Chapter 37: Discordant Voices
As the time ticked into the end of March, Fiorentina, who are predominantly young and veterans, began to fluctuate slightly, drawing two of their three games in late March, one of which was at home. And that game, if it weren't for Batistuta's powerful free-kick savior, Fiorentina could have suffered another defeat of the season.
However, the result of this game also ended Fiorentina's winning streak this season, for which Ranieri felt very regretful, and Zhuang Mingge looked even worse.
Fortunately, Fiorentina's record has been affected a little, but their outstanding swing in the previous period still guarantees their current position at the top of the league table.
In the second half of the league, the Fiorentina team will inevitably have injuries and fatigue problems, especially Fiorentina's old and small team, the team is now either young or veterans, which also makes the team's physical coach busy.
After several conversations with two experts at the physiotherapy centre, Thomas Carter decided to suggest to head coach Claudio Ranieri that there should be some rotation appropriately, especially with a certain degree of rotation among the midfielders.
Ranieri is a little hesitant about this, because in Fiorentina's tactical system, the midfield combination of Djokaeff, Effenberg, Kripa and Di Biagio is the core of the whole team. The combination of Batistuta and Inzaghi up front is also based on his confidence in the midfield quartet.
Because Ranieri believes that although the current Fiorentina team has a strong momentum, it is too young from the top to the players, and if it relies too much on young players, Fiorentina's performance will definitely not be as stable as it is now.
So Ranieri had a headache for Dr. Carter's advice, but when Kripa was injured in a training session due to poor physical fitness after consecutive appearances, Zhuang Mingge, as the chairman, finally decided to talk to head coach Ranieri to "talk".
No one knows what Mr. Chairman and the head coach talked about in the office, but judging from the tone revealed by the "big sister" Karin later, the conversation between the two was very unpleasant from the beginning, but the person concerned was completely tight-lipped about this conversation, and when talking about it to outsiders, it was only used: We had an in-depth negotiation on the team's current large number of injuries and fatigue problems, and we reached a consensus.
Fools also know that the so-called consensus is completely impossible, and players who are a little more adept at accidents understand that Zhuang Mingge must have used another layer of his identity: the president of the club, to put pressure on head coach Ranieri.
However, these players are not going to chew on the root of their tongues, after all, Mr. President's behavior is clearly to the advantage of their group of players - after all, no one wants to be injured suddenly at this important stage. If the injury is serious, I don't know if I will lose my job next season.
Although from the current point of view, it is likely that I will play fewer games because of this, but if I can ensure my health because of this, it is not unacceptable to play fewer games, and this will allow me to have more physical strength, so that I will have more haode performance in the game.
And those substitute players have also been given more opportunities to play and can play a more important role in the team, so they will not say anything about this matter, but are happy in their hearts. Of course, you can't be too obvious in front of the manager.
It can be said that in the whole matter, the only one who felt wronged was the head coach Ranieri, when Zhuang Mingge used his position as chairman to order that he must follow the advice of the professionals in the physiotherapy center and strictly control the playing time of the main players, the head coach felt that his authority was offended.
Therefore, even at the beginning, when Zhuang Mingge still patiently endured his temper and persuaded Ranieri to let the main players rest appropriately and give the substitutes more opportunities, Ranieri still had a stinky face, saying that leading the team should be completely up to him, not Zhuang Mingge, a "layman".
As a result, Zhuang Mingge, who had a smiling face on his cold buttocks, could no longer control his emotions, and pointed at Ranieri's nose on the spot and roared: "Tell you!" I don't want the Massimo (Cripa) thing to continue in the team! At the same time, the club spent so much money to hire a kinesiology expert who didn't just come for a decoration! So, when these experts tell you that a player has a problem, then that person is absolutely not allowed to be in the squad, and if you want to challenge the club's bottom line, then you can give it a try now! ”
Zhuang Mingge's angry roar finally made Ranieri realize that the other party was his top boss, and the behavior of angering his boss was obviously not what a smart person should do, so he finally chose to compromise: "I will do what you say, if those experts tell me who is not suitable for the competition, then I will remove him from the competition list." ”
In terms of over-use of players, Ranieri has a "past" in later life: when he coached Inter Milan and Juventus, he overused some key players, resulting in injuries in both teams in the middle and late stages of the season.
Seeing that the other party was soft, Zhuang Mingge also put away his aggressive attitude and changed to a slightly calmer tone: "I hope my behavior just now didn't offend you!" But I'm doing it for the sake of the team. After all, if there are too many injuries, the team will also suffer from the impact on the record, and if the main players you have given heavy responsibilities are injured because of this, and the substitutes can't withstand it, I believe you will also have a headache for this! ”
"Offended? It's been offended for a long time! complained in his heart, but Ranieri didn't dare to show it, stretched out his hand and handed it to Zhuang Mingge, "You're right, maybe it's better to do this!" ”
Holding hands with the other party's outstretched hand, Zhuang Mingge understood the meaning of this action: "Then, I won't disturb Claudio about your work!" If there is anything you need help with, please contact me and I am sure I will do my best to meet your request. ”
Zhuang Mingge secretly breathed a sigh in his heart: "Fortunately, there was no complete fallout!" ”
After all, Ranieri's results this season are really good, and if he dismisses the other party rashly, I am afraid that even if he is the chairman, he will suffer countless abuses and ridicule. However, Ranieri's softness also made Zhuang Mingge look down on the other party in his heart, and Ranieri's accident-savvy behavior lacked the kind of domineering that a real giant coach needs.
"Ranieri is really not suitable for the future of Florence, should you change it?" Leaving the training base, Zhuang Mingge sat in the car and thought about who should be the future head coach of the club, but unfortunately he didn't think of a suitable person after thinking about it - either he couldn't invite a big name, or he couldn't look down on too small a brand.
"Let's talk about it later!" With a sigh, Zhuang Mingge put aside the question of the head coach for the time being, anyway, there is still some time before Fiorentina returns to the first division, "I hope I can think of a suitable head coach candidate during this time." ”
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