Chapter 999: Two Years (Part II)

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With the decline in the form of core players and injuries to the strikers, Pirlo and Deco, who have finally become the main players, have struggled to maintain their competitive form in the face of heavy game tasks...... These problems came to the fore in the same season, and Fiorentina did not fall like Inter Milan, who ended the troika era, and AC Milan, who said goodbye to Capello's rule, and the team's results plummeted like a free fall, which is already quite a good example.

It is precisely for these reasons that although there is a strong demand for Heynckes to step down, there are still many people in Florence who support the retention of the German coach. Because they all know the inside story, if there is no Heynckes' command, Fiorentina, whose current offensive level is greatly reduced, wants the team to still have the hope of winning the championship in the final round of the league, it is simply a dream!

Antonioni and other three general managers also expressed their support for Heynckes, they are not stupid, and it can be seen that after the aging of Effenberg and Redondo, and the successive injuries of Sheva and Ronaldo, the team is still sharp on the offensive end, but the threat to the opponent has actually been greatly reduced.

After all, without Ronaldo's strong threat, opponents can focus more on attacking, and Fiorentina will naturally become more under defensive pressure in the game, making it more difficult to win games. That's the main reason why Fiorentina have drawn a full twelve league games this season – after spending a lot of energy in defence, the players naturally put a lot less energy into attack, and with a number of leading scorers taking turns to be absent, it is normal for there to be more draws.

However, given the team's unsatisfactory results this season, a meeting of the club's top management is inevitable.

By this time, all 34 rounds of the 2001-02 Serie A season had come to an end. Fiorentina, which was tied with Inter Milan before the start of the final round and was only in second place because of goal difference, was defeated 2-0 by "its own people" Vicenza in the final game of the league, and lost the league championship at the last hurdle!

Juventus and Roma both won the final game and managed to overtake Fiorentina with this crucial three points, leaving the Purple Lily, who were still in second place in the table before the game, without even a single Serie A runners-up. Despite this, though, it wasn't the last-minute win over Fiorentina's Bianconeri that managed to win the league this season. Instead, they fired Lippi last summer and brought in Argentine coach Cooper from Valencia for Inter Milan!

The wheel of history has changed again, in the final round of matches against Lazio, Inter Milan did not lose a good game as in history, only need to win to win the title, and Gresco was also operated by GM to the Premier League club Blackburn Rovers early under the care of Zhuang Mingge, and did not come out of the way at this critical moment to pit Moratti. So, under the leadership of the 33-year-old veteran god of war Batistuta and Romanian striker Adrian Mutu, Inter Milan, who are in good shape, worked hard to get the Blue Eagles, who had lost their strength after selling Nedved and Veron, at the Olympic Stadium, and won the league championship again after 13 years!

As for the incomplete squad and the aging of the team, Fiorentina finally ended the season with the fourth place in the league and the Champions Cup in the quarterfinals, which also set the worst record since Fiorentina returned to Serie A in 94, and it was also the first season after Zhuang Mingge became the owner of Fiorentina!

"Giancarlo, do you think we should do something in the summer transfer market to add depth to the squad?" Due to Fiorentina's poor performance this season, Kenyon, who is mainly responsible for the club's commercial operations, is a little worried, and he is worried that if this continues, it will affect the club's next round of contract negotiations with various sponsors. Therefore, after the start of this meeting, he was the first person to stand up and speak, "If there are still many key players who are absent for various reasons next season, which will adversely affect the team's record, then I will not be able to ask those sponsors for a new round of sponsorship contracts next year......

"Kenyon, we all know what you're saying, it's time for the team to renew." At this time, Poirot expressed a different opinion, "However, in terms of specific operations, I personally have some superficial opinions......"

As one of Fiorentina's three general managers, Poirot is mainly responsible for negotiations and various administrative tasks within the club, and has not had much to do with football itself, but neither Antonioni nor Kenyon dares to ignore his existence. Because they only crossed paths after Zhuang Mingge became Florence, Poirot was a cronie brought by his boss from the family, and his business level was also quite good, so when Poirot proposed that this matter should be reported to Zhuang Mingge, and he could only take further action after getting the boss's reply, Kenyon, who couldn't find a better reason for a while, had to fall into silence, and he didn't dare to be tough with the other party.

"By the way, Giancarlo, what do you think we should do? Should we report to the owner about the current situation of the team and ask for his advice, or can we just take action on our own? Seeing Poirot's resolute attitude, Kenyon had no choice but to turn to Antonioni for support. After all, although Poirot is a close confidant of the boss, Zhuang Mingge made things very clear when he retired, most of the club's decisions will be decided by the three of them, and no one can go beyond this limit to do their own thing.

So, if Kenyon can succeed in bringing Antonioni to the same front, it won't help even if Poirot opposes it.

Under Kenyon's gaze, Antonioni, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, raised his head, smiled slightly, and said something that made Kenyon's heart reassure: "I don't think there is any need to discuss this issue anymore. I just got a piece of news, that is, from tomorrow, the boss will come back to preside over the overall situation! ”

Hearing Antonioni say this, Kenyon suddenly felt a sense of relief. In his opinion, Zhuang Mingge's return can be said to be the most important event in Florence, as long as there is this boss who seems to be omnipotent, then every difficulty will be solved!