Chapter 13: Waiting for Rod!
The wave of four consecutive defeats in the warm-up game made Fiorentina's next preparations seem a lot more mysterious, if it weren't for the opponents of Degan who jumped out from time to time to point fingers and scold Huai, people would almost think that Fiorentina went to the second division to join Juventus.
A player can attract so much hatred for the team, and Deegan can be regarded as a big miracle.
Everything was quiet, and Prandelli patiently tweaked his players, studying the squad for the new season, and then the first season after the phone gate began.
Fiorentina will play the opening game at home to the Stade Franqui against the mighty defending champions Inter Milan, who won last season, but the Bianconeri were not clean and the title was awarded to Inter.
Inter Milan, who had not known what the championship tasted like for several years, was naturally ecstatic about this big pie that fell from the sky, and it didn't matter whether it was clean or not, it was directly put in his arms and covered it.
Juventus went to the second division to self-reflect, AC Milan although the dead face stayed in the first division, but also tossed enough, want to recover, it will take some time, there is no doubt that now the most powerful club in Italy is left with an Inter Milan, after robbing Juventus in the summer, their combat effectiveness on three fronts is soaring, enough to laugh at the crowd.
However, it is not without instability, such as Adriano!
The Milan king's performance at the Shijie Cup disappointed everyone, and after returning to the club, his performance in the summer warm-up matches was also very sluggish.
According to the pre-match analysis of Sport, Adriano will not be featured in the weekend's game, with Ibrahimovic and Crespo up front. Such a line-up can obviously stabilize Inter's attacking power in the shortest possible time, but if there is always a player like Adriano on the bench and he is not given a chance, the possibility of regaining form becomes very small.
Once you can't play in the team?
?? It's inevitable to get angry elsewhere, and it's not a good thing for Inter Milan, who are already in trouble in the dressing room, so Mancini is also facing a choice.
Manzini also said a lot about it in his pre-match press conference: "Adriano has done his best and we shouldn't blame him, Figo and Ibrahimovic too much, they did a great job. Adriano has a chance, he just needs to be patient. ”
When asked if Adriano would be in the starting line-up, Manzini said: "Ade, Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Cruz and so on are all the same, they have equal chances. ”
Roberto Mancini's squad was nearly half a newcomer, with Ibrahimovic and Crespo up front, Vieira and Dacourt in midfield, and Brazilian McCone at right-back. Surprisingly, Grosso and Stankovic were both on the bench, with goalkeeper Toldo making his 200th appearance for Inter.
Fiorentina, starting the Serie A journey with -19 points, was low at first, in terms of starting lineup, goalkeeper Frei, Margio at the back, Thiago. Silva, Ujfarusi and Pascual, while Ledesma, Motta, Albertini and Montolivo in midfield partnered Pazzini in attack.
Before the game, players from both sides observed a minute of silence for the deceased Inter president Facchetti, and the fans paid their respects with a standing ovation.
After the start of the game, in the fourth minute, Pazzini carried the opponent's defender on the right side and cut in, and the low left-footed shot was confiscated by Toldo, in the seventh minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Figo outside the penalty area and turned around and shot was blocked by Dainelli, and in the eighth minute, Pascual crossed a half-high ball diagonally from the left, and Zanetti grabbed in front of Pazzini to push the bottom line.
Crespo then continued to threaten, receiving a long pass from Dacot and bursting into the right side of the box, a powerful right-footed volley was blocked by Frei at the near post, Figo headed in a corner from the right, and Crespo grabbed the front post and headed just over the crossbar from a tight angle.
In the 11th minute, Inter played a very beautiful counterattack, McCone dribbled the ball through the midfield diagonally, Crespo took the ball with his back to the ribs, and Ibrahimovic leaned on Thiago. Silva turned on the spot on the edge of the penalty area, observed Cambiaso on the left side, and then distributed the ball to the Argentine's feet, Cambiasso fired a low left-footed shot into the bottom right corner, 1:0!
Digan sitting in the stands saw the team lose the goal, but also a burst of chagrin, the opening ten minutes, Fiorentina played well, but unfortunately the ability to seize the opportunity was a little worse, but was knocked on the door by a counterattack by Inter Milan.
After conceding the goal, Fiorentina clearly stepped up their attack, Mutu flicked a low cross from a defender on the right rib, and Pazzini was distracted by the defender and did not flank it.
In the seventeenth minute, Mutu's right-footed shot on the left side was shot out by Toldo, who was guarding the near corner.
