Chapter 786: The Departed and the Coming (1)
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With that out of the way of the clubs that have qualified for next season's European competition, let's take a look at the unlucky ones at the bottom of the table.
In addition to the previously mentioned Sampdoria, who were relegated from Serie A two rounds earlier after losing to Fiorentina, Salernitana and Perugia are also part of the relegation zone, and these three brothers will have to play in the second division next season, which is not as well-known and attention-grabbing as Serie A.
If nothing else, the gap between Serie A and Serie B teams in terms of financial income has become wider and wider after signing a huge TV contract, and this large financial loss alone is enough for the three clubs to tighten their belts and live by selling.
However, Sampdoria's future is clearly more promising than Salernitana and Perugia - according to Berezovsky, the Italian Football Federation has agreed to the Russian tycoon's takeover of the Sea Blues, and Samp fans have welcomed the tycoon's entry into the second division - and only a rich and generous owner can save Sampdoria from being divided by other teams due to financial pressures in the event of a team falling into the second division.
The most important thing is that the arrival of the rich owner can also bring a lot of reinforcements to the team, which is enough to allow Sampdoria to return to Serie A in the shortest possible time. If you're lucky, you could even repeat Fiorentina's trajectory and complete a great comeback as a relegated team.
So far, most people have started to support Berezovsky's takeover, and only Sampdoria boss Mantovani Jr., who is in a distressed situation, is deliberately stalling for time. Extremely greedy, he seems to want to see if there will be another guy with a lot of stupid money to offer a higher price for this bad asset in his hand.
At the same time, Mantovani Jr. did not stop selling Montella, and he thought that this stupid and rich Russian, who knew nothing about football and was separated from Italy, would never notice his little move.
If Zhuang Mingge could have known little Mantovani's intentions at this time, he would have been laughed off by the other party's naïve thoughts - if Berezovsky was so easily fooled, then he would have been secretly killed by his sworn enemies.
Excluding the three teams who have been directly relegated, fourth-placed Pepper Lecce will need to play a two-legged play-off against fourth-placed Pescara in Serie B this season, with the winner qualifying for next season's Serie A. On the other hand, the losing side will have to face the reality of playing in the second division next season.
After talking about the final ranking of the standings, let's take a look at another list, that is, the league scorer list that fans are most concerned about in addition to the team rankings.
In the league scorer list, last season's Serie A Golden Boot and German gold head Bierhoff still maintained a good goal efficiency after transferring to AC Milan this season, and 20 league goals are worthy of the tens of millions of dollars Berlusconi paid for him.
However, just 20 goals are clearly not enough for the German centre-forward to defend the Serie A Golden Boot, and Argentine god Batistuta has one more goal than Bierhoff, ranking fifth on the scorer list with 21 goals in a single season.
And in the Fiorentina team, Ronaldo and Inzaghi have also broken the 20 mark in league goals. The former is tied for third place with Udinese striker Amoruso with 22 goals, while the latter is in second place with a narrow goal advantage over the two in front of them.
And the player at the top of the scorer list, that is, the winner of the Serie A Golden Boot this season, is the winner of the Golden Boot award in last year's World Cup and the number one center forward of the Italian national team - Christian Vieri!
The powerful centre-forward scored 30 league goals in the 1998-99 Serie A season, equalling the personal single-season Serie A goal record set by his master, Batistuta in 1994-95. At the same time, although Vieri's result is not as high as the record of 37 goals in a single season set by Inzaghi in the 1996-97 season, as a rare striker in Serie A history who has scored more than 30 goals in a single season, he still entered the 30+ club quite smoothly and became one of the top scorers.
After the complete end of the Serie A competition, the Fiorentina players who had worked hard for a whole season were disbanded on the spot under the arrangement of assistant coach Jose Mourinho and general manager Antonioni. Those who don't have a national team assignment go straight home to spend time with their families or to a tourist destination to start a wonderful holiday, while those who have been called up by the national team manager will need to spend a little more time with their respective national teams before they can start their dream vacation.
The reason why Jose Mourinho, the assistant coach, presided over the matter, rather than leaving manager Fabio Capello in charge, is because he has completely lost control of the team when Capello and the club have completely torn their faces and the players are no longer convinced of him.
If Capello appears in front of the players now, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be beaten into a pig's head by Effenberg and others, who have a hot personality and a strong sense of belonging to Fiorentina.
Therefore, at this time, Mourinho, the assistant coach, and Antonioni, who is in charge of the daily affairs of the club, can be said to be the most suitable candidates to come forward.
Although this is the first time that Mourinho and Antonioni have worked together, their collaboration has gone very smoothly, with the two singing and scaring the players into a daze.
Antonioni, who played the red-faced role, sent his blessings to the players as soon as he came up: "After a whole season of busyness and competition, I wish you all a wonderful holiday this summer, and I hope you can forget the unhappiness of the past and spend every ......day happily and fully."
Mourinho, who has always been strict and strict, sang with a white face according to the pre-assignment: "Manager Antonioni said it very well, but I need to add two points here." First of all, when you go out on vacation to play, please pay attention to your personal safety, don't hurt yourself because you play too crazy; Secondly, please remember the start date of the summer training camp, and after the training starts, the experts of the physiotherapy center will give you a detailed physical examination, once there are items that do not meet the requirements, then you will have to train according to the special plan of the experts~"
Mourinho's words immediately caused a wave of lamentation among the players, for professional players who have gone on a long vacation, the subsequent rehabilitation training is a very terrible thing, second only to the rehabilitation training after the players have recovered from a serious injury.
Because at this time, they not only have to stock up enough energy to support the next season, but also lose the extra weight that they have grown up on vacation, adjust their competitive condition, and prepare for the new season.
To do these things in just a week or two is terrifying just to think about......