Chapter Thirteen Waiting for Rhodes!

Chapter Thirteen Waiting for Rhodes!

The four-game losing streak in the warm-up match made Fiorentina's next preparations a lot more mysterious. If it weren't for the opponents of Degan who jumped out to criticize Huai from time to time, people would almost think that Fiorentina went to the second division to defect to Juventus Adams went.

A player can actually attract so much hatred for the team, Digan can be regarded as a big wonder.

Everything was quiet, Prandelli patiently watched the players under his command, studied the lineup for the new season, and then the first season after Call Gate began.

Fiorentina will sit at the Frankie Stadium at home in the opening game and face the powerful defending champion Inter Milan. Last season's champion was indeed Juventus, but the Bianconeri's ass was not clean, and that champion was awarded to Inter Milan.

Inter Milan, who hadn't known the taste of a champion for many years, was naturally ecstatic about this big pie that fell from the sky, regardless of whether it was clean or not, they just put it in their arms and covered it.

Juventus went to the second division for self-reflection. Although AC Milan stayed in the first division with shamelessness, it was also tormented enough. It will take some time to recover. There is no doubt that the most powerful club in Italy is now left After defeating an Inter Milan, after robbing Juventus in the summer, their fighting power on the three lines is soaring, enough to be proud of the crowd.

But it is not without unstable factors, such as Adriano!

In the World Cup, the performance of the king of Milan disappointed everyone. After returning to the club, his performance was also very sluggish in the summer warm-up match.

According to the pre-match analysis of Gazzetta dello Sport, Adriano will not appear in the weekend's game, and his striker partner is Ibrahimovic and Crespo. Such a lineup can obviously stabilize Inter Milan's offensive power in the shortest possible time, but if there is always a player like Adriano on the bench, if he is not given a chance, the possibility of regaining his status will become less The ones are very small. ?? Stadium Maniac 13

Once you can't play a game in the team?

??It is inevitable to vent their anger elsewhere, and it is not a good thing for Inter Milan, which is already in constant trouble in the locker room, so Manzini is also facing a choice.

Manzini also talked a lot about this in the pre-match press conference: "Adriano has done his best, we should not blame him, Figo and Ibrahimovic too much, they are doing very well. Adriano has a chance, He just needs to be patient."

When asked whether Adriano will appear in the starting lineup, Manzini still said: "Ade, Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Cruz, etc. are all the same, and they have equal opportunities to play."

The first match of defending the title ushered in strong opponents. Nearly half of Mancini's lineup was rookies, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Crespo partnered up front, Vieira and Dacourt were in midfield, and Brazilian Maicon played right back. Surprisingly, both Grosso and Stankovic sat on the bench, and goalkeeper Toldo played for Inter Milan for the 200th time.

Fiorentina started the Serie A journey with -19 points. The starting point is very low. In terms of starting lineup, the goalkeeper Frey, the defense is Maggio, Thiago Silva, Ujfalusi and Paz Quarré, Ledesma, Thiago Motta, Albertini and Montolivo are in the midfield, and Mutu is partnered with Pazzini in the striker position.

Before the game, players from both sides observed a minute's silence for the deceased Inter Milan "chairman" Facchetti, and the fans expressed their respect with a standing ovation.

After the start of the game, in the fourth minute, Pacini held the opponent's defender and cut in from the right. His low shot with his left foot was confiscated by Toldo. In the seventh minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Figo from outside the penalty area and turned around. The shot was blocked by Dainelli. In the eighth minute, Pascual passed a half-high ball diagonally from the left, and Zanetti rushed to the bottom line in front of Pazzini.

Since then, Crespo has continued to create threats. He received a long pass from Dacourt and broke into the right side of the penalty area. He volleyed vigorously with his right foot and was blocked by Frey from the near post. Figo took a corner kick from the right side. Headed slightly over the bar.

In the 11th minute, Inter Milan played a very beautiful counterattack. Maicon dribbled the ball from the right and passed the midfield diagonally. .Silva turned around on the edge of the penalty area, observed Cambiasso on the left side, and then distributed the ball to the Argentine. Cambiasso shot low into the lower right corner with his left foot, 1 :0!

Digan, who was sitting in the stands, was annoyed when he saw his team conceding the goal. In the first ten minutes, Fiorentina played well, but it was a pity that the ability to grasp the opportunity was not good enough. Instead, it was knocked away by a counterattack from Inter Milan. door.

After conceding the ball, Fiorentina obviously strengthened their offensive. Mutu swayed past the defender's low pass in front of the goal. Pacini was disturbed by the defender and did not outflank it.

In the 17th minute, Mutu's heavy artillery on the left and right foot was shot by Toldo who was guarding the near corner.

