Chapter 1171: The End of the League (Medium)
PS1: Continue to ask for recommendation votes here, free books don't need to spend money, and it should be okay to give more recommendation votes, right? Thank you here~
PS2: Let's talk about the book friend group here, the group number is three, seven, zero, five, four, nine, nine, one, nine, nine, verifies that the answer is NTR knight, well, that's it.
In the history of the Italian Cup, it is not without cases of Serie B teams winning the championship trophy, for example, Fiorentina once took away the championship trophy as a second division team in the 93-94 season and qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, but after all, the Purple Lily participated in the European Cup Winners' Cup as a Serie A team, and the effect of the slap in the face is obviously not as obvious as this time.
That's why the outside world reacted so much to Fiorentina's second team's qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup. After all, no matter how you look at it, having a Serie B team represent Italy in the Cup Winners' Cup, a high-level competition with a long history and high profile, is a stark mockery of Serie A teams that have not qualified for European competition!
In response to all kinds of doubts from the outside world, the Italian Football Association quickly responded. Their strategy was very simple, that is, to put the theoretical basis for their decision in front of everyone, that is, the set of European quota allocation plan drafted by the Italian Football Federation after the expansion of the Champions Cup that year, and agreed and signed by all representatives of the Italian professional leagues!
As soon as the Italian Football Federation said this, all the clubs that questioned Fiorentina's second team were almost speechless. You must know that when the Italian Football Association issued this charter, it was approved and agreed to by the Italian Professional League. Therefore, it stands to reason that the Italian Football Federation's support for Fiorentina II to participate in the Cup Winners' Cup is completely compliant, but there is no basis for the club to question its qualification.
In fact, the reason why the Italian Football Association made such a decision is indeed because of the idea of doing things according to the rules, but the most important thing is that this team is supported by Zhuang Mingge, a big man. If the judgment against the Fiorentina second team is made because of a little immediate benefit, and the Fiorentina president is provoked, then the Italian Football Association will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
In other words, if the Fiorentina second team does not have the support of the purple lily tree behind them, then even if they win the Coppa Italia, I am afraid that they will give away the qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup under pressure from all walks of life, so as to avoid becoming the target of public criticism.
This kind of thing has never happened in the football world, for example, Real Madrid in the previous life, in the 99-00 season, they won the Champions Cup at the same time, but only won a fifth place in La Liga, and finally relied on the Spanish Football Federation to come forward and move the previous Zaragoza, which won the qualification for next season's Champions Cup.
The reason why Zaragoza gave away the Champions League qualification to Real Madrid without receiving any benefits was not because they wanted to give it selflessly, but because the Spanish Football Federation and Real Madrid exerted tremendous pressure on them, which forced Zaragoza to give up the more well-known and more profitable Champions League and give up this precious place to Real Madrid.
Some people may say that Zaragoza can ignore the pressure of the Spanish Football Federation and Real Madrid and go to the Champions Cup on their own, anyway, their quota is completely in line with the regulations, even the Spanish Football Federation has no reason and power to deprive it, right?
Hawkers, if anyone doesn't believe it, they can go and see how Everton died in '05. At that time, the Toffees resolutely expressed their reluctance to give their Champions Cup place to Liverpool, a sworn enemy in the same city, so that Liverpool had to play from the first round of the qualifying round through the Champions Cup wild card under the mediation of the FA and the opening of the UEFA. Although the Evertonians kept their victory alive with a tough attitude, the self-conscious FA and UEFA teamed up to put a lot of obstacles in Everton's schedule for the new season, resulting in the Toffees going out early in the third round of Champions League qualifying, falling all the way in the first half of the league and even falling into the relegation zone.
Therefore, thanks to Zhuang Mingge, a boss with a strong background, the Fiorentina second team did not enjoy the same treatment as Zaragoza.
With the announcement of this news, the Fiorentina II team, which was originally limited to Italy, also became famous. Whether it is the main players such as Vucinic and Ribery, or Mourinho as the head coach of the team, they have gained more attention, and the number of teams trying to poach them has been several times higher than before. Among them, there are many top giants such as Manchester United and Milan.
It is foreseeable that this summer in Florence is bound to become one of the most eye-catching cities in the whole of Europe!
With that out of the way, let's take a look at the four unlucky ones who unfortunately fell into the relegation zone. Atalanta will need to prepare for the relegation play-offs, as they have already mentioned it, with Empoli, Piacenza and Modena at the bottom of the table having to face the harsh reality of competing in the second division next season.
For this outcome, Rigano and Pellisier, who chose to move to Empoli last summer, can be said to be bitter in their hearts. A year ago, they had infinite expectations for their future, and it was only at this time that they began to regret the decision they had made. After all, if they stay in Fiorentina now, they can go to Europe next season, wouldn't it be better than playing a soy sauce round in Serie A?
Of course, if these two stay with Fiorentina, it is still unclear whether the two teams will be able to reach the Coppa Italia final this season. After all, in terms of talent and potential in football, these two are not a little worse than Vucinic.
However, there is obviously no regret medicine to sell in this world, so Rigano and Pelissier can only swallow all these depression and bitterness into their stomachs, and through their agents, they began to find a home for themselves - they finally stepped onto the stage of Serie A, and they did not want to just roll back to play in the second division.
At the same time as the league rankings, there is also the list of Serie A scorers that fans are most concerned about. Just as Fiorentina dominates the standings over many strong opponents, the player at the top of this list is also from Fiorentina, that is, the ace of the Fiorentina and the Italian national team, and the number one powerful center forward in football today, Christian Vieri!