Volume 1 Chapter 446 Mentality and State
Fiorentina's unbeaten run has extended their unbeaten run after beating AC Milan 3-1, and they have also played three rounds at the top of the table, which has greatly boosted the confidence of Fiorentina players and fans
Fiorentina also ranked at the top of the standings for a long time last season, but Fiorentina at that time was not taken seriously by giants such as Juventus and Milan, and Juventus and Milan had a bad start, so that Fiorentina secretly climbed to the top.
And this season is fundamentally different from last season, this season Fiorentina as the third in the league to start again, they have long been regarded as the big enemy by Milan and Juventus, and are also regarded as the biggest obstacle to entering the Champions League by Roma, Udinese, Lazio and other mid-stream teams, but in this case, Fiorentina still frustrated the crowd and reached the top of the standings, so to speak, this depends on strength.
Fiorentina fell into the third division 3 years ago and jumped two levels by expanding the second division, and then returned to the first division in only one year, when the purple lily bloomed again, dazzling, although the game has just been played this season, less than one-third of the league, but Fiorentina as the fourth strongest in Serie A in addition to Milan and Juventus has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and some people even think that Fiorentina is likely to be able to make a difference in the Champions League and win honor for Serie A.
The rapid rise of Florence needs an axis, owners, managers, coaches, player leaders, Florence these 4 aspects are indispensable, but many people still think that the rise of Florence depends more on the strength of Chen Yu, since Chen Yu joined Florence, his goals in Florence have not been less than l, in some strong dialogues, Chen Yu's play is even better, that is, in such a game with a strong team, Florence, which has long been trapped in the lower league, has accumulated morale and confidence, Gradually, the letter of the strong team was restored
The rise of Fiorentina is inseparable from Chen Yu's play, and Chen Yu has also become the player who has benefited the most from the rise of Fiorentina, before entering Florence, Chen Yu was still an unemployed young man who played amateur football, but with the rise of Florence, Chen Yu has gradually changed from a nobody to a world-class star worth tens of millions of euros.
After qualifying for the Champions League group stage two rounds ahead of schedule and defeating AC Milan 3:l, Chen Yu's fame has risen to a higher level and has faintly entered the ranks of superstars.
It turns out that Chen Yu is highly sought after, more because he is a Chinese player, Chinese football has been backward for a long time, and there has never been a real star, Chen Yu's appearance has satisfied the psychology of Chinese fans expecting a savior, and has become the idol of Chinese fans, while European fans are more curious about Chen Yu, and feel that it is a miracle that a star like Chen Yu appears in China's football environment. At this stage, Chen Yu, like Beckham, appeared more as an idol star, but now, more fans are attracted by Chen Yu's skills and impressed by Chen Yu's all-round ability and super scoring ability.
At the beginning, Chen Yu still liked this feeling of being supported by thousands of people, but after a long time, Chen Yu also felt a little troublesome, because as long as he appeared in public, basically fans would come to him to sign and take photos, and there were also people who came to talk, often more and more people, and Chen Yu couldn't do anything after the end
The fans are a little better, after all, not so much every time, what is even more annoying is the paparazzi, they peep near Chen Yu all the time, so that Chen Yu has almost no privacy, at this time, Chen Yu feels the tiredness of fame, and even misses the original kind of ordinary, ordinary life, but he has no chance to choose again, life is like this, there is something to gain and something to lose.
After beating AC Milan in the first round, Fiorentina finally waited for a non-weekly double match day, they could rest for a week, Prandelli also felt that the players were really too tired since the start of the game, and gave the players a day off to let them relax and relax their tense nerves, after all, the league is still very long, and the players also have to endure more and more difficult games, and it is actually more beneficial to relax for the later games.
However, what Prandelli didn't expect was that Fiorentina had never played an official double match a week, it was not easy to be nervous, and it was difficult to be nervous after relaxing, in the weekend with the Roma team, Fiorentina was not in good shape, the midfield control was out of control, and the strikers Chen Yu and Toni were average, and the shots were always different, especially Chen Yu, who had previously tried several long-range shots and hit Roma's goal post once.
And Roma has been fourth in the league in previous seasons, and the prize money of the Champions League is in their pocket, but now Fiorentina has grabbed their place, so that the Roma team will be on fire when they see Fiorentina, just like the two sides are enemies who are not sharing the sky, Roma's players played very actively in this game, and the state adjustment was also very good, once played Fiorentina embarrassed, after the veteran Tomasi scored, Rome's morale was greatly boosted, the attack became more and more fluent, and Fiorentina almost couldn't find the north, However, Fiorentina experienced the ups and downs of the leaders from C to Serie A, and the players and fans were in a good mentality, defending tenaciously when they were underdogs, and no matter how well Roma played, they really did not collapse.
