Chapter 228: Failure is the mother of success
Since Anke swore in the name of his grandfather, how could this ball be scored by the opponent?
Mascherano pushed the ball down the middle, and Anco fell to the right, but he just fell on the spot, his legs still dragging in the middle, so the ball was successfully blocked by Anco's foot.
"Ahh Anco also saved Fiorentina's shot! ”
The Allianz Arena erupted in loud cheers. Anco, who saved the shot, also made a muscle-flexing gesture to Mascherano, which was both a provocation and a taunt.
Next, Frei couldn't save Bayern striker St; Crews' shot, the score between the two sides was tied 1:1 after two rounds.
'The penalty is the stage for the goalkeeper to perform, and after two rounds we saw both goalkeepers save a shot each, which is a rare situation in any penalty shoot-out. Maybe the two goalkeepers are also secretly competing, and neither wants to lose to the other. ”
Crewe, who was the third to make his appearance, was in the spotlight because of his brilliant footwork and it was interesting to see how he would put the ball into the back of the net against Anco.
And Anke didn't dare to slack off and waited for it.
Crewe's eyes kept on the right side of the goal, Anke's left. Anke also noticed this, and he couldn't make up his mind now. Ever since he was tricked by Zhang Jun for the first time, he had a headache about judging which way the ball would fly. The direction in which Crewe looked, supposedly the direction he was going to shoot, but Crewe is a very cunning person, and he may have deliberately tricked me into pounce in that direction...... So do I pounce or not?
There was no time for him to hesitate, as the referee blew the whistle and Crewe kicked the ball after a two-step run.
Sure enough, it flew to the right, but Anke's timing of going out was half a beat slower, and his fingertips struggled to reach the football, but it could not change the reality that the football continued to fly into the goal.
"Damn it!" Anke hammered the ground again. Crewe, on the other hand, ran back slowly with a blank face, that is, there was no verbal cheer, no physical celebration. It's as if shooting a soccer ball into the goal is a matter of course, and it's easy to do.
Schweinsteiger, the main midfielder of the German national team who made Bayern Munich's third appearance, put the football on the penalty spot and then prepared to take the penalty.
Frey still struck the defensive stance that most goalkeepers would have. His gaze was calm and his face was calm.
Schweinsteiger paused as he helped run, he seemed to hesitate, and as a result, the ball he shot was weak and too angled!
Frey only pounced vertically and grabbed the ball with both hands!
"Oh oh oh!! Pounce again! Frei saves Bayern Munich's shot again!! The narrator shouted excitedly.
This time it was the Florentina fans' turn to cheer and cheer.
"What a nice job!" Sabato jumped up from the sidelines.
Frei also excitedly hugged the football and waved his fist at the Bayern fans in the stands.
After the third round of the penalty shootout, the home team Bayern Munich fell behind the away team Fiorentina 1-2. This is a terrible result for them. Bayern fans thought they had Anke, so the penalty shootout would be more than 70% sure of winning, but they didn't expect Frei, who had been inconspicuous, to suddenly break out, making this penalty shootout from Anke's one-man show to a one-on-one between two goalkeepers.
Depend on! Are you challenging me? Or is it a demonstration to me? Anke stared at Frey who had stepped back from the door, and Frey noticed that Anke was looking at him, and he turned his head to look at Anke with an expressionless look, but Anke could see a spark in it - it was not to be outdone. Hey, interesting. Anke grinned.
In the fourth round, Fiorentina played first, and they played with Spaniard Joaquin.
This time, Anke, who was standing in front of the door, spread his hands perpendicular to his body, like a demon with a pair of huge wings, and he looked coldly at Joaquin who was making preparations.
After Joaquin put the football in place, he looked up and saw Anke's posture, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. In the first three rounds, Anke stood on the goal line like a bamboo pole, and the pressure was not so great. Now when he stood in front of the goal with his arms outstretched in a cross, it made Joaquin feel like the entire goal was almost covered by him.
Anke's defensive area has grown, and he must find a way to get around those hands. He looked at the two top corners of the goal, which were theoretically dead corners, and it was impossible for any goalkeeper to save the two positions of the ball in a penalty.
He decided to shoot there.
Running, kicking, the ball flew towards the top left corner of the goal following Joaquin's envisioned trajectory. And although Anke judged the right direction, it was true that he could not save the shot from this tricky angle.
Is that the end of it?
No!
