Chapter 43: Battle for the Shooter List

Chapter 43: Battle for the Shooter List

After the national team competition week was over, the players returned to the clubs they played for one after another, and the five major leagues that had been rested for a week suddenly became lively again.

But some people are happy and some are worried. The players whose national team has successfully advanced to the European Cup are naturally refreshed, light and healthy, and running 10,000 meters in one breath is like playing, but the other group of people are not so good I'm in a bad mood, especially those with Portuguese and English nationalities. As traditional European powerhouses, they can't even qualify for a small European Cup. You can imagine their depressed mood.

"Rod! I want to congratulate you!"

When Prandelli came to the Fiorentina training ground, Degan was already jogging to warm up.

When Degan saw Prandelli, he also ran over with a smile. He was really in a good mood. Of course, it would be even better if UEFA could ignore him and beat Pepe into a pig's head, so as not to punish him.

"Hello! Coach! But I don't think this is good news for Italy!" Digan also joked.

Prandelli shrugged his shoulders and said, "No! I don't think so. Although I hope Italy can achieve good results, this seems to be a concern for Donadoni."

Digan smiled when he heard the words. He knew that Prandelli had some opinions on the appointment of Donadoni as the head coach of the national team by the Italian Football Association. Nadoni and Prandelli, but in the end the Italian Football Association actually chose Donadoni, who was not as famous as Prandelli in terms of fame and performance, which made him want to be the head coach of the national team. Prandelli, who proved himself, was very dissatisfied.

"Do you want me to repair the Italian national team in the European Cup? If so, maybe you can replace him!"

Of course Digan knew that even if according to the historical trajectory of his previous life, Donadoni was dismissed by the Italian Football Association because of his unsatisfactory performance in the European Cup, Prandelli had no chance to sit in that position. But Lippi, but Lippi also failed to continue his glory again, and then it was Prandelli's turn.

It's just that everything has changed now, and it's uncertain whether Prandelli still has this chance.

Prandelli was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Forget it. Although I don't like Donadoni, I still hope to see Italy achieve good results in the European Cup!"

As Prandley said, he caught up with Deegan and jogged together with him.

"Rod! I know what happened during the game. Although it was not your fault, I still hope that you can control your emotions in future games. You are the captain of the team, and you are responsible for the entire team." responsible."

Degan guessed that Prandelli would say something like this to him. This time, UEFA was merciful. Although they don't know what the inside story is, the three-match ban is obviously inconsistent with the nature of the stadium violence.

If such a thing happens in Serie A, Degan will be suspended for at least ten games, and it will only be the club that will lose its interests.

The current situation in Florence is very good, the lineup is neat, and the league has made a good start. Prandelli does not want the absolute core of the team to be banned by the Italian Football Association for beating someone.

"I can promise you, but as you said just now, it's not my fault, although I admit that my reaction was a little bit more intense, but if the same thing happens again, I can't guarantee whether I will throw my fist !"

Being beaten up and not even farting is definitely not Degan's character.

Prandelli was helpless when he heard the words, and he knew that it was useless to say these words to Degan. Although this guy usually looks harmless to humans and animals, as long as someone teases him, he will definitely be a nuclear fission-level giant. explode.

At this time, the players arrived one after another. It seems that everyone's temperament is very good. The international players in the Fiorentina team, except for Hamsik of the Slovak national team, all played for teams that have advanced to Europe. Cup race.

Seeing that Hamsik was not in a good mood, Degan and Prandelli said something and walked over: "Marek! You seem to have something on your mind!"

Digan also guessed what Hamsik was thinking about. It was nothing more than Slovakia's failure to qualify for the European Cup. It was the first time Hamsik played such an important game on behalf of the country, but he got such a result. There are some lumps, but there is no way to do it. Compared with other teams in the group, Slovakia is still too weak.

Except for Hamsik, who became popular in Fiorentina last season, Slovakia really has no players who can make it.

Hamsik forced a smile: "Captain! I haven't congratulated you yet! Congratulations! That game was great, just~~~~~~"

Hamsik paused when he said this, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

Digan continued with a smile: "It's a pity that what happened in the end made that game a bit unpleasant!"

Hamsik hurriedly said: "Captain! That's not your fault! I think if I encountered that situation, I would not be able to control myself!"

Degan knew that Hamsik was telling the truth. Don't look at Hamsik's shyness, this guy is definitely a temper tantrum on the court. In Degan's previous life, Hamsik played for Naples Sometimes, but he often got a red card for retaliating against his opponent on the field.

"Marek, don't take it to heart, you are still young and you still have a lot of opportunities. I believe Slovakia will definitely get the chance to prove themselves on the big stage!"

Although Digan was only less than two years older than Hamsik, when he spoke, he gave off an old-fashioned feeling. The most surprising thing was that it was not surprising that he said this.

