Chapter 159: The End
White Hart Lane, this season's Tottenham Hotspur and Fiorentina Champions League knockout round first round second leg game is about to begin, this game, Antienes has made adjustments in several positions, the goalkeeper sent the veteran Friedel, the central defender partner has also become Dawson and Caurke, the most stable position is the striker, Degan is still the team's single arrow in this game.
Before the game, there was also media speculation that in the case of a 3-0 victory in the first leg, Degan may be rested for this game, after all, judging from the last game, Degan's feelings for Fiorentina are definitely not as simple as words, and continuing to let Degan play is a bit cruel in the eyes of Tottenham fans.
Degan has emphasized his feelings for Fiorentina several times, and it is absolutely impossible for Tottenham fans not to care, but they can understand it, after all, Degan has played for Fiorentina for four years and reached the peak of his career in Fiorentina.
Degan misses his old club, but so what, Degan is now a Tottenham player and he is leading Tottenham to victory, which is the luck of Tottenham fans, who have the privilege of watching a man in the best form of Degan put on the best football at White Hart Lane.
Beep~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The referee blew the whistle, the game officially started, Tottenham took the lead in attacking, after Digan received the ball, did not immediately pass the ball, but controlled the ball on the spot, waiting for the Fiorentina players to come up and defend.
Bale and Lennon, two wings on the wing, are being cut in at high speed, both of whom are well-known fast horses in the Premier League, and Fiorentina's defenders simply can't keep up with the pace of the two.
Deegan saw the opportunity, ignored Fellaini, who was about to pounce on him, and a wide range of shifts, the ball went directly to Bale's feet, and then Degan's feet were strong, and he rushed towards the Fiorentina penalty area at high speed.
After the last game at the Stadio Fragi, Degan is now basically able to adapt when he faces Fiorentina again.
Degan's long pass found Bale accurately, and when the ball landed, there was a small internal spin, Bale could hold the ball up with little effort, and after holding the ball, Bale pulled the ball to the right side of his body, although he couldn't completely shake off the Fiorentina defender, but the angle was enough.
At this time, Digan had already run to the front of the Fiorentina penalty area, and Bale immediately made a diagonal long pass to the left side of the Fiorentina penalty area.
Although Deegan and Bale have not been playing together for a long time, the tacit understanding between the two has been cultivated, and Deegan is clear about Bale's passing line and passing method.
Seeing Bale's pass, Digan started at high speed at the first time, and his explosive power that was higher than ordinary people was fully displayed at this moment, regardless of whether the linesman would raise the flag or not, and ran towards the defense line of the football landing point.
Fiorentina's defender raised his hand, but the linesman was not moved at all, just now he saw very clearly, at the moment of Bale's pass, although Fiorentina's back line consciously pressed forward, but Digan was just in front of the last player in the Fiorentina defense, just such a gap in position, so that Fiorentina's offside tactics completely failed.
Degan successfully countered offside, when he received the ball, there was no defender around him, although goalkeeper Sirigu decisively chose to attack, but how could his speed be comparable to Digan.
Stop, Take, Shoot!
All of Degan's actions were done in one go, although Sirigu struggled to make a save, but at this moment, the doors of Florence were wide open, how could he stop Deegan from scoring with his own strength.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!” The moment the ball crossed the goal line, Smith jumped to his feet, took the microphone and yelled, "Deagan! Degan! Degan! Degan's goal, less than a minute after the opening, Degan knocked on the door of victory for Tottenham, wonderful attack, from the referee blowing the whistle to the goal, Tottenham only had three passes in total, and it tore apart the Fiorentina backline! ”
After the goal, Degan still didn't celebrate, but just slapped his hands and hugged Bale who ran over, Fellaini and others looked at it, and couldn't help but lose their minds for a while.
No one can stop the best Degan, and Fellaini probably knows this truth best.
