Chapter 16: Barty, the God of War
Lin Qi focused his mind on the ball king system in his brain, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Trigger Batistuta's body memory once!" ”
As soon as Lin Qi's words fell, he felt a magical power descending on him, and at this moment his feeling of football became more intimate, and the whole person was like a beast, full of extreme desire for goals and championships.
"Champion ......" Lin Qi thought of Barty's life and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Batty is one of the most committed players in the history of football, having dedicated nine of his best years to Fiorentina in Serie A.
After making a name for himself in the 1991 Copa America, Batistuta was favored by European clubs, and eventually he chose to play in the Italian Serie A, known as the "world's first league", and joined Fiorentina FC, where he gradually became the heart and leader of the team.
In the 1991~1992 season, the newcomer Barty scored 13 goals and tried his hand at the knife.
In 1993, the Fiorentina team was unfortunately relegated to the second division due to various reasons such as internal and external troubles. Many of the team's stars have flown away, but Barty has rejected the pursuit of major clubs such as AC Milan and Manchester United, and resolutely stayed, much to the great influence of the fans.
The following year, the Fiorentina squad returned to the Serie Divisie as the second division champions under the leadership of Barty, who gradually became a symbol of Fiorentina.
In the 1994~1995 season of Serie A, Barty not only became the top scorer in the Italian Serie A with 25 goals, but also scored in 11 consecutive rounds, breaking the record of 10 consecutive goals created by Bologna's Pastilli in the 1962~1963 season.
The momentum is heavy, and the astonishing "Batty goal" is sounding in the green field!
After suffering defeat at the 1994 World Cup, Barty returned to the club and in 1996 he won the Italian Football Federation Cup and Super Cup for Fiorentina.
Excited Fiorentina fans even paid out of their own pockets to erect a statue of Barty in the city and worship him, making Barty the "King of the Purple Lilies" and reaching the peak of his personal prestige and career.
After the defeat of the World Cup in France in 1998, Barty, who returned to the club, broke out in the league again, and in the 1998~99 season of Serie A, Barty was the top scorer in the scorer list, and he still ranked first in the scorer list when he missed half a season due to injury.
It wasn't until Amoruso's hat-trick in the final round that he missed the boot by one goal, but his 21 goals in 22 games without a single goal set a record for the highest goal percentage in a single season in Serie A history.
In the 1999~2000 season, in Fiorentina's 1:1 draw with Juventus, Barty scored the equalizer, thus breaking the record held by the Swede Hamlin for nearly half a century and becoming the top scorer in the history of the Fiorentina team!
However, due to the limitations of Fiorentina's strength, Barty has not won many trophies, and the opportunity to participate in European competitions is even rarer.
But whenever he has the opportunity, Barty can always prove that he is the best goalscorer in the world in front of European giants, whether it is Barcelona, Manchester United or Arsenal, they have all left a shocking "Barty goal".
It's a pity that Barty has too few platforms to show his skills to the world, and he has long been the top scorer in Serie A, and he is even struggling to win a Serie A title.
The president of the Inter Milan team, Moratti, once said: "This unruly young man will definitely know in the future that loyalty will make him lose the world footballer." ”
Nine years may be a small part of life for ordinary people, but for a professional player, nine years may be all he has.
In order to achieve his dream of winning the title, Barty, who is no longer young, finally made up his mind to leave Fiorentina.
Although this has caused misunderstanding, hostility and even resentment among Fiorentina fans. But Barty is acutely aware that his career will soon be coming to an end, and he doesn't want to retire without a trophy he has been fighting for for 10 years.
On 14 May 2000, Barty scored a hat-trick against Venezia and the Fiorentinaires cheered for their hero for the last time.
Amid the cheers, Barty fell to the grass, arms outstretched, and greedily even listened one last time to the purple cry that existed for him......