No way, in Florence, Digan is an absolute authority figure.

Patting Hamsik on the shoulder, Digan called other teammates to gather. Their game was on Sunday, and in the next few days, what they had to do was recovery training. The international players in the team, a whole During the week, I went back and forth to several countries, and played two high-intensity games, even for hard-working people, it was a bit overwhelming.

In the middle of the week, there was also a game, the European Super Cup, AC Milan played against Sevilla, the game was held in Spain, and finally AC Milan defeated the opponent 2:0 with Kaka's two goals, Picked up their third trophy of the year.

Kaka's state has made the local media in Milan cheer. From the beginning of the new season, Kaka has given people an aggressive feeling. His excellent competitive state has given the AC Milan club a bit of confidence. Anche At the press conference after defending the European Super Cup, Lotti couldn't even control his excitement for a while, and blurted out that he would defend the Champions League title again in the new season.

Ancelotti seems to be full of confidence, but people's expectations for AC Milan are not as confident as him. Compared with last season's AC Milan, although this season's Milan lineup has been strengthened, the most critical front line problem It was not resolved.

After Ronaldo returned from injury, his state still needs to be tested by the game. Inzaghi is getting older and his state cannot be guaranteed, at least it is impossible to fight continuously like in previous seasons. After AC Milan, he has never been able to reach the height that people expected. There is only one Pato left. Although people have high expectations for him, we still need to wait until January to see what his ability is.

Relying on a Kaka who is not a striker, AC Milan wants to achieve good results on all three fronts, especially to defend the Champions League again, which is the rarest and largest league. This difficulty is not ordinary.

AC Milan returned home with great honor, and Inter Milan, as a city rival, was not to be outdone. In the second round of the league, Inter Milan won a victory against Empoli.

In this game, Inter Milan was a guest at the Castellani Stadium. After losing to Rome in the Super Cup and being tied in the first round of the league, Mancini urgently needed a victory to stabilize his position.

Toldo replaced Cesar, who was suspended with a red card, Samuel replaced the injured Materazzi, and Adelaide missed the squad again. It is worth noting that Inter Milan's starting lineup for this game only has a local player from Toldo, and Empoli has only a foreign player from Uruguayan midfielder Giacomasi.

In the fourteenth minute of the game, Inter Milan took the lead. Stankovic makes a diagonal pass from the middle, Maicon takes the ball from the right and then shakes Tosto with a fake move, and then kicks the ball with his left foot. Ibrahimovic then hits the outside of his right foot and volleys into the net from a small angle, 1:0 . This is Ibrahimovic's first goal of the season.

Of course, Empoli is not reconciled to failure. They lost to Fiorentina by a big score last time. In this game, they also hope to find confidence in Inter Milan, but the difference in strength is obvious. Empoli's players Although he worked very hard, he was still far from scoring a goal.

In the 83rd minute, Inter Milan sealed the victory. Maicon threw a ball from the right side of the line. Figo and Stankovic kicked the wall to cooperate. In the middle of the penalty area, it was Ibrahimovic again, who succeeded in anti-offside and pushed with his right foot. Although the Empoli goalkeeper stretched his leg and touched the ball, he still couldn't prevent the ball from entering the net, 2:0!

Inter Milan scored their first win of the season away from home.

Ibrahimovic, who scored twice, also tied Kaka on the scorer list, only one goal behind Trezeguet and Digan, who performed a hat-trick in the previous round, and started his top scorer list in the league. contention over.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic proved himself with two goals, but when the Swedes were celebrating their victory and the Inter Milan fans and the media were singing praises to the Swedish tower, one person seemed particularly bleak.

This person is Adriano who was not selected for the competition squad. The reporter's Adriano explained indifferently in an interview: "Coach Mancini didn't say to me 'we will definitely exclude you', he just explained to me that there is such a possibility, and he is considering it. It was a thought. I said, 'You just do what you have to do, and if I get on the roster, I'm going to play, otherwise I'm going to play something else, as long as I can.'"

After the Champions League list was announced, Adriano met the reporter again, and his answer this time was concise: "Mancini told me everything is fine."

Why did the former Inter Milan king lose the European Cup list? Why is it Adriano?

Inter Milan's official statement is "technical choice", but a while ago the club said that they would rent out the Brazilian, and Adriano said that he could either stay in the team or transfer permanently. Did Ade push it out?

Normally speaking, since Adriano has stayed, in order to avoid his permanent transfer in the winter, he should be given more opportunities anyway. It is not known whether it is difficult to vacate one of the 25 places, but If Adelaide is allowed to stay, it is worthwhile to make a little sacrifice. After all, the Brazilian is not so decadent that he cannot play games.

However, the "Slow Motion" published yesterday revealed that Adriano still had something to do with such a heavy hand this time.

