Chapter XXV
Standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel, Deegan could feel a sharp gaze behind him focusing on him, if it was a beauty, maybe he could enjoy it, and by the way, satisfy his vanity, but if it was a big man, it would be avoided.
Digan could guess that Saudati's eggplant must have a lot of to say to him now, but Digan didn't want to give him this opportunity, and when the time came to compete on the court, it was estimated that no matter how tenacious the vitality of the flies would stop.
When it was time to enter the stadium, when the announcer read out the names of the players in Fiorentina's starting line-up, the whole Fraki Stadium stands were filled with cheers, and when the names of the Empoli players were announced, the stands were quiet, except for the more than 2,000 Empoli fans, the Fiorentina fans were resting en masse, they were not even interested in booing, perhaps for the increasingly high-eyed Fiorentina fans, the little Empoli was not worth their bother.
Prandelli did not rotate in this game, except for Maggio, who suffered a minor injury and needed to rest, and the place was replaced by Abate, and the rest of the positions were the main line-up of Fiorentina's previous game against Feyenoord.
Because it was the first game of the league, even though Empoli was not at the same level at all relative to Fiorentina, Prandelli still added 120,000 points of caution.
Empoli's side is also a strong player, but a small club, in the end, a small club, even if the old bottom is exhausted, compared with Fiorentina, the thickness of the squad is far behind.
Last season, Empoli's sudden outburst almost changed the entire Serie A landscape, and if Inter Milan hadn't been too strong, people would have even said that Empoli would have replicated Atalanta's miracle.
However, it turned out that they did not have what it took to become a second Atlanta, as they lacked a Deegan in their squad, and when the dark horse was stripped off, it was revealed that it was a big white sheep.
The first to be discovered was the Belgian Standard Liege, who eliminated Empoli 5-1 over two legs in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup, and Empoli was beaten by the Belgians in both games.
Such a team wants to challenge Fiorentina?
What a joke!
Fiorentina took the initiative almost from the first second, and if it weren't for Mutu's bad luck, Fiorentina would have taken the lead in less than a minute.
Degan launched an attack in midfield, moving the ball to the right flank, Abate was quick enough to get past the defender and cross from the bottom to Mutu at the back post, but the header was denied by the post.
However, Fiorentina's first goal did not make the fans wait too long, when the game reached the tenth minute, Modric broke the ball at the back, a straight shot, accurately found Digan who was on the left side of the Empoli penalty area, after Dugan got the ball, before the opposing defender grabbed it, suddenly cut inside, only one step, followed by a powerful volley.
Like a cannonball, the ball penetrated Empoli's back line and flew directly towards the top right corner of the goal, and the Empoli goalkeeper was caught off guard and could only watch as the ball went into the net.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!”
Fraki's stands exploded, and fans jumped up from their seats, shaking their fists and roaring so loudly that even people they didn't know each other hugged each other warmly.
The studio of the local TV station in Florence was also jubilant, and several commentators were high-fived each other.
"Degan! It's Deegan again! It's Deegan again! It was Degan's first goal of the season for Fiorentina, beautiful! Pretty! Empoli's goalkeeper was as if he was frightened when Digan shot and couldn't make any save, which was a good job! ”
"I don't think anyone will say it now, Degan's form is not good, in the previous two-legged match with Feyenoord, Degan only scored one goal, and there were still people saying that Degan couldn't find the feeling of shooting, so now please look at the Degan in front of you, Degan told everyone with a wonderful goal that he is still the super scorer who can do anything!"
"It's unbelievable, Degan is so far away, and there are defenders in between, he can still score the ball, maybe people haven't noticed yet, this is the 126th goal Degan has scored in Serie A, and the most unbelievable thing is that he is not yet 22 years old, how many goals can he score? Maybe beyond ~~~~~~"
Piola!
Who is Piola, even if it is a fan of Italy, may be full of unfamiliar feelings about this name, but he is indeed the greatest goalscorer in the era when Serie A was just emerging.
Piola is a prolific shooter whose biggest feature is jishu comprehensive. He is tall, athletic, dexterous, and always finds a way to score in the heavily guarded opposition penalty area, especially his ability to break through with the ball, and almost no one can stop him.
When Piola retired, he left his legacy with 539 league appearances, 274 league goals, and a total of 359 goals for the club, a record in the history of Italian football, which has remained so to this day.