Immediately, Inter Milan played a quick counterattack again. Ibrahimovic passed Thiago Silva and volleyed high from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area.

In the 22nd minute, Ibrahimovic responded with a cross from the right and tried a barb in front of the goal but missed the right part. ?? Stadium Maniac 13

In the twenty-seventh minute, Pascual and Mutu cooperated skillfully on the left flank. The latter stuffed the ball into the penalty area. Montolivo pushed the shot with his left foot in front of the goal and was blocked by Materazzi. After that, Uy Falusi's long-range lob shot went wide of the far post.

In the 36th minute, Mutu received a pass from Pacini to get rid of Maicon, and volleyed with his right foot from the front of the penalty area, but was confiscated by Toldo.

In the 41st minute, Figo played a one-two with Ibrahimovic on the right. The latter passed to the right side of the penalty area. Figo broke through the defender and made a pass. Crespo's front point competition attracted the defense. The ball bounced After reaching the far point, Cambiasso nodded behind and hit the goal. The ball was shot by Frey with one hand and it still went into the net, 2:0!

This time, it was Thiago Silva who lost his position. Degan also frowned. Now this Silva is very different from the Milan captain he remembered. He didn't have any confidence on the field. , He made mistakes in handling the ball several times. The most troublesome thing is that his sense of position is so bad that he looks like a beginner.

Did you find the wrong person?

This Thiago Silva is that Thiago Silva's twin brother?

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. In the first four minutes, Prandelli replaced two players at the same time. Thiago Silva and Thiago Motta went off, and Kompany and Cavinaghi replaced them.

In the 61st minute, Figo hit the left side in the middle, Cambiasso made a diagonal pass behind Ujfalusi, Ibrahimovic volleyed with his right foot in front of the goal and rebounded to the left side of the goal, 3 :0!

After scoring the goal, the Swedish tower rushed directly under the stand where Deegan was, and waved his fist vigorously to demonstrate to him. Deegan also felt his teeth itch.

In their own home court, they fell behind their opponents by a big score, and Fiorentina was also outraged. In the 68th minute, Mutu broke through Maicon's bottom line from the left sideline and made a pass. Pacini grabbed Samuel and headed the ball. On the left side of the entrance gate, 3:1.

The aggressive Pacini rushed directly into the goal, scrambling to get the ball into the net so that his team could kick off as soon as possible.

Fiorentina, who recovered one point, boosted their morale. In the 70th minute, Ujfalusi made a cross from the right, and Pacini hit the golden hook upside down, but the angle was slightly confiscated by Toldo.

Prandelli then replaced the old captain Albertini with teenager Hamsik and continued to strengthen the offensive, while Mancini replaced Vieira with Stankovic.

In the 79th minute, Montolivo made a direct pass from the right rib to the penalty area. Mutu, surrounded by three defenders, turned around and rubbed his right foot to the goal. Hamsik, who was in the back row, kicked seven meters in front Push the shot and hit the ball into the far corner, 3:2!

Hamsik, who scored the first Serie A goal of his career, was very excited. He ran all the way to the sidelines, first hugged Prandelli, and then lifted the jersey. People can clearly see that it says A line of words: Rhodes! We are waiting for you to come back!

Hamsik scored a wonderful goal, but it is a pity that the next game was gradually controlled by Inter Milan, and the score was never rewritten. Fiorentina lost in the first game of the new season.

After the game, there were two serious mistakes, and Thiago Silva, who caused the team to lose, once again became the target of people's bombardment, especially after Kompany played very well. Now, his two mistakes caused the team to concede two goals in a row, which is even more difficult to forgive.

"Coach Prandelli should be subject to other stubbornness. Thiago Silva has proved that he is simply not capable of playing in the Italian top league. If Coach Prandelli insists on going his own way, it is completely taking the ball The future of the team is a joke!"

The doubts from the outside world didn't seem to bother Prandelli at all. In the second round of the league, against Livorno, Thiago Silva once again entered the starting lineup.

In the end, after a flat first half, in the fifty-eighth minute of the second half, Passoni of Livorno took a corner kick from the left, and C. only goal.

This time Thiago Silva performed well, and it was not his responsibility to concede the ball, but the team suffered two consecutive losses, and Prandelli's coaching ability was still criticized, especially this game replaced Mutu Cavinaghi, who became the starter, performed very badly. He played 68 minutes and only had one suspected shot.

"He is probably the best defensive striker in the world, because it is really difficult to see him in the penalty area of ​​Livorno. Has he ever shot? Maybe! But many Everyone felt that it was more like helping the other party out of a siege!"