Eventually, Barty made it to Rome and donned the red robe that symbolized battle. The newspaper Sport Roma even welcomed Barty with the headline "His Majesty the King's Arrival in Rome".
On November 26, 2000, Barty, who had already become a member of the "Red Wolves Legion", returned to the familiar Purple Lily Stadium, and his standard "Batty goal" pierced the door of his former club before the end.
However, Barty did not cheer or celebrate after the goal, he just stood still, buried his face deep in his hands and long hair, and let the tears slip from between them, for the days when he had fought side by side......
It was the only time in Barty's career that he didn't celebrate. It was also Barty's 161st goal in Serie A, breaking the previous record set by Serie A star Roberto Baggio.
At this time, perhaps everyone understands that Barty is not sorry for Fiorentina, because he has selflessly dedicated the best years of a player to this city, where the footprints of his nine years of youth are clearly engraved, and purple has never been far away in Barty's heart......
Coming to Roma, Barty continued his superb goalscoring efficiency, repeatedly attacking the city for Roma at key moments.
On June 17, 2001, Roma faced Parma in the final round and won the title with a trident of Montella, Totti and Barty, perhaps the most monumental goal of Barty's career.
After the goal, Barty spread his arms and ran frantically towards the stands, like an eagle on the Andes. The whole city of Rome was completely boiling, and the crazy Roma fans even took off the jersey of their hero and celebrated with emotion.
Barty, who has been fighting for many years, has finally realized his dream of being a champion for nearly 10 years!
In the eyes of many, Barty's career may be over, and Barty, who has achieved his dream of winning the league, should be able to enjoy football to the fullest at this time. Little did they know, however, that there was always an even bigger dream in Barty's mind – a World Cup victory.
In 2002, Barty was unsurprisingly selected for the Argentine national team's squad for the World Cup, and everyone knows that this is the last chance for Barty, who has participated in two World Cups, to achieve his lifelong dream.
Although Argentina was unlucky in the draw ceremony before the start of this cup tournament, they were placed in the veritable "group of death" of this World Cup. However, almost everyone is optimistic about Argentina's World Cup prospects, as this year's Argentina team is star-studded and its squad index is definitely no worse than any other team.
So, with the aura of the most powerful Argentine team in history, Barty and his teammates came to Toyo Japan to start the journey of the new World Cup.
While there was a debate about who should start between Crespo and Batistuta before the start of the first game, Barty had already scored early against Nigeria!
Fans in the stands at the time probably wouldn't have imagined that this would be Barty's last goal at the World Cup and his last goal for the Nerazzuris.
On the afternoon of June 12, 2002 in Sendai, it was a day that all Barty fans, including Lin Qi, did not want to mention again, in the life-and-death "final battle", the Argentine team was unfortunately forced to draw 1:1 by the tenacious Swedes, and lost the last chance to qualify from the group, and the Argentine team, which was listed as the favorite to win the championship before the game, stopped in the group stage in shame.
Barty, who couldn't accept the reality, immediately burst into tears, and at that moment, many people were sad for Barty, and Lin Qi cried bitterly for Barty's fate.
Although Barty's teammates were also saddened by the game, Barty was definitely the saddest one of them to cry. Because he knows that they all still have a chance, but he has always cherished the dream of the World Cup, but he no longer has it.
In this way, Barty, whose ambition has not been rewarded, left the World Cup, left the national team, and left people's eyes with deep unwillingness and strong regret......
"Since I have inherited your physical memory, my unfinished dreams will be fulfilled by me!" Lin Qi had tears in his eyes and his fists clenched.
He wants to make the great "Batty goal" of his previous life shake the world!
PS: Will there be any fans who don't know Barty, the god of war? This chapter is basically copied and pasted from the encyclopedia, and I have written a description of Barty myself, but it is not as good as what is written in the encyclopedia, and I always feel that there is less pathos in Barty...... In the end, it was decided to upload the pasted content, and readers who didn't feel comfortable reading it could watch Barty's documentary.