1336 Maintain Your Advantage

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The lead shrunk from five points to one, and Fiorentina's once-promising title win situation suddenly became delicate. After all, no matter which team they are just one point ahead of second place in the standings, it will give people the illusion that "this advantage is not safe" or that "they will soon be overtaken by other teams". They didn't realise that no matter how ferocious the second-place chase was, the leader would still be the leader, and a points advantage that could be maintained until the end of the season could still put the team in second place

Many media and experts who had been dormant before also jumped out at this time, claiming that Mourinho's tactics had been completely seen through after more than half a season of study by the coaches, and that the days when Fiorentina sat at the top of the standings began to enter the countdown stage, and it was only a matter of time before the reinvigorated Juventus completed the overtake......

Except for some fans who believe the alarmism of these media outlets, there is no one in Fiorentina who agrees with this nonsense. In the eyes of the Fiorentina players, the reason why they have suffered two consecutive winless games in the league is because they are so unlucky that many great scoring chances have not been converted into goals; On the other hand, it is because Fiorentina have to deal with the challenges of Juventus in the domestic arena at the same time, but also have to deal with the Champions Cup and Coppa Italia, which has largely consumed their energy and physical strength, so that the purple lilies cannot go all out in the league.

Although Juventus also have European tasks on their part this season, don't forget that, unlike Fiorentina, who need to prepare for the Champions League, Juventus did not qualify for the Champions League last season and had to play in the UEFA Cup. And the difficulty and challenge coefficient of the World League Cup cannot be compared with the Champions Cup with strong opponents at all!

As a result, despite the fact that the top spot of the team has been teetering under the onslaught of Juventus, Mourinho has not shown any anxiety on any occasion, and no player has publicly expressed his displeasure with the team's sluggish performances during this period. Because they all know very well that Fiorentina have been able to play to this extent this season, which is already a very remarkable thing. Therefore, no one in Fiorentina will deliberately make things difficult for Mourinho on this point.

Jose Mourinho's performance did a good job of calming the morale of the army, allowing the Fiorentina players to not panic under Juventus' aggressive attack, while temporarily forgetting the previous two consecutive league games without a win, and focusing on preparing on the training pitch instead of engaging in a pointless war of words with the pervasive media reporters.

So, while these players have won numerous honours in the past and have become the backbone and spiritual backbone of the current Fiorentina team, the role that a manager can play should never be overlooked. A top-level champion coach has the ability to make the team move forward bravely in the face of adversity and burst out with unimaginable combat effectiveness!

The current Mourinho, although he still lacks coaching experience, has shown his talent and skill to become a top coach in terms of boosting morale and uniting players. As a result, the Portuguese were able to rally the players around him at this time and pull together to get through the difficult times.

If it were to be replaced by an extremely rigid coach like Van Gaal, I am afraid that as long as the team came to a few consecutive games without a win, this guy would have to resign because of the poor record.

So, in the 27th round of Serie A, Fiorentina defeated the visiting Reggina 4-0 against the Frankie Stadium, ending the embarrassment of two consecutive rounds of winless in the league, and finally resisting the powerful offensive launched by Juventus behind him!

However, to Mourinho's regret, Juventus also won this round. In the face of Roma, which was suffering from infighting and serious decline in combat effectiveness, the Bianconeri easily defeated the Red Wolves and continued to exert strong psychological pressure on Fiorentina at the top of the table.

Trapattoni believes that as long as the team can maintain the current momentum, then Mourinho's young man with no experience in coaching a big club is bound to panic and even collapse directly under this huge pressure, thus dragging Fiorentina down. At that time, the time will come for Juventus to return to the top of the table!

However, in the following week, Fiorentina, who rotated most of their main players, first defeated Porto 1-0 in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on March 10 with a defensive counterattack and a goal from Vieri to successfully advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Then, in the 27th round of Serie A three days later, Fiorentina beat Lecce 4-1 away with a double brace from Milito and Inzaghi, which completely dashed the little pepper's hopes of picking up points at home!

Juventus have also been outrageously consistent, with the Bianconeri holding a one-point gap to Fiorentina at the top of the table with a narrow one-goal win over Chievo, leaving Mourinho gritted his teeth but helpless.

On March 20, Fiorentina, who had unfortunately lost in the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia three days earlier, won the 29th round of Serie A, beating Inter Milan by three goals at the Meazza Stadium and three points away from home!

To be honest, the main reason why Fiorentina won this game so easily was that these players in the starting line-up were the same as they were hanging today, and almost every shot on goal caused great threat and trouble for the home team's players, which led to the Nerazzurri's heavy defeat at home, which has always focused on defense.

At this point, it has been three weeks since Fiorentina was held to a draw by Udinese, and the Purple Lilies have not only not continued to slump after two consecutive rounds of winless streak as those experts and media have said, but have maintained this slight advantage of one point until now.

Could it be that Fiorentina will really continue to win on a winning streak and keep that small advantage until the end of the season? This is the thought that arises in people's hearts after waiting for more than half a month and finding that the top of the standings has not changed hands.

If this kind of thing really happens, then how aggrieved Juventus, who won the runner-up by then......