vs 356 End of the era
Serie A fans will never forget the summer of '08.
In the summer of this year, Parma won the magical moment of the Champions League, and in the midst of people's discussion, it gradually faded. In the 07-08 Champions League final, Parma defeated Manchester United 3-0, which was a sensation, but with the end of the Champions League, Parma also ushered in a brilliant future, and the inevitable downturn.
First of all, less than a week after Parma won the championship, Li Bin announced that he was stepping down as Parma's head coach.
"Parma is now in one of the most glorious moments of his 100-year history and I am very happy to be a part of this team as a coach. However, I think that I have a limited personal ability, and although I can win a title for Parma, I can't afford to build Parma into a real big team. My abilities could not match the direction of Parma's future pursuits, so I thought, it's time to say goodbye. Thank you to Parma for allowing me to coach for these four years and for giving me the privilege of being part of the honour. Thanks also to Parma for allowing me to learn football here for more than a decade. In the future, no matter where I go, Parma will always be a part of my heart, and this will never change. In the same way, I would like to thank all my friends in Serie A. Here, people have given me a lot of encouragement, a lot of help, and of course, some dull stimulation to me, these people are people I need to be thankful for. I am here today because of your help. And the most important thing to thank is the players of my team, and it is a lifelong blessing to be able to be with you and me. ”
Li Bin's words caused a lot of controversy in Serie A, although he said that the reason for his decision was because he thought he could not take Parma further, but almost everyone understood that the real reason why he did it was because the Parma team was too small and poor to adapt to his ambitions, and he wanted to leave.
And the words in his words, saying that he was grateful for the help of Serie A, were actually saying in rhetoric that the Italian environment was too bad, too bad, and he hated the environment here, so he wanted to leave.
Li Bin's words caused an uproar in the whole of Italy. They all knew that Li Bin wanted to leave, but they didn't expect that before Li Bin left, what Li Bin left for them was such a letter that I couldn't say whether it was sarcasm or thanks. The hint of irony in the letter made the Italian media a little dissatisfied, but they also understood that Li Bin, as the head coach of Parma and a Champions League-level coach, no one could refute even if he scolded them, and Li Bin did it to give them face.
Therefore, after Li Bin left, the Serie A media couldn't say anything dissatisfied: in the past few years, they were not friendly to Li Bin, but Li Bin blessed them so generously, making them quite ashamed. The media only expressed their blessings to Li Bin, hoping that he could have a better development in the new place, and rarely, they did not say anything unpleasant.
And it was the Parma fans who couldn't believe it. They thought that after winning the Champions League, Li Bin would have to stay, but they didn't expect Li Bin to still want to leave. They surrounded Li Bin's residence and tried to persuade him to stay. However, at this time, people learned that Li Bin had left Palma for a vacation. It's not just Li Bin alone, but the entire Parma coaching staff can't even be found.
Li Bin had already prepared to leave, how could he leave them such a chance to entangle. Parma's coaching staff have already handed in their resignations, and they have already sold their house in Parma to go on a trip.
And Parma fans don't have much time to dwell on it. Soon, there was a new trouble in Parma: this Champions League champion team was originally a team that was stared at by all teams, and after Li Bin announced his departure, Parma's players immediately became all traded goods, and before the heat of Li Bin's resignation faded, one transaction after another had shocked Serie A.
First of all, Inter Milan spent 26 million euros to buy striker Milito from Parma. One of Parma's most highly regarded players in the past two seasons, he has been favored by Inter Milan boss Moratti, who dropped Adriano and recruited him to Inter Milan amid Adriano's growing depravity.
And Moratti, who got Milito, expressed his opinion very excitedly in front of the media, "Inter Milan now has the most Serie A and even the most backward forward line in the world, and the combination of Milito and Ibrahimovic will make the whole world tremble." ”
Whether the whole world is trembling or not, this is unknown, anyway, Parma fans trembled for this transaction. However, when they looked at Parma's next trade, there was no trembling thought.
Soon, Parma made a second deal. Their main striker, Arshavin, who is considered to be the most hopeful for the Ballon d'Or, also began negotiations after Real Madrid made an offer of 45 million.
"A player like Arshavin is only sold for 45 million, is Parma really poor and crazy, or is it that as soon as Li Bin leaves, they don't even have brains?"
