games were a great opportunity to desperately grab points and consolidate the top three positions.
But......
However, due to his sudden four-match ban, Fiorentina's performance in these four league games has not been satisfactory.
1:1 draw away to Reggina, 1:2 away to Chievo, 3:3 home to Sampdoria, 0:2 away to Lazio.
There is no win in four league rounds, and it is either a draw or a loss. I fell from third to sixth in the standings all of a sudden, as if I had done a roller coaster.
Although Sabato made very detailed arrangements before each game and was able to keep in touch with Di Livio through the intercom during the game, his absence from standing on the sidelines and yelling still had an impact on the Fiorentina players. It turns out that he has become a consolation for the Fiorentina players, as if he is a hot-tempered man who can give them confidence and support by standing on the sidelines, while sitting in the stands does not play that role at all.
Moreover, sometimes things that are arranged before a game can be disrupted at any time after the game starts.
For example, in the 1:2 defeat to Chievo, the two sides were very hot from the beginning. Xiang Tao got his first yellow card in only ten minutes in the first half, and his actions in the second half still did not converge, Sabato was worried that he would be sent off and affect the future game, so he replaced him with Chiellini. This made Sabato completely unexpected, and Fiorentina, who had one less person, gradually lost the opportunity to get it back, and had no choice but to accept the defeat away.
So watching the team perform badly, conceding goals and conceding points, even if Sabato spat in the stands, it didn't help. When Sky TV broadcast a match in Fiorentina, it deliberately gave Sabato a lot of footage, and the commentator continued to joke that Sabato should regret it this time.
But they were wrong, Sabato didn't take the blame for the defeat on himself at all, he just gritted his teeth and wanted to return after the ban expired.
Although the team did not win, Zhang Jun was not in bad form and he continued to score. In the 1-1 draw with Reggina, it was his last-minute free-kick that secured a point. In the 3:3 draw with Sampdoria, Zhang Jun scored two goals alone, but still did not win the opponent for the team, which made him very regretful. After scoring 20 goals in 22 league games, Zhang Jun continues to occupy the top spot in the scorer list, and the gap between him and second place Adriano has widened to three goals.
Both Italian and Chinese media are saying that if Zhang Jun's crazy form continues, it is really not impossible for him to score 30 goals in a season. It's only a little more than halfway through the league and he's scored twenty goals, and with sixteen rounds left, how can he score five more goals? Shepchenko, last season's top scorer, scored 25 goals.
But Zhang Jun was not happy because of the constant goals, because the team lost.
In an interview with the media, he said that he didn't care if he could be the top scorer or if he could score 30 goals, he just wanted Fiorentina to win and occupy a high position in the standings. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense for a striker to score more goals.
Fiorentina have been winless in five games since playing Inter Milan at home, which has given some media an opportunity to make excuses.
They believe that the essence of Fiorentina's underdog is still exposed, as they analysed during the winter break, Fiorentina, who are well known to their opponents, have little chance of staging a crazy fifteen-game unbeaten run in the first half of the season, and they must get their attitude right in the second half of the season and fight for relegation. "Actually, Florence is just that, a bit like Chievo, who made miracles back then. Wide attacks and smooth central coordination, but these things are very monotonous, the difference between the strength of the main players and the substitutes is too big, once their tactics are thoroughly studied and a few key players are targeted, Fiorentina will be dumb. Fiorentina are just a restructured new team with a lot to improve in all aspects, the first half of the season was impressive, but the volcanic performances were not sustainable, they lacked the ability to perform consistently in a long season like Juventus and AC Milan, they were too young. ”
Sabato dismissed this claim, saying publicly in the media: "We are young, but we still have the ability to play against the big teams. It's a sad result to go five games without a win, but I'm sure Fiorentina will be able to bounce back for the next game. We have the best players and our goal is not just relegation. Zhang Jun? He's in good form and I'm sure he can still score. ”
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February is the traditional Chinese festival, the Spring Festival. Zhang Jun specially took his mother from China to Italy and spent time with Sophie. This made his home a lot more lively. Zhang Jun, who rarely reunites with his mother, has the warmth of home, and his performance on the court is also quite good.