Another thing that gave confidence to Fiorentina's players was from their manager, Prandelli
Veteran Tomasi played for Roma for 10 seasons, playing 0 games and scoring 13 goals, with his last goal coming on 3 May 03, when Tomasi was seriously injured in a friendly against Stoke City on July 04, when Prandelli was Roma's coach. During his recuperation, Tomasi was given the minimum wage set by the trade union, which was 14 UU per month.
Seeing Tomasi score, Prandelli went to the dressing room in Rome at half-time to congratulate Tomasi.
Prandelli's attitude expressed his optimism and open-mindedness about the outcome of the game, which made the psychological burden of the players go away, and in the second half, after the start, Fiorentina played very relaxed, and the attacking cooperation gradually played, although it could not yet gain the upper hand, but it was not as passive as before.
In the UU minute, Roma goalkeeper Doni picked up the ball and fell to the ground, Chen Yu flicked horizontally, Dainelli pushed with his right foot 9 meters in front of the goal, and the ball was blocked by Kufuor's outstretched leg and hit the left post. In the 76th minute, substitute striker Pazzini stopped the ball on his chest and burst into the penalty area, Mex's back shoveled Pazzini down and received a red card, and Chen Yu hit the penalty kick to make the score a calculation.
Then Roma was not reconciled with the result of the draw, and launched a crazy counterattack in the last fifteen minutes, but Fiorentina played better and better after the equalizer, and the mentality of the Roma team was a little unbalanced, as soon as the ball reached the feet, the players felt like they had stepped on fire, and they could not play calmly. Especially in the boos of the fans, they were scared and could only do the simplest things, such as passing the ball from close range. Anyone who loses the pass and makes a small mistake will be scolded by reporters and fans after the game, and even in the middle of the game, some fans will express their dissatisfaction with their team.
No matter how hard the mentally unbalanced Roma attacked, there was no way to break through the door of Fiorentina again, and Fiorentina is not in the best game now, although there is a chance to counterattack, but it has not been able to reverse Roma, and in the end both sides can only accept the result of a 1-1 draw.
It was a bad result for Fiorentina, as both Milan and Juventus won and Juventus once again overcame Fiorentina to move to the top of the table, and the gap between Milan and Fiorentina was reduced to four points.
After the game, Prandelli seriously summed up the gains and losses of this game, thinking that after beating Milan, Fiorentina was a little relaxed in mentality, and he was slightly relaxed because the team has been playing very well, so he was also slightly relaxed, as a result of such a game of this level with Rome, the players did not play well, and were finally forced to draw by Rome, Prandelli believes that the players should guard against arrogance and rashness, maintain the original fighting spirit and confidence, and must not be left too far away by Juventus and Milan, in the championship competition last season, Fiorentina lost because they were opened up by Juventus in points, and they were unable to catch up with a ten-game winning streak after the event, and if they were left behind by Milan and Juventus this season, their dream of winning the title would be difficult to achieve.
Immediately after the Roma game, Fiorentina had another week of doubles, this time Fiorentina hosted Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Before the start of the Coppa Italia, there was a discussion within Fiorentina about how to play this game, and the topic of discussion was whether Fiorentina could support the third-tier battle, because the game against Juventus must be very tough, if you don't plan, or don't have the ability to go far in the Coppa Italia, then it is better to give up early.
Fiorentina's president, Della Valle, also participated in the discussion, and Della Valle said that Fiorentina's goal this season is to win the league and go as far as the Champions League can go, while Fiorentina won the Coppa Italia last season, and it may not make much sense to continue to defend the title.
The chairman expressed his attitude, the players and coaches also let go of the discussion, and even heated debates, and finally the coaches and players finally reached an agreement, the strategy to give up the Italian Cup, and put all their energy on the Champions League and Serie A, although now the top of the list has become Juventus, but the gap between Fiorentina and Juventus is only two points, and the hope of winning the championship is still great, and in the Champions League, Fiorentina qualified two rounds ahead of schedule and drew with Barcelona, This gave Fiorentina even greater dreams and ambitions for the club's biggest and most glamorous stage
However, the more Fiorentina was ready to give up, the more relaxed their mentality became, and the better they played, in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia away to Juventus, Fiorentina drew with goals from Chen Yu and Paccini, and seized the lead in the promotion of the Coppa Italia.