Volume 1 Chapter 317 Derby's Dream Start
Livorno is the team with the least investment in summer transfers, although the head coach Donadoni stays, and the chairman Spitney is shrewd, but in the era of Jinyuan football, the vast majority of people still think that they will fight for relegation, and the elimination of CtttanIa in the Italian Cup has also made more people think that Livorno's future is uncertain, but no one expected that after five rounds of league games, Livorno actually beat Milan and Roma to rank third.
Last season Lucarelli scored a goal, ranked second in the scorer list, second only to Chen Yu with 38 goals, the new season in the club, Lucarelli rejected the temptation from Russia to continue to fight with Livorno, it turned out that this is the most correct choice Livorno has made this season, so far, Lucarelli has scored three goals, and in the three games with Lucarelli's goals, Livorno has won, in two games Lucarelli did not score, and Livorno also drew with their opponents in two games.
Last season, the game between Livorno and Fiorentina was the dispute between Chen Yu and Lucarelli, but this season is slightly different, last season Chen Yu's Di Natale has not been able to adapt to Fiorentina scoring few goals, and Mikoli can only be the icing on the cake, but this season is different, Di Natale is getting more and more adapted to the team, and has now scored 3 goals, new signing Toney has scored 4 goals, becoming Chen Yu's right-hand man, it can be said that Lucarelli has to face a forward trio led by Chen Yu, which is also the sharpest trio in Europe, They have now scored 28 goals in all competitions, while Lucarelli and Palladino have scored just five.
Obviously, Fiorentina's attack is far stronger than Livorno's, but football is a game of attack and defense, at the level of defense, Livorno is much better than Fiorentina, after five rounds, Livorno only conceded a penalty, while Fiorentina only one did not concede a goal, although Livorno's opponent is only Roma stronger, and Fiorentina has three strong teams, but there is undoubtedly a gap between the defense of the two sides.
Although Livorno has a strong defensive ability, the outside world was optimistic that Fiorentina would win the Tuscany derby before the game.
In terms of the odds of winning or losing by European bookmakers, Fiorentina concedes half a half at home.
Both Sport and Roma Sport believe that Livorno's defence is not enough to keep Fiorentina at bay, and that Livorno's unbeaten run is very likely to be broken at Frankie.
The newspaper La Repubblica stresses the importance of the Tuscany derby: for the first time this season, the Tuscany region in central Italy has four First Division teams, Fiorentina, Livorno, Siena and Empoli, and they have to play a regional derby between them, which is the "first derby" of Serie A this season. Although the Tuscan derby is not as good as the Milan derby, the Rome derby, and the Turin derby, but in Tuscany, such a derby will attract the attention of the whole region, and it is related to the status and reputation of the team in this region.
"All Sports" believes that the key to this game is the play of the two sides' forward line, Chen Yu, Tony, Di Natale trio and Lucarelli, Palladino's golden partner who is in better shape, and according to the weather forecast, there will be heavy rain on the day of the game, and the weather may also become an important variable in the game.
And the media in China are also hyping the match, not because of how important it is in the minds of fans, but because Livorno is a "red" city, RU% of residents believe in communism, and last season's top scorer in Serie A Lucarelli is the banner figure here.
Although Chen Yu did not disclose what his beliefs were, the Western media and Chinese media tacitly assumed that he believed in communism because he was Chinese.
So an ordinary Tuscan derby turned into a Chinese derby, a red derby in China.
Even Dr. Areida, the daughter of the great revolutionary Che Guevara, who will visit Italy in a week's time, expressed interest in the match and made it clear that she supported Livorno, even asking to stay in Livorno and Fiorentina for a day to meet Chen Yu and Lucarelli, two players of the same faith.
Whether it's a red derby or a Tuscan derby, these are not important to Fiorentina, after beating Sampdoria, Udinese, Inter Milan and drawing with Barcelona, Fiorentina is full of confidence, Tuscany can no longer accommodate their ambitions, now their eyes are on the whole of Italy and Europe, Livorno for them, just a small stone to grind, even if Livorno is already in third place.
Not only the Fiorentina players and coaches had this attitude, but even the Fiorentina fans reacted indifferently to Livorno's arrival, and no one even went to the station to provoke the Livorno players.
However, this does not mean that Fiorentina fans will not go to the scene to support their team, after the "Pisanu Decree", the attendance of Serie A matches is decreasing day by day, Juventus games often have attendance below half of the situation, but Fiorentina attendance has always been among the best, the stadium that can accommodate 47P often exceeds 35,000, even if it rains lightly before the game, the number of fans in this game is more than 40,000.
: With the whistle of referee Eroldi, the first derby in Tuscany kicked off in a light rain.
Prandelli continued to use the Chen Yu-Tony-Di Natale combination, while his Atlanta team-mate Donadoni continued to try out the Lucarelli-Palladino combination, which has been excellent this season, and this was no different from the pre-match predictions.
