Volume 1 Chapter 374 The Curse of the Super Cup Champion
(At least three shifts today, two shifts, the last seven hours to ask for a monthly pass)
In the Italian Super Cup, Juventus lost at home to Fiorentina, and when they gave the Super Cup title to Fiorentina, they also humiliated the continuation of a three-game losing streak against Fiorentina.
After the game, Capello argued that such a heavy rain could not play a normal game at all, before the rain fell, Juventus had completely gained the upper hand, but a heavy rain made Juventus simply unable to play their own skills and cooperation advantages, the game was like a farce, the two sides could only frequently threaten the opponent's door with long passes and long shots, and Fiorentina was only able to win the championship because of their luck.
When he said this, Capello looked helpless and mocking, as if they were really defeated by the heavy rain.
However, "Torino Sport" does not think so, they believe that the heavy rain is only a factor in Juventus' loss, otherwise it is difficult to explain what Juventus has lost three consecutive games against Fiorentina, the main reason is that Juventus's preparation is not sufficient, the determination to win is not great, the striker's ability to seize the opportunity is insufficient, and the absence of the main goalkeeper Buffon, if there is Buffon, or Chen Yu's two goals can only score one
"Torino Sport" believes that Juventus's restrictions on Fiorentina in the transfer market this summer have not been successful, and Prandelli has used his connections to buy Frei to improve Fiorentina's defense a lot, and in the goalkeeper position, Fiorentina is no weaker than Milan, second only to Juventus. Fiore in midfield can also completely replace Maresca, and it is also unimaginable that Donadale and Brocki, who were substitutes at AC Milan, actually made Fiorentina's waist stand up.
"Torino Sport" suggested that Juventus should continue to curb Fiorentina in the transfer market, so that they can not get Tony and Ledesma, now Chen Yu has blocked the killing god and blocking the killing god, if there is an organization back in the back, and another Tony in front, I am afraid that Juventus's road to defending the title will be more difficult.
However, the "Milan Sports Newspaper", which has De La Valle's shareholding, believes that Fiorentina has no practical significance in winning the Super Cup, and the Super Cup champion has no good reputation in the leagues of various countries, and in the Bundesliga, La Liga, and the Premier League, the Super Cup is not only a chicken rib, but also a curse, and those who win the Super Cup basically miss the league championship next season, and some teams even deliberately lose to avoid being cursed.
Although the curse is not prevalent in Serie A, since the establishment of the Super Cup in 19RR, only AC Milan in the dynastic period and Juventus at the peak of the Super Cup can win the league after winning the Super Cup, and there are only three exceptions in 18 years.
However, "Milan Sports Newspaper" through this game to Prandelli and the semi-new Fiorentina impressive, three warm-up games, three official matches, Fiorentina won six consecutive victories, after the change of coach, Fiorentina still maintains a strong competitiveness, and people can not see the traces of the run-in, which makes many senior football people feel amazed, thinking that this is where Prandelli is stronger than Mondonik and Cavasin.
However, "Milan Sports Newspaper" also pointed out the hidden danger of Fiorentina, that is, the schedule is too tight, Fiorentina played three more games than his rival AC Milan, played two more than Juventus, played one more than Inter Milan, and every game was a tough battle, and compared with the traditional top three, Fiorentina also went to East Asia to fly a lap, which may affect Fiorentina's physical reserves, so that Fiorentina has physical problems in the later part of the season, especially Chen Yu, who has played UU minutes in six consecutive games, if there is a problem with fitness, Fiorentina will not even be able to find a replacement.
Of course, more media cheered for Fiorentina and Chen Yu.
According to Roma Sport, the Super Cup is a litmus test and Fiorentina already have what it takes to win the title, and this season's Serie A title will certainly be a fierce battle between Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina.
"Moggi has created a lot of obstacles for Fiorentina this season, but none of them can stop Fiorentina from beating Juventus to win the Super Cup. ”
"La Repubblica" suggested that in fact, Moggie should not create any obstacles, as long as Chen Yu is poached, Florence will basically collapse, but unfortunately Chen Yu will not go, Florence is like Chen Yu's home.
Fiorentina's performance in the Super Cup also gave a precautionary shot to the European powers, "The Sun" said worriedly, "Fiorentina is very strong, Prandelli's passionate and practical tactics and mentality make Fiorentina's run-in period very short, Juventus's configuration this season has been fantastic, but they still lost to Fiorentina, in addition to heavy rain and Buffon's absence, Fiorentina's tactical arrangement and personnel are still the guarantee of victory." Now Fiorentina has entered the Champions League, and it is also the third and fourth pot of the team, if they enter the group stage, which group they are divided into may cause a group of death, I hope the Premier League team will not meet Fiorentina. ”
Germany's "Bild" used the headline "Purple Lily Wins Another Championship" last night, praising Fiorentina's strong rise, changing the pattern of Serie A's championship, and may even bring about another prosperity of Italian football and restore the grand occasion of the Little World Cup.