“gooooooal!!! superzhang! Twenty-first goal! The biggest fun we have now is counting Jang Jun's goals in the game. Ha ha! It was Fiorentina's home game against Udinese, and just seven minutes into the first half, Zhang Jun scored a header from Jorgensen's cross! His mother sat in the stands, confident that she would be happy for her son's performance. ”
The camera gives a shot of Jang Jun's mother, and Sophie accompanies her by the side, and both of them look happy. And Zhang Jun also waved to them after scoring the goal. Turning around, he pointed at Jorgensen: "Martin, come to my house the day after tomorrow and invite you to eat Chinese dumplings!" Ha ha! ”
"I'm going too!" Xiang Tao argued.
Zhang Jun looked at him: "Okay, give me an assist!" Ha ha! He kept smiling, he looked like he had his mom by his side, he was in a good mood and Fiorentina's five-game winless run was no longer in his mind, because he was confident that he could break the embarrassment of five games without a win in this game.
Udinese were not willing to be reduced to a supporting role in this game, they launched a counterattack and had a great chance to go solo towards the end of the first half, but Iaquinta hit the leg of Frei and bounced off the line.
'It was Udinese's best chance of the first half! Iaquinta is a good striker, but the gap between him and Zhang Jun is obvious and obvious. In terms of the way and ability to handle the ball in front of the goal, he can't be compared with Zhang Jun. If this goal had been replaced by Zhang Jun, it might have been scored. ”
Frey stood up and waved his hand at Zhang Jun, who ran back to help defend, signaling that he didn't have to come back. "I want Chinese dumplings too, Captain." Zhang Jun smiled.
Iaquinta stood next to Frey, looking very depressed with her head down.
Sabato was back in the dugout, still standing on the sidelines swearing and swearing, while Fiorentina looked like a different team. We have to say that Zhang Jun is the captain of Fiorentina, but that foul-mouthed Sabato is now the support of the whole team. His hooliganism always gives the team a sense of security, and before the season many people were still doubting the level of the coach, waiting to see him make contradictory jokes with the players, and now they are going to be disappointed. Sabato and the players are all together, they trust each other, they support each other, and this Fiorentina team gives a glimpse of hope, real hope, not the so-called hope that Délavale boasted about last season. ”
It seems that the impact of a five-game winless run on them quickly dissipated...... Li Yan lay on the press bench and looked at the players running on the field. Sabato may have this idea: knowing that the strength of his team's substitutes is not good, then while the main players are still physically strong, try to get as many points as possible, and if you can win an opponent, you must win. The situation of the first five rounds is not allowed to be repeated. At the very least, you can't lose too many games...... If their goal is really to win the Champions Cup next season.
He remembered what Zhang Jun had told him and repeatedly asked him not to go out: "Our only goal this season is not to be relegated, but to reach the European Champions Cup next season." ”
This sounds ridiculous at the time, but looking at it now, I'm afraid that many teams in Serie A will have to watch out for Fiorentina. Because they really showed that kind of strength.
In the second half, Udinese wanted to equalise, but Pazzini's goal poured salt on their wounds. Gasballoni passed the ball to the penalty area, Zhang Jun made a clever leak in the middle, Pazzini followed up with a direct kick, and the ball drew an arc to bypass the goalkeeper of Udinese; Sanctis, drilled in the far corner of the goal.
Fiorentina lead Udinese 2-0 at home.
As the league progressed, Pazzini gradually replaced the 30-year-old Toni as the main striker, partnering Zhang Jun. The experienced Tony is more given the task of fighting fires at critical moments. Zhang Jun and Pazzini's partner is more passionate and attacking. The combination of Zhang Jun and Tony is calmer and more reassuring. Sabato arranged it this way, and he had more attack variations in his hands.
Pazzini scored his fifth goal of the season in the league and looked excited. Because Zhang Jun is too bright, he and Tony have to live in Zhang Jun's shadow, but that doesn't mean they don't have the ability. Without their active movement and involvement, Zhang Jun would never have been able to score 21 goals by now.
Zhang Jun hugged the excited Pazzini and smiled in his ear: "Okay, you also have a share of the dumplings the day after tomorrow......"
Twenty minutes later, Fiorentina won a free-kick that was almost on the line of the penalty area. At that time, Crewe once again showed his amazing skills and shook off the aging French defender Candela, and the helpless veteran had to reach out and pull Crewe, who was already close to the penalty area.
His experience played best at the crucial moments, because if he had hesitated a little longer and pulled a little late, it would have been a penalty.
As a result, Crewe was very depressed, and he wanted to deliberately drag Candela down so that he could easily get a penalty...... Damn it! He stood up, patted his pants, and then said to Zhang Jun: "If the ball goes in, then please go to your house to eat dumplings......