Although the ball successfully bypassed Anke's hand, Joaquin, who blindly pursued the angle, could not successfully control the arc of the football, and the result of the ball pursuing the angle too much was ...... The ball not only bypassed Anke's hand, but also successfully bypassed the goal...... It's off the goal!
"I didn't even kick in! Joaquín is too much for angles! In this way, Bayern Munich has a chance to fight back! As long as they can score the next goal, the score will be 2:2! Everything will go back to square one, and the penalty shoots of the fifth round will also become crucial! If Frei can successfully save Bayern's goal again, then they will only need to block Bayern's shot in the final round to advance......"
"How can it be that easy? Pounce out again! Joke! Anke plucked out his ears and said disdainfully that he hadn't even looked at the performance of his opponent, Frey.
Bayern's fourth appearance was Brazilian centre-back Lucio, who was a centre-back but had the same footwork as any striker, and he was a long-distance run and a direct free-kick at Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.
The referee signaled that Lucio was ready to play, and he started to run, which was different from the fast runs, which were very slow and even wanted to take a walk. But Frey didn't dare to be careless, he knew the explosiveness of this player, and the current slowness was to prepare for the subsequent outbursts.
Frey saw Lucio's body suddenly lean to the left, which was to push the right corner's body habit. He didn't hesitate to pounce on the right side when Lucio's foot cleared the ball. And at this moment, Lucio, who was still walking slowly just now, suddenly exerted his strength and volleyed vigorously!
The ball didn't fly to the left, it didn't fly to the right, it flew straight into the center of the goal!
Frey knew he had been fooled, but there was nothing he could do but watch the ball slam into the net behind him.
"Lucio kicked the ball in! There is still hope for Bayern! ”
This time it was Frey's turn to vent his anger on the ground.
Lucio, who scored the goal under pressure, roared as if relieved.
The fourth round of the penalty shootout ended with Bayern Munich drawing 2-2 with Fiorentina.
Anke looked at Frey's eyes full of mockery, which made Frey very unhappy. But after all, he lost to Lucio, and he could only slowly walk to the bottom line with his head down, and then coldly watched how Anke saved Pazzini's penalty.
Pazzini was the most physical of the five penalty takers, and he should be the one with the highest insurance. As a striker, his shooting footwork is not said in the first place, and his personal psychological quality is also quite good, and he has also had a record of penalty kicks in the league, and he has not missed a shot.
This time the pressure is all on Anke, and if Bayern want to stay in Europe, then he must save the penalty first.
Facing this situation for the first time, Pazzini was a little nervous, and his hand holding the ball was trembling slightly. But no one noticed the tiny detail. The Fiorentina players cheered for Pazzini behind them, but only twice, and when Pazzini straightened up, they stopped shouting, fearing that their voices would interfere with Pazzini's performance.
The Allianz Arena fell silent again.
Even in front of the TV, there was silence.
Yang Pan, Kaka, Li Yongle, Sophie...... Many more were holding their breath and staring nervously at the TV screen. It's just that...... In addition to Sophie and Li Yongle, who are the two praying for?
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Pazzini struggled to calm his breathing before straightening up and slowly backing back. He had never faced such a difficult moment in his career, and his breath seemed to be a stone weighing on his heart, making him tired. And those legs were so heavy that he could barely take a step.
It was the most important penalty of my life and I couldn't miss it, I couldn't miss it...... Pazzini thought in a broken heart. Then he looked up and saw Anke. The opposing Chinese goalkeeper stood right in the middle of the door, his hands outstretched, standing high. He reacted the same way Joaquin reacted when he saw Anke—his heart skipped a beat, as if it was not the goalkeeper standing in front of the door, but a high wall that covered the sky, and he was mercilessly shrouded in the shadow of the wall.
Is the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga......
Pazzini gritted his teeth, and then he suddenly heard the referee's whistle and it sounded!
God forbid!
Pazzini began to run, but Anke remained steady, not making the slightest movement.
Pazzini watched Anke's reaction as he ran, but to his great disappointment, the other party did not react at all. At the same time, it also caused Pazzini himself to feel a little panicked, and he had planned to watch the goalkeeper's actions and then decide which way to shoot himself. Now that the goalkeeper is not moving, he suddenly does not know what to do.
Which direction to shoot? Left? Right? Middle? The distance of the run-up is too short, so how can there be so much time for Pazzini to think about which direction to shoot? By the time he got to the football, he still hadn't figured out which direction to kick the ball in.
As a direct result, Pazzini's football shot was hasty, weak, and not angled enough, which was a great opportunity for Anke!
