Chapter 1172: The End of the League (Part II)
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Although Vieri's league attendance was modest due to third-tier play and fitness, the Italian tank still contributed a staggering 35 goals in his limited playing time. Suffice it to say that it was Vieri's steady stream of goals that allowed Fiorentina to regain the league title this season after four years of loss!
Although Vieri was unable to break his team-mate Filipe Inzaghi's record of 37 goals in a single season set in '96/97, the efficiency of the goal was a bit frightening considering that he played far less time in the league than Inzaghi did back then.
Behind Vieri, who won the Serie A Golden Boot again in a heroic state, the second place in the league scorer list is the current Serie A personal single-season goal record holder, Vieri's good friend Philippe Inzaghi. As Heynckes began to focus on Vieri's one-on-one approach this season, Super-Pippo's main striker partner became Diego Milito, who was tasked with providing the necessary goalscoring firepower when Vieri was rested or injured. From this point of view, Inzaghi and Milito have done quite well, with the former scoring a total of eighteen league goals, while the latter has continued his good goalscoring form at Vicenza and is just one goal clear of third place in Serie A scorers this season.
However, to Milito's dismay, because Inter Milan's main striker, Romanian international Adrian Mutu, also scored 17 goals in the league, so he had to share the honor of the Serie A bronze boot with Mutu. Adriano, who was sold to Parma by Inter Milan, has been a dark horse this season with more minutes and adaptation to the Italian football environment, with the Brazilian striker with 16 goals tied for fifth in the scorers' charts.
Although there are many other well-known strikers such as Totti, Montella, Trezeguet and Crespo, this is the place for this season's Serie A scorers. Here's a closer look at Fiorentina's success in Serie A this season.
In general, this season's Serie A scorer list presents a pattern of one super and many strong, Vieri, who has been at the top of the list since the beginning of the season, is naturally the "one super", and Philippe Inzaghi, Diego Milito and Pierrot, who are indistinguishable in the scorer list, are those "many strong".
Of course, as we cheer on the goals of the likes of Vieri and Inzaghi, let's not forget the most low-key player, Antonio Di Natale, the most unassuming and most common of Fiorentina's attackers. Although Di Natale's goal statistics have been reduced by more than half compared to last season due to the change in tactical status and the reduction of playing time after returning to the Purple Lily, neither the media reporters who like to fan the flames nor the most discerning fans have belittled Di Natale because they are well aware of the huge role that Di Natale plays in the Fiorentina team.
You know, if it weren't for Di Natale's initiative to sacrifice, to conscientiously pull up space for his team-mates on the flanks, and even to retreat to midfield to participate in the defense if necessary, Vieri would not have been able to score so many goals this season. Although Vincent and Giuli were also consistent and excellent on the wings, it was Hashi Di Natale who was the only one to win when it came to balancing the offensive and defensive ends.
This is like Shevchenko in the previous two seasons, although Di Natale may not be able to catch up with the Ukrainian nuclear warhead in terms of individual ability, but he is more suitable for the current Fiorentina than Sheva. After all, what Fiorentina is lacking now is not a fierce player who can attack the city, nor a handsome talent who can strategize and win thousands of miles away, but a player like Di Natale who does not pursue superficial data and plays a huge role invisibly, or in other words, a necessary piece of the puzzle for a championship team.
It is precisely for this reason that Di Natale does not score many goals, and the assist statistics are not as good as Pirlo and Vincent, and the individual ability is not ranked among the strong Florence, but in the Fiorentina team, the local striker has a high prestige. Whether it's the likes of Andrea Pirlo and Vieri, or the fast-rising stars like Vincent and Giuli, Di Natale has a lot of respect for him. After all, they all know very well in their hearts that teammates like Di Natale who are willing to sacrifice data and have a very easy-going temper are simply unavoidable in today's football world, not to mention, they have all received a lot of direct or indirect benefits because of Di Natale's style of play, so it is naturally impossible to look down on him.
The league title was snatched away by Fiorentina without any suspense, and the top three scorers were also taken by three Fiorentina players, a result that was said to have disgraced the teams that boasted they could cause problems for Fiorentina before the start of the season. After all, Fiorentina's dominance at the top of the standings can be explained by the Purple Lily's chilling bench depth, but they have not been able to beat the Purple Lily in the scorers' charts, which has made many people very unhappy. After all, although Vieri and Inzaghi are both famous former Serie A Golden Boot winners, Crespo and Trezeguet are also not bad in terms of ability, how can they end up so far behind in terms of goals?
If it weren't for Mutu's brace in the final round to squeeze into the top three scorers, leaving a fig leaf for the Serie A powerhouses, then these teams would probably lose everything from inside to face this time.
Perhaps the likes of Juventus could still use their arguments that they had deflated Fiorentina and even beaten them in head-to-head meetings, but everyone who watched the game knew the water in those words. In fact, except for the draw with Inter Milan and the defeat against Roma, Fiorentina did not play the strongest team at all in the other games without a win, and the so-called "defeat" is just that the purple lily did not play with you seriously due to the European competition.
Speaking of the loss to Juventus, if Heynckes and Lippi sent the main lineup, does anyone think the Bianconeri have the ability to attack Frankie?
In response to the criticism and accusations from the media and fans, Trezeguet, who was innocently lying on the gun, was also speechless, and said in their hearts that you guys were talking lightly, as if we had scored every goal as if we had picked it up...... Besides, who would have thought that Vieri's pervert would behave so badly and be able to keep his goalscoring form for a whole season.
So far, Fiorentina's journey in the 02-03 Serie A season has come to a fairly successful end. Their first task now is to prepare for the UEFA Champions League final against Juventus, which will be played in four days' time!