Chapter 591: Crazy April (1)
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The 5-0 home win over Napoli not only allowed the Fiorentina players to vent their grievances that had accumulated for nearly half a month, but also allowed the Purple Lilies to finally break the cycle of winless streak since the draw with Dortmund in early March, adding a lot of confidence to the upcoming Champions Cup match with Barcelona.
After a big win to end a hapless March, Fiorentina is now hoping that their luck will improve in the new month...... Don't expect to score some weird goals in the game, just hope that the chances they have created with great difficulty will not become meaningless statistics due to so-called bad luck.
Thus, with the sincere prayers of the players, Fiorentina welcomed the first match of April: the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against La Liga giants Barcelona.
On the evening of April 2nd, Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, Spain, will be in the city's most famous Camp Nou, and a wonderful showdown will be staged!
The last time they played Barcelona was in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season, where Fiorentina won 4-1 to complete a third consecutive UEFA Super Cup title and almost make Barcelona the laughing stock of European football once again.
Therefore, Barcelona from manager Louis van Gaal to the players below are gearing up ahead of this game, and Fiorentina are ready to take advantage of this opportunity to complete a hearty revenge on their home turf after Fiorentina's recent poor form.
In this game, Van Gaal still insisted on using the four-three-three formation that he relied on to become famous: goalkeeper Hesper, right-back Reziger, central defender Nadal and Portuguese central defender Fernando Cuto, left-back Sergi Barjuan with sharp assists; In midfield, Pep Guardiola and Sellades were in the central midfield position, while all-rounder Luis Enrique played in midfield; Up front, Brazilian Rivaldo and Portuguese winger Luis Figo split the line, with Louis van Gaal's favourite at Ajax at the top of the list.
The starting line-up of these 11 players is arguably the strongest deck Van Gaal can play, and the Dutch coach believes that after more than half a year of running-in, with the quality of these players, it will not be a problem at all to win Fiorentina in the first leg.
However, Van Gaal did not notice that in the list of personnel given by Fiorentina, there is a person who knows Barcelona well in the assistant coach column.
Capello, who was standing on the sidelines, turned his head to look at Van Gaal, who was looking at him defiantly, and smiled coldly in his heart, saying that now let you be happy, and you will cry when the game is over.
"Jose, our tactics in this game, those boys have already memorized them, right?" After accusing Van Gaal in his heart, Capello turned back to sit in the dugout and said to his assistant who had just taken over the role, "It's not easy to develop a set of tactics specifically for this Barcelona team, and I don't want to see these guys forget all about it after a sleep." ”
Capello still admires this new Portuguese, because he sees in this young man the shadow of his past: the prototype of an unruly but extremely serious coach with a very strong skill in managing the team.
Out of love for talent, Capello has taken a lot of care of the junior and assistant, especially in terms of technique and tactics, and Capello can be said to have answered Mourinho's questions. This kind of treatment Mourinho has never received with Van Gaal, and it reminds the Portuguese of the days when he worked as a translator for the elder Robson.
During the period with Robson Sr., Mourinho went from a mere translator to a qualified assistant coach, achieving the first leap in his life; And now, in just over two months since arriving at Fiorentina, under the careful guidance of Fabio Capello, Mourinho feels that he is about to usher in his second promotion as a coach.
Jose Mourinho is not the kind of person who doesn't know what to do, and he is determined to repay Capello for all the care he has taken care of. Therefore, after the team finished the match against Napoli, the Portuguese took the initiative to find Capello with a thick stack of materials, and spent a whole night explaining to Capello in detail what he knew about Barcelona's tactical system.
Capello valued the valuable information provided by Mourinho, so he took advantage of the team's holiday the next day and worked overtime in the office for a whole day to determine Fiorentina's tactics for the next game.
At the same time, based on the first-hand information provided by Mourinho, Capello finally confirmed the team's starting line-up for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals after careful consideration and consideration.
The goalkeeper is still Toldo, and in such a crucial situation, Capello does not have to worry that the goalkeeper will lack enough motivation to play; Nesta and Stam were centre-backs, with Robert Carlos and Zambrotta playing at left and right wing-backs respectively, and although Carlos played the full game against Napoli four days earlier, the occasional double-game game was not much of a problem for the extremely fit Brazilian. And in that massacre, because Napoli gave up the game early because of the big score behind, Carlos did not consume too much physical energy, and he could have been promoted to the position of starting left-back.
In midfield, Effenberg, who did not play in the game against Napoli, deservedly occupied a starting spot, while Fernando Redondo continued to start and formed the core of Fiorentina's midfield duo with Tigers; Davis and Tomasi, two physical supermen who can cover the entire floor, got the remaining two starting spots.
In the forward line, Ronaldo and Batistuta started together, the former's breakthrough and the latter's strength are the most headaches for Barcelona's defenders, and their performances in this game will directly determine the success or failure of Fiorentina's trip to Barcelona.
As long as you know a little football tactics, you can see that Fiorentina, who are playing away, plays defensive counter-attacking tactics, using the large space left by the home team to press the attack and Ronaldo's speed to threaten the door of Barcelona!
"Sir, I can assure you that everyone has taken these things to heart, so just wait and see the show!" Mourinho said in a rather affirmative tone that the Portuguese can be said to be quite attentive to this game, and there is no intention of revenge on Van Gaal.
"Ha Luha, then I'll wait and see."
Just when Capello's master and apprentice were communicating on the sidelines, the players on both sides were already in their places on the court, and the referee of the game, Nelson, took a look at his watch and blew the whistle in his mouth!
The first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Fiorentina and Barcelona has officially begun!