"This attack just now, although it was only passed by Digan and Bale, but the running of the whole Tottenham team also contributed a great role, it is hard to believe, last season, although Tottenham's attack was also very exciting, but it was far from the effect of this season, I have to say, this is the role of the star, a real star can drive the combat effectiveness of the whole team, Deegan obviously has such an ability!"
If Fellaini heard Smith's words, he would definitely laugh, when Degan was in Fiorentina, those players around him, which one was not a nobody when he first arrived, but it was by Deagan's side, their progress was rapid, and to this day, which one is not a well-known figure in world football.
Now Degan has brought his role to Tottenham, so that Tottenham players are growing rapidly one by one, and in time, perhaps it is this white lily that blooms in north London that will replace the purple lily dynasty.
The game restarted, the Florentina soldiers who were unwilling to fail, also launched a fierce counterattack under the leadership of Fellaini, although the current Florence is far less than the original, the original team that made the whole world football feared Florence, now there are only a few people left in the team, but the heritage of Florence is still there, they are not willing to completely wither like this, even if they are dying, they have to fight to the end
Yesterday at Degan's house, what Degan and Fellaini said, Fellaini remembered vividly, and it also made him understand that he did not stay in Florence so that people could have a person to use as a reference when remembering the Purple Lily Dynasty, and he was not yet to be put in a museum for people to admire.
Now that he has put on the captain's armband of Florence, he has also taken over the responsibility of leaving Degan, he wants to return to the top with the purple lily, since Degan can do it, even if his ability is much worse than Degan, he will not admit that he can't do it.
Fiorentina's onslaught did have some effect, but it would be naïve to try to knock on Tottenham's door just to do so.
Eighteen minutes into the first half, Montolivo passed the ball in midfield, and he and Pacini had been playing together since Atalanta were young, and the level of chemistry was unmatched by anyone.
At the moment of Montolivo's pass, Pazzini was already running, and Spalletti on the sidelines also stood up excitedly when he saw this scene, but before he could reach the sidelines, the excited expression on his face was replaced by disappointment.
Sandro made a tackle to make a pass from Montolivo, stopped it in the middle, and then got up and made a long pass, Degan stepped forward at high speed, jumped high at the edge of the penalty area, grabbed before Ranocchia, and the header swung the ball to the left wing, Bale followed, saw that Degan had stabilized his body, and crossed the ball directly.
At the same time as he landed, Deegan kicked the ground with his right foot, and the whole person rushed behind Ranocchia as if he had been thrown out, judging the landing point of the football, jumping easily, and heading the goal.
This time Sirigu's reaction was faster, as the recognized successor of Buffon in Italian football, Sirigu's ability is absolutely first-class, although Digan's header was powerful, but Sirigu was still in front of the goal line, stretched out his hand to block it, but before he could get up, a figure crossed directly over him, and then he heard a cheer from the stands.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!” Smith's classic shout rang out in the studio again, "Deagan! It's Deegan again! Although his header was blocked by Fiorentina's goalkeeper Sirigu, Digan followed up with a follow-up shot, so that Sirigu, who was brave just now, had no choice, 2:0! Tottenham's promotion has completely lost its suspense! ”
This time, after scoring the goal, Deegan did not deliberately control his emotions again, and rushed directly to the sidelines, past the billboards on the sidelines, over the low walls of the stands, and jumped into the fans.
At this moment, Digan completely severed his connection with Florence.
Seeing this scene, I don't know how many Fiorentina fans who were watching this game at home felt the pain of being killed by their favorite people, this feeling is simply indescribable, and at this moment, Fiorentina fans are experiencing this pain.
2:0, the total score became 5:0!
There is no suspense in the game, and the only thing that remains on people's minds is whether Fiorentina can score a face-saving goal, not only for them but also for Italian football.