Zhang Jun said with a smile: "I shouldn't punish this ball, it's too close." ”
Only then did Crewe remember that Zhang Jun would not take the initiative to punish any free kick within 20 meters, unless it was requested by his teammates and coach. Because his optimal range is twenty to thirty meters.
Xiang Tao took the football, and then carefully placed it on the penalty spot designated by the referee - a little outside the line of the big penalty area. He took the ball.
Xiang Tao took five steps back, about four or five meters, and then stood still. He was waiting for the referee's whistle while the referee was busy rushing Udinese's wall back to his designated position.
Udinese's wall is not honest and always wants to move forward when the referee is not looking. Xiang Tao didn't care about this, he pouted. He is not Zhang Jun's kind of free kick that relies on bypassing the human wall and hitting the angle. He doesn't care where your wall stands, he only has one goal in his eyes when he picks his legs, and that is the goal. Wall? Yang Pan said to him well: "When you kick a power free kick, you have to directly ignore the human wall and shoot through them." ”
The referee finally reluctantly made the wall obedient, he quickly stepped back, and then blew the whistle in his mouth.
"Ahh For the dumplings of the Spring Festival! Xiang Tao yelled in Sichuan, and then rushed forward with a fierce momentum and shot directly with a volley!
The soccer ball quickly slipped under the wall of the jumping man against the turf, and then was reacted to by the fairly agile De; Sanctis touched his right hand and then hit the post again and bounced into the back of the net......
“goooal!!! Xiang Tao! It was his second goal of the season!! Seeing that he was excited, he pounced directly on Zhang Jun...... Why did he pounce on Zhang Jun? This goal should be considered Crewe's assist......"
Just when the commentator couldn't figure out the situation, Xiang Tao pounced on Zhang Jun, and then hugged him tightly and shouted: "Dumplings! Dumplings! ”
Zhang Jun was ridden by Xiang Tao, leaned back and tried to maintain balance, not to let himself fall, and then hurriedly agreed: "Okay, good, dumplings, dumplings ......"
But I was thinking in my heart that my mother was going to be busy again...... How many people's dumplings are going to be wrapped?
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In the end, Fiorentina defeated Udinese 3-0 at home, and the Fiorentina team gave Sabato a big gift for his return. They have also moved up to fifth in the rankings, with a place in the top four just around the corner.
Jang Jun must also fulfill his promise and invite the whole team to eat dumplings.
It's an ordinary Tuesday in Italy, but it's a very special day for the Chinese players in their hometowns. Because today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese lunar Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve.
Zhang's mother was happy that so many people liked to eat the dumplings she made herself, and the whole Florentina team except for those who had temporary affairs, even Sabato came to join in the fun this time. Now the players don't care about making trouble in front of him, because he is more likely to make trouble than they do.
Zhang Jun wanted to invite Yang Pan, Kaka and Li Yongle to eat dumplings together, but they refused. Because it's a Florentine party, outsiders always feel bad when they get in.
Ren Yudi did not participate as always, he was not in Florence recently, Zhang Jun thought maybe he flew back to Hong Kong to reunite with his family.
It's still that courtyard, Zhang Jun still remembers the birthday banquet a few months ago, and this time because of the arrival of the Spring Festival, he has become jubilant.
Most of the teammates who came wore red clothes, and then learned to treat Zhang Jun and them as they seemed in the movie, and they all looked good, but they made Zhang Jun laugh non-stop.
During the dinner, a few Chinese players taught the curious group of old dumplings, because they were very interested in how the filling got into the skin, you know, the Italian pissana filling was on the outside of the dough.
So Zhang Jun and the others showed them a hand-in-hand demonstration, first like this, then that, and finally like this...... Sabato followed suit, and then made a dumpling that couldn't stand up and proudly showed off to Di Livio: "Look, it's a big loss for the Italian food world that I'm not going to be a chef!" ”
Although Di Livio didn't look at Sabato's bag, he couldn't refute it, because his dumplings couldn't even fit the skin.
Everyone was very interested in DIY dumplings in person, and finally Zhang Junsuo contributed the dumpling skin and filling, so that everyone could wrap it together, cook it by itself, and eat it by themselves.
Although the scene is chaotic, shouting, and the dumplings are miserable, and the pot becomes a pot of pork porridge with dough, it does not prevent everyone from playing. The Chinese Spring Festival is very important in the eyes of the Chinese, but foreigners don't care about that, in their opinion, as long as it is a festival, they should play, indulge in play, as for how to play, that is a personal matter, the key is to be happy, happy is good.
