Chapter 179: Italian Super Cup (Part II)

"Well, I see, Antonio. What you mean is that when you're preparing to refresh your team, you can't just start with the team's defensive system, but you have to take it step by step, at least give the team a cushion, and I'm right? After listening to Zhuang Mingge's explanation, the clever little Groz quickly understood the meaning of Zhuang Mingge's words and gave his own understanding.

"That's right."

"But what would Lippi coach Weishenme make such a low-level mistake?" Little Groz asked puzzledly, in the days when they traveled together, she heard Zhuang Mingge evaluate the head coaches of various teams in Serie A, and in his words, Little Groz could clearly feel Zhuang Mingge's admiration for Lippi.

"Hehe, that's because there are some force majeure forces that play a key role in it." Zhuang Mingge smiled and explained to little Groz:

"First of all, the sudden transfer of Juventus' main central defender Coral last season made them look extremely passive in terms of season preparation, Moggi and Lippi did not expect the emergence of the Bosman Act in advance, and naturally there was no way to prevent Coral from returning to Germany after his contract expired. Although Moggie's hastily found a replacement for Blanc is also a very good defender, as I just said, the tacit understanding between the players at the back is the most important thing, and Blanc has not fully adapted to Juventus' defensive system, which is why there are such low-level mistakes. ”

"Secondly, the Italian Super Cup is just a pre-season warm-up for both sides, and since there are huge holes in the backline, I think Coach Lippi has put the idea of winning the Super Cup on the second side, focusing this game on discovering the team's current shortcomings and deficiencies, so as to make effective adjustments with half a month left in the transfer period, and I think this is also the reason why Lippi replaced half of last season's main midfielder in this game."

Of course, there is another reason why Zhuang Mingge did not say, that is, he poached Ferrara in advance with his foresight, which directly led to the fact that Juventus's backline now does not have a central defender who is good at supplementing defense, whether it is Coral before or Blank and Iuliano now, all of them are famous for their fierceness.

"Oh, I see, it's for these two reasons that Coach Lippi boldly used the Italian Super Cup as a warm-up match, and even if he loses this game, he will gain a lot more than if he fought Fiorentina." Groz Jr. quickly came to her own conclusions, but she raised another doubt, "What about your Florence having only one main player?" I remember that your team also brought in a lot of new signings this summer, and Coach Ranieri didn't let all the newcomers go on the pitch like Lippi to find a tacit understanding with his teammates? ”

"Uh...... Yes, yes, I think it may be because Fiorentina's main squad has not changed much this season, and most of the players who have left are substitutes from last season, and Ranieri may be planning to let the newcomers slowly integrate into the team in training. Zhuang Mingge replied vaguely, coping with the question of little Groz, and complaining in his heart: This Ranieri is really conservative enough, although the honor of the Italian Super Cup champion is indeed dazzling, but without this championship will not affect the status of the "tinkerer" in Florence now, and it is understandable to put some newcomers on the field to find tacit understanding. Even if Zuihou loses the championship trophy, Zhuang Mingge, who is dissatisfied with Ranieri, will not be unreasonable enough to take advantage of Ranieri in such a trivial matter.

Returning to the game, after Fiorentina took a one-goal lead, the next game was no longer so dull, and the Juventus players, who knew that their team could not defend due to a lack of tacit understanding, began to press more attacks; And in such an inconsequential game, Ranieri on the sidelines was not as conservative as he used to be, so Fiorentina and Juventus played passionately for the next 70 minutes or so, with high-intensity physical confrontations and fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions that dazzled the fans in front of the TV.

One minute Piero also received the ball from Vialli in the Fiorentina penalty area and completed a beautiful goal, and the next minute it was Ronaldo who took the ball to face the two Juventus central defenders and prepared to stage a one-on-one ...... This fast-paced game has dazzled fans who have long been accustomed to the slow pace of Serie A, and the large number of shots on goal has also made the adrenaline rush of the fans in attendance, and the atmosphere in the stadium has gradually become enthusiastic, and the cheers for both teams in the stands have come and gone.

The game has reached such an extent that neither side cares about how many goals their teams concede, as long as they score one more goal than their opponents at the final whistle......

In the 44th minute, Juventus were the first to find a good opportunity, Di Biagio's pass was tackled by Di Livio who ran down the middle, who then sent a diagonal pass to Piero in the box, and the Bianconeri curled a ball again in the area they knew best. In the face of this awkward angle, Toldo, who was standing in the front, could not block the ball from the outside of the goal, no matter how tall and long his arms were, and Juventus equalized 1-1.

Zhuang Mingge sat in front of the TV, looking at Piero celebrating the goal in the picture, thinking that Piero was really aura at this time, and he also had the ability to end the game at any time. However, his back-to-back performances in major tournaments have been disappointing, and he could have become a new generation of Italian leaders, rather than Totti, who became famous a few years later.

The first half ended in a 1-1 draw, and fifteen minutes later the two sides changed places, and although the game was a thrilling affair, it was clear that Juventus and Fiorentina were not very lucky, and both sides wasted several great chances to change the scoreline......

"Oops! It's just a little bit! Zhuang Mingge in front of the TV beat his chest - just now, pulled to the left side Ronaldo took the ball and cut into the penalty area, and after shaking it past Torricelli and Blank who came up to defend him with a feint, he knocked on the middle before Peruzzi pounced, and Inzaghi's push at the penalty spot actually hit the crossbar unbelievably!

Juventus, who escaped the game, were also unable to take their chances: in the 75th minute, Di Livio took a corner from the left, Vialli managed to get the first spot, but his close-range header went straight into Toldo's arms.

At the zuihou moment of the game, Ronaldo, who made Juventus's backline suffer a lot throughout the game, forced himself to get rid of the defense of Blank and Deschamps with his superhuman explosiveness, and killed Juventus with a clever hanging shot! The Brazilian scored a brace in his first game for Fiorentina to help them win a trophy!