Chapter 80 Overlord
Chapter 80 Overlord
The most eye-catching photo in the newspaper the next day was all the Fiorentina players lying on the turf. A fierce game exhausted all their energy. As a result, the legs were filled with lead, and they could no longer support their bodies. At the end of the game, all Fiorentina players fell to the ground.
"It can be seen from this picture that our players have really done their best. They deserve this honor. The 18-game winning streak is a manifestation of Fiorentina's strength. What is even more touching is that no matter in any They are always hungry for victory."
After the game, Degan said in an interview: "Coach Prandelli cannot enjoy this historic moment with us due to personal matters. Coach Li, this is the best result, I hope this victory and the record of 18 consecutive victories in the league can help him get out of the pain of losing his wife, get comfort, get out of the shadow of life, and return to our team!"
In the post-match press conference, Mancini was obviously very upset after losing the game. As early as the day when Chelsea coach Mourinho was fired, Gazzetta dello Sport once made such a joke: "When Mourinho Mancini, Ancelotti and Ranieri all had their hearts beat faster when Neo finished his stint at Stamford Bridge."
Obviously, until the day Mourinho finds a new club again, the coaches of the world's major giants can feel the threat of Mourinho!
Inter Milan coach Mancini also admitted before that he felt threatened by Mourinho.
This game lost to Fiorentina, and the 17-game winning streak in the league that once belonged to Inter Milan was also broken. When asked by a reporter "whether he knows that he is now in a crisis of confidence", Mancini replied: "If this is If it's the last round of the league, then I might have been replaced by Mourinho!"
Having said that, Mancini himself laughed bitterly.
Mancini obviously knew that his position was unstable. He said: "We have made too many mistakes during this period of time, and we have paid a painful price for these mistakes. However, at present There is only one way to get through difficult times, and that is to keep calm and keep working hard."
Mancini also talked about Mourinho: "I don't? I don't know why he lost his job. Chelsea may have made a mistake. Mourinho is likely to come to Serie A? Yes, I can feel it. In the eyes of many people, his footsteps are getting closer to Inter Milan, if he comes to Serie A, it will be a good thing for the entire league."
Mancini's non-stop self-deprecation is definitely not his natural humor. After all, he has always appeared in a relatively strict image for more than three years. He seems to be pretending to be relaxed to cover up some of his nervousness.
In addition, Mancini has clearly known that Moratti admires and yearns for Mourinho, which also makes him clear that he does not have much time to waste.
Most importantly, because of the threat of Mourinho, even Mancini, who never admits mistakes, has to admit that the current team is paying for some mistakes.
Objectively speaking, Mancini's team's "slow development" this year is restricted by some objective factors, such as the injuries of Vieira, Materazzi, and Chivu, the suspension of a large number of players in the Champions League, and so on.
But in any case, a team aiming at the triple crown, since the start of the season until now, the gap between the league and Fiorentina in the standings is getting bigger and bigger, and the Champions League group stage is also full of twists and turns. As the coach, of course Mancini has to bear the pressure.
Although Mancini just renewed his contract with the team this summer, his contract period is four years plus a one-year priority renewal right, with an annual salary of up to 5 million euros.
This means that if Inter Milan chooses to fire him, they will need to pay tens of millions of euros in termination fees and taxes, so Moratti will not start the coaching change process unless it is a last resort.
However, it cannot be ignored that 2008 is the centenary of Inter Milan. Once Mancini's team cannot get rid of the current predicament smoothly, then Moratti, under his anger, may choose to hire Mourini desperately. Oh, after all, no one can afford the historical responsibility of being empty-handed in the centenary year. The next game is crucial to saving Inter Milan from the current predicament.
If Mancini can lead the team to play a series of beautiful comebacks in the next game, the dark clouds will dissipate, but what if it can't?
The league is nearly halfway through. If Inter Milan does not catch up, I am afraid that the league's three consecutive championships will only become a fantasy. At the same time, in the Champions League, the current situation of Inter Milan is not optimistic. Eindhoven, but if they can't win a complete victory against the remaining two opponents, then Inter Milan may only be able to participate in the UEFA Cup, but it is not easy to win a complete victory. After all, this year's group stage is not like last year's. The strength of each team is close, and the possibility of winning streak is too low. If Inter Milan is eliminated in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the centennial year, then what Moratti will do is obvious. .
Moratti talked about this in an interview with Italian TV after the game: "The next stage of the game, the most important is undoubtedly the Champions League, but other games must also be treated with a serious attitude. "
Obviously, Moratti said these words to Mancini, which can be regarded as a reminder, a warning, and an ultimatum with subtle meaning although the words are not fierce.
Being defeated by Fiorentina, the former honor was also handed over to competitors, which made Mancini lose trust again. Mancini may not be far from officially dismissing get out of class.
In addition to the poor record, Mancini also chattered about his plan for next season, which annoyed Inter Milan's top management. "All Sports" revealed that Mancini actually suggested to Moratti that the club's psychologist Dani Ele Casarini replaced Komby as head of the club's medical team.
The 45-year-old Casarini is not only in charge of the psychological medical problems of the players, but also the medical situation of the reserve team, and has a very good personal relationship with Mancini.
