Chapter 740: Vicenza (I)
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In just half a month, Fiorentina won two consecutive league games and three consecutive victories in all competitions, which once again dispelled the suspicion that the Purple Lily Dynasty was about to collapse.
Newspapers and outlets began to write articles and sing praises for Fiorentina, saying that it was not easy for the Purple Lilies to achieve three wins and two draws in a month after the winter break, especially as they also had the likes of Roma and Vicenza among their opponents.
After winning two consecutive league games against Lecce, Fiorentina, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, almost overturned in the gutter in the league a week later!
In this match, Fiorentina's opponent is its satellite club Vicenza in Serie A. Since Fiorentina had lost 2-3 in the first leg of the league meeting between the two sides, many thought it would be a Fiorentina revenge battle before the match began!
However, in the 19th round of Serie A played on the last day of January, the Purple Lily, who was playing at home, was knocked twice by his younger brother Vicenza at the beginning, and Ballack's heavy bombardment and Larsson's leak in front of the goal made Fiorentina already two goals behind in the 25th minute of the game!
In the face of this unfavorable situation, the Fiorentina players, who are more experienced in the tournament, did not panic.
After all, this is not the first time they have been on the scoreline, and the previous game against Juventus was much worse than it is now...... The difficulties that Vicenza has created for them are nothing in comparison.
Under Makelele's watchful attention, Mofeo, who had a good appearance at the beginning of the game, began to play stealth on the pitch. In the face of the ferocious pressing of the French back, the local forward with a soft style of play is obviously a little timid, and he can't show his skills on the field at all.
Due to the sudden invisibility of Mofeo, the core of the playmaker, the director ZĂŹ Vicenza was dysfunctional on the offensive end. While the likes of Larsson and Ballack can share some of the playmaking work, their ability to thread the needle through the needle in midfield is clearly not comparable to that of former core Andrea Pirlo and current core Mofeo.
As a result, with Mofeo invisible, Vicenza had to return to the rather simple and crude style of play that used to break through the wings and cross, and then let the central players follow up to solve the battle - and Fiorentina, with the world-class central defender combination of Stam and Nesta, and the two top midfielders of Makelele and Redondo, is not afraid of the opponent in the game with this kind of blind rush and fierce attack, but do not know how to control the rhythm of the game on both wings and fly together.
After successfully limiting Vicenza's attacking routine, the Fiorentina players gradually controlled the rhythm of the pitch under the command of the midfield duo of Effenberg and Redondo, and pressed the morale of Vicenza back into their own half step by step after taking a two-goal lead!
After successfully holding their opponents at bay, the Fiorentina players began to pass the ball forward at a rapid pace, constantly tearing through the Vicenza backline in this way, trying to find a chance to score.
Although Vicenza has been prepared for Fiorentina's style of play, after retreating from the whole line, in addition to the back line composed of four defenders, Ballack, Ambrosini and Toni have established a defensive line in the midfield to intercept Fiorentina's pass; At the same time, Guidolin also kept the fast horse Ambrosetti and the Swedish killer Larsson in the frontcourt, allowing them to look for opportunities to launch a quick counterattack in the front court, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack.
However, Mofeo once again held the team back at this time, and it was precisely because of his inaction at the defensive end that the defensive line established by Vicenza in midfield was always in a state of understaffing. Being in a passive defensive position and facing a situation of playing more with less has made it difficult for Vicenza to defend in midfield.
With the advantage of midfield, Fiorentina can organize in midfield more calmly, and then tear apart the Vicenza defence with passes, creating huge defensive pressure on the visitors.
"I'm going to strangle XX! Can you concentrate on the defensive? After breaking Effenberg's diagonal pass to Ronaldo with a down-to-the-ground tackle off the touchline, Ambrosini, who had risen from the turf, yelled at Mofeo â Ambrosini did have the confidence to do that, given that he is now the captain of Vicenza and has an obligation to get his team-mates seriously involved in the team's overall defence.
"......" Mofeo glanced at Ambrosini with a blank face, ignored the accusation, and walked away without saying a word - he was withdrawn and extremely stubborn, and he would not change his insistence at all because of Ambrosini's few words.
Perhaps, in Mofeo's opinion, a guy like Ambrosini who is running around the field is the most boring, right? It's not elegant at all......
"Damn!" Seeing Mofeo express himself like this, Ambrosini couldn't help but feel a little enthusiastic, he was originally the kind of person with a strong sense of responsibility, so for Mofeo's attitude, he naturally felt extremely dissatisfied from the bottom of his heart, "You guy ......"
"Forget it, boy." At this time, a big hand grabbed Ambrosini's shoulders and dragged him back, who was about to rush over to teach Mofeo a lesson, "Now is not the time to talk about this, hurry up and focus on playing a good game." â
Ambrosini looked back and found that it was Virjovod who grabbed him: "I said, uncle, why are you stopping me?" Didn't you see what that guy did just now? â
"Of course I did." Verjovode looked at Ambrosini and said sternly, "But don't forget, the game is not suspended now, if you continue to chase Mofeo and do not give up, then the final benefit is Fiorentina on the other side; Besides, this game is broadcast live on TV, and if you just fight Mofeo on the field, isn't that a clear accusation against others, and there are already signs of discord in our Vicenza team? â
"Uh......" was reminded by the experienced Wiljovod, and Ambrosini realized his immaturity, put down the anger in his heart for the time being, and prepared to wait until halftime to return to the dressing room before going to Mofeo to settle the score.
However, in the short period of time between Ambrosini and Mofeo, the shape of the pitch has changed: the Fiorentina players took advantage of Virjovod's past mediation to quickly drive a throw-in from the left by Carlos, and then Redondo's direct high cross into the Vicenza penalty area, which was slightly empty after Verjovod left his position!
Although there was also an Onopko in the penalty area, the Russian defender was also hard to beat with two fists in the face of Vieri and Ronaldo's double ghostly shots. With Onopko struggling to balance the beginning and the end, the two easily escaped the Russian defense, and finally Vieri broke through the gate guarded by Balotta with a furious shot, helping Fiorentina recover a point!