"Slow Motion" revealed two things. One is that during a physical examination by Inter Milan not long ago, Adriano was found to have a high alcohol content in his body. Deriano's agent said that he would strictly restrain his off-field behavior first, so he was fined 40,000 euros. This matter has been disclosed in the "Evening Post" a few days ago.

The other thing is that Adriano privately stated that he wanted to go to AC Milan. After Ronaldo defected to AC Milan, AC Milan has become a word that is forbidden in Inter Milan to be associated with transfers. This is very angry, and it is not difficult to imagine why Adriano was stripped from the Champions League squad, and the last time a reporter asked Moratti about Adriano, the chairman of Inter Milan looked very angry: "Don't ask any more, and I'll leave if you ask again."

Whether Inter Milan's final attitude towards Adriano is to punish or give up is still unclear, but such an approach is tantamount to pulling Adriano farther and farther away from the club. Recoba in Turin said: "I think Adriano Nuo, if the situation doesn't improve in winter, let's leave, just like me now."

Now it seems that Recoba's prophecy is about to come true.

Inter Milan won, and the newly promoted Juventus, which had a good start in the last round, also won. It may not be appropriate to say that they are newly promoted, but that is the case.

The tinker Ranieri team returned to his old club. In the 1988/89 season, he started his coaching career in the C1 team Cagliari and led the team to two consecutive promotions.

In the first half of the game, Juventus was obviously at a disadvantage. After the opening, Cagliari kept putting pressure on Juventus and got good scoring opportunities in a row. In the second minute, Cagliari cooperated with free kicks and Larivi shot from the left. Blocked by Buffon. In the fifth minute, Foggia made a direct pass to Matri in a counterattack, and Buffon rushed out of the penalty area in time to destroy it. In the eighth minute, Nedved uprooted Pisano, Cagliari took a free kick, and Conte shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked by Buffon.

Cagliari played very resolutely in offense, especially the small man on the right. Foggia, who was born in Milan's youth training camp, was especially active.

The game went on until the 14th minute when Juventus ushered in their first shot, but it was a pity that Del Piero's shot from the front of the penalty area was too straight and was easily won by the Cagliari goalkeeper.

After the intermission, Juventus obviously strengthened the offensive, and finally in the 53rd minute of the game, the deadlock of the game was broken. Trezeguet, who had almost disappeared before, broke the deadlock for Juventus, Chiellini left In the cross, Camoranesi was knocked over in the back point fight, but Trezeguet volleyed into the net with his left foot in front of the goal, 1:0.

However, Juventus did not keep the lead for too long. Just two minutes later, Lero Tale made a clearance in the center of the penalty area and kicked Matri down at the same time. A penalty!

Foggia took the penalty and volleyed with his left foot to the right side of the goal. Although Buffon judged correctly and blocked it with one hand, the ball slowly rolled into the goal and the score became 1:1.

In the seventy-sixth minute of the game, Juventus took the lead again. Almiron sent an overhead ball from the right. Camoranesi did not wait for the ball to land on the right side of the penalty area, and directly volleyed with his right foot. The goalkeeper Faulding, Del Piero who outflanked the goal line almost volleyed into the goal with his right foot, and Juventus surpassed again 2:1.

But still the same as the first time, after only two minutes, Zebina pulled down Larivi in ​​the penalty area, and it was another penalty!

It was Foggia who took the penalty. This time he tricked Buffon and shot into the right side of the gate with his left foot.

The emotional Zebina continued to protest to the referee, but he received a red card and applauded the fans amid boos. The French villain then slapped the broadcaster on the sidelines and may be subject to additional punishment.

Seeing that the game was about to end in a draw, in the 90th minute, Trezeguet became the savior of Juventus. Camoranesi passed a free kick from the right side diagonally, and Trezeguet was 5 meters in front of the goal. Score from the top corner, Juventus won 3:2!

This score was finally maintained until the end of the game, and Juventus returned to Serie A and won the first two consecutive victories.

Ranieri, who is known as the tinkerer, is the first time to coach a giant team. From the current point of view, he seems to be doing very well. In an interview after the game, Ranieri also said: "If 20 years ago , I was told that I would return to Cagliari as Juventus coach, and I would not believe it. It would be like giving you a Ferrari when you wanted an ordinary car."

Indeed, for Cagliari, Del Piero and Trezeguet's striker is indeed Ferrari-level, but the dazzling sports car is not able to drive at the speed of the wind on all venues, and the first half was difficult. The alarm bell has been sounded to the players, and the situation on the court is completely under the control of the opponent.

However, the persistence of the Juventus players still brought them a victory.

After the game, Ranieri thanked the players for their persistence: "It was very difficult in the first half, but we fought back bravely in the second half. Cagliari is an excellent team, especially their speed. If they continue to play like this, they will give A lot of teams cause trouble."