Mancini's "long hands" completely annoyed Moratti. Last week, Moratti publicly stated that no one should punch the idea of Kongbi. Now Mancini's publicly provocative behavior has made Moratti very angry.
Of course, even after get out of class, Mancini will not worry about where to go. The two predators in the Premier League, Chelsea and Manchester City, are likely to become Mancini's new owners.
After Moratti, an oil tycoon, took over Inter Milan in 1995, he invested a lot of effort and money in the team, but the results were not very great.
And now he is very disappointed that the current head coach Mancini failed to lead the team to achieve better results: "He has not allowed Inter Milan to reach a higher height in the past three years of coaching, and the players are very fond of him. Opinion, we wanted to win three championship titles this season, the club did everything possible for this, but it seems that the effect is not obvious now."
After Moratti took over twelve years ago, he invested more than 570 million euros in Inter Milan and bought a large number of star players. Although the team introduced players like Vieri and Ronaldo, the team only won the UEFA Cup in 1998, and then did not win the title in major competitions.
After Mancini took over the team, although he won two league championship titles, one of them was given to them by the Italian Football Association, and the other was obtained without opponents. Interested in the European arena, Inter Milan's performance has always been unsatisfactory.
For the loss of this game, Moratti said it was "unforgivable and unexpected" and that it was a "terrible" game.
Mancini also took full responsibility in the press conference after the game, but he did not give up: "I apologize for the team's loss, but I am not the kind of person who runs away after losing."
Mancini said it harshly, but looking at the current pattern of Italian football, it can be seen that the general trend is no longer on Inter Milan's side.
After breaking the winning streak, the re-emerging aristocrat Fiorentina has begun to take over the position of Serie A hegemony.
It may be a bit abrupt to say so, but the fact is that this season, the league has played 14 rounds, and Florence has surprisingly maintained a record of unbeaten victories. At present, the point gap between the second-ranked Roma has reached 10 points. If If their fiery state can continue, basically no one can stop them from winning the league championship trophy this season.
After Juventus experienced relegation, they have not fully recovered. After AC Milan won the Champions League twice, they are not too aggressive now. Roma lacks stamina. Originally, people were still expecting Inter Milan to defend their defending champions Dignity, stop Fiorentina, but look at this game, the star-studded giants of Inter Milan, when facing the Fiorentina youth guards, they have no power to fight back, except for Ibrahimovic's juggling Apart from the same hook shot, Inter Milan had no bright spots in this game.
The head coach is unstable, the team is full of internal conflicts, and Inter Milan, which is in turmoil, does not seem to have the ability to stop Fiorentina.
Looking at the European arena, the UEFA Champions League group stage won all four games and qualified ahead of schedule, especially in the match against AC Milan, the young people of Fiorentina completely played with the meritorious players of AC Milan in the applause.
Who else can stop Florence?
Who else can stop Fiorentina from ascending to the supremacy of Italian football?
After this game, all suspense is over.
Delava, who was banned from participating in football activities by the Italian Football Association because of the phone call time, also said excitedly after the game: "I am proud of the performance of the boys. They proved their infinite energy and were able to defeat the defending champion. It's very exciting, I can't wait to see the lads get on the podium now, no! I'm not putting pressure on them, I know Rod can handle everything, he is a A true leader, under his leadership, I firmly believe that Fiorentina will be able to create a great miracle at the end of this season."
Deegan!
It is not the first time that Delaware mentioned Degan's name emphatically. Since Degan came to Florence, Delaware has said on different occasions: Sign Degan! Will become the most important transaction in the history of Florence!
The current situation also proves that the arrival of Delaware and the arrival of Degan not only brought a large number of goals, but also fundamentally changed the temperament of Fiorentina. Fiorentina used to be just a strong team, but now Fiorentina has already taken on the responsibility. Take the title of overlord.
Serie A supremacy, this title once belonged to Turin, AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Juventus. These teams have all been on the throne of supremacy in a certain era, but now it is the turn of Fiorentina.
"Breaking the winning streak is just the beginning. We will not stop moving forward. Everyone will not stop until we achieve success. I think Fiorentina fans have reason to look forward to it. When the season is over, I Hope we can celebrate together in the square in front of the Florence City Hall!"
Degan once again shouted the championship declaration, the league championship? Now it seems that it is very possible. As for the Champions League, although many people are talking about Fiorentina's experience in the European war, experience does not determine everything. AC Milan has absolutely rich experience. It can even be said that their experience in the Champions League final The best in Europe, but that's useless, it's not the same as being beaten on the ground by Florence, losing 5:0!
Don't forget that there is still the Coppa Italia that hasn't officially started. They were ranked fourth in Serie A last season. Fiorentina didn't need to participate in the qualifiers and directly advanced to the top 16. They will face Trevi from Serie B in the first round. Suo, with his current state, it shouldn't be a problem to advance to the quarterfinals.
After some analysis, those who were still bad-mouthing Florence were all shocked. If this trend continues, wouldn't it mean that Florence has the possibility of competing for the Triple Crown?
The giants in Serie A are not calm anymore, they are all gearing up and preparing to do a big job during the winter transfer period. The giants want to defend their status. As for the other teams, they are not just joining in the fun. Everyone is suffering in the same way. Forced, now Florence dares to leave the team without authorization, this is intolerable.