Anco pounced sideways to the right - and that was exactly where Pazzini was shooting. He clenched his hands into fists, and then hit the lower part of the football hard, and the football was hit high by him and flew directly out of the penalty area!
This is a pounce that decides the surname!
Pazzini watched his shot saved by Anke, and as soon as his feet went limp, he fell to his knees, and he couldn't accept the result. How could you, how could you make such a mistake at a critical moment?
Sabato, who was on the sidelines, closed his eyes in pain, knowing that Fiorentina's hopes of winning were fading little by little. The last penalty for Pazzini was to see that his physical strength should not make mistakes, but he didn't expect this kind of pressure to be unbearable...... Maybe it's better to put Zhang Jun last, but now I think maybe what's the use?
"Hooray!! Banzai!! All the Bayern fans cheered in unison, and Anke excitedly waved his arms up and down the stands to stir up the emotions of the crowd.
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Anke...... I'm getting closer and closer to the ideal goalkeeper in my mind......" Qiu Suhui muttered to himself in front of the TV.
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"The thing...... It's getting worse and worse. Zhang Jun looked at the cheering Bayern players and those fans and muttered. The failure to win Bayern directly away from home already made him feel a little inappropriate, and Fiorentina, who was dragged into a penalty, had reduced his chances of winning against Bayern from 50 percent to 25 percent. Although Frey's play was great, it was beyond his expectations, but Anke's play was also great.
No matter how many Frei pounced, Anke would surely follow suit. The two of them were competing with each other to save the penalty, and now all the pressure is on Frei, and if Fiorentina wants to continue to compete with Bayern and keep a glimmer of hope of qualifying, then he must save Anco's penalty now.
The only thing that may be in Fiorentina's favour in this duel is that the penalty is not taken by the striker, but by the goalkeeper. A goalkeeper who is not good at his feet will kick in the future.
He watched as Frey silently walked towards the goal, passing by Anke. Anke raised her head at him defiantly.
Come on, aren't you going to try to save a penalty with me? I did it, and now it's your turn, so save my penalty if you have the ability!
Frey seemed to feel Anke's provocation, and he glanced back at Anke's back, with a determination in his eyes that he would not admit defeat.
Anke took the penalty, and he came to pounce. This is a goalkeeper in the real sense of one-on-one, you can't lose to him, otherwise Fiorentina's efforts for most of the season will be in vain, we also said together last season that we want to show Europe the strength of Fiorentina, to let the whole Europe see our football, and now we must not lose!
Anke took off his gloves and threw them aside, hooking the ball back with his foot and picking it up, showing off his skills on his feet. Sure enough, the Bayern fans were very cooperative and let out a huge cheer.
Zhang Jun stared at Anke's movements, he knew that Anke's footwork in high school was definitely not as good as it is now, because he was just a goalkeeper. But after so many years in professional football, if the work under your feet is still like that in high school, you can't talk about it. Therefore, since Magath dared to arrange for Anke to come out to play this penalty, there must have been some consideration. Because it is a knockout system, Sabato showed the players the penalty videos of all Bayern penalty players before the game, just to familiarize them with the habits of the other party, so Frei's sudden outburst is not accidental.
But the only thing they haven't seen is the penalty video of the main goalkeeper Anke.
"Magath, old fox!" Even if the level in his hand is deformed, Sabato doesn't know it now. "I underestimate him so much! He wanted to get a penalty from the start! Damn it! ”
Compared to Sabato's anxiety, Magath's mood is much better, he knows that Sabato will definitely study the opponent's penalty video before the game, but they will definitely not have a video of Anke playing a penalty, because today is the first time Anke has taken a penalty in an official match.
However, in the usual training, he specifically emphasized that the goalkeeper should also contact the goal, and judging from the penalty kick simulation effect in training, Anke's penalty hit rate is still very high.
Many people must have thought that the goalkeeper, who took a penalty for the first time in an official match, would be the most important fifth penalty taker, and he would be nervous and out of order, so that Fiorentina would still have a chance. But this doesn't work for someone with a big nerve like Anke, because Anke doesn't know what nervousness is.
Although he showed off his footwork, Anke still honestly put the penalty on the white spot. He got up and stepped away, then looked at Frei, who was waiting on the goal line.
Although he often exchanged penalties with his substitute goalkeeper in training, it felt quite strange to face an unfamiliar goalkeeper this time.
