Chapter 1351: The Final Is Dangerous?
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The first leg of the semi-finals ended with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Lazio, a result that cast a shadow over Fiorentina's path to qualification.
After all, while Mancini's coaching ability and tough-fighting ability have long been criticized, this Lazio team is really good. With Abramovich's open pockets and no matter the cost, Lazio has been the first-class configuration in Europe from the main lineup to the bench, even Fiorentina is inferior to the Blue Eagles at this time in terms of bench depth. Therefore, it will be quite difficult for Mourinho to stage a comeback in the second leg and knock Lazio out of the semi-finals.
You know, although Mancini has little talent in coaching the team's attack, and most of the time he relies on the individual play and flash of inspiration of the star to solve the problem, but in defence, the former Italy international is a good player. If nothing else, Mancini's ability to reunite the aging backline after the loss of Glendoni before Abou took over is enough to show the young manager's ability and talent in defence.
Therefore, against a Lazio team that is almost destined to play a defensive counter-attacking strategy in the second leg, most people are not optimistic that Fiorentina will be able to level the Blue Eagles with attack, and on the premise that the opponent will not score.
However, before that, Mourinho and Fiorentina players will have to deal with a tough opponent and secure their points advantage in the league before they can think about how to deal with Lazio.
On May 1, in the 34th round of Serie A, Fiorentina, who returned to the Frankie Stadium, welcomed the challenge of AC Milan.
For Fiorentina, a head-to-head clash with AC Milan will also be crucial, as the outcome of the match will largely determine the outcome of the league title race between Fiorentina and Juventus. A win for Fiorentina would further increase their hopes of winning the Serie A title after four rounds of five points clear of second-placed place; And if Fiorentina are held to a draw by the Rossoneri or even lose at home, then Juventus may take the opportunity to close the gap and blow the horn of the counterattack again.
Jose Mourinho can't put his hopes in Bologna (Juventus' opponents in this round of the league) and expect them to look good at the Alps Stadium. It is better to seek others than to seek oneself, and no one can put hope on the opponent's initiative to make mistakes.
Therefore, instead of waiting for Juventus to make a mistake and lose points in the league, it is better to take the initiative and win all the next four rounds of the league and lock the championship trophy in advance to be safe.
As a result, Fiorentina, who did their best, and AC Milan, who planned to add some obstacles to the Purple Lily's title race, were in the dark at the Frankie Stadium. Players from both sides played sparks on the pitch, and there were frequent scenes of falling to the ground during physical confrontations and scrambles, forcing Rossetti to blow the whistle frequently to interrupt the game, as a way to restore the players' composure and avoid more serious incidents.
It stands to reason that AC Milan, who also need to prepare for the semi-finals of the Champions League, should not be locked with Fiorentina in the league at this time. With the Rossoneri now largely locked up in third place in the league, they are a team that has no hope of winning the title but can secure qualification for next season's Champions Cup, so there is no need to work so hard in this irrelevant game.
However, it was AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti's personal will that played a decisive role at this time. The manager, who has had a lot of entanglements with Fiorentina in his coaching career, is hell-bent on messing up the league trophy that the opponent has a lot of hope for, and at the very least, causing enough trouble for the Purple Lilies in the game, draining their stamina and leaving them with enough energy to cope with the second leg against Lazio in three days' time and create a chance for the Blue Eagles to qualify for the Champions League final.
Of course, Ancelotti did not do this because he wanted to help Lazio, but because compared to Fiorentina, Lazio, who had little experience in European competition and many veterans, was the opponent that Ancelotti wanted to meet most in the Champions League final.
While AC Milan's stubborn resistance has caused Fiorentina some problems, the players who played PSV Eindhoven for a full 90 minutes three days ago are undoubtedly inferior on both fronts compared to the Fiorentina players who opted to retain their strength in the Champions League in midweek and are in relatively good shape at this time. And, as the game progressed and time went on, the Rossoneri's disadvantage in this area became more and more obvious, and finally planted on it!
"Ancelotti is an idiot." After the team's 3-1 win over AC Milan, Mourinho said to Ferrara with some frustration, "Why doesn't he want to think that while causing problems for Fiorentina, AC Milan will also consume too much energy because of this game, making it difficult for them to cope with the challenge of PSV Eindhoven in the best condition." ”
"Maybe it's because Coach Carlo Ancelotti thinks that with PSV Eindhoven's quality, it will be difficult to create many obstacles on their way to the final." As for the intention of Ancelotti's move, Ferrara can only guess so. After all, An Fatzi's trick of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred is really not a wise move in his opinion.
"Huh." Mourinho smiled and did not continue the discussion on the subject. The Portuguese know in their hearts that Hiddink's fourth place in the World Cup in '02 was controversial, but his coaching ability was still recognized. Therefore, if Ancelotti underestimated Hiddink, it was very likely that he would not be able to eat in the hands of this Dutchman.
Besides, after that unpopular 03-04 season, if there are still people who look at a game with the mentality that a strong team will definitely win, then reality will teach this guy to be a new man.
Three days after the win over AC Milan, on May 4, the second leg of the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League between Fiorentina and Lazio took place at the Stade Frankie!
As the outcome of this game will directly determine whether Fiorentina can reach the Champions League final, it is only natural that Fiorentina fans will want to show their support for the team at this crucial time. As a result, when the players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel, Lazio was shocked to find that in addition to the thousands of tickets that must be reserved for the away team's fans as stipulated by UEFA, the remaining more than 30,000 tickets seemed to have been filled by Fiorentina fans......
As a result of this action by the Fiorentina fans, the Stadio Frankie was completely turned into a sea of purple tonight, and the Lazio fans who came to watch the away game with the team could only huddle in the corner of the stands, and the cheers were completely drowned out by the voices of the Fiorentina fans around them.
In this way, with the enthusiastic cheers of more than 30,000 Fiorentina fans and the whistle of the referee, Fiorentina and Lazio started the second leg of this Champions League semi-final!