The biggest hero of the game, of course, is Trezeguet. He scored a hat-trick in the first game and scored twice in the second game. Currently, Trezeguet is leading the scorer list with five goals. He also scored in this game. Tus's 99th goal is only one step away from his full score in Juventus.

Before coming to Cagliari, after the first hat-trick, almost everyone expected him to have another hat-trick, taking his career record to a new level.

But Trezeguet's answer was: "Now I only think about Juventus, and the team's victory is the most important thing."

Although he failed to perform a hat-trick again, he scored twice, which made the Frenchman the biggest contributor to Juventus in this game.

Like the whole team, the Frenchman's start to Cagliari was not smooth, and he was given few chances to perform, not even a decent shot, before breaking the deadlock for the team. Trezeguet seemed to disappear from the field until the 53rd minute, when the figure who came out of the melee in the penalty area made the Cagliari defender hard to defend, and then blocked his throat with a sword at the last moment of the game, bringing A win for the team.

Trezeguet scored 99 goals for Juventus in the league. Among active players, the player with the most Juventus league goals is Captain Del Piero, with 135 goals.

After the game, the two who helped the team take the lead three times in the game hugged each other tightly and celebrated each other.

Talking about the team's start to the season, Trezeguet said: "The secret to our amazing start? I'll tell you the truth, the secret's name is champions."

With such a player, Ranieri spoke confidently: "League champion? I believe. Our team is very strong, and everyone's efforts will be rewarded. The team's goal is to qualify for the Champions League, but the championship is entirely up to us. within the capabilities of the

However, although Trezeguet scored consecutive goals in the club, but in the national team, Trezeguet's situation is a bit embarrassing. In the two games of the French team last week, although Trezeguet sat on the bench, he failed to get a goal. Minutes to play.

Ranieri also complained about Trezeguet's cold reception in the national team: "Trezeguet encountered difficulties in the French team? I don't think so, I think Domenic must hope to be able to qualify for the European Cup, although He succeeded, but the game was very difficult, if he didn't play Trezeguet, it would only show that he was satisfied with the status quo, if it was up to me, David would always be in the starting lineup."

For Trezeguet, although he can still be selected for the French team's squad, in fact, since the end of the World Cup in Germany, he has not played for the French team for a long time.

Trezeguet seems to have accepted this situation and has completely adjusted his work focus to the club's games. For Juventus' current results, Trezeguet is very happy: "This season, we stand with others. On the same starting line, they all started from zero. There are many capable young people in the team. I saw the anger in everyone's eyes and the courage to fight for a turnaround. Why should we be complacent about a little achievement? In the past season, we Never forget. Scorer list! Okay! I admit that I do have some ideas about being the top scorer, but I have too many competitors, Fiorentina's Digan, Inter Milan's Ibrahimovic, AC Milan Kaka, and of course my good friend Del Piero, they are both excellent strikers and can bring a lot of goals at any time."

In the standings, Juventus rose to the first place after the first round. Roma, which also won this round, ranked second because of the disadvantage of goal difference.

The competition for the top spot in the league is fierce, but the competition between many shooters for the top scorer list seems to be more intense. Compared with the two-strong competition between Degan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic last season, there are more people competing this season. Too many, Trezeguet is a strong competitor, with five goals in two rounds of the league, the Frenchman's scoring efficiency is staggering.

In the last round of the second round of the league, Fiorentina challenged AC Milan away. Because AC Milan participated in the UEFA Super Cup in the middle of the week, Fiorentina also had an extra day of rest.

As the most powerful contender for the top scorer in the league, Degan's opponents, Trezeguet still continued his good form in the first round. Zlatan Ibrahimovic also made a fuss. two balls.

Of course Digan couldn't fall behind.

However, the current state of AC Milan should not be underestimated. The league started well, and they just won the UEFA Super Cup.

He scored twice in the first round of the league, and beat Sevilla with two more goals in the UEFA Super Cup, constantly adding chips to the competition for the World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or.

In addition, this game will be played at San Siro, the home court of AC Milan. Although Milan players have been fighting continuously recently, there will definitely be some physical problems, but before the start of the game, people are still unanimously optimistic that AC Milan will play at home. Take Fiorentina and avenge the double play last season.

Of course, what attracts the most attention in this game is the confrontation between the Wright brothers, which is almost going to be the best match in Serie A. The two brothers are their masters and compete on the same field, which always attracts the attention of countless people. .

Before that, Degan can be said to have always stood from the perspective of the winner, whether it is the club or the national team.

The only pity people feel is that there seem to be fewer such duels, but this season, the situation is different. The Champions League is divided into the same group. If the two brothers can still collide in the Coppa Italia, they will be in the same group With the competition on the three fronts at the same time, the competition at that time must be exciting.