Shoot in and I'll be a hero! If you can't shoot in, Lao Tzu still has a chance to be called a hero, what are you afraid of?
Frey stood on the goal line, lightly tapping small steps under his feet, his hands on either side of his body, slightly bent. His body seemed to tremble slightly.
'It's a direct conversation with the goalkeeper, which is very rare in the Champions Cup and we had the privilege of seeing it today. Who will win in the end? Anke? Frey? Bayern Munich? Florence? Soon, the answer will be revealed! ”
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Sophie in front of the TV was already on her feet, her hands clasped tightly in front of her chest, praying for Florence and for Frey.
Li Yongle, who was in Milan, Italy, was even more nervous with both hands holding on to the TV set and staring at the TV screen without squinting. He wants to see it all clearly.
On the other hand, in London, England, Yang Pan and Kaka were not as nervous as Sophie, but they were silent one by one, waiting for the answer to be revealed.
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"In the end...... Who will emerge victorious? After 120 minutes of thrilling matches, who will stay in the Champions Cup and challenge for their title? And who can only reluctantly accept the result of this end and prepare to fight again next year? ”
Anco didn't turn his head to look at the referee like the other penalty players, he just looked at Frei without squinting as he waited for the whistle, and Frei looked at him with the same eyes. The two had already started battling before they even started taking penalties.
Everyone's breathing stopped, and all the sounds died out. Anke could only hear his own heartbeat, as well as the sound of the other party's heartbeat.
That's pretty much the same frequency.
Everybody's a good goalkeeper, let's throw the fancy stuff aside and let's go head-to-head.
Exactly what I want, I don't want to use a dastardly feint like a striker.
ok。
The referee looked at the two men in the box and blew the whistle in his mouth.
After a crisp whistle, Anke and Frey's bodies moved almost simultaneously. Anke lunged towards the ball, and Frey's body shook for a moment, then steadied himself and stared at the ball.
Come on, the goalkeeper's shot is never fancy, if you can save, save!
Anke rushed to the ball, did not slow down, but took advantage of the momentum to hit the football! He shoots into the bottom left corner of the goal!
Frei also pounced in that direction at the same time, because of certain characteristics of a goalkeeper, so he knew Ancor's shot better than anyone else. It must have been in the direction where the goalkeeper was the hardest to save, and the ground ball was more difficult to save than the high-altitude ball, so it was a natural shot there.
Frey was right, and the speed at which he flew out seemed to be appropriate. The soccer ball was right underneath him, and all he had to do was reach out and curl up to keep it firmly under him!
This is a great opportunity! Great opportunity! Fiorentina wins or loses in one fell swoop!
Our season of hard work can't be wasted here!
Frey leaned towards the soccer ball and grabbed it with his hand. He felt that he could definitely hold the football firmly in his hands.
Everyone thought Frei had pounced, and the anxious Fiorentina fans even began to raise their hands and cheer.
But......
How many good things in this world have been ruined by these two words!
The ball slipped under Frei's body and rolled into the back of the net...... He curled up a little slower and let the ball run away from under him.
“goooooal!! goooooal!! gooooooooooal!!! It is Bayern Munich who has reached the semi-finals of the Champions Cup! Anco was the biggest hero of the game, and his extraordinary play made Fiorentina, who has a strong attack, have to go home with hatred! It's great! If Bayern can win the Champions Cup this season, then Anke will be a strong contender for European Footballer of the Year! ”
Anke, who scored the goal, rushed to the corner flag area, then swooped down on the grass before he was crushed by more people. The entire Allianz Arena seemed to tremble, for their hard-won victory. The roar of cheers for Bayern was deafening.
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When Zhang Jun watched An Ke run towards the sideline with his arms outstretched, his mind suddenly went blank. Failed...... Lost at the feet of his former teammates. Why is this happening? Bayern is not the Bayern of the past, and Fiorentina is not the Fiorentina of the past, we can beat them, why did we end up on penalties? Damn, if you can be stronger, more powerful, and your own shot can penetrate Anke's door, then the team doesn't have to be dragged to a penalty shootout, they can solve the opponent in 90 minutes, and the reason for this is ...... Still not strong enough!
By the time Zhang Jun reacted, almost all of his teammates had fallen to the ground, some were even sobbing, and Frey was still curled up in front of the door.
Pazzini was right next to Zhang Jun, kneeling on the ground and crying, if he hadn't missed the last penalty, this would not have been the result now.
