Chapter 14: Another Spaniard

It was this tactic that helped Fiorentina to go crazy in the second half of last season, with three midfielders taking turns to pass the ball and insert attacks in turn to make the opponent unguarded.

But now Fiorentina's staffing, when it comes to implementing this tactic, there are also a lot of hidden dangers, whether it is the old players Ledesma, Motta, Donadale, or the new signings Arteta and Modric, they have enough creativity, almost everyone can perform the role that Pirlo played at AC Milan, but none of them have a real butcher.

Just like Andrea Pirlo, the reason why he can calmly complete the arrangement in central midfield and step in from time to time to assist in attacking shots is because he has Gattuso next to him.

This is exactly what Florence lacks.

So last season, when the opponent's midfielder broke the ball and counterattacked, Fiorentina's midfield interception was always insufficient, and more often, fouls could only be used to delay the opponent's attack.

Since Degan wants to make a breakthrough in the new season, it is imperative to plug this shortcoming.

It's just surprising that this time Digan has a crush on another Spaniard, in the words of the Italian media, a Spaniard who is not suitable for the style of Italian football, Carlos. Marchena!

Born in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla, Marchena currently plays for Valencia in La Liga, playing as a central midfielder.

Marchena may not be well-known now, and those who know him have a butcher's footnote to his name, but he was a key member of Spain's Euro 2008 triumph, starting five times and playing the full game in all five of those tournaments, while Spain conceded just two goals in his playing time.

Marchena is physically strong and very good at handling high balls and marking, but the Spanish midfielder has a fiery temper and a lot of fouls on the pitch.

In 2003/04, Marchena was sent off just 47 seconds into Valencia's match against Osasuna, making him the fastest man to be sent off in Valencia's history.

Of course, the most famous thing for Marchena was last season, when Valencia faced Inter Milan in the Champions League, and the two teams clashed after the game. Navarro and multiple countries?? The Inter players punched and kicked each other, and the two clubs were fined 100,000 euros by UEFA afterwards, and Marchena himself was banned for four games.

It was the case that after the game, Marchena kicked the ball out of bounds and then said something to Burdisso, who was grabbing the ball next to him.

After the defeat, Burdisso's emotions were already complicated, so the two broke out into a fierce quarrel, and the two sides started to fight in the face of verbal disagreement.

A number of players from both teams then joined the fray, most of whom had come to fight, but after a series of physical entanglements between Burdisso and Marchena, both players pulled them apart.

But at this time, Valencia substitute Navarro, who did not play in this game, suddenly rushed from the sidelines to the field. Due to the chaos, Navarro went straight to Burdisso and punched him hard in the face, knocking him out.

This move angered the complete Inter players, many Inter players rushed to Navarro, Navarro ran away when he saw the situation, Cruz flew and kicked in the air, Córdoba did not entangle Navarro, McCone suddenly ran out of the crowd and kicked Navarro, finally regaining the balance for Inter.

The accident also angered most of Valencia's players, and the players from both sides broke out into a collective conflict again, with a long verbal altercation between the Inter and Valencia players shrouded in disappointment.

In the Zuihou moment, a bald-headed Valencia official even tried to burst into Inter's dressing room, but riot police kept him out. It's hard to imagine if he could really get out of the way once he rushed in, surrounded by so many Inter players.

The police at the scene were like enemies, but fortunately, the dispute between the players on the pitch did not affect the fans, and the Inter Milan fans, who are known for their passion, were escorted off the stadium by riot police in disappointment.

And the trigger for the whole incident was Marchena, and most La Liga fans wondered that Marchena, who was from Valencia, would have such a short temper, which probably started from his hometown.

Marchena was born on July 31, 1979 in Seville, a city in southern Spain, and at the age of 18 he joined the Sevilla B team to play in official competitions. He played in the 1999 World Youth Championships in Nigeria as a regular member of the Spanish Under-19 national team, reaching the semi-finals with the team, and in 2000, Marchena participated in the Sydney Olympics, where he won a silver medal.

In the 2000/01 season, Marchena, who had already played a regular role in Sevilla, suddenly left La Liga to join Benfica FC in the Portuguese Super League.

However, Marchena did not gain the trust of the manager there, and after one season, he returned to Spain to join Valencia as part of a player trade.

In 2001/02, Marchena helped Valencia to their first La Liga title in 30 years, and 2003/04 was a stellar season for Valencia, who won La Liga again, the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

After the 2002 Shijie Cup, with the "mentor", former Spanish youth team coach Sess took charge of the national team, and Marchena also entered the national team naturally.

In the Euro 2004 finals, Marchena played in two group games against Greece and Russia. However, due to the accumulation of yellow cards, he missed a crucial match against Portugal in Zuihou, and Spain were also eliminated after that game.

The story of the 2006 German Shijie Cup European Qualifiers, everyone knows, in the decisive battle with Belgium, Marchena came on as a substitute, but unfortunately he could not save the fate of Spain being blocked from the threshold of the Shijie Cup.

The reason why Dugan selected Marchena was based on his tough defensive ability and fiery temper, and now there are enough Fiorentina gentleman-type talents, it is time to inject some violent factors into this team, and Marchena is the most suitable candidate.

And Marchena can not only play in the central midfield position, but also play at central defender, he has often partnered Puyol in the Spanish national team, playing in the back, and after Gambellini's departure, he can even go up to the top if the team's central defender is injured.