In the 30s of the last century, Italian football dominated Shijie football. Vittorio 61 Pozzo, who doubled as a journalist and football coach, led the team to win the Shijie Cup in 1934, won the Olympic title in Berlin two years later, and defended the Shijie Cup in 1938. Each of the three editions of the Italian national team has had an outstanding player. In 1934 it was Meazza, in 1936 it was Yugo 61 Frossi, and in 1938 it was Silvio 61 Piora. In Italy, when Piola is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is goals and barbs. In FIFA's Poll of the Century, the golden right-footed man was ranked 51st.
Piola's Serie A career began on 16 February 1930 with Bologna with Provecelli and ended his career with Novara at Bergamo on 3 July 1954.
During these 25 years, Piola played for Provecelli, Lazio, Torino, Juventus and Novara, played 619 games, scored 359 goals, ranked first in the all-time scorer list of Serie A, and remains a target for Serie A strikers to this day.
After Piola, there is the famous Swedish Gre-No-Li combination, Nodal, who was also the most haode striker in Europe in the 40s and 50s, and several statistics speak for themselves, his single-game goal percentage in Italy is the highest among those players with more than 100 goals in Italy, at 0.875. And he actually scored 225 goals in 257 Italian Serie A games, which makes every latecomer sigh in this Italian football that is known for its defense.
Nodal was Milan's greatest centre-forward, and the defenders who lived in the same era as him were helpless against Vodal's brilliant shots, and in order to stop his goals, opponents usually tripped him or tugged at his clothes with small movements, which did not cause him any problems.
Nodal is an excellent goalscorer, having been the league's top scorer five times in eight seasons at Milan, scoring a total of 210 goals. In the 1949/50 season, he scored 35 goals, a record that was only broken by Digan in 2005, when Nodal joined Roma in 1956 and scored another 15 goals for Roma, giving him a total of 225 Serie A goals, the second highest total in Serie A history.
Then there is Inter Milan's super-idol Meacha, in fact, Meacha's favorite team when he was young was AC Milan, but AC Milan turned him away because of his slight inside figure-eight foot. That's when Inter opened their arms to him. However, Meaza was deployed in the back line when he was in the second team and was not allowed to play in the forward position. Thankfully, Inter Milan manager and Hungarian Witz corrected his position after promoting him to the senior squad, and the Italian national team only had such a talented goalscorer in the future.
Meacha began to make his mark in the senior squad at the age of 17. On 6 October 1929, Meazza scored twice in his first Serie A performance to help Inter beat Livorno 2-1.
At the time, the newspaper Sport Milano wrote excitedly: "Let us remember the refreshing and brilliant performance of Meacha, who is a jewel in the reserves. ”
Gaviano, the goalkeeper of the Novara team, "complained" when he recalled that the team was washed by Inter 8:0: "Meazza is not a center forward, Meazza is the devil!" ”
During his time at Inter, Meazza scored a total of 287 goals in all competitions and 216 in the league. In the 1929/1930 season, Meazza won the title of Serie A's top scorer for the first time, and he won it twice since. In 1930 and 1938, Meazza led Inter to dominate the Apennine Peninsula twice.
On August 21, 1979, Meacha died at the age of 69. To commemorate Meazza's contributions, the Municipality of Milan renamed the San Siro Stadium when he retired in 1947: "Giuseppe. Meazza Stadium".
Alongside Meazza is the first Brazilian star in Serie A, Altafini, who still represents the Brazilian's highest achievement in Italy. As a striker, Altafini is characterised by his speed, his fierce style, his excellent dribbling and his ability to grab points.
In the 1958/59 season, Altafini scored 28 goals as soon as he joined AC Milan, and AC Milan easily won the title. Milanese like to refer to it as "conileone", a combination of the Italian words rabbit and lion, meaning that Altafini kneaded the agility of a rabbit with the ferocity of a lion.
Altafini stayed in Milan until 1965, where he won two league titles and a Champions League before moving to Napoli, where he was in his prime, dubbed the "Lucky Stone" by the Neapolitans for his magic of scoring goals on several occasions, but the Neapolitans were soon reluctant to mention it.
In 1972, the dying Altafini transferred to Juventus, and even brought Juventus two league titles. Serie A in 1972/73, in particular, is considered to be the most intensely contested and dramatic finale in history.