Zhang Jun looked at Pazzini's appearance, and his nose was sour. But in the end, he didn't cry, because he immediately realized that he was the captain, and he must not cry out in shame at this time, he needs to set a strong example to his teammates. He walked up and hugged Pazzini, hugging him hard. "Don't cry, don't cry, let people see the joke......"
Then he pulled everyone else up one by one, and finally he walked over to Frey, who was still lying on the ground, staring blankly at the sky. "Get up, it's over." Zhang Jun stretched out his hand.
"We lost...... I'm sorry, there's no way to save this ball......" Frey muttered.
"I know, you did your best. There's nothing to regret, it's our first year, we have next season, next season...... Get up and go and thank our fans. He jerked Frey up and patted the goalkeeper on the shoulder.
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Sabato was like a deflated ball underneath, drooping his head. But soon he looked up again, then walked out into the middle of the field and shouted at all the Fiorentina players, shouting in his characteristic loud voice: "Don't be discouraged! Don't cry like a! We also have leagues! Won the league title, we'll come back next season! Do you hear that? Hold my chest up! ”
Zhang Jun comforted his teammates one by one, but no one came up to comfort him, and he couldn't comfort him, he was the captain, who could comfort him?
After comforting his teammates, Zhang Jun turned his head and saw the Bayern Munich players who were still celebrating, and he felt sad. It was supposed to be theirs who were supposed to celebrate......
He bit his lower lip tightly, frowned slightly, and squinted at the Bayern players in the distance. The TV camera took a close-up of him, and everyone could see the tears in his eyes.
Being eliminated, he is definitely more sad than everyone else, but he can't cry or show his emotions.
What's in it in this moment? Unwilling? Defy?
Sophie saw Zhang Jun's stubborn expression in front of the TV, her heart was also sour, she and Zhang Jun were heart-to-heart, Zhang Jun was uncomfortable, she knew better than anyone else, but can she help now?
Two lines of tears slid down Sophie's face.
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In the post-match press conference, Sabato did not look frustrated in the face of defeat. Just as he yelled at his teammates, he said to reporters, "...... It's a shame to lose the game, but we've been preparing for it for most of the season. But that's what football is ......," he shrugged and then paused before continuing, "but don't think that Fiorentina will be finished with this Champions League, we still have the domestic league and we can focus on the domestic competition." Fiorentina's goal this season is to win at least one title, and now that the Champions Cup has flown off, then we must win the league! ”
Li Yan looked at the photos of the competition that his photojournalist friends in Europe sent for the first time, and then picked out the last one among them, it was Zhang Jun who looked back at the photo in the distance, and he smiled and said to Zhang Jun in the photo: "This expression ...... Fiorentina still have hope and their league title goal will not be a lie. Maybe this defeat is just the beginning, right? Isn't it, Zhang Jun? ”
On the bus back to the hotel in Florence, Zhang Jun was encouraging the morale of his teammates: "Don't be discouraged! We just lost a cup game! What's in it? Big deal we'll come back next year! The next game is the most important thing, more important than that! We've got to win the league and we're going to win the remaining 11 league games! Next season, let's re-prove ourselves as Italian champions! ”
"It's hard for anyone to feel bad when they lose, but he can still comfort and encourage others like this, and he is getting better and better at this captain......" Di Livio turned his head to look at Zhang Jun and muttered to himself.
Sabato shook his head and smiled at him, "That's why we still have hope." That's why I dare say we're going to win the league this season because we have a great group of players. ”
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Despite the 2-0 defeat at Barcelona, Li Yongle was still full of confidence, and he always believed that they would eventually beat Barcelona and then meet Fiorentina in the semi-finals, and he was going to make a break with Zhang Jun on the European stage - at least until Fiorentina lost to Bayern.
The day after the match between Fiorentina and Bayern, the other two quarter-finals of the Champions League were also played. Although Li Yongle scored a goal in the game, although Inter Milan won 3-1 against Barcelona at their home stadium, although the aggregate score was the same for both teams, they were still eliminated by Barcelona because of the disadvantage of away goals.
The Italian team, in two days, eliminated two. The following day, AC Milan did not disappoint the Italians, as they held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge after a 3-1 home win to knock them out 5-3 on aggregate and reach the last four of the Champions League.
In this way, the top four of the European Champions Cup have all been produced, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and AC Milan, respectively from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, and Serie A. With teams from the four most influential leagues in Europe, it's a truly balanced Champions Cup. The previous situation of having three teams from the same league in the top four did not happen this year.
