Chapter 1435 - The World Cup Belonging to Florence (Part I)

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Having won the Serie A title and the Champions Cup, and successfully crowned the double, Fiorentina naturally held a very grand celebration after returning home - no way, who let the two most valuable trophies for all professional clubs become the bag of the purple lily?

If even Fiorentina, who won the Champions League, didn't think they were qualified to celebrate, wouldn't the other teams that were not as good as the Purple Lilies have to cry and faint in the toilet?

However, as the start of the World Cup draws closer, the Fiorentina players are not likely to devote too much energy to the victory celebrations. You know, except for a few players who were not selected for the World Cup 23-man list, or whose national team did not participate in this World Cup, they will have to report to their respective national teams in two days to participate in the pre-World Cup training camp. If they have too much fun at the celebration and it affects their form in the World Cup or even quits due to injury, then they will cry at that time.

Therefore, although the Fiorentina players enjoyed the joy of becoming the double at the championship celebration, as a reward for their hard work for a whole season, except for a few players who did not participate in this World Cup, such as Zivo, Gambellini, Sun Jihai, etc., who had a lot of fun, the others were obviously much more restrained in the celebration.

So, after the three-day celebration, the players who had finished the club competition left Fiorentina one after another to report to the call of their respective national team coaches to prepare for the World Cup in Germany, which will open in half a month!

"It looks like we're finally going to have to spend a lot of brain cells on the team's recruitment problems this offseason like we did in previous seasons, and we can enjoy a rare and quiet summer." In Zhuang Mingge's view, in addition to the need to find another replacement for Milito this summer due to Vieri's aging and increasing injuries, the configuration of other positions in the Fiorentina first team is now quite perfect, and there is no need to strengthen it, and no player has submitted an application to leave the club. The only position that needs reinforcement can also be solved by pulling players from the second team.

This view is also shared by Jose Mourinho himself, and the Portuguese also believes that what Fiorentina need most now is to maintain the stability of the squad, rather than competing with other teams in the transfer market for those so-called big stars. After all, once a big star is introduced, it will inevitably have an impact on Fiorentina's existing squad, and it is likely to ruin the good dressing room atmosphere at that time, which will have a negative impact on the team's results.

Therefore, after some analysis and discussion with Mourinho on the team's transfer strategy this summer, Zhuang Mingge finally made such a decision. However, it didn't take long for Zhuang Mingge to go to Germany to watch the World Cup in the name of scouting players.

"Inspect the woolen players! Who doesn't know that we in Florence don't plan to buy people at all this year? Hearing the news, the hearts of the three general managers including Antonioni, who were once again successfully dumped by their own boss, were quite devastated. Others may not know, how can the three general managers who are second only to Zhuang Mingge not know the club's transfer strategy this summer, "Besides, even if it is for the second team to inspect the players, there is no need to go to Germany, how many players who have the ability to go around the World Cup will be able to play in Serie B?" ”

Although Antonioni, Kenyon and others were very speechless about Zhuang Mingge's hands-off behavior, since their boss clearly expressed the attitude of "I want to take a holiday, you can do things yourself", they had to pinch their noses and admit it - who let this be their top boss?

At this time, under the intense preparation of a total of 736 players from 32 national teams and the anticipation of fans all over the world, the time finally came to June 10, and the 18th World Cup officially started in Munich, Germany as scheduled, and the wonderful performance of Fiorentina players in the World Cup also began at this time!

In the opening match, the German charioteers led by Ballack defeated Costa Rica 5-2 at the Allianz Arena in Munich without blood, which not only made a good start to the hosts' World Cup journey, but also announced the revival of German football to the world. Ballack himself, on the other hand, made one pass and one shot in this game, showing the style of a big man on the field, and was named the best player of the game after the game.

Then, in the first match of the Group C group stage a day later, Argentina, one of the favorites to win the championship, defeated Ivory Coast, known as the "African elephant", Heinze started this game and became the second Fiorentina player to appear in this World Cup!

Unlike Diego Milito and Camoranesi, who were not valued because of Argentina's talent and had to switch to the arms of the Italian national team in order to realize their World Cup dreams, Heinze was called up by the national team early and became the main left-back of the Argentine national team. In the three group games of this World Cup, although Heinze did not score, his play on the left side was still praised by many media and experts, believing that his presence greatly strengthened Argentina's left side defense and was one of the heroes of the Pampas Eagles to advance from the group of death!

Needless to say, the Italian national team, which is dominated by Fiorentina players, has easily qualified for the group stage with three wins. Diego Milito scored three goals in two appearances to lead the scorer chart with Crespo; Pirlo, who served as the core of the midfield, kept the team in good order, and his performance completely overwhelmed the team's other core, "Wolf King" Totti; As for other Fiorentina players, such as De Rossi, Gattuso, Inzaghi, etc., who also have eye-catching performances, they will not be mentioned here.

Although the relationship with Fiorentina was not good because of the Makelele incident, Domenech's France were able to qualify from the group thanks to the excellent performance of two Fiorentina players - without Makelele's defense and Ribery's wide penetration, even if Zidane had the ability, the Gallic Army would probably repeat the mistakes of four years ago.

As for Brazil, the biggest favourites to win this World Cup, Lucio, who is the main centre-back, has now become a mainstay in the Samba Army's backline. Thiago Silva, another Brazilian who came to Germany with the team, also showed his potential to become a top centre-back in his limited playing time.

In addition, although players such as Luka Modric and Vincent did not get the main position due to age or team tactics, their performance in the World Cup was also recognized and praised. Vincent, in particular, Fiorentina's main left winger could only give way to Torres and Villa under Aragonés, which made many fans and media cry out for him.

Fiorentina players have all done well at this World Cup (only those who have played), and this situation has undoubtedly attracted the attention of many media and fans. So, when all three rounds of the group stage were played, Fiorentina's reputation for being good at developing players began to spread around the world!