Chapter Nine Unexpected Ease

Chapter Nine Unexpected Ease

In the Italian Super Cup match at the Fragchi Stadium, the two sides sent the strongest lineup to the stage. The contest between Prandelli and Mourinho, two young coach representatives.

But what is surprising is that although Mourinho went to Frachi with the team, he did not appear on the coaching bench. The old coach of Inter Milan, Baresi, was in charge of this game, not Franco. It was Franco's brother, Baresi the Great.

The process of the game was even more surprising. Ten minutes into the game, Fiorentina scored a goal. Degan received a pass from Pasquale on the left side of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment, and shot a long shot directly. Cesar's fingers went straight into the dead corner of the goal.

After the goal, Degan didn't even celebrate, he just stood there with his arms raised high, as if scoring the goal was easy.

Fiorentina took the lead. In the ensuing game, Inter Milan launched a massive counterattack and once had an advantage on the scene, but the defense line hooked by Kompany and Thiago Silva was very solid, even if As strong as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he can only hit the wall repeatedly.

Before the end of the first half, Fiorentina scored again, this time it was Degan who scored the goal. Cavinaghi flew the header in the penalty area. Degan followed the header relay and directly headed the ball into the goal of Inter Milan.

2:0!

The reporters in the stands were all dumbfounded. This game seemed to be completely off the track they expected. It was supposed to be a fierce collision between the two powerhouses, but now it seems that Florence seems to be too easy.

Whether it is offense or defense, Florence seems to be able to do a job with ease.

For Inter Milan, Motta is facing his old club. Although he is very familiar with Fiorentina's style of play, he can't help at all.

Quaresma on the wing worked very hard, but his dribbling breakthrough seemed very reckless, and there was no purpose at all. Macho, who was defending him, was repeatedly told by Prandelli before the game to treat Quares Smart, stay tough all the time.

It is undeniable that Quaresma is a genius, but the heart of this genius is too fragile!

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Fiorentina sealed the victory. After Degan intercepted the ball in the middle, he directly dribbled the ball and shot. Inter Milan's defensive players couldn't stop Degan, who was already sprinting with all his strength.

After passing four Inter Milan defenders in a row, Degan shot before Materazzi fouled, and once again made the Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar bow his head.

Falling behind 0:3, Inter Milan has no chance. Baresi started to make substitutions and gave up the game. Prandelli also had no intention of beating the underdogs, so he also started to make substitutions. Fellaini, who had just joined, Kerry Hito got a chance to play.

However, Degan was left on the field by Prandelli. What Degan needs now is not physical reserves, but the feeling of playing in Fiorentina.

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, the Fiorentina players simply celebrated. It seemed that in their hearts, the victory of this game was taken for granted.

Degan took over the championship trophy, and then the trophy flowed in the hands of each player. The players in Fiorentina were all smiling, but they couldn't see the excitement. Perhaps for them, a champion of the Italian Super Cup, It's not worth their excitement at all.

The Italian Super Cup is over, and it's time for the Serie A to start.

On August 30, 2008, the Serie A league officially started. The opening game was held at the Marassi Stadium in Genoa. The opponents were last season's league runner-up Inter Milan and Sampdoria.

The most eye-catching thing in this game is not the many big-name players of Inter Milan, but Mourinho, who took the position of Inter Milan's head coach for the first time.

Before the Italian Super Cup with Fiorentina, Mourinho just watched from the sidelines. This game is the first time he has fulfilled the position of head coach.

At the press conference before the game, Mourinho seemed to be able to handle many Italian media with ease. He didn't pay attention to Genoa's opponent in his words, and completely forgot that his team had just lost an Italian team. Super Bowl.

At the Marassi Stadium, Mourinho walked into his first away game after landing in Italy in a well-dressed manner, and the audience began to boo.

Mourinho greeted everything silently, calm and leisurely, threw his suit jacket into the locker room, wore only a white shirt, habitually loosened the first collar, and accompanied the whole team to warm up at close range.

During the warm-up, he also walked into the stadium and talked with the players. The players returned to the locker room, changed their game jerseys and were ready to go out. When the players from both sides smiled and greeted in the tunnel, Mourinho had already put on his suit and walked into the stadium alone. ahead of the referee.

Since Mourinho's first game as the head coach, he has been used to this way. He wants to show his chest first in front of the enemy and greet all kinds of complicated greetings on behalf of the team. Come on, this is to protect the team, the stadium is full of boos again, he didn't notice it at all.

After more than two months of waiting, the new season of Serie A has finally come to the stage. This summer, there has been a lot of movement in the transfer market from various tycoons, so the appetite of fans and public opinion has been raised very high.

But when it comes to the biggest Italian star, of course, is Mourinho. In the past three months, Mourinho has accepted no less than 30 exclusive interviews with major media. Be busy!

Before the start, more than 50 cameras and cameras were all aimed at Mourinho, peeping at him from all angles. He calmly and noblely, like a big-name actor, distributed his behavior at a slow speed.

Joking with the lineman Grisella, shaking hands with Cassano and stroking his head, leaning his elbows on his knees, relaxed as if drinking and chatting in a bar, showing a restrained smile, and then returned to normal.

This is the opening ceremony of the madman to Serie A.

Where is the use of the game?

This series of entry actions and reactions is enough to draw a conclusion: Mourinho is the only protagonist in this game.

He does not need and does not allow a parallel role, which he has played perfectly from the press conference on the day he landed in Serie A to every training session and friendly match.

Summer in Italy is his, and autumn and winter will also be his, but this is not his ideal. His desire is to grasp the entire future of Italy.