According to the schedule, Barcelona will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, while AC Milan will face Liverpool. It was an interesting match, with the Italian media clamoring for revenge, a win over Liverpool and a humiliating defeat in the Champions League final a few years ago.
But none of these things have anything to do with Zhang Jun and his Florence.
The day after the defeat to Bayern Munich, the whole team recovered from that blow. Originally, in professional football, winning and losing is a common thing, if you cry out for the sky because of the loss of a game, compassionate, and think that the end of the world has come, it can only mean that this team is too naïve. Sabato is not such a person, and Fiorentina is even less likely to be such a team.
There was no time left for the team to rest, and three days later, they were on their home turf against AC Milan, opponents in the 31st round of the league (to correct a mistake in the first half of the game, Fiorentina still had eight league games after losing the Champions League, instead of the eleven as Zhang Jun said).
The media in Turin believe that the whole Fiorentina team, which has just lost a crucial game, must be demoralized, and this is a good opportunity for Milan to take advantage of the gap with Juventus, and they are wailing that it is not the right time for Fiorentina to lose, and on the one hand, they also hope that Juventus will continue to put pressure on AC Milan in this round of the league.
Contrary to media perception on the Torino side, Sabato sees this as a great opportunity for them to catch up with Juventus and AC Milan.
"In the eyes of outsiders, our new defeat in the Champions Cup is a time of low morale, the team is in turmoil, and the people are unstable. But they were wrong, and the pressure was far greater on Milan than we were in this game. Because they have to think about their Champions League opponents on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to continue to stay ahead of the league on the other. Frontrunners are always the most stressed, and now is the time for them to be overtaken! It's a great time for us in Florence! Prove to everyone that we are determined to win the league! Let's take Milan first! ”
It is worth mentioning that the quarter-finals between AC Milan and Chelsea were also very difficult, and even Gattuso was substituted for leg cramps in the end, so you can imagine how fierce the game was at that time. Shepchenko was even injured in this game, but fortunately, the post-match check said that it would not affect their match against Fiorentina, otherwise Fan; Basten really has to worry about the Champions League or the league title.
In the match against Fiorentina, Basten sent all the main players on the field, and he did not want to give up the top spot in the league. It was a very important game for his team.
Juventus, who played a day later than them, could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and finally reap the benefits of the fisherman.
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In addition to the state of the two teams before the game, the state of several main players in the team is also very concerning, such as Fiorentina's captain, the main scorer, and now Zhang Jun, the top scorer in Serie A, who has not scored in the league for several consecutive rounds. It's a tough game, can he break the league goal drought?
Zhang Jun has always been asked by reporters in the past two days: "Can you score in the next game?" Can you lead Florence out of trouble? Will losing the Champions League have an impact on the team's league results? ”
For the first question, Zhang Jun's answer was: "Before the game is over, no one knows if they can still score." ”
The second question, Zhang Jun said: "It is the manager's job to lead the team out of the predicament, and I just need to fulfill his requirements. ”
And the third question, Zhang Jun did not answer at all.
Losing the Champions Cup has always been a pain in his heart, but he didn't show it. But the game was lost, and there is no point in talking about it now, rather than falling into endless regret about losing the game, it is better to find a way to play the rest of the game. It's like he used to shout to other players on the bus: prove yourself again with the league title.
Fiorentina is still under-appreciated, especially in Europe. For Fiorentina to reach the quarterfinals and drag the old team Bayern Munich so badly, most European media call Fiorentina the "dark horse" in this year's Champions Cup. This really made Fiorentina's players depressed, obviously a strong team that can mess up the domestic situation in Italy, how did it become a "dark horse" in Europe?
The world of professional football is actually very utilitarian, and when you can't win at least one championship, you won't be recognized by public opinion and the public. If Sabato wants Fiorentina to truly become a powerhouse worthy of the name, they must win a title - of course, an unimportant title like the Coppa Italia has no value, only the league title and the Champions Cup can be widely recognized.
On April 17, Frankie Stadium was full of people. In the dressing room, Sabato is also doing his best to stir up the emotions of the players.
'We gave up the worthless Coppa Italia and now we've lost the European Cup, and the only thing we have to do this season is to win the league. You know what that means, right? I don't think I need to say anything more, you're all smart people. We're going to win it all from this league onwards! If we still want a championship trophy to decorate our honor room. AC Milan, Juventus, Roma! All of them will be our defeats! Anyone who dares to stand in our way ......" Sabato said murderously, "kill them!" ”
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Before the game, when the players of the two teams were chatting in the tunnel, Kaka once jokingly asked Zhang Jun if he would score in this game. At that time, Zhang Jun replied to Kaka in the tone of answering reporters, saying that this would not be known until the game. Kaka was still laughing at Jang Jun's ruthlessness.
