Chapter 883: Lazio (4)

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Seeing that the Lazio players did not return immediately, Toldo quickly took the goal kick, and Ferrara received the ball and kept the ball straight to Deco in front.

Seeing Deco unhindered to get the ball at the back of the middle circle of the pitch, the Lazio players, who had not yet fully withdrawn to their own half, realised the danger, and Almeida and Stankovic pounced on the Brazilian as soon as possible, hoping to hinder his next move.

At this time, it shows the ingenuity of players such as Toldo and Ferrara. If Toldo had opted to kick off the ball at the time, the Lazio players would have been alarmed. After all, although Simeone's speed is not fast, it is still not a big problem to return to defense in time, and with Grandoni's defenders who are not bad at air defense, they may not be able to fight Florence's counterattack at that time.

Dismantling long passes into several short passes can not only effectively numb the nerves of Lazio players, so that they cannot notice their attempts in a short period of time, but also pass the ball to the players in the front court more accurately, so as not to be intercepted by the opponent directly in the middle of the road.

Despite his mediocre appearance, his style of play is not as calm and elegant as Pirlo and Redondo, and he does not have the domineering spirit of Effenberg, Deco's basic skills are very solid. The Brazilian midfielder was unfazed by Stankovic and Almeida before the two completed the encirclement, pushed the ball with the arch of his left foot, passed the ball through the gap between the two, and kicked it to the feet of Pirlo diagonally in front of him!

Immediately afterwards, Deco jumped backwards with his right foot, and smoothly got out of the encirclement, and by the way, Stankovic and Almeida, who were too strong to retract, collided together!

There was a loud burst of laughter from the stands at the Stadio Franky, and although the Fiorentina fans were probably not malicious, it was a joy to see their opponents being played by their own players.

However, the laughter in the stands only lasted a few seconds before disappearing, as the Fiorentina fans began to focus their attention on Shevchenko, who was chasing the ball at high speed after the successful anti-offside position!

It turned out that after receiving Deco's pass, in the face of the left-behind duo composed of Negro and Glendoni, Pirlo did not turn around to observe the situation and then organize an attack as they imagined, but lightly picked the ball into the air with his back to them and then kicked a barb with his right foot, and hoisted the ball directly over the head of Grandoni, who chose to take the initiative to grab!

Despite his years of experience in Serie A, Glendoni never expected Pirlo to adopt such an imaginative but unsafe way of passing!

Who would have thought this guy would pass the ball like this! Watching the ball fly over his head, Grandoni, who subconsciously jumped up but failed to reach the ball as he wished, cursed in his heart. Grandoni knew that Pirlo's imaginative pass alone would be enough to put him on the backdrop for the post-match highlights...... It's not a glorious thing for a defender to be remembered in this way.

Pirlo's style of play is a common problem for the vast majority of the technical stars of the era, and many times they don't play in the safest way, but rather show their imagination and skill according to the mood of the time – most famously Van Basten's zero-degree goal against Dasayev in the 1988 Euro 1988 final. If the time is adjusted to 2012 before Zhuang Mingge's crossing, it is estimated that Basten's first reaction is likely to be to knock back to the middle to his teammates, rather than choosing to volley directly.

This is the so-called, the difference of the times. Although modern football emphasizes the importance of teamwork, paying attention to higher, faster and stronger, the suppression of players' personalities has also reached an unprecedented level...... Look at the players such as Cantona, Effenberg, Roy Keane, etc., who were known as bad boys, although their bad personalities made many people unbearable, their deterrence on the field was also real; In contrast, look at these so-called bad boys now, who will only cause trouble off the court or do some impulsive actions on the court, and do not have the courage to intimidate opponents like their predecessors.

Without further ado, let's turn our attention back to the Florentine counterattack.

Shevchenko's speed was undeniable, and the Ukrainian, who received Pirlo's inverted pass before Negro, formed a one-on-one momentum and easily deceived the onrushing Maciegiani after bursting into the box, and then sent the ball into the empty net!

Two to zero! Fiorentina extend their lead!

Just ten minutes into the game, Fiorentina at home had a two-goal lead over Lazio, a situation that many did not expect. After all, with the Boseman Act enacting, restrictions on recruitment have been greatly reduced, and other teams in Serie A have begun to go from strength to strength, and the gap between Fiorentina and many of their rivals, who need to be distracted from European competitions and have been plagued by injuries, is no longer as obvious as it once was. What's more, these Serie A teams have also received much more TV broadcast fees than before in the process of league reform, and even some mid-stream clubs have enough funds to acquire some powerful stars, which has increased the difficulty of Fiorentina defending the league title.

Therefore, before the start of the game, many people thought that Fiorentina, who had just played a Champions League knockout game against Barcelona, would be in a tough league battle with Lazio. After all, Lazio had been recuperating for a whole week, while Fiorentina had only been given three days off and had lost Ronaldo, a striker. Regardless, this game should have been a better chance for Lazio to take the initiative, even if it is Fiorentina's home stadium.

However, Fiorentina's move to score two goals in the opening ten minutes was a resounding slap in the face to all those who favored Lazio before the game, and Shevchenko and Inzaghi proved their fighting power with real actions - even if Fiorentina can only start with a mixed and matched lineup, it is not something that any team can easily deal with!

If you're not careful, those guys who are confused by the seemingly weak appearance of the purple lily don't even know how they died, and Lazio in front of people now is the best evidence.

In this way, as the score widened, the balance of victory seemed to be tilting in the direction of Fiorentina.