The decline of Italian football is already a cliché, Digan grew up watching Serie A in his previous life, like most Chinese fans, and still remember the 94 World Cup, Robert. Baggio single-handedly brought Italy from hell to heaven, and from heaven to hell, the back of the decline after Baggio missed the penalty was forever imprinted in the minds of every fan, until today I recall that summer, there is always infinite sadness in my heart, and I can't help but like Italian football from then on, at that time Serie A was known as the small World Cup, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Rome, Lazio, Fiorentina, Parma Seven Heroes competed, every Sunday night, Digan was in front of the TV, Enjoying the football feast with great fascination, he still has a lot of treasures about the characteristics of the Serie A teams at that time, the noble and gorgeous AC Milan, the spendthrift but always unambitious, the old and cunning Juventus, the attacking Lazio and Roma, the referee always plotted Parma, and Batty alone Fiorentina are his favorites, all the top players play in Serie A, and each team has a very appealing star, Baggio, Weah, Zola, Batty, Piero, Inzaghi, Zidane, Totti, RonaldoThese superstars all twinkled in a starry sky, when many stars chose to go to La Liga or the Premier League after they were out of breath, and the three major European cups were regarded as a bag by Serie A.
However, with the outbreak of the phonegate scandal, the vitality of Serie A, coupled with the poor management of various teams, except for AC Milan and Inter Milan, most teams have caused a financial crisis, and the wealth of La Liga and Premier League teams has finally created the vicissitudes of football.
Speaking of which, the phone gate is just an inducement, because other countries also have match-fixing black whistles, Juventus was relegated, but Italy's excellent players have not disappeared.
The decline of Italian football is mainly due to the aging of personnel, why is it aging?
Is it because there are too few newcomers who can stand out, why are there too few newcomers?
Is it because Italian clubs don't like to develop young players, or they don't like to develop players from their own country, why is this so?
Because there are few children in my country, the number of children is small, and the training is not hard, in fact, the reason is to train players of the same level, and the cost of buying players from South America, Asia, and Africa or cultivating these players is much lower.
However, if a country wants to play football at a high level, it must cultivate more young people in its own country, and only when its competitiveness is improved will it be attractive to those outstanding foreign players.
There are three main areas of decline in the Italian football industry: first, the low income of Serie A teams, mainly concentrated in television rights, is susceptible to the changing development of the media industry. Second, the salaries of Serie A players have been growing exponentially, and the total cost of wages has reached unsustainable levels. Thirdly, Serie A lacks competitive credibility, which has affected Serie A's revenues due to a series of scandals. Among them, the 2006 match fraud investigation, the 2009/2010 betting scandal, not only the teams involved in the match-fixing scandal, but also the total income of all clubs has been affected. These scandals have a secondary effect by reducing the quality of the game, which also affects the club's revenue.
As the best football game in the world, the Italian Serie A was originally famous all over the world, but with the departure of star players one after another, and the superstars being poached by La Liga, the Premier League, Ligue 1 or other teams that can pay huge salaries, Serie A is now without superstars.
What was once a four-team qualification spot for the Champions League could soon become only two teams competing at the highest level on the continent.
The number of people attending Serie A matches has decreased by 5% year-on-year, and more importantly, the financial situation of Serie A teams has deteriorated. Poor finances have plagued Serie A, and while football remains the most popular sport in Italy, and shows more interest and passion than the rest of Europe, the club's revenues are below or stagnant at international levels, and even decline over time.
Dugan's departure from Fiorentina is a heavy blow to Serie A, losing the last charismatic superstar, and now Serie A is becoming more and more dull.
Originally, Fiorentina was the last fig leaf of Italian football, and now that there is no such last fig leaf, what is left of Italian football?
Nothing!
Fighting for dignity is a sad thing to say to Fiorentina, who were the most powerful club in world football just over two years ago, but now they can only live in people's memories.
Before the end of the first half, Digan once again burst into the Fiorentina penalty area and was tripped directly by Ranocchia, looking at Digan who fell to the ground, Ranocchia was a little dazed at that moment, the former leader, the current enemy.
There was nothing to say, the referee immediately awarded a penalty and showed a yellow card to Ranocchia, which was already merciful, and if it weren't for Fiorentina's face problem, Ranocchia's foul just now would have been enough to give a red card.
