Chapter 1117: Blue Eagle with Folded Wings (Medium)

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When people found out that Lazio, who were in deep crisis, did not slump after the start of the season, as they expected, but went hand in hand on three fronts, constantly singing triumphant songs, their hearts can be said to be quite devastated. After all, Lazio has reached the point where even the players' wages are in arrears at this time, and it is conceivable how dangerous the crisis facing the Blue Eagles is at this time.

However, it is such a team that can't even pay the salaries of its players normally, and it can actually rank fourth in the Serie A league full of strong players, and even a strong team like Juventus is pressed under it, and there is no news in the dressing room such as disheartenedness, but it has exploded into infinite combat effectiveness under the predicament. So far, Lazio have not allowed their opponents to take advantage of the likes of Parma, AC Milan and Roma in their league opener, except for losing to Sampdoria in their opening league game. It has to be said that Lazio has indeed created a remarkable miracle this time.

To be able to lead the team to such a result in such a difficult situation, Mancini, who was originally just a newcomer in the coaching circle, became famous and became the leader of the new generation of Italian coaches in one fell swoop. The professionalism and solidarity of the Lazio players in the face of difficulties have also been highly appreciated by the media and fans, and the likes of Stankovic and Corradi have also received more attention, and many teams have focused their attention on them, intending to take them away from Formelo (Lazio training base) at a relatively low price.

Now let's turn back to the upcoming match, in this Serie A 10th round matchup, Mancini fielded his strongest line-up: goalkeeper Peruzzi, four defenders from left to right, Negro, Favali, Mihajlovic and Pancarlo, Diego Simeone and Gianni Keda form a double midfield, Stankovic and Stefano Fiore are on the wings, and the forward line is a combination of Claudio "Bug" López and homegrown center Corradi.

As can be seen from this starting line-up, although Lazio has been playing a role in the transfer market in the past few seasons, Craniotti has lost the shrewdness and calmness of the first time he took charge of the Blue Eagles - the economic bubble in the late nineties and the smooth listing of the club's shares have confused the eyes of the business tycoon, so that Craniotti has continued to invest heavily in Lazio's front line to upgrade it, but greatly neglected the team's defensive changes. Ignoring the fact that most of the main backcourt players, such as Favali, are over 30 years old.

Craniotti's actions directly led to the fact that after Glendoni left Milan, Lazio's backline was already comparable to the five veterans of the Arsenal defense who were famous in Europe in terms of average age. Of course, in terms of overall strength, the Blue Eagles' defensive line is obviously not as reliable as the five old defenders, Favalli and Negro are worse than Adams and Keown in terms of strength and tacit understanding, which is why Lazio has invested a lot in the transfer market, but the results have stagnated and even declined slightly.

Looking at Fiorentina's side, the shame of being overturned by the Blue Eagles in the league two years ago has been haunting the hearts of the likes of Heynckes and Vieri, so every time they play against Lazio, they will give it their all as if they were playing chicken blood, and this game is no exception. In the face of Lazio, whose strength was not as good as before after losing Crespo and Glendoni, Fiorentina naturally will not let go of the opportunity to be humiliated, even if Lazio has proved with practical actions at this time that they still have strong combat effectiveness, but in the eyes of Heynckes, this is just a return to the light of the opponent before the near death.

Gianluigi Buffon, Carlos, Lucio, Nesta, Zambrotta, Makelele, Ballack, Pirlo, Vincent, Vieri and Inzaghi – these are Fiorentina's starting eleven for this game.

The Lazio players, who play against Fiorentina every year, are naturally aware of this resentment, so in this game, they played away from home without the slightest stage fright or flinching, and immediately after the opening whistle took the opportunity to win the kick-off to launch a fierce attack on Fiorentina's door. Because they know very well that no matter how weak they are, Fiorentina will not let them go. In that case, it's better to give it a go and take the initiative to get a chance to win, as we did against AC Milan and Roma.

In the face of Lazio, who tried to oppose the main visitors, the Fiorentina players who wanted to give the Blue Eagles a good look naturally could not let the opponent organize the offensive so easily, and the Blue Eagles launched a fierce confrontation in the midfield.

"Since selling Nedved and Veron last summer, Lazio's control and hardness in midfield have dropped several notches. Although there are still Fiore and Stankovic who can succeed, they have been greatly weakened in these two areas. Heynckes looked at Fiore who was breaking through with the ball, and thought to himself, "Whether it is Fiore or Stankovic, they are inferior to Nedved and Veron in terms of ability and overall vision, and they can't compete with Ballack and Pirlo, so in the midfield, we still have a big advantage." ”

Heynckes' judgment was quite accurate, and while Lazio's midfield could stay on top of most teams, that didn't include Fiorentina, who outperformed them in every way. As a result, as time went on, Lazio gradually fell behind in the midfield battle, and Fiorentina took advantage of this advantage to seize the initiative of the game and launched a fierce attack on Lazio's goal!

Although Favali is no longer as capable as they were at their peak due to their age, their experience and defensive skills have allowed them to cope with the onslaught of most players.

However, with an anti-natural existence like Vieri, these veterans of Lazio obviously have no way to deal with it: in the 24th minute, Pirlo used a Marseille slalom to get past Simeone who defended him and sent a through stopper, Vieri received the ball and forced a turn, forced to break through from the sandwich of Mihajlovic and Favali, and then sent the ball into the door of Lazio before Peruzzi saved!

1 to 0! Fiorentina were the first to score!