The reason why Mourinho has attracted so much attention is because of his outstanding performance in the Portuguese Super League and the Premier League, he has won a prominent reputation. In other words, it is because of his excellent performance in the past six years.

But people cannot ignore a problem. For Serie A, Mourinho is still a rookie, and he still needs to show his results to prove himself.

Historically, there have been too many coaches who have achieved outstanding results in continental Europe but suffered disastrous defeats in Serie A, such as Cooper, etc. Mourinho needs to have good results if he wants to conquer Italy.

It is a pity that Mourinho did not succeed in the first round of the league.

Inter Milan and Sampdoria drew 1:1. Moreover, Inter Milan was evened after leading 1:0. In Serie A that pursues the 1:0 doctrine, and in Inter Milan, which is born to play defensively and counterattacks, this way The game process can be regarded as a shame.

Where is the problem?

Is it because of too many injuries?

These may not be the main reason, the main reason is that Mourinho has changed!

Mourinho has probably figured out how deep the water in Serie A is. In the past, Mourinho, who had horns on his head, thorns on his body, and always had a knife in his mouth, has become kind and humble.

In the Super Bowl, he just sat in the stands to record. He didn't move his position or open his mouth throughout the game. After losing the game, he complimented Prandelli a lot.

And this time Mourinho's real debut was tied. Seeing that the team celebrated the draw as a victory, Mourinho just refused to comment because "the players worked hard". Is it Mourinho who told the players "I am the Champions League coach, you are nothing"?

Could it be that the madman back then turned into a great Mu Dashan after a year of dormancy?

After the game, Mourinho admitted that the reason for the failure was on himself: "Maybe the responsibility is on me, because maybe I am not the kind of Italian coach who is used to making sufficient pre-match preparations. In order to fight us, Sampdoria changed They changed their formation, which made us a little flustered!"

And Moratti also said after the game: "This is a lesson for Mourinho, but I still believe in him! I believe very much!"

The arrogant Mourinho encountered trouble in the first game, which is not necessarily a bad thing, which made him clearly aware of the difference between Serie A and the Premier League.

"One trick" is popular in the Premier League. For example, as long as Manchester United can form a system, they can win consecutive games without changing the style of play for 20 games; It is even simpler, heavy artillery bombardment, infantry rush, infantry rush over, artillery bombardment, artillery bombardment is over, infantry rush, the combination of side and center that has not changed for 10,000 years, and the back row is inserted. Premier League winning streak.

But Serie A is different. The opponents will set up tactical traps in almost every battle. It is as strong as Ancelotti's 4321. It has not changed for a year, but the opponents have thoroughly eaten it, and their power has suddenly decreased.

So, for Mourinho to succeed in Serie A, he needs to really think like a Serie A coach.

Of course, Mourinho did have a reason to change his personality. In the Premier League, he took over the Baiding team that had no idea what the championship was for 50 years, and Inter Milan had a huge aura of history on its head.

Mourinho's strength lies in the kneading system, the quality of the players, and the shaping of the spirit of the team. However, he still lacks experience in how to deal with the tactical traps designed by the coach of the small club. He also knows this clearly: "I can learn a lot by coming to Serie A."

Therefore, he needs to go through an Italian-style brainwashing, let's keep a low profile and work hard, the spotlight is sometimes harmful.

Madman had a bad start, as did the other two old strong teams AC Milan and Juventus. AC Milan lost the game at home and lost to Bologna, which had long since faded away.

Ronaldinho's debut performance was a mess. After Shevchenko returned, after one game, it has been proved that his prestige is long gone. The only bright spot in the game is Kaka. His goal helped AC Milan took the lead, but the defense gave up the victory to the opponent.

After Antonini and Abate returned, they quickly occupied the main position on the side of the team, but in this game, the spirituality of the two was completely invisible. Abate was rampaging aimlessly, while Antonini's defense became The biggest hole in Milan's defense.

It's not that Fiorentina is so amazing. Playing in Viola can gain combat power bonus. The biggest problem is that in Fiorentina, the two wing defenses have Ledesma, Donadale, Marchena and other midfielders. Assistance, the defensive pressure is not big, but there is no one in the midfield of ac milan, gattuso is a defensive strongman, but besides him, who else can be counted on, seedorf, ambrosini, or pirlo , Kaka?

1:2!

AC Milan lost the first game of the new season, but they were not the only veteran team to lose, Juventus also lost.

It was the upstart in Serie A who killed Juventus, last season's treble champion Fiorentina. Before the game, Juventus' Camoranesi said in an interview that the reason why Fiorentina was able to win the championship last season was entirely because of luck , Fiorentina can't even make it to the Champions League this season.

But when the game ended, the dazzling 0:3 in the Alpi Stadium was like a great irony. When Camoranesi left the stadium, he lowered his head and turned a blind eye to the reporters who surrounded him.

Degan, who played the whole game in the Super Cup before, fought fiercely for 90 minutes again. The result was the same as the previous game. Degan's hat-trick made the Turin people have to accept a defeat painfully. I watched Fiorentina standing at the top of the list with their heads held high after the start of the new season.

"This game, we played without pressure, yes! I lost a few important players before, but the ones that stayed were the best. Fellaini played a very good game, you all saw it , he made Juventus' offensive group completely unable to perform, and other teammates also performed very well, I would like to thank Ricardo, his three assists are perfect!"

After Digan finished speaking, he left with a relaxed expression, leaving only the messy reporters behind.

Inter Milan, then Juventus!

Both games were 3:0, Fiorentina won easily, and the ease made people feel intimidated.

Who else in Italy can beat Florence?