The Milan players who won the quarter-finals of the Champions League were generally relaxed, but they were not relaxed at the start of the game. Fiorentina suddenly burst into energy, which was something they didn't burst out of when they played Bayern.
Amid the cheers of their home stadium, Fiorentina successfully suppressed AC Milan's attack in the opening fifteen minutes.
"In the 31st round of the league, Zhang Jun has scored 20 goals, and Adriano has scored 17 goals, and the advantage that once stretched to seven is almost gone. And the fact that he had said he was going to score more than 30 goals now makes people doubt that he will be able to achieve ......"
The commentator had the intention of belittling Zhang Jun, but AC Milan did not dare to think so. So far, Zhang Jun remains Fiorentina's most dangerous player.
Sometimes, Yang Pan even has to defend him.
But for Zhang Jun, who is holding a breath of anger in his heart, is their defense useful for him?
Jang Jun has never been like he is now, unable to bear defeat, and he desperately wants to win. To this end, he was at full throttle, his nose was spewing rough air, his eyes were flashing red, and there was only one thought in his mind: it was his enemy who dared to stop him, and he must kill him!
In the twenty-second minute of the game, Joaquin crossed from the right, Zhang Jun completely ignored the danger of fighting with others and possibly breaking his leg, and rushed up to shoot a frontal volley, which instead scared the Brazilian defender Lugano who came up to him and gave up the opportunity to the foot, although the ball was finally obtained by Dida, but it also sounded the alarm for the AC Milan players.
AC Milan were not without counter-attacking opportunities, but at Fiorentina they didn't do very well, with Basten mostly pacing restlessly on the sidelines, watching his players perform at a loss.
Yang Pan still plays the right midfielder position, but he is clamped down by Xiang Tao, who is also excellent in speed, and does not have many opportunities to provide assists for the striker. Although Shepchenko can play, the injury in the Champions League still affects his performance in the league. Kaka was looked down upon by Mascherano, and Sabato would rather sacrifice Mascherano's playmaking ability at the back to freeze Kaka's attack. And without Kaka's deep breakthrough, Fiorentina is obviously not afraid of Pirlo's long passes.
Crewe was very active in this game, constantly appearing in any position up front, dribbling, passing, breaking, shooting, and making the Milan defence unwinded.
Because of his activity, Zhang Jun and others will have more opportunities. The players' energy is limited, and defending this will inevitably miss that.
Crewe shook Gattuso past him and then distributed the ball to Joaquín on the right, who crossed again. This is a mid-range wide cross play, which looks very ordinary, and Zhang Jun and Pazzini are under the watch of Milan defenders and have no chances.
Zhang Jun shook his hand and opened Nesta, who was pulling him, and then rushed forward, Nesta did not dare to slack off, and rushed over, he wanted to rush the football out of the bottom line in front of Zhang Jun. I'd rather give Fiorentina a corner than give them a chance to shoot.
But Zhang Jun's explosive power was too amazing, Nesta was negligent for a while, and without holding Zhang Jun with his hand, he let him run in front of him, and then stuck his position, jumped high, and grabbed a powerful head in front of the attacking Dida! Nesta was a step late, jumped up again and happened to be blocked by the attacking Dida, and there was no way to stop Zhang Jun from shooting.
Dida has no choice, and football goes into the net!
The commentator, who was still chattering about Zhang Jun's lack of goals just now, was stunned for a moment, and then: "Huh? gooooooooooooooooal!!! He scored! I really didn't expect to score at this time...... Fiorentina lead AC Milan 1:0 at home! ”
Jang Jun looked excited after the goal, he ran to the coach's box, and then hugged Sabato tightly.
"We're going to keep winning until we win the championship!" Zhang Jun roared in Sabato's arms.
In the second half, Fiorentina scored another goal, and the goal was still scored by their top scorer - Zhang Jun. This time he sent the ball into the Dida goal with a direct free-kick.
After scoring the goal, Zhang Jun ran to the corner flag area, then pulled out the corner flag and raised it in his hand and waved it. And the whole Frankie Stadium was cheering his name.