In the past, Tottenham's penalties were taken by Modric and Bale, but this time, Digan pushed both of them away, and Digan, who has always disliked taking penalties, stood in front of the penalty spot this time.
"Do you really want to bury Florence with your own hands!?" Antienes stood on the sidelines and muttered to herself.
That's right!
The person who is qualified to bury Florence can only be Digan, because it can be said without boasting that the establishment of the Purple Lily Dynasty is the credit of Digan, since he is the founder, then the person who destroys the Purple Lily Dynasty now can only be him, and Digan does not allow anyone to interfere.
"Deegan is standing in front of the penalty spot, is he going to take the penalty himself?"
When Digan walked to the penalty spot, I don't know how many old Fiorentina fans would have a sense of familiarity with this scene.
On April 6, 1991, Fiorentina played Juventus at home. Baggio was also awarded a penalty, but in the face of his old club's door, Baggio made a decision that made all Juventus fans resentful and refused to take the penalty one by one.
The penalty was converted by De Agostini, but it was saved by Fiorentina goalkeeper Maregini and Juventus lost 1-0 away.
Baggio left the pitch with a purple Fiorentina scarf given to him by the fans, and Juventus fans have not been able to forgive Baggio for refusing to take a penalty, so during his five years at Juventus, Baggio has not really been embraced by most Juventus fans.
Baggio refused to take the penalty because of his feelings for Fiorentina, and Digan also stood in front of the penalty spot because of his feelings for Fiorentina.
Fellaini walked over, anger in his eyes, he couldn't understand what Degan was doing: "You really want to do this? ”
Deegan smiled: "Some things have to be done by someone!" ”
The referee came over at this time, kicked Fellaini out of the penalty area, and then blew the whistle for the penalty kick, Digan did not run, directly swung his leg on the spot and volleyed hard.
Although Sirigu judged the right direction, the power of Degan's kick was too great, and it directly grazed his fingertips and flew into the goal.
3:0!
When Deegan converted the penalty, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
People didn't notice, but the cameras at the scene captured a shot of Degan leaving the field with his head down, which is too rare for Degan, who has always been accustomed to holding his head high.
Antienes walked over and patted Degan on the shoulder, and the two of them walked off the court together, Antienes knew how painful it would be to destroy the love of his heart with his own hands.
At the beginning of the second half, fans and reporters at the scene were surprised to find that Digan was gone, and the person standing at the front of Tottenham's formation became Togolese striker Adebayo.
In the second half of the game, Fiorentina and Tottenham played a full 45 minutes of tacit understanding, although Tottenham had many chances, but Adebayor's ability to seize the opportunity is obviously not the same as Digan.
In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 3:0, and the aggregate score was 6:0, Tottenham eliminated Fiorentina and moved on, and their next opponent will be Schalke 04 from the Bundesliga.
At the post-match press conference, when a reporter asked why Antienes was substituted in the second half, Antienes only said: "Recently, Rod is so tired, he has played too many games, he is too tired!" I just wish I could give him a break, it's not surprising! It doesn't matter who the opponent is, Rod played very well in this game and the victory was already secured, so I don't need to keep Rod on the pitch, we have more and more important games to play! ”
The reasons given by Antienes are reasonable, but everyone knows that things will certainly not be that simple, and Digan was replaced in the midfield, and it has nothing to do with the opponent being Fiorentina?
I won't believe it if I kill it!
But what does it matter if people don't believe each other?
The game is over, Tottenham Hotspur will continue to move forward, Fiorentina have shaken off a baggage, and then they can devote themselves to the league, which may not be a bad thing for Fiorentina now.
It's just that the only thing that makes people feel embarrassed is that the Purple Lily Dynasty, which once shook the world football world, completely collapsed after these two games, and it was the original founder Deegan who destroyed him, with six goals in two games, and Deegan really didn't leave any affection to his old club.
"Don't ask me about those boring things, I only have the next game in my eyes now, let him pass the past!"