Immediately, Inter Milan played a quick counter-attack again, and Ibrahimovic shook Thiago. Silva, volleys high from a tight angle on the right side of the box.
In the 22nd minute, Ibrahimovic received another cross from the right and tried to barb in front of the goal but missed the target.
In the 27th minute, Pascual combined with Mutu's left flank, who tucked the ball into the box, Montolivo's left-footed effort in front of goal was blocked by Materazzi, and then Oujfalusi fired wide of the far post from distance.
In the 36th minute, Mutu received a pass from Pazzini and got rid of McCone, and a powerful right-footed volley from the edge of the box was confiscated by Toldo.
In the 41st minute, Figo played a one-two with Ibrahimovic on the right side, the latter passed to the right side of the penalty area, Figo broke through the defender and crossed, Crespo fought for the top to attract the defense, the ball bounced to the far point, Cambiasso nodded the ball in the back, the ball was slapped by Frei with one hand or into the net, 2:0!
This time it was Thiago who lost his position. Silva, Digan also frowned when he looked at it, now this Silva is too different from the Milan captain in his impression, he has no confidence on the field, he has made mistakes in handling the ball several times, and the most troublesome thing is that his sense of position is so bad that he is like a beginner.
Did you find the wrong person?
This Thiago. Silva is that Thiago. Silva's twin brothers?
In the second half, there was a restart, and in the first four minutes, Prandelli replaced two players at the same time. Silva and Motta were brought off, Kompany and Cavinaghi were replaced.
In the 61st minute, Figo knocked on the left side in the middle, Cambiaso passed diagonally behind Ujfarusi, and Ibrahimovic rebounded into the left side of the gate with a right-footed volley in front of the goal, 3:0!
After the goal, the Swedish Divine Tower rushed directly to the stands where Degan was, and waved his fists vigorously to demonstrate to him, and Degan also had itchy teeth when he looked at it.
In the 68th minute, Mutu broke through the left sideline and crossed from McConn, Pazzini grabbed in front of Samuel and headed into the left side of the goal, 3:1.
The scrappy Pazzini rushed straight into the goal, scrambling to get the ball in the net so that his team could kick off as soon as possible.
Fiorentina, who recovered a point, were demoralized, and in the 70th minute, Ouj Falusi crossed from the right, Pazzini hung upside down the golden hook, but the angle was slightly confiscated by Toldo.
Prandelli then continued to strengthen his attack with youngster Hamsik for veteran captain Albertini, while Roberto Mancini replaced Vieira with Stankovic.
In the 79th minute, Montolivo's right rib passed directly into the penalty area, Mutu turned around and rubbed his right foot in front of the goal under the siege of three defenders, and Hamsik, who was inserted in the back row, pushed the ball into the far corner seven meters in front of the goal, 3:2!
Hamsik, who scored the first Serie A goal of his career, looked very excited, rushed to the sidelines, first hugged Prandelli, and then lifted his shirt, and people clearly saw that there was a line written on it: Rhodes! We're waiting for you to come back!
Hamsik scored a wonderful goal, but unfortunately the next game was gradually controlled by Inter Milan, and the score was never rewritten, and Fiorentina lost the first game of the new season.
After the game, there were two serious mistakes that led to the team's loss. Silva has once again been the subject of criticism, especially after Kompany's appearance, and his two mistakes, which led to two goals in a row, are all the more difficult to forgive.
"Coach Prandelli should be stubborn with the others, Thiago. Silva has proven that he simply doesn't have what it takes to play in Italy's top flight, and if Coach Prandelli continues to insist on going his own way, he will be joking with the future of the team! ”
The doubts from the outside world did not seem to interfere with Prandelli at all, and in the second round of the league, against Livorno, Thiago. Silva was once again in the starting line-up.
In the end, after an uneventful first half, in the 58th minute of the second half, Livorno's Pasoni took a corner kick from the left, and C. Lucarelli nodded in front of the goal to score the only goal of the half.
This time Thiago. Silva was doing well and it wasn't his responsibility to concede the goal, but Prandelli's coaching ability was criticised for the team's two consecutive defeats, especially in this game, where Cavinaghi replaced Mutu as the starter, and played 68 minutes with only one suspected shot on goal.
'He's probably the best defensive striker in this shijie because it's really hard to see him in the Livorno box, has he ever had a shot? Perhaps! However, many people feel that it is more like helping each other out! ”
The team suffered two consecutive defeats in the new season, still sitting at the bottom of the table, and Prandelli was also under a lot of pressure, but fortunately, Fiorentina finally won the next game.