Spain's Le Hes newspaper refers to Fiorentina as Serie A upstarts, believing that Fiorentina have secured a top four position after recruiting and are on their way to their third league title.
And the newspaper revealed that Fiorentina's goal this season is not only to win the Serie A title, they also have ambitions in the Champions League, hoping to reach the quarterfinals in history, because Fiorentina have not reached the top eight of the Champions League before.
The top eight in the Champions League, that's what Fiorentina said, and that's what Fiorentina's president de la Valle said after winning the Super Cup.
Winning two cup competitions in a row in two months, and also winning six consecutive warm-up matches, Coppa Italia and Champions League qualifiers, Fiorentina's players, fans, and officials are all highly motivated, and it is normal for them to overestimate their own strength, but pride and complacency are the eternal weakness of human beings, except for saints and fools, ordinary people are unavoidable.
Fiorentina were not carried away by the victory, though, as they did not have time to boast and will host Sporting Sribben in a Champions League clash three days after winning the Italian Super Cup.
In the first leg, Fiorentina beat Sporting Rikey 0 to earn an early start in the two-legged Champions League qualifiers.
However, the 0 lead is too weak, and at the Stadio Frankie, Sporting Lisbon only need to score one goal to pull Fiorentina into the same running line, while Sporting Lisbon only need one more goal to take the initiative to advance in their own hands, as after they have scored the second goal, Fiorentina must score two goals to advance. Even though Fiorentina's confidence is now skyrocketing, they will not dare to be careless against last season's UEFA Cup runners-up.
After the Super Cup, Fiorentina still had a little problem, in this Super Cup match with Juventus, the Bulgarian genius Bodinov, who transferred to Fiorentina for 13 million euros, only got 15 minutes of playing time, which made Bodinov very dissatisfied, because Chen Yu insisted on starting both games. He was also regarded by Bodinov as a stumbling block to his head, and Chen Yu was scolded by Bodinov for being a "fool" in the game, although Chen Yu did not understand Slavic language, but this sentence, Chen Yu often heard, he knew that this sentence was scolding, so he was also very annoyed with Bodinov, in the training competition, the two had two quarrels, although Prandley called the two to the office for training, and severely criticized Bodinov, However, the openness of the contradiction between Bodinov and Chen Yu still found a lot of topics for the media, and some media hostile to Fiorentina also used Chen Yu to ask for a starting start in the Italian Cup, and criticized Chen Yu to suppress the newcomer.
In order to make a breakthrough in the star acceleration system, Chen Yu did squeeze the time for newcomers to play, in the plan of Fiorentina coach Prandelli, these two games are mainly to train new players, and Chen Yu's start made Pacini not even have a chance to play, and Bodinov only played 15 minutes, no wonder they have grievances
Chen Yu didn't explain, this kind of thing can only get darker and darker, and the real reason can't be said to the outside world, so Chen Yu kept silent about the outside world.
Fiorentina head coach Prandelli's hope for good results this season is on Chen Yu, and now Chen Yu is being blamed by the media, Prandelli certainly has to protect Chen Yu, after Sporting Lisbon came to Fiorentina, through reporters' questions, Prandelli expressed his trust in Chen Yu, and praised Chen Yu's outstanding performance in the game.
"Chen Yu is the core of the team, we must keep Chen Yu, this is a decision I made when I didn't take office, it turns out that Chen Yu gave me a return far beyond my expectations, his help to the team is all-round, he is the kind of player who can make the team get a qualitative improvement, without Chen Yu, our goal can only be set in the top four, with Chen Yu, our goal is to win the championship, this is the difference. Previously, the media criticized Chen Yu, saying that Chen Yu suppressed newcomers, I think this is nonsense, Chen Yu likes to win, he hopes to win every championship, this is a positive attitude is the guarantee of success, and Cesena's Italian Cup, and Juventus's Super Cup, I asked Chen Yu to play, not that Chen Yu wants to suppress newcomers. ”
Later, newcomers Pacini and Montolivo also supported Chen Yu, believing that Chen Yu and the old players had given him a lot of help in training, and he was now improving day by day compared to last season.
Almost the entire Fiorentina supported Chen Yu, and the criticism of Chen Yu was quickly suppressed, but Bodinov was not convinced, and the contradiction between him and Chen Yu will surely become a hidden danger for the team's future.