The negotiations with Valencia are not complicated, and the current Valencia is not the Black Bat Army that beat Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga a few years ago, and can reach the final of the Champions League for two consecutive years.

It's just that doing business with the Italian team, now Valencia has to have a few more eyes, weishenme?

Mendieta!

In July 2001, Lazio bought Europe's best midfielder Mendieta from Valencia for 48 million euros, when Valencia agreed that Lazio would settle the transfer fee in instalments, and former Lazio president Cragnotti also guaranteed it in his personal name. But the economic crisis experienced by Lazio in 2002 forced the resignation of the club's largest shareholder, Cragnotti.

Under the instalment provisions of the Valencia and Lazio contracts, the latter was required to pay the former €7.1 million and €600,000 respectively by 30 June 2002 and 30 June 2003.

However, after his resignation, Craniotti has not fulfilled the terms of his contract, and Valencia has never seen a trace of the Italians' 7.7 million euros in arrears.

Originally, Valencia planned to use the 7.7 million euros as a compensation for part of López's transfer fee, but he didn't expect that López ended up staying at Lazio after this jihua was stillborn.

In desperation, Valencia took out the weapon of the law. Through a law firm in Rome, a complaint was filed against Lazio and Cragnotti for non-payment of fees.

In the end, in order to compensate for the arrears, Lazio officially transferred the two big players in the team, Corradi and Fiore, to Valencia.

However, the performance of Fiore and Corradi in Valencia, the Spaniard can only express with sadness, they are not Carboni, and they cannot become Carboni, and the result of Zuihou is that the two leave on free transfer.

Valencia did not receive the arrears and shared the salaries of the two for Lazio, which was more than worth the loss.

This time Fiorentina asked for Marchena, Valencia certainly has no opinion, in fact, within the team, Marchena is not indispensable, at least the club itself cultivated David. Navarro is no worse than Marchena in terms of strength.

But on Modric and Arteta, De Valle has already spent more than 40 million, he is not a rich man like Berlusconi and Ranieri, and it is obviously difficult for him to spend a lot of money on Marchena.

Pakinva, who went to negotiate with Valencia FC, also offered to pay in installments, but he refused harshly than Valencia president Soler, suffering a big loss for Lazio, and he didn't want to do it again.

The transfer of Marchena, Soler has no opinion, and even clearly marked the price of 12 million euros, less than this price is not negotiable.

12 million euros, if this money is spent, Florence's investment in this summer will be nearly 60 million, not to mention Parkinva, even Florence's boss Drava can't agree.

However, Degan's side is urging tightly, and Prandley has also expressed concern about this transfer deal, and the team is about to start assembling, if the personnel are not in place, how to prepare for training at that time.

In the end, it was Parkinwa who found a breakthrough, although the executive chairman was stingy, but he was very savvy in business, and since Jorgensen was no longer in the team's Jihua for the new season, he simply joined the deal.

Sure enough, when Parkinwa proposed this plan, Valencia immediately expressed interest, their number one star Vicente is often injured and absent, and they also need to find a replacement, Jorgensen's strength is no problem at all, and the Nordic players have achieved a lot of success in La Liga, so that Valencia has less worries.

The two sides balanced the two sides, and Jorgensen offered 9 million euros, which means that Fiorentina only need to pay another 3 million euros to bring Marchena back to Fiorentina.

Marchena was reluctant to move to Fiorentina, but he made it clear that the team didn't need him anymore, and he didn't hold back, and after negotiating the terms, the deal was successfully completed.

When the official website of Florence announced the news of Marchena's joining, the Italian media exclaimed for a while, it was another Spaniard!

This is not the first Spaniard to be brought in by Fiorentina, nor is Mikel Arteta, who have brought in Spanish players as early as the season when Fiorentina returned to Serie A.

It's just that whether it is Portillo, who has high expectations, or Elguera, the brother of the famous general, their experience in Serie A can only be described as a failure, but now Fiorentina is unrepentant and is still bringing in Spanish players, although the quality of the players is not known, but there are already people waiting to see the joke.

At the same time as bringing in players, Fiorentina are also cleaning up some of the squad, with Jorgensen going to Valencia as part of Marchena's transfer and Riverani also moving to Sampdoria for four million euros, leaving only one Gambellini.

Pakinwa bit 10 million euros and did not let go, and Rosella, who was used to careful calculations. Sensi was also unwilling to compromise easily, and after promising to give Gamberini a high salary, she really couldn't agree to compromise on the transfer fee, and the deal was stuck.

Gambellini is also riding a tiger now, he has made it clear that if Fiorentina refuses to give him a salary increase, he will transfer, and now if he turns back, how can he lose face.

Zuihou, or the president of the club of Rome, Sensi Sr., came forward and called Delavalai, and the deal was completed, Gambellini joined Roma for 9.5 million euros, and Fiorentina agreed to pay Roma in installments.

It can be seen that in the current economic environment, everyone's life is just as difficult.

The people who should leave are gone, and the people who should come are in place, and Fiorentina immediately announced that the transfer door for this summer has been closed, so that those giant clubs that are still looking at Fiorentina players are biting hedgehogs one by one, and they have no way to eat.

Of course, there are still some people who do not give up, but then Prandelli said in an interview with reporters: "No one will leave, our transfer work is over, the players are happy to stay, Fiorentina is a team with great potential, we will have a higher pursuit in the new season!" ”

A higher pursuit?

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