Therefore, at the beginning, Xiang Tao was still holding a wine glass and pretending to chant poetry: "Raise your head to look at the bright moon, bow your head and think of your hometown......" Before he finished chanting, he was pulled by Gasbaroni and poured violently: "Don't be in a daze, boy, come and have a drink with me!" As a result, if he didn't pay attention, he poured it into Xiang Tao's nose.
"Ahem!!" Xiang Tao coughed desperately to squirt out the wine in his nose, and then angrily went to find Gasbaroni, who no longer knew where he was wandering, and vowed to pour it back.
Mom said to Zhang Jun, "Your teammates are very interesting, hehe." She was delighted to look at the young people playing.
Zhang Jun suddenly remembered that this was almost the same thing, and Uncle Wang had said it to him a few months ago.
Everyone likes to joke, everyone plays, everyone is very friendly, plus an unserious coach and a respectable assistant coach, although they are from all over the world, but they seem to have known each other for a long time, very tacit.
Zhang Jun felt that he had really found the right place. Isn't this the team he is looking for? Just like Warren Dame when he first debuted. Everybody is a good person...... He loves to play with such a group of people, to work hard for the glory, for the pleasure, for everything worth pursuing.
Florence...... As long as no one drives him away, he's really going to play here until he retires.
When the game lasted until about nine o'clock in the evening, the teammates said goodbye together. Zhang Jun also persuaded his mother, who was tired from a day, to go to the room to rest, and he and Sophie stayed behind to "clean up the mess".
Looking at the mess, Zhang Jun smiled apologetically at Sophie: "I'm really sorry, I made my own decisions, and I made you and your mother suffer again." ”
Sophie was not dissatisfied, she said to Zhang Jun: "It's nothing, my mother and I are very happy to see that you have such a harmonious relationship with your teammates." Since Zhang Jun's mother came, Sophie also changed her name to "Mom". "Brother Li told me that Fiorentina is really a good team. I don't think he could be wrong, isn't it proven now? ”
"Hmm......" Zhang Jun looked at everything in front of him, "He was very good on and off the field, and he actually emptied all the storage at home...... What a swarm of locusts! He rolled his eyes, so Florence was amazing.
Those bastards, should leave the combat power to the opponent in the next round, not his dumplings...... Remnants. He hadn't even eaten a few whole dumplings today.
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On the second day of training, you can still see the sequelae of yesterday's play, and some people obviously don't seem to be asleep.
Sabato criticized them fiercely during the break, and by this time he had become a stern coach again, without the slightest hint of yesterday's "fun with the people".
Everyone was trained by him to dare not slack off, because it was not easy for them to go down next, and they would have to fight Juventus in two rounds, and Sabato definitely did not want to lose to Juventus, because it was their direct rival. What's more, it's his home field, and Frankie can't afford to lose. He can't put the blame for losing on the referee or be out of the dugout.
The media are also focusing on Fiorentina's home game against Juventus, which ended in a draw in the first half of the season. Juventus will have to take all three points this time around to secure their place in the top two. Inter Milan is behind them.
"Juventus' squad is undeniably strong, but Fiorentina's home power cannot be ignored either. What exactly will this game look like? There was a lot of noise before the game, and we interviewed Fiorentina captain Zhang Jun to hear what he had to say. "The media in China is more active and has been covering the match since two weeks ago." He said that Juventus will have to be distracted domestically because they need to juggle the Champions League, and this is Fiorentina's chance, in short, Fiorentina's goal is to win at home! ”
"When did I say that?" After listening to Li Yan's relay, Zhang Jun said, "He asked me what I thought of the game, and I only said that we did our best, but I didn't say that we must win." ”
Li Yan looked at him with a grin.
Zhang Jun surrendered: "Okay...... I'll admit I did think so, we had to win that game. But...... Do you want us to play the first two rounds first? It's too disrespectful to the opponent in front of you. ”
Li Yan smiled: "Don't worry, they are not your opponents." ”
"Are you so sure?"
"If I'm not sure, I wouldn't have been chasing you in Warrendam for so long, boy. Have a little bit of confidence in yourself, you're strong now, Fiorentina is strong now. ”
Zhang Jun stopped talking, looking at the dusk in Florence in the distance and didn't know what to think.
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You're strong now, and Fiorentina is strong now.
