On the evening of November 19.

Fiorentina play AC Milan at home.

At this time, in the dressing room of the home team, Fiorentina manager Sinisa Mihajlovic was making a final call to his players.

The former Yugoslav, who was famous all over the world as a player, possessed outstanding football talent and an innate leadership temperament, which made him a natural coach after retiring from football.

Of course, Mihajnovic's fame back then was not only his defensive ability, but also his free-kick skills.

Mihajnovic has scored 43 free-kicks in his career and is also the player who has scored the most goals from direct free-kicks in Serie A.

He also scored an unprecedented hat-trick of free-kicks in Lazio's 5-2 Sampdoria match on 13 December 1998, a record that no one has ever beaten.

This skill, combined with Mihajnovic's excellent tackling and counter-attacking ability and excellent anticipation ability, has made him a long-time defender for the Yugoslav national team and club, as well as a leader in the dressing room.

After starting his coaching career, the passionate dressing room speech was also one of Mihajnovic's magic weapons to defeat the enemy.

"Do you know who we're up against tonight?" Mihajnovic asked the players loudly.

"AC Milan!" Montolivo replied.

"What are their rankings?" Mihainovich asked again.

"First." Gilardino replied as well.

"Yes, they came here today as Serie A winners, proudly coming to Fiorentina, and then they are going to take the three points in our hands and break their all-time winning streak!" Mihajnovic's eyes swept over every player in the dressing room, "So, will we make it easy for them to achieve this goal?" ”

The players were silent for a few moments, while captain Gambellini shouted: "No, never!" ”

The players also shouted: "No! ”

Mihainovich nodded with satisfaction: "That's right! We won't throw in the towel! Even if everybody thinks we're going to lose today, even if we're going to lose...... But let's also let them know what the fighting spirit of the Florentines is! ”

At this time, the players in the dressing room were already excited, and it was obvious that they were all infected by the manager's passionate speech.

"That's right, they're better than us right now. Suffice it to say, now all Serie A teams want to beat Milan and are proud to beat Milan. ”

"But the question is, is there really no one who can stop them? Just let them be arrogant? ”

"If you look at the young assistant coach in Milan, most of you are older than him. But the media said that he designed a tactic that could easily tear apart the defense of every team in Serie A. ”

"Will you be convinced when you hear such words? I'm not convinced anyway. ”

"It seems that in their eyes, the players and coaches of our teams are all rubbish, and they will all be defeated at the feet of Milan."

"Then tell me again, are you a waste??"

At this time, the players had already stood up, clenched their fists and shouted in unison:

"Not !!!"

Mikhainovich clapped his hands:

"Very well, go prove it to me! Go and fight like a real warrior on the battlefield!! ”

……

Frankie Field.

The players and coaches of both sides had already entered, and Pan Yi followed Allegri to shake hands with the Purple Lily's coaching staff one by one.

For Mihajlovich as a person, whether as a player or a coach, Pan Yi still has respect.

Especially after Mihajlovic was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, he still insisted on coaching, and this perseverance is not something ordinary people can do.

This is very much in line with his spirit of life and fighting as a former Nance.

It's just that, compared with Pan Yi, who was smiling, Mihajlovich, who shook hands with him, always had a straight face and didn't give the Milan coaching staff any good face at all.

He just said a few polite words to Allegri and walked straight back to the home team's dugout and sat down.

Pan Yi pursed his lips.

This is also in line with his past impression of Mihajlovich.

High EQ: Temperamental.

Low EQ: Hot-tempered.

When he was a player, it was common for Mihajlovic to receive red and yellow cards on the field, and even once insulted the referee after being sent off in the Champions League, and then was banned for eight games.

And after becoming a coach, he also used to publicly criticize the players after the game, and his attitude became more and more harsh, which also made many players dissatisfied.

Then, now that Pan Yi, as Mihajlovic's opponent in this game, it seems understandable that he has no good face for him.

Sitting back on the away team's bench, Allegri gently patted Pan Yi on the shoulder:

"Mikhailovich has always been like this, don't pay too much attention to it."

Pan Yi smiled and nodded in understanding.

Allegri continued: "However, he did have a more than usual attitude today...... Tougher one. ”

Pan Yi tilted his head: "What do you say?" ”

Allegri: "Mihajlovich has always been straightforward and doesn't like to beat around the bush, so whatever thoughts in his heart are always on his face. He looks angry today, and he feels like he's angry with us. ”

"Gas?" Pan Yi frowned, "We didn't mess with him, did we?" Didn't say anything bad, did you? ”

Allegri laughed: "If he really provokes him, he may have to fight with us just now." Isn't it because the outside world now thinks we're going to win? So he must have held his breath in his heart and wanted to bring us down. ”

Pan Yi was relieved: "Oh, that's because of this." I've studied his tactics, but there's nothing special about them, it's the common 442 defensive counterattack. ”

Allegri shook his head: "You are too shallow. Mihajlovic's side often don't win tactically, they will be more aggressive in the game. He once said that the tactical system is just fun for journalists, but the key to winning a game is more about attitude and mental strength. ”

Pan Yi nodded slightly.

Allegri also has a point.

In many cases, mental strength may play a greater role than many tactics.

That's why sometimes two teams with a lot of different levels end up in a situation where the weak wins the strong.

What's more, Florence's strength is not so bad.

Pan Yi turned his head and glanced at Mihajlovich, who was sitting on the home team's bench.

Of course, Pan Yi will not be afraid of any opponent.

Come on!

He wanted to see what kind of fighting philosophy this Balkan powder keg had instilled in his disciples.