Before the first round, AC Milan with 42 points and Juventus and Lazio with 41 points are all hopeful. In the first round, Juventus first fell behind Roma 0:1, and it was Altafini who tied the score, and three minutes before the end, Cucuredu scored to win the championship. In the 1974/75 Serie A title race, Napoli held out until two minutes before the end before losing a direct dialogue with Juventus, resulting in a loss of the title and it was Altafini who scored the crucial goal.
After that, there is a name that everyone is very familiar with, Robert. Baggio, who scored a total of 205 goals in Serie A.
So where exactly are the limits of Degan?
126 goals, only three seasons, and Degan is not yet twenty-two years old, at least he can gallop on the field for more than ten years, so when he retires, what a terrifying record he will leave to his younger generations, at that time, maybe the strikers in Serie A can really only look up to Degan's existence.
Degan was running wantonly on the field, and in the stands of Flaki, the fans seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and the South Stand, the most loyal gathering place of Florentina fans, suddenly put up a banner to thank Degan one by one! 126!
The president of the Fiorentina fan group had said before the game that they were going to record every goal of Degan in the stands of Frankie, and they were ready for this game until 200!
In his words: "Because our king is Degan, who is an all-powerful superman, who knows if he will score seventy-five goals in one game!" ”
It's not a basketball game, and Digan certainly can't really score seventy-five goals like a madman, but he's trying to catch up with every name and legend in Serie A's individual goal charts.
Degan is chasing the legend, so what about Saudati, who was clamoring before the game to teach Degan a hard lesson on the field?
He was still tangling with the Fiorentina defenders, making a mess and trying to get on the ball and get a shot on goal.
Compare the two, and make a judgment!
"Maybe Saudati should be sober by now, he and Degan are not players of the same level at all, and rashly launching a challenge will only bring humiliation on themselves!"
Boom!
Saudati fell to the ground again, got up angrily, opened his arms, and roared loudly at the referee: "Foul, foul, foul!" ”
Kompany on the side just spread his hands helplessly, and he didn't even exert his strength at all from the collision just now, and Saudati fell very ecstatically.
The referee ignored Saudati's protests and the game went on, as the ball that Kompany poked out found at the feet of Modric, and as soon as he won the ball, the Croatian put a third gear on his foot and raced towards Empoli's half.
Modric's jishu is indeed very good, the football is at his feet, it is almost as if it has been given life, his excellent play has also caused the Empoli players to be highly alert, two defenders pounced, trying to wrap it up, but Modric did not give them this opportunity at all, toe the ball up, the ball crossed a huge arc around the head of the opposing defender, and fell into the penalty area.
Degan!
Like a speeding chariot, Deegan squeezed into Empoli's penalty area, glanced back, calculated the trajectory of the ball's fall, and suddenly swung his legs, and before the ball hit the ground, it was a volley.
At such close distance, Empoli's goalkeeper couldn't do anything about it, he just waved his arms as if he were on an errand, and then he heard the cheers of the Fiorentina fans in the stands behind him.
"Oh God! It's Deegan again! It's Deegan again! There was a brilliant combination between Luka Modric and Degan, who doubled the lead with a volley from Fiorentina. ”
The banner in the stands was also changed at the first time: Thank you Degan! 127!
Deegan was also very excited after confirming that the goal had been scored, although he had scored many goals in his short career, but every time he scored, he still couldn't contain that feeling of excitement.
The Fiorentina players celebrated wildly, while Empoli's players were dead-faced, with just twenty-seven minutes to go and they were already two goals down.
Looking back at the end of last season, it was a big joke that they were still vowing to make another success this season and reach the Champions League.
Empoli's head coach Cultini also panicked at this time, and the tactics he formulated before the game against Fiorentina are now completely bankrupt, Empoli sacrificed himself, and once again proved to the continent that attacking against Fiorentina is completely self-defeating.
As for Saudati, it is even more sad, Degan has scored two goals, all of them are wonderful, but what about him?
I didn't even have a decent shot on goal.
Saudati is still glad that he didn't provoke Deegan in the tunnel, otherwise he wouldn't know how to leave the stadium.
Degan's two goals completely destroyed the will of the Empoli players, not because they were two goals behind, but because they had no means to fight against them when they were in Fiorentina.