The team suffered a two-game losing streak in the new season, and they are still at the bottom of the standings. Prandelli is also under tremendous pressure, but fortunately, Fiorentina finally won the next game.

In the third game of the league, Fiorentina played against Prandelli's old club Parma at home. In the 17th minute, Fiorentina made a long pass to the right side of the frontcourt. Pacini broke into the penalty area and made an emergency stop kickback. Mutu, who outflanked at the back point, shoveled his left foot into the lower right corner 10 meters in front of the goal and broke the goal of his old club.

After that, Mutu was still very active. His free kick was blocked by goalkeeper De Lucia. Then he swayed two defenders and the goalkeeper, but missed the ball due to his loss of balance.

However, in stoppage time in the second half, Mutu was sent off for elbowing Parma defender Paci in the chest and missed the next round of the game.

With their first victory, Fiorentina seemed to be back on track, and in the fourth round of the league, they beat Catania 3-0 and won their second victory of the season.

In this game, the left back Pascual was injured and Antonini entered the starting lineup. In addition, Cavinaghi replaced the suspended Mutu, Hamsik also replaced Montolivo and entered the starting lineup. Thiago. Silva partnered Kompany in defense for the first time.

In the thirty-sixth minute, Catania defender Bisso was sent off for accumulatively two yellow cards for shoveling Hamsik. Levi blocked it out and Pazzini's header was deflected by Sotir on the goal line before he headed in Albertini's free-kick but was ruled offside.

After missing two points a few times, Prandelli replaced Jorgensen and Montolivo in the second half. In the 54th minute, Pazzini's push shot was saved by Pantanelli, and Jorgensen scored with a supplementary shot from the outside of his right foot.

Since then, Pantanelli blocked Montolivo and Pazzini's shots many times, but in the 80th minute, he finally couldn't stop Pazzini from scoring, Albertini passed the ball, Pazzini, etc. After the ball bounced, the right foot volley shot hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced in, 2:0.

In the 81st minute, Stovini tackled Montolivo and was sent off. Catania could only fight with nine men. In the 84th minute, Fiorentina took a corner kick. The team sealed the victory 3:0.

After winning two consecutive victories, Prandelli also temporarily got rid of the crisis of confidence. In the fifth round of the league away game against Empoli, Prandelli once again resorted to the rotation method, except that Frey was still the goalkeeper. In addition, the four people on the defensive line are all trusted by the team who just joined the team this season. Antonini, Abate, Thiago Silva and Kompany. During the break, Motta, Ledesma, Liverani and Hamsik served as the starters, while Pazzini and Cavinaghi were on the front line.

In the third minute of the opening, Empoli took the lead and played a quick counterattack. Facing the attacking Frey, Empoli made a low shot into the far corner, 1:0, but the slow motion showed that the ball was suspected of being offside.

In the second half, Fiorentina also gradually recovered their form. In the 57th minute, Abarth made a cross from the right and Pazzini scored with a header, but was ruled offside first.

In the 66th minute, Abarth crossed over Pacini's head again from the right, but Ledesma headed the ball in at the back post, 1:1.

In the 77th minute, Pacini passed the ball, and Motta scored with a high-speed diagonal shot, 2:1.

The two midfielders joined forces to help Fiorentina complete a reversal with two goals. What is gratifying is that Fiorentina's defense also performed very well in this game.

Abarth made frequent assists, several crosses were very threatening, and he directly assisted Ledesma to score a goal. Antonini also showed a stability that is not commensurate with his age. Of course, the biggest surprise came from Ti Jago Silva.

In the previous rounds, the much criticized Brazilian was not overwhelmed by public opinion, but chose to be strong. In today's game, he defended very successfully several times, and his cooperation with Kompany is becoming more and more perfect.

Before that, he had been worried that Digan, who had accidentally traveled to another world, was relieved now that no matter how ugly the bloody BMW was, he would not degenerate into a mule after all.

However, Kavinaghi still didn't score a goal. Not only did he not score a goal, he couldn't feel it at all during the game. He took the ball a few times and bumped around like a headless fly.

Even if Prandelli has a golden hand, Kavinaji's continuous poor performance gradually made him lose his patience. After Mutu ended his suspension, Kavinaji could only return to the bench once. Waiting for the opportunity.

After three consecutive victories in the league, Fiorentina, who had recovered, then played against Reggina at home.

After the opening, Montolivo, Mutu and Pacini all had chances to score. In the 18th minute, Fiorentina captain Albertini injured his ankle, and then he was carried off with a bruise and bleeding on his face. Donadell came off the bench.

The captain was injured and left the field, which did not affect the morale of the Fiorentina team. In the 31st minute, Mutu dribbled the ball in from the midfielder and shot 30 meters in front of the goal and hit the far corner into the net. 1:0, Fiorentina took the lead .