Li Yan's words are still in the ears, Fiorentina have already won one and drawn one in the next league, and five rounds of winless are followed by three rounds of unbeaten. Fiorentina's performance is incomprehensible to many experts, either very good or extremely bad.
Neither Lecce nor Palermo can pose much of a threat to Fiorentina. They are now fully focused on preparing for the next round of Serie A, hosting Juventus.
In the first two rounds of the league, Fiorentina performed very well, and the only regret was that Zhang Jun did not score.
"It's nothing. The key goals always stay in the key games, and we believe that against Juventus, Zhang Jun will score. Andrea, a journalist for Sport Milano; Kaliani wrote an article for Zhang Jun to explain.
Zhang Jun is also very calm about not scoring in the two rounds, he thinks this is normal, and he will definitely not fall into a goal drought as some people say. It's funny.
He is in good shape and in good health, thanks to the team doctor Feng Qing. His arrival has allowed many of his teammates to have at least one more month of physical strength.
On the other hand, Juventus have also expressed concern about Fiorentina's recent upturn in form. Capello was cautious when he spoke about the game: "Fiorentina have been very good this season, they drew 1-1 at our home stadium in the first half of the season, and this time it is our turn away and we can't take it lightly. Zhang Jun didn't score? I really want to listen to your media, Juventus will even have a difficult time relegation. You say he is really short of goals? I trust my judgment and the day after tomorrow he will be the focus of our attention. ”
For the rest, the scheming Capello is reluctant to reveal any more. He is a very calm person, and the reporter who doesn't want to say it can't ask no matter how much he asks.
Although the rise of Inter Milan and the steady performance of AC Milan in the last year or two have threatened Juventus' dominance in Serie A, they have not won the league title for two years, but Fabio Capello's Juventus still has a strong fighting force, and no one can ignore their presence. Bender; Piero, Ibrasimovic, Trezeguet, Emerson, Camoranesi, Cannavaro, Vieira...... Which of these names is not famous?
Juventus reached the final of the UEFA Champions League last season and spent a full 120 minutes with Chelsea with solid defence and perfect tactical set-up, before taking the penalty spot to their third European Cup in the club's history.
While the British media strongly criticized Capello for insulting football, the Italian media sang the praises of Juventus. Mourinho was very dissatisfied after the game and said that Juventus's football was ugly football, and Capello immediately ridiculed him, saying that they didn't play well, but those who played well had already gone home early, and said that Chelsea may not play well, and they only relied on penalties to reach the final.
Having said all this, I just want everyone to have an understanding of Juventus. They are the most solid club team in Italy and the world, they don't lose games they shouldn't lose, and they rarely capsize in the gutter. Watching them play on the pitch can be extremely dull and extremely negative. But they always win games in the end, and successive coaches have adhered to the tradition of Juventus. When you see Juventus fighting against others, you must be dreaming.
Ironically, the word "Juventus" means "youth" in Latin, but Juventus has such a nickname in Serie A: "Old Woman". On the one hand, it shows that they are noble and elegant, with the temperament of a noble lady; On the other hand, it shows that they are dull, passionless, and conservative.
Although in China, AC Milan and Inter Milan are very, very popular, but in Italy, it is Juventus that is the most popular and has the largest number of fans. They have loyal fans all over Italy, so much so that Juventus are considering moving out of the Alpi Stadium, which is shared with Turin, because the old stadium, which is bigger than the Allianz Stadium, is simply not sitting and there are still many empty places in the stands when they play at home. In the old industrial city of Turin, the Torino team, which represents the working class and the low-income class, is the symbol of the city, while Juventus does not have much away feeling when playing away from home.
But there are a few cities, and it is indeed Juventus's veritable away game, Milan City, which has the two giants of AC Milan and Inter Milan, is counted as one, and the other is Fiorentina, and the fans here do not like it except for the Fiorentina team, they are crazy to support the home team, crazy xenophobia. This is what characterizes the Florentines. The other is Napoli, because this is where Maradona once fought, and in the '90 World Cup, it became the public enemy of all Italy, because at the match between Argentina and Italy held here, Napoli fans openly cheered for Maradona's Argentina team. There aren't many people who like Juventus here either.
"Juventus does have a lot of fans out of town, but that's somewhere else. In Florence, there is only one team, and that is glorious Fiorentina! The leader of Fiesole, a die-hard fan organization in Florence, said in front of reporters. We'll let our guests get a taste of the warmth of the Fiorentina fans. ”
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"Zhang Jun! Be sure to take out Juventus! Kill you and you'll probably rise to fourth! "Kaka called Jang Jun and was very concerned about the match. Of course, his banner is to care for his friends.