Fiorentina, playing at home, seemed to take inspiration from their match against Barcelona and put pressure on the Livorno side with the ball to hand over the ball from the start of the game.
This fast-paced hunting tactic was even more powerful on slippery pitches, as opponents dropped their passing accuracy, errors increased, and the ball was quickly intercepted by Fiorentina after a few passes.
Fiorentina were well prepared for the rain game, the players wore spike shoes, and the tactical play tended to be simple, reducing passing, using medium and long distance passes to send the ball directly to the front line, allowing Toni, Chen Yu and Di Natale to attack directly into the penalty area.
Fiorentina have the home advantage, which is not only as simple as having enough fans applauding and cheering, but also the players are extremely familiar with their own field, so to speak, they can dribble the ball with their eyes closed, and they can also know where they are and where the goal is through the surrounding scenery with their backs to the goal.
These advantages were also magnified in the rain, in the 3rd minute of the game, the starting left-back Pasquier assisted forward, Fiore divided the ball to Pasquier, Pasquier passed to Chen Yu, Chen Yu made a wall-hitting match for him, Pasquier overtook Gallant's defense at high speed, and passed the ball to the penalty area on the baseline.
Toney knocked down Vargas and leapt high from the penalty spot to deliver a powerful header into the Amelia goal.
However, just as Tony was celebrating with the fans, the linesman's flag was raised, signaling Tony to push the man first, and the referee discussed it with the linesman and decided that the goal was invalid.
Tony was a little excited, and ran over angrily to reason with the referee, but Chen Yu grabbed him, "Tony, calm down, this is just the beginning." ”
"I'm a reasonable collision," Tony said angrily.
"Whether it is reasonable or not depends on the referee, not your decision."
Chen Yu grabbed Tony's arm and pulled him back to his own half.
Livorno took the ball in the open and the ball was a bit big, but Lucarelli didn't get it and was headed out by Fiorentina centre-back Dainelli.
The ball went to the feet of Fiore, who didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and made a long pass to Toney.
Tony's header took the ball a little in the direction of Chen Yu's run, and he turned and ran towards the penalty area.
Chen Yu shot directly from his feet while running, and the ball flew towards the goal from 30 meters.
Livorno goalkeeper Amelia was caught off guard by the cold shot, and he scrambled to make a save, avoiding the middle, but pounced on the ball for Di Natale on the wing, who headed the ball into the empty net from the fallen body of goalkeeper Amelia.
In the opening four minutes, Di Natale scored a follow-up shot to break through the door of Livorno, and Fiorentina led L:0.
At the moment, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but the fans in the stands excitedly threw away their umbrellas and desperately applauded and cheered for Fiorentina's goal.
The on-site commentator also said repeatedly: "...... Di Natale's fourth goal, this goal fully demonstrated Di Natale's agility and speed, although Livorno ranked third, but in terms of strength and Milan is still incomparable, from the opening minutes, they and Fiorentina are hardly the same level of team
Livorno's coach Donadoni was beaten in a daze, and he was equally well prepared for this game, but the opponent's tactics changed so much, and the rain made the game full of uncertainties, so that their first five impregnable backlines were breached in the fourth minute.
The goal hit Livorno on the top of the head like a slap in the face, and before the game could start again, Fiorentina launched another lethal fast attack.
In the sixth minute of the game, Donadère made a long pass from the backfield, Di Natale chested the ball near the corner of the box and returned it to Toney, who volleyed the ball into the net from the ribs of goalkeeper Amelia.
∶0
Toney scored his fifth goal of the season.
After the goal, Tony excitedly ran to the stands, close to the linesman's stand, and waved his fist vigorously, venting and demonstrating to the linesman.
Two goals were scored in the opening six minutes to almost seal the win, and the fragility of Livorno's vaunted backline surprised and delighted the Fiorentina fans in attendance.
Sitting in the box in the stands was a smile on De La Valle's face, very satisfied with the game, Toney was the biggest signing of the season, and now it seems that the deal was very successful, Di Natale was almost picked up last season, but this season he finally shines, and these, including Chen Yu's discovery, are in De La Valle's eyes are his own victories.
Sitting next to De La Valle, Spitscarlet looked disappointed and surprised, he did not expect his team to be so vulnerable, nor did he expect the opponent's attack to be so strong, Livorno only conceded one penalty in the first five games, and conceded two in six minutes in this game.
However, there is still a glimmer of hope left in Skinsli, that is, Lucarelli's performance, he does not believe that Lucarelli will not score in this game, because the Italian national team announced the squad before the game, and there is no Lucarelli among them, which makes Lucarelli very angry, and Skinley thinks that Lucarelli will definitely use his performance to prove Lippi wrong.