In the 43rd minute, Pascual's low pass from the left was missed by Pazzini, and Montolivo scored with the outside instep of his right foot.

After the start of the second half, in the fifty-fifth minute, Fiorentina quickly counterattacked, Mutu made a low pass from the left, and Motta pushed and scored from 8 meters in front of the goal.

After two consecutive losses, Fiorentina won four consecutive victories. Although they are still the last in the standings, their negative points are almost wiped out.

In the seventh round of the league, Fiorentina beat Turin 1-0 in the away game, and won the second away game of Bensaiki. In the 13th minute, Fiorentina counterattacked, Abarth made a pass, Donadale made a false shot from the front of the penalty area, and Jorgensen got the ball from the left side and shot into the net.

In the 33rd minute, Fiorentina almost expanded the score, but Montolivo's beautiful volley shot from the edge of the penalty area flew out against the crossbar.

After the start of the second half, Turin defender Franceschini missed a header from a corner kick, and Frey flew to hit a volley from De Asentis, and blocked Abruscato's shot before the end , to ensure that the team takes all three points.

In the eighth round of the league, Fiorentina, which has been gaining momentum recently, suffered a blow. They lost to Palermo at home. Palermo forward Di Natale opened the scoring, but the team's defender Barzagli scored an own goal. After Maoli overtook the score, Mutu equalized the score again, but in stoppage time, Amauli scored twice to seal the victory.

Although they lost at home, Fiorentina received good news. After the Calciopoli incident, they received a commutation of their sentences. The points that were originally minus seven were wiped out and turned into zero points.

It's just that the good news did not continue to bring good luck. In the ninth round of the league, Fiorentina lost to Roma in an away game and continued to maintain zero points.

With the return of Mancini, Perotta, Qiwu and Tonetto, the Roma lineup has become much more organized. Fiorentina's top striker Pazzini was absent due to a recurrent foot injury, Prandelli played a diamond-shaped midfielder, Liverani and Montolivo played in the midfielder and midfielder respectively, and Cavinaghi and Mutu partnered in the striker.

After the opening, Roma's offense overwhelmed Fiorentina. In the fourth minute, Totti's lob shot was obtained by Frey. Immediately after the Roma corner kick was destroyed, Perotta shot low with his right foot from the front of the penalty area and missed the right post.

Then Fiorentina then took the lead. In the first error minute, Mutu made a pass from the right and was blocked from the bottom line. Fiorentina took a tactical corner kick. Mutu knocked back with his left foot on the right bottom line of the penalty area. Missed, Ujfalusi shot low with his right foot in front of the goal and scored into the lower left corner, 1:0.

In the 38th minute, De Rossi dribbled the ball from the center and did not give it to his teammates on the left. Instead, he changed the line and cut in. He volleyed vigorously with his right foot 30 meters in front of the goal. Although goalkeeper Frey touched the ball with his fingertips , but only put the ball into the upper right corner, 1:1.

After the start of the second half, in the forty-ninth minute, Tonetto made a cross from the left, and Ujfalusi made a major mistake. He nodded in front to clear the siege but came to the goal. Taddei volleyed with his right foot. Into the lower left corner, Rome overtook 2:1!

Immediately afterwards, in the 66th minute, Pizarro scored the ball from the center, Panucci made a cross from the right and hit the defender's leg and refracted to the forward point. Taddei volleyed with his right foot 4 meters in front of the goal Drilled into the near corner from under Frey, 3:1.

The team suffered a two-game losing streak. To make matters worse, Fiorentina was also eliminated from the Coppa Italia and stopped in the quarter-finals. Prandelli's life became even more difficult.

In the tenth round of Serie A that followed, Fiorentina lost again. With Iaquinta's goal, Udinese won an away game and continued to let Fiorentina's points stay in the duck egg round!

Before the start of the season, Prandelli also said that the team's goal this season is to enter the European arena, but now it seems that relegation is their main theme.

The current situation is that the outside media are unanimously bad-mouthing, while the Fiorentina fans are secretly anxious, but at the same time they are somewhat looking forward to it. At least they still have Digan, who has not yet returned.

Moreover, the recent medical report released by Florence's official website shows that it seems that it is not so far away from Degan's comeback.

"Our whole team is waiting for Degan to come back. He is a leader player. As long as he returns to the team, I believe everyone will see a completely different Fiorentina. By then, everything will return to the right track. ! I have this confidence, the same Digan also has this ability!"

Prandelli also obviously regarded Digan as a life-saving straw. In this situation, he could only hope that Digan would come back and solve all the problems.