Zhang Jun rolled his eyes, of course he knew what Kaka was thinking. Don't you want to rely on Fiorentina to drag Juventus and let Milan pull away the points advantage?
He doesn't want to help Milan, but he definitely wouldn't want to lose at home to Juventus. "If you don't say I'm going to win, I'm going to win too. Not only win Juventus, but also win you and win Li Yongle. ”
Kaka laughed dryly, then greeted Sophie, and hung up.
Next, Zhang Jun received a call from Li Yongle: "Zhang Jun......" He said in a serious tone, "You must win the game the day after tomorrow." We're fighting Rome here, and you guys must help! Li Yongle said bluntly, just for his own consideration.
"Rest assured, rest assured. We have to win ourselves to have any hope of finishing in the top four. "Now it's about the final ranking of each team, everyone is serious, and the relationship that can be used should also be used, anyway, it doesn't violate the ethics of sports competition, what are you afraid of.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jun turned back to Sophie and said, "Tired...... It's so tiring, there are so many involved in one game. ”
Sophie laughed and said, "Who told you to play against Juventus?" If it's against Perugia, I'm afraid no one else will come to you. ”
"Is Juventus amazing?" Zhang Jun jokingly asked, "AC Milan and Inter Milan look restless when they mention its name." For me, it's just a game, and we've got to win anyway. Sabato has already said that the bottom line at home is that you must not lose, and it is better to get a point than no point. But I want to win, I think it's better to get three points than one point. ”
"Your idea is good, but there are difficulties...... Sophie also joked, "Juventus is not an opponent you can win." ”
"Afraid of what?" Zhang Jun shook his head and remembered Li Yan's words, "We are strong now. ”
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'Juventus will defend at the back and then counter-attack, all we have to do is attack without forgetting our own defence. Their Ibrasimovic is a monster and his skills are still very good at his feet so the defenders have to be 100 per cent. In this game, the two full-backs don't have to assist. Against Juventus, we can't concede first, otherwise it will be difficult to play later. We have to try to score first and break down Juventus' tactical limitations. Isn't Juventus conservative? We're going to force them to confront us head-on, and we're going to force them to attack!" ”
Sabato was holding a "pre-war mobilization meeting" when he slammed his fist on the tactical board, which he had already scratched in a mess.
"We stick to our style of play and don't play in the same rhythm as Juventus. Offensive! Now Juventus' defense is not monolithic, you have to believe in your attacking ability, you are very strong! What is Juventus? In our home stadium, it's not their turn to be arrogant! Even if the referee helps, we have to win, we have to win! Sabato waved his hands like a politician giving an impassioned speech. Finally, if you want to qualify for next season's European Champions League, then Juventus must win it, and if you stand in our way, kick it all away! ”
On the other side, Capello was expressionless and calmly explained to the players: "Fiorentina is a team with a strong attacking spirit, they have a sharp attack, but there are many holes in the defense, I hope the midfielders can catch these holes when they counterattack." Their two full-backs love assists and this can be exploited. Defensively, be sure to watch Zhang Jun, Fabio, and he'll be handed over to you. People staring at him. ”
"Don't worry, Coach." Cannavaro nodded.
"Crewe is in charge of Emerson."
Viele moved her lips, as if to say something. Capello saw it, but he wasn't going to change his decision. Vieira is already inevitably aging, and let him guard against young Crewe, who may still end up being teased.
Capello looked down at the notebook in his hand, everything that should be said was said, and the next thing was to summarize. 'As long as we get past the start of Fiorentina's attack, when their morale starts to drop, that's our chance. You have to be patient and be more calm than Fiorentina at all times, Fiorentina is a team with a lot of passion, from the coach to the players, but they are often not calm enough, and when they are in difficulty, they are more impetuous, and this is our chance. Grab it, then take advantage of it. ”
The Juventus players nodded.
Compared to the Fiorentina players, maybe they don't have that much passion, but they are absolutely scary because they are calm enough and patient enough. They don't make mistakes, they are always watching you, waiting patiently for you to make mistakes. Such a team is the most efficient in professional football.
So Juventus are the kings of the domestic league, they have won a total of 27 league titles, leaving AC Milan far behind. If outsiders hear the "bold words" of Zhang Jun and Sabato, I am afraid they will be very surprised where Florence's self-confidence comes from.