The media also has a lot of opinions about this deal, but even if Parma wants to let go, there is no suitable reason. Li Bin is gone, and the team's results for next season are not guaranteed. The salary they give Arshavin can't match Real Madrid, plus Arshavin has contributed enough to Parma, which is completely worthy of Parma's cultivation of him, even if they want to keep people, there is not enough reason, they can only hope to delay things until after the European Cup, hoping that after the European Cup, Arshavin will not perform well, and Real Madrid will cancel this idea.
However, while they can delay one deal, they can't stop the others. Selling Milito, and saying that Arshavin is not unsellable, this has made the whole world notice, Serie A's Parma is now open, and their players can be bought, which also makes those teams who covet Parma's players open their mouths.
Immediately, Juventus proposed the introduction of Parma's defender Agger, Napoli again proposed to bring in Parma's junior Cannavaro, while Fiorentina wanted to buy goalkeeper Frei, and Milan proposed to let Crespo, whose contract expired, go to Milan...... Parma's age level is very good, and the level of the players is also quite strong, whether it is to buy young players to cultivate, or to want to save money from veterans without visas, they can find people, which makes Parma almost everyone receive an offer.
'The players at Parma now have the title they deserve, they are hungry for new challenges and they deserve new challenges.
The words of the media, although subtle, mean a sentence: it is time for Parma to fall apart.
After Li Bin left, the whole Parma seemed to have lost the chicks protected by the old hen, and all of a sudden it became a delicacy in the eyes of various strong teams. When Li Bin was there, he could rely on future honors to attract fans to continue to work hard and continue to play, but now, Li Bin is gone, and Parma's honor is overflowing, and the players have no reason to stay in the small team to play anymore, they all want to leave now.
These things are understood by the media and understood by the players, but it is difficult for the fans to accept them. Just became the Champions League champion, and the team fell apart like this, which made it difficult for the fans to accept.
"Parma became a supermarket overnight, almost all the players had to leave, so what is going to become of Parma! If I do agree to all of their requests, then next year, I will be very interested to know who Parma will play in the Champions League. ”
The media is also full of comments about the current situation in Parma. Everyone thought that after Li Bin left, Parma might fall apart, but no one thought that Parma's demise would be so rapid!
A team that seems to be strong enough to make Europe's top giants bow down to it has ended like this, which makes all Italian fans lamented - Li Bin is just one person, but his departure alone has made Parma from a championship team to a second-rate Serie A team, how can people not sigh?
"Perhaps, we should really think about reform, otherwise, how many times will we have to endure the demise of a good team in the future!"
Parma was also quick to respond to the dissatisfaction of the fans. On the one hand, they announced that Rossi, one of the team's core players, was definitely not for sale, and on the other hand, they asked Milan to bring in Gilardino, a former Parma player, to curry favor with Parma fans, and they also said that Li Bin recommended Allegri as the team's new coach before leaving, and they would do the same. They also said that they believe that Parma will be just as strong in the future.
However, these arrangements did not alleviate much anger among the fans, and soon, another news arrived, which made them even more angry: Manchester City, far away in the Premier League, welcomed the Abu Dhabi consortium into the ownership, and Mancini, as their new coach, said at the beginning of his tenure that they would bring in right wing-back Zabaleta and midfielder Motta from Parma to strengthen their team.
"Even Mancini dared to come to our team to poach people! What was Lee when he was still here? The guy who has been deflated under Li again and again now dares to dig up our people! ”
The fans were even more dissatisfied, not because Parma had been poached again, but because in the eyes of the players, Parma in the future would not even be as good as Mancini's team. As strong as ever? How can this be believed, the current players, but they all think that Mancini is more hopeful than the current Parma!
This is completely unforgivable, as a Champions League winner, how can it be so miserable?
"The era of Parma is over. When we have Li Bin, it is the most powerful team in Serie A, no matter how strong the top three in the north are, they dare not ignore the strength of Parma, any team, in the Tacini Stadium, must be afraid of Parma's strength three points, everyone must bow their eyebrows here, and dare not confront Parma. Now, however, it was all over, and the era of Parma's dominance of Serie A was over. Li Bin once joked that with him, the cow is the cow pass, unbreakable, and it can be called a more terrifying existence than the three demon kings of Serie A. But now, we have to painfully announce that the days of the cow off in Parma are over! ”