Two goals in U minutes, such a fantastic start even Fiorentina players did not expect, at this time, Fiorentina players thought that the overall situation had been decided, and the arrogance of the underestimate enemy also came up, and even some players were affected by the last Barcelona style of play, and wanted to control the ball in the backfield and play Livorno's counterattack
Livorno is certainly not a weak team, the opening two goals conceded more because of the change of the opponent's playing style and luck, not vulnerable, Donadoni and his team also showed superb tactical literacy at this time, the previous 5 rounds of unbeaten league is not accidental, after conceding two goals in a row, the red team calmed down, they found that the rain was too big, it was no longer suitable for short passes, so they also gave up short passes, direct long passes and quick attacks, giving full play to Lucarelli's aggressiveness and Palladino's explosiveness.
In the 10th minute, Livorno crossed from the left, Lucarelli gave up the ball to Palladino, at this time everyone thought that the l-year-old Palladino would shoot, but Palladino buckled the ball in the penalty area and shook off Ujfarusi before hitting the goal with his left foot.
The shot was very sudden, although there was no force, but it was too close to the goal, and it was too late for Frei to fall to the ground to save, and in a hurry, Frey stretched his foot, which was considered a dead horse as a live horse doctor, but his luck was very good, and he actually blocked the ball out of the ball.
Three minutes later, Livorno attacked again, and Lucarelli fired a shot from just metres out of goal that bounced off the post.
These two attacks made Fiorentina break down in a cold sweat, and it was then that they felt that this team was not as weak as they thought.
Fiorentina then tried to control the tempo of the game, but Livorno also took advantage of the increasing rain, frequently attacking Fiorentina with long balls and long-range shots.
In the 17th minute, the teenager Palladino pulled a cross from the left side of the wing, Lucarelli shook off the defense of Dainelli and prepared a header in the penalty area, which was an excellent chance, because goalkeeper Frei had not yet moved, at this time Pasquel clearance was already impossible, he crashed directly into Lucarelli.
Lucarelli was about to hit the ball, and he was already fantasizing about what it would be like when it flew into the net, when suddenly a dark shadow slammed into him laterally and knocked Lucarelli to the side.
The ball didn't touch, Lucarelli fell out of the air, and then Pasquier fell on top of Lucarelli.
Pasquier knew it was a foul, and he was smart enough to fall to the ground and feign a good fall.
The referee did not award a penalty, but beckoned the two to get up.
Lucarelli watched a good chance to score fly away, he was furious, because he was not selected for the national team, so he was eager to prove himself, and now rival Toney scored, Fiorentina led by two goals, and his own shot was fouled by his opponent, and he angrily told the referee that it was a foul and should be awarded a penalty.
Referee Errdi waved his hand to signal that it was not a foul, that it was a normal physical confrontation, and then turned to leave.
Lucarelli was furious, reached out and grabbed the referee's arm, and the referee Erroldi was shocked, and then immediately took out a red card from his pocket and showed it to Lucarelli.
The clash broke out in an instant, and at the beginning the Livorno players wanted the captain to put pressure on the referee so as not to be treated unfairly later, but soon they found out that it was too late for the conflict to intensify, and the referee Errdi had already pulled out a red card.
Livorno coach Donadoni remained calm, even after Fiorentina's two goals, he didn't make much physical movement, but when Erroldi showed the red card, Donadoni jumped up and yelled at the pitch to protest the referee's decision.
"Bastard, is this a red card? It was our penalty."
The fourth official was not far from Donadoni, he heard the scolding, if under normal circumstances, he could have invited Donadoni to the stands, but now, he just grabbed Donadoni, "Calm down Robert, calm down"
"Can I calm down? Our penalty turned into Lucarelli being sent off," Donadoni continued to scream
The fourth official said displeasedly: "Robert, if you do this again, I can only let you go to the stand."
Donadoni calmed down for a moment, and he made an apologetic gesture to the fourth official, "I'm sorry, I was not calm, but, please look at the slow motion, we were so wronged." ”
The fourth official had no choice but to come up with the almighty reason, "Robert, misjudgment is part of football, and referees are also people." “
Donadoni exhaled deeply, turned to the sidelines, and swallowed the phrase "maybe scum" into his stomach.
Livorno's core Lucarelli was sent off in the 17th minute of the game, and at this moment Fiorentina has a two-goal lead, and it seems that there is no suspense in the game, and the remaining time is either garbage time, or it may be the time of Fiorentina's unilateral slaughter.
However, the Livorno were clearly not prepared to throw in the towel, and this Tuscan derby was much more important for Livorno than for Fiorentina, and Donadoni quickly made adjustments to the team's style of play, with striker Bakayoko replacing defensive midfielder Pasoni, maintaining the two-striker situation and continuing to attack Fiorentina.
Replacing a defensive midfielder for a striker in a 10-dozen LL, this is a crazy move that comes out of anger, even when two goals down, because there are more than 70 minutes left, this madness is unnecessary, but miracles often come out of madness.