Perhaps it is the arrogance that comes from the hooliganism of Sabato's words.
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The Fiorentina players walked out of the tunnel with their heads held high and you could tell from their faces the confidence they had for the game.
And there are no obvious emotional fluctuations on the faces of the Juventus players, and outsiders will not know what they are thinking, whether they are confident or low-key, they can't tell.
Capello and his players with an expression. Standing outside the coach West, with his hands on his chest, he quietly watched the field.
Sabato, on the other hand, was pacing in front of the dugout before the game had even started.
It was a big game for Fiorentina and he couldn't afford to lose, so he looked a little anxious. He hoped that his disciples would not let him down.
The Stade Frankie was packed, and the Juventus fans were compressed to the southeast corner of the stands by the overwhelming Fiorentina fans, and the entire stand, only their part was black and white, and the rest of the stadium was all purple.
Juventus is involved in key matches, and it is impossible not to mention the referee. Juventus is not taken care of by the referee for a day or two, nor is it a rumor spread by boring people, and it is no secret that many people in the refereeing world are Juventus fans, and Italy is not a pure land, and there are black whistles of match-fixing every year.
A week before the game, Sabato publicly warned the Italian Football Federation and the refereeing committee in the media that they wanted to send an impartial and credible referee to officiate the game. He didn't want to be played behind his back. And Juventus did not say anything about the matter.
In the end, the referee committee sent a referee with no criminal record, but he didn't have enough credibility because he was a very young referee and had only officiated 21 games in the First Division. Sabato wanted to scold his mother, but the referee committee clearly didn't want to meet his request. What if such a young referee came to officiate such an important game, and something went wrong? On the field, especially in the Juventus team, all of them are big stars, who knows if he can calm the scene?
"After Colina's bald head retired, couldn't Italy find a suitable referee?" In the end, he didn't scold his mother, but complained so much in an interview.
He could only pray in his heart that the young referee would not get dizzy and make any mistakes.
But soon, Sabato realizes that his worries are unnecessary.
The Juventus players obviously saw that the referee was a novice and felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they made a big move or something. This game gradually became popular in the shouting and scolding of the fans.
In the opening eleven minutes, Crewe broke through Vieira in the middle of the field, and as he was about to pass the ball, Vieira pulled Crewe down from behind. The referee's whistle blew and then unceremoniously handed Vieira a yellow card.
"We were worried about the referee's ability to enforce the law and now he has given Vieira a dismissal. Patrick Vieira didn't seem to be able to keep his composure against Crewe, a ball he should have let go of and handed it to Emerson. We have to applaud this young referee, he did a great job! ”
Capello saw Vieira eating cards as soon as he came up, and he chattered angrily to the assistant coach below. "Damn it! I told him to leave Crewe alone, what did he go up and mix in? He got a yellow card in the opening eleven minutes, how will he play in the future? ”
Crewe looked at Vieira pitifully, when he first started in the Premier League, Vieira was in his prime and enjoyed great glory at Arsenal and the Premier League. Now that we meet again, he is gradually getting on the right track, and Vieira is a hero in the twilight, look at his turn just now, if it is the 04/05 season, why should he use his hands?
While the Juventus players were arguing with the referee over Vieira's yellow card, Fiorentina had already sent the ball in quick succession, and the referee dispersed the crowd and signaled for the game to continue.
The Juventus players were stunned and desperately tried to get back to the defense.
Crewe stabbed the ball to Zhang Jun, who crossed directly to Jorgensen on the wing, and then turned and cut into the box. Cannavaro posted it unceremoniously, he couldn't easily let Zhang Jun get a chance, although the ball was sudden from Fiorentina, but he was always very focused.
Zambrotta drove at high speed towards Jorgensen, and to push him into a corner, it was best to kick the ball straight off the line and then Juventus opened the scoring.
Jorgensen has a dunk, and now he needs speed, he doesn't have time for Zambrotta to spend on the wing. He immediately passed the ball to Crewe, who ran up to pick it up.
Zambrotta immediately shifted his weight and lunged at Crewe, who received the ball with his back to him, then slammed his heel and passed between Zambrotta's legs!
Football is back to Jorgensen!
Jorgensen cuts in, catches the ball and crosses with his feet! Now there are only Cannavaro and an aging Thuram in the Juventus penalty area, Zhang Jun and Pazzini are in the box, and they are eyeing the goal.