In the third game of the league, Fiorentina faced Prandelli's old club Parma at home, in the seventeenth minute, Fiorentina made a long pass to the right side of the field, Pazzini burst into the penalty area and stopped to kick back, passing the ball out of the three defenders, and Mutu, who was outflanked at the back point, shot into the lower right corner with his left foot 10 meters in front of the goal, breaking through the goal of his old club.
Mutu was still alive and well, as his free-kick was blocked by goalkeeper De Lucia and he flicked past two more defenders and the goalkeeper before losing his balance and deflecting the ball wide.
However, in second-half stoppage time, Mutu was sent off for elbowing Parma defender Patchy on the chest and missed the next round.
With their first win, Fiorentina seemed to be back in place, and in the fourth round of the league, they beat Catania 3-0 to claim their second win of the season.
Left-back Pascual was injured and Antonini was in the starting line-up, in addition to Cavinaghi replacing the suspended Mutu, Hamsik also replaced Montolivo in the starting line-up, Thiago. Silva partnered Vincent Kompany at the back for the first time.
In the 36th minute, Catania defender Biso was sent off for a flying tackle on Hamsik, accumulating two yellow cards, and Fiorentina attacked with more and less, Hamsik's shot was blocked by Pantanelli, and Pazzini's header was broken by Sottil on the goal line, and then he headed in Albertini's free kick, but it was ruled offside.
After missing out on a couple of two goals, Prandelli was brought on Jorgensen and then Montolivo in the second half. In the 54th minute, Pazzini's push was saved by Pantanelli, and Jorgensen scored with the outside of his right foot.
Pantanelli then blocked Montolivo and Pazzini's shots several times, but in the 80th minute, he was finally unable to stop Pazzini from breaking the goal, Albertini passed, Pazzini waited for the ball to bounce up and hit the underside of the crossbar with a right-footed volley that bounced in, 2-0.
In the 81st minute, Stoveni was sent off for a tackle on Montolivo, Catania could only play with nine men, and in the 84th minute, Fiorentina took a corner kick, and Kompany scored again to help the team seal the victory 3-0.
After two consecutive wins, Prandelli also temporarily got rid of the crisis of confidence, in the fifth round of the league away to Empoli, Prandelli once again offered a rotation method, in addition to the goalkeeper position is still Frei, the four people in the back line are the trust of the team who just joined this season, Antonini, Abate, Thiago. Silva and Vincent Kompany, and in midfield, veteran captain Albertini also got a rare break, with Motta, Ledesma, Liverani and Hamsik starting, and Pazzini and Cavinaghi up front.
In the third minute, Empoli took the lead and played a quick counter-attack, striker Martini fired a low shot into the far corner from the onrushing Frei to make it 1-0, but the slow camera showed that the goal was suspected of offside.
In the second half, Fiorentina gradually recovered, and in the 57th minute, Abate's cross from the right was headed in by Pazzini, but it was ruled offside.
In the 66th minute, it was Abate's cross from the right that went over Pazzini's head, but Ledesma headed the ball in at the back post to make it 1-1.
In the 77th minute, Pazzini passed, and Motta scored with a diagonal shot at high speed, 2:1.
The two new midfield signings combined to complete a comeback for Fiorentina with two goals, and it was a good match for Fiorentina's backline to be as good.
Abate frequently assisted, several crosses were very threatening, and also directly assisted Ledesma to score a goal, Antonini's side also showed a steady attitude that was not commensurate with his age, and of course, the biggest surprise came from Thiago. Silva.
In the previous rounds, the much-maligned Brazilian was not overwhelmed by public opinion, but chose to be strong, and in today's game, he defended very successfully several times, and his cooperation with Kompany is becoming more and more perfect.
I had been worried that I had accidentally crossed into the otherworldly Digan, but now I am finally relieved that no matter how ugly the sweaty BMW is, it will not degenerate into a mule after all.
However, Kavinaghi still failed to score, not only did he not score, he couldn't find any feeling in the game, and on several occasions he took the ball, he was like a fly without a head, smashing around.
Even if Prandelli had a point of interest, Cavinagy's successive poor performances gradually made him lose patience, and after Mutu ended his suspension, Cavinaghi could only return to the bench once and wait for an opportunity.
Fiorentina, who had recovered from three consecutive league wins, followed up with a home run against Reggina and both teams were penalised for points deductions in the "phonegate".
After the opening kick-off, Montolivo, Mutu and Pazzini all had chances to score. In the 18th minute, Fiorentina captain Albertini suffered an ankle injury and was carried off with a bleeding face injury, with Donadale coming off the bench.
