Chapter 1259: The Story of the Winter Break (3)
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As the clock ticked into New Year's Day 2004, the doors of the European winter transfer market were announced at the same time.
Due to the impact of the world economic downturn, coupled with the reluctance of many teams to adjust their lineups at this time, the transfer market in the winter of 04 seemed somewhat deserted, that is, Inter Milan's announcement of the signing of Terry and Carvalho, the two central defenders from Chelsea and Porto, aroused a lot of media interest.
However, when these media outlets learned that the two transfers would not be officially completed until July this year, they completely lost interest in the news. After all, there is simply no news to write about this kind of deal that has not yet been completed, and it is difficult to catch the attention of fans.
In addition, the news that Edgar Davies, the Dutch boar, has been loaned to Barcelona by Juventus has also sent a lot of earthquakes through Italian football. After all, although Davies and Juventus FC have been entangled in contract issues since last summer, and the two sides have had a very unhappy quarrel because of this, no one expected that Mo Lao Fox would abandon Davies so simply and loan him to Barcelona who are in the rebuilding period when his contract still has half a year to expire.
Perhaps in the eyes of fans, Davies' departure is just a simple personnel adjustment for Juventus, but Zhuang Mingge knows that Davies's loan to Barcelona marks that Lippi's coaching at Juventus has begun to enter the countdown stage.
You must know that in the tactical system of the Silver Foxes, Davies and Tacinadi have a very important position in the back, and the Bianconeri's strong midfield defense is almost entirely built with these two as the core, and they also undertake certain organizational tasks, so the departure of Davies is bound to have a great impact on Juventus's original midfield system!
Especially now that Appia's performance is not as expected and Maresca and other youngsters have not grown up, Mo Lao's decision to send Davies away seems somewhat reckless, because it undoubtedly pokes a big hole in Juventus' existing defensive system, which will have an adverse impact on the Bianconeri's results this season.
That's why Zhuang Mingge said that Lippi was not far from class. Juventus, who lost a big player in the middle of the season, had to rebuild their defensive system, and the Bianconeri were already slumping due to the aging of their defensive players, and there were no reliable reserves to fill the void left by Davies' departure...... It is conceivable what kind of results Juventus will achieve at the end of the season.
If Davies' departure rang the bell for Lippi to get out of class, then Barcelona, who got him, can be said to have finally found the crux of the team's poor record!
Despite his early years, Davies' arrival has indeed greatly strengthened Barcelona's long-standing weak midfield defence, and his excellent midfield interception ability and good sense of ball distribution have made the Catalan giants straighten their waists, and they are more aware of how much help the team can be with the core of the organization and a tough midfield defense!
To be honest, Cruyff arranged for Pep Guardiola to do something similar when he was in charge, and then Van Gaal added Cocu, an all-round fighter, as a partner when he was in charge of Barcelona at the beginning, with the aim of strengthening Barcelona's control and defensive hardness in midfield. But unfortunately, Figo's transfer to Real Madrid has hit Barcelona so hard that the Barcelona hierarchy has hardly paid much attention to it in recent years.
Therefore, after learning that Davies was loaned to Barcelona, Zhuang Mingge really wanted to pull Moggie out of his office and spray it well: I know what you don't want Davies to join other Serie A teams, but you made Barcelona realize its own fatal flaw, this is your fault!
You know, once Barcelona has a group of players who fit their football philosophy, then the team's explosive fighting power is very strong. Even Fiorentina, who are at their strongest, are not guaranteed to win when facing such a Barcelona. Therefore, the last thing Zhuang Mingge wants is for the Barcelona management to realize what type of players they need.
The impact of Davies' move to Barcelona will be a big deal for now, but let's talk about Fiorentina's performance after the winter break.
On January 7, in the fifteenth round of Serie A, Fiorentina went to the Stadio Olimpico to challenge the Red Wolves Roma, and defeated the opponent 1-0 with Milito's goal in this strong dialogue, getting a good start after entering 2004.
The reason why Fiorentina played so hard in this game was because Capello's strong coaching ability and leadership level greatly made up for the gap in strength between the two teams, which brought a lot of variables to the game; On the other hand, because Vieri, Inzaghi and other players who participated in the Serie A All-Star Game during Christmas, some of them were still on vacation at this time and did not return to the team, so that Fiorentina could not play with the strongest team.
Luckily, Vieri and the others will also return to Fiorentina for training before the next league game begins. In this way, Heynckes will have enough resources to deploy by then.
Incidentally, after the game, Cassano went to the place where the Fiorentina players gathered to thank them for their support and care during the All-Star break. It's no wonder, after all, Cassano is just a Barry boy who has nothing to do and likes to play pranks, and has not yet developed to the level that everyone shouted and beat later. Therefore, in the face of these seniors who have the grace of supporting him, Cassano still knows how to be grateful.
"Hey, Francisco, did you say that this kid Cassano took the wrong medicine today?" Looking at this strange scene in front of him, Nesta quietly poked Totti beside him with his elbow and asked, "I remember that this kid's personality is not the eldest and his second, why did he suddenly change his sex today?" ”
“…… I don't know. Totti rolled his eyes at Nesta's question, and his tone was full of incredulity, "This guy doesn't usually have much respect for me, why is he so well-behaved today?" ”
Totti certainly didn't know how Cassano, who also thinks highly of himself, could buy him with the kind of arrogance he showed in the Roma team.