Chapter 1123: The Most Familiar Stranger (1)

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As we enter December, the Champions League group stage has all been declared over, and the Coppa Italia has also come to an end for the time being, both of which will not be reignited until February next year, and Heynckes has finally waited for the day when he can go all out to prepare for the league.

Fiorentina proved to everyone in the thirteenth round of Serie A at the weekend that their two consecutive defeats in the Champions League were nothing more than deliberate releases. Vieri scored his 19th league goal of the season, while Di Natale also scored as the Purple Lilies secured their 12th league win in a 2-0 win away at promoted Modena.

A week later, Fiorentina waited for their 14th league opponent at the Stadio Franqui and the last team in the North to play them yet this season – AC Milan led by Carlo Ancelotti.

"Andrey (Shevchenko), is there anything else you would like to add?" Before leaving for Florence, Ancelotti, who had finished the latest pre-match arrangement in Milanello, suddenly remembered that there was such an "undercover agent" in the team who knew a lot about the purple lily, so he asked. After all, in the eyes of Ancelotti, who has always been cautious, an opponent of Fiorentina's level cannot be too careful.

"Actually, Carlo [Carlo Ancelotti], what you just said is very comprehensive, even in Fiorentina for several seasons, I'm afraid I haven't studied it in such detail." Shevchenko has been looking forward to this match for a long time. After all, the reason why Sheva finally decided to leave Fiorentina against the teachings of the late mentor Lobanovsky was because the head coach Heynckes was always unwilling to give him the same tactical position as Vieri, and only wanted to let him attract firepower on the wing to make Vieri's wedding dress, "I want to say only one thing, I hope everyone can pay special attention, that is, don't try to defend Vieri alone!" I know his abilities too well, this guy is definitely not something that can be dealt with alone, and he must be clamped to ensure the success rate of the defense! ”

"Hmph." Hearing Shevchenko say this, Grandoni snorted in his nose disapprovingly, and retorted, "I don't think there is any need for this, you know, Fiorentina will definitely send more than one attacker in this game, if we arrange two or even more men to flank Vieri, then the rest of the people will be difficult to cope with the impact of Fiorentina's other forwards." So I think we must not trap Vieri for the sake of the defensive solidity, otherwise Fiorentina's other attackers will take advantage of this opportunity to attack our goal...... After all, whether it's Di Natale or Inzaghi, their shooting skills are quite good, and missing either one will cause us huge problems. ”

In the eyes of Glendoni, who has always been arrogant, in terms of individual ability, he is no worse than Nesta and Materazzi, who have occupied the main position of the national team for many years. Therefore, when Shevchenko said that "Vieri could not be stared at by one person", the little flame in Grandoni's heart was ignited in an instant!

'Glendoni makes a lot of sense, and we really can't let go of our guard against the others just because Vieri is alone.' As AC Milan's current captain and dressing room leader, Paolo Maldini was not entirely satisfied with Sheva's remarks. Speak.

Perhaps Shevchenko is telling the truth, but his description is very suspicious of destroying his prestige for a long time, and it will also cause a certain degree of damage to the morale of the team. Therefore, Maldini finally chose to support Glendoni instead of Shevchenko: "Why don't you do this, Grandoni, you try to keep an eye on Vieri alone, if you don't succeed, and then let Massimo (Ambrosini) and them help you, what do you think?" ”

"I think Paul's setup is very good, so let's do it." At this time, head coach Carlo Ancelotti also agreed with Maldini's arrangement and made the final decision.

Seeing that the two bigwigs, Ancelotti and Maldini, did not agree to his proposal, Shevchenko couldn't help but sigh secretly. He knew in his heart that he was just a newcomer, and he would not have much say in AC Milan, a place where seniority is extremely serious.

When she thinks about this, Shevchenko still misses the relaxed atmosphere when she played in Florence. With the Purple Lilies at the core of two foreign players, Effenberg and Redondo, and the leaders of the local gang being two moderates, Ferrara and Nesta, and the rise of the team in less than a decade, the acceptance of newcomers within Fiorentina is still very high. Otherwise, Shevchenko, who made his debut in Serie A at that time, would not have been able to win the Serie A Golden Boot in the hands of Vieri and Ronaldo, thus establishing his position in European football.

However, although he missed his time in Florence, Shevchenko did not regret his decision to leave Purple Lily. After all, everyone has to look forward, and if he continues to stay in Florence, then the final result will definitely be to continue to treat Vieri's red flower as a green leaf.

Similar to Shevchenko, who was eager to prove his ability to Heynckes in this game, Fiorentina also has a player who has a rather entangled relationship with AC Milan and Carlo Ancelotti, and that is former Milan vice-president De Metrio Albertini.

While Albertini's love for AC Milan is undeniable, it would be impossible to say that the former Milan vice-president has no grudges against Silvio Berlusconi and Carlo Ancelotti. After all, the AC Milan management's treatment of Albertini's meritorious player this summer is just too chilling.

Therefore, Albertini has also been looking forward to this battle with his old club for a long time, and he hopes to prove to Berlusconi, Carlo Ancelotti and others what a stupid decision they made!

Heynckes, who knew Albertini's intentions, was very thoughtful in putting the midfielder in the starting line-up against AC Milan, without the slightest fear that the opponent would deliberately let the water out in this game against his old club - as a professional, Albertini's professionalism would not allow him to do such a thing.

In this way, with the anticipation of Shevchenko and Albertini and others, the time finally came on December 15, that is, the day of the decisive match between Fiorentina and AC Milan at the Frankie Stadium!