In the 31st minute, Mutu cut inside with the ball in the middle of the field and shot into the far corner of the net from 30 meters in front of the goal, 1:0, Fiorentina took the lead.
In the 43rd minute, Pascual's low cross from the left was missed by Pazzini, and Montolivo scored with the outside of his right foot.
At the start of the second half, in the 55th minute, Fiorentina counterattacked quickly, Mutu sent a low cross from the left, and Motta pushed it home from 8 meters in front of the goal.
Fiorentina have won four in a row after two consecutive defeats, and although they are still at the bottom of the standings, the negative points are almost erased.
In the seventh round of the league, Fiorentina defeated Torino 1:0 away and won the second away win of Bensaiki. In the 13th minute, Fiorentina counterattacked, Abate crossed, Donadale faked a real pass from the edge of the penalty area, and Jorgensen got the ball on the left side and shot diagonally into the net.
Fiorentina almost doubled the lead in the 33rd minute, but Montolivo's beautiful volley from the edge of the box grazed the crossbar.
At the start of the second half, Torino defender Francescini headed wide of a corner, and Frei flew to debut from De Asentis, then blocked Abruscato's shot just before the break to secure all three points.
In the eighth round of the league, Fiorentina, who have been in a strong momentum recently, suffered a blow when they lost at home to Palermo, Palermo striker Di Natale opened the scoring, but the team's defender Barzagli scored an own goal, Amaury put the lead in front of him, and Mutu equalised again, but in stoppage time, Amaury scored twice to seal the win.
Despite the home defeat, Fiorentina had good news, as they received a reduced sentence after the callgate incident, and the original minus seven points were erased into zero.
However, the good news did not continue to bring good luck, and in the ninth round of the league, Fiorentina lost to Roma away from home and continued to maintain zero points.
With the return of Mancini Jr., Perrotta, Zivu and Tonetto, the Roma squad is much more complete. Fiorentina's top scorer Pazzini was sidelined with a recurrent foot injury, with Prandelli fielding in a diamond-shaped midfield, Liverani and Montolivo playing in central and midfield respectively, and Cavinaghi partnering Mutu up front.
After the opening, Roma pressed Fiorentina on attack, and in the fourth minute, Totti's lob was met by Frei. Immediately after Roma's corner was cleared, Perrotta fired a powerful low right-footed shot wide of the right post from the edge of the box.
Fiorentina then took the lead, in the first minute, Mutu's cross from the right was blocked from the bottom line, Fiorentina took a tactical corner, Mutu knocked back with his left foot on the right side of the penalty area, Montolivo and the opposing defender fought to the ground and leaked the ball, and Ujfalusi fired a low right-footed shot into the bottom left corner in front of the goal, 1:0.
In the 38th minute, De Rossi did not distribute the ball to his teammates on the left side, but changed the line and cut in, and volleyed with his right foot 30 meters in front of the goal.
After the start of the second half, in the 49th minute, Toneto crossed from the left, Uj Farusi made a major mistake, he nodded in front of the ball but rubbed it in front of the goal, Tadei volleyed into the bottom left corner with his right foot, and Roma took the lead 2:1!
Then, in the 66th minute, Pizarro split the ball in the middle, Panucci's cross from the right touched the defender's leg and refracted to the front point, and Tadei drilled a right-footed volley from 4 meters in front of the goal from under Frei into the near corner, 3:1.
The team suffered two consecutive defeats, and to make matters worse, in the Coppa Italia, Fiorentina were also eliminated and stopped in the quarter-finals, and Prandelli's life became even more difficult.
In the 10th round of Serie A that followed, Fiorentina lost again, with a goal from iaquinta, Udinese won away from home, and continued to let Fiorentina stay a few points in duck eggs!
Before the start of the season, Prandelli had also said that the team's goal this season was to reach the European competition, but now it seems that relegation is their main theme.
The current situation is that the outside media is unanimously singing, and the Fiorentina fans are secretly anxious at the same time, but also have some expectations, at least they still have Digan, who has not yet returned.
And the recent medical report published on the official website of Florence shows that it seems that it is not so far away from Digan's comeback.
"The whole team is waiting for Degan to come back, he is a leader level player and as soon as he returns, I am sure everyone will see a completely different Fiorentina and when the time comes, everything will be back on the right track! I have this faith, and the same Deegan has this ability! ”
Prandley apparently also saw Deegan as a lifesaver, and in this situation, he could only hope that Deegan would come back and solve all the problems.
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