"I think the Serie A teams should hate Bayern Munich because they brought out the full potential of Zhang Jun. To be able to lead AC Milan 2-0 at home and keep them powerless was unthinkable before, but now it's happening in front of our eyes. Look at the Milan players, one by one depressed, maybe this blow that no one expected before the game was too heavy. Juventus, be careful! ”
In the end, AC Milan relied on Gilardino to score a face-saving goal to keep them from returning empty-handed. However, as a result of this defeat, they were suddenly overtaken by Juventus, who won the next day. Fiorentina are only two points away from them, and another overtake could happen at any time.
After the game, the Milan sports newspaper lamented: Maybe Milan should now think about the Champions League title, not the league title. Because their two domestic opponents are teams dedicated to the league, AC Milan, who are fighting on both fronts, are clearly at a disadvantage.
In an interview with reporters, Sabato said very proudly: "We will continue to win until we win the final championship!" "This is a blatant challenge to the old powers, and Fiorentina wants to break the situation in which the top three of the north have taken turns to sit in the house for so many years.
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Zhang Jun, who won AC Milan and scored two goals on his own, was in a good mood and had a week of rest and training before heading north to Turin to challenge a second stumbling block on the way to the title. Now the two teams are only three points apart, and as long as Fiorentina can beat Juventus, then they can tie the score and the two teams can tie for the first place. That's a height that Fiorentina haven't reached this season!
Sophie was still by Zhang's side, and she told him that she wanted to resign from the newspaper. I thought that Zhang Jun would be very supportive of her plan, but I didn't expect Zhang Jun to shake his head and deny Sophie's idea.
"You're doing a good job in this business, why do you want to quit?"
"Because...... I would like to have more time to take care of you. ”
"Fool, don't you already have a lot of time to take care of me now? We can be together every day, and what could be better than this? I know what you mean, but I don't want you to be a housewife from now on, and you have to have your job, even if it's a little busy, but it's fulfilling. It's like my work is busy, but fulfilling. Zhang Jun put his arm around Sophie, pointed to the large and small photos on the wall, and said proudly, "You took these pictures for me, I am very grateful to you." I hope you can keep shooting. ”
Before the game, many media played up that this game should be a close contest and a very exciting collision. The match between Juventus, who are currently in first place, and Fiorentina, who are third in the table, will determine who will be called the top of the league. The two sides are almost the same in quality, Juventus have the toughest defense in all Serie A, while Fiorentina have the sharpest attack in all Serie A. No matter how you look at it, it should be an inseparable game.
However, the course of the game left almost everyone in the eye.
At their home turf, Juventus managed to keep Fiorentina at bay in the opening fifteen minutes. But the balance was shattered by a penalty. Zhang Jun's thunderous breakthrough in the 16th minute caused Juventus defender Chiellini to foul in the penalty area, which was undisputed. The referee blew for a penalty very excessively.
Although the Juventus players surrounded the referee in anger, they could not change the result. Zhang Jun took the penalty and won it overnight, and Fiorentina took the lead in the drama after only 16 minutes of the opening period.
Capello's painstaking plan ruined the penalty, and he wanted to curse the referee on the sidelines.
However, Juventus are also a strong team, and they quickly stabilized their position and put pressure on Fiorentina again. But just when they were just getting a little better, Crewe ruthlessly shattered their hopes. A hanging shot from outside the penalty area left Buffon unresponsive, and Fiorentina led 2-0 in the first half!
Next, the crazy Fiorentina is no longer something that Juventus can stop by relying on tactics and home advantage. In the 73rd minute of the second half, when Pazzini received a pass from Zhang Jun to expand the score to 3:0, the Juventus fans at home had already begun to leave.
Football matches are like this, if you just consider the difference in strength, the outcome of the game has already been decided, but the game, like the ball, will always have its elusive side. Who would have thought before the game that the dignified Turin giants Juventus would be beaten so badly by the little Fiorentina?
0:3Ah! Looking around the whole of Serie A, how many teams can do it? Even AC Milan and Inter Milan may not be able to do it. But Florence has once again opened its eyes to what shouldn't have happened.
Capello did everything he could to salvage the defeat, making substitutions, adjusting tactics and yelling from the sidelines...... All in vain. In the end, Fiorentina beat Juventus 3-0 away!
In his post-match press conference, Sabato continued to say the phrase: "We're going to keep winning until we win the championship." ”
And now, believe it or not, they've won two in a row, and they're still beating two of the biggest opponents on the way to the title.
Just lost the Champions Cup, but earned it all back in the league. Who would have thought that?
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