Jorgensen's cross was a little deep, and Zhang Jun wanted to turn around and cross the ball out. But Cannavaro tugged hard from behind, and he couldn't rush out.
This made Zhang Jun a little unhappy, and he also grabbed Cannavaro's shoulder with his backhand, preventing him from touching the ball earlier than himself, and then turned around, jumped up with Cannavaro's strength, and hung the golden hook upside down!
The ball hit the top edge of the crossbar and bounced off, and Buffon just turned his head to look at the crossbar.
Frankie Stadium erupted in sighs, followed by loud cheers.
"Oh! Jang Jun's barb! What a pity! It's just a little bit close! Buffon didn't react at all, Cannavarola couldn't even pull him! ”
"I thought he was going to give up...... Cannavaro muttered.
"Don't think so." Buffon felt a little apprehensive when he remembered the barb just now. 'You forgot how he scored in the World Cup? Don't be polite to him, don't let up at all. Otherwise, it's us who are unlucky. Then he shouted, "Cheer up!" Focus! Don't let Florence sneak up like this again! ”
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The referee's harsh decision made both sides of the game know how to play the ball and how to control their movements. It seems that newcomers are not easy to bully either......
We're going to score first. Zhang Jun thought like this, it was a pity that he didn't score the ball just now. But next time he won't let Juventus go so easily.
He could see that Juventus' defenders were older and generally slower to turn. Cannavaro is 34 years old and Thuram is 36 years old, and although the backline has a lot of experience, the physical condition is not as good as before.
Zhang Jun relies on his skills and speed to seek breakthroughs, and he will always find opportunities.
Five minutes later, Fiorentina were back in the picture, this time attacking from the back and led by Mascherano. He first cut off Nedved's dribble, then used his technique to avoid the Czech's entanglement, and then played a long ball to find Crewe in front of him.
Emerson defended Crewe, he kept his distance and waited for Crewe to stop the ball before going up to break it. But Crewe didn't stop the ball as he wanted, and passed the ball directly. He stretched out his foot to pad the ball and used an unconventional way of passing, padding the ball forward, Zhang Jun and Pazzini were both running forward, but Pazzini was actually just covering Zhang Jun. The real receiver is still Zhang Jun.
Cannavaro was confused by the two Fiorentina strikers who came at the same time, the two of them can't be so uncompatible, right?
He decided to ignore Pazzini and faithfully carry out the coach's instructions. Keep an eye on Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun really received the ball, and Pazzini just shook and ran behind him.
Zhang Jun padded the ball forward with his thigh, and then he was about to force a breakthrough from Cannavaro!
"Want to get in so easily?" Cannavaro thought it was funny, if he could be broken through so easily, he wouldn't have to mess around in Serie A.
He turned sideways, trying to squeeze Zhang Jun away, and then the ball left him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun followed the strength of his collision, flicked the ball outward, and flashed it.
Seeing that he didn't reach his original goal, Cannavaro pressed up again, at least until Zhang Jun had no angle to shoot.
Thuram was pinned down by Pazzini, and Cannavaro forced Jang Jun to the left of the side, where Zebina was also running towards Jang Jun and intended to surround him. Buffon also moved to the near corner, intending to block the angle of Zhang's shot.
The soccer ball bounced on the turf.
Cannavaro hit again, Zhang Jun fell outward, and then picked up his left foot at the same time and volleyed directly!
Buffon reflexively reached up, but he didn't touch the ball. Because Zhang Jun didn't shoot at all, the ball bounced past Buffon's feet and rolled towards the goal.
Buffon looked back in despair as the ball hit the far post before bouncing into the back of the net.
Zhang Jun's volley looked so powerful that he thought it would be a powerful one...... Unexpectedly, it only rubbed against the upper part of the football with such force, and the football rolled into the far corner from below!
"Hooray! Zhang Jun! Banzai! Florence!! ”
“gooooooooooooooal!!! Fiorentina are leading at home! Zhang Jun! He scored his 22nd goal of the season! Cannavaro, Zebina, and Buffon joined forces and didn't stop him! He's really scary! It's horrible!! This season's Zhang Jun is like a different person. ”
Jang Jun excitedly ran to Crewe, who passed the ball to him, and the two hugged each other, and then were overwhelmed by the other players.
Li Yan looked at the excited Zhang Jun on the field from the stands and said to himself: "Buffon has had four games and has not conceded a goal for three hundred and fifteen minutes, and he was broken by you like this." Zhang Jun, you're really strong......"
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