Chapter 147: Pre-war Mobilization
In the locker room, Prandelli was still taking advantage of the last period of time before the start of the game to emphasize some things with the players. Of course, there is no need to repeat the tactical issues. What Prandelli wants to emphasize is that this game needs attention Some points, and the problem of counterpoint.
Speaking of which, Prandelli can be regarded as a person who has experienced a lot of wind and waves. Before that, he led Fiorentina to the league championship this season, but the game he is facing now is a Champions League final. This is the first time to experience such an important event. It is impossible to say that you are not nervous.
As predicted by the media before the game, Fiorentina must first base themselves on defense in this game. No one dares to ignore Manchester United's strong attacking power. Therefore, in this game, Prandelli was ranked among the three midfielders in the midfield. Instead of Marchena, Ledesma and Motta, Arteta, who has a stronger offensive ability, sat on the bench.
"Carlos! I only have one request for you in this game, and that is to keep an eye on Scholes!"
Marchena did not expect that he would be able to serve as the main starter on such an important occasion as the Champions League final. Under the excitement, he even gave birth to the feeling of dying for his confidant: "Yes! Coach, don't worry! When you are on the court, I will put him in my pocket and never let him leave two meters away from me!"
Prandelli nodded: "Very good! Rhodes!"
Prandelli then named Degan: "Your task in this game is the heaviest. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most threatening person in Manchester United. When he has the ball, you must not let him speed up, understand?"
Immediately afterwards, Prandelli told his players one by one: "Okay! Leave the next thing to Rhodes!"
This arrangement is already a habit of Prandelli. He is not a natural orator. Although he used to mobilize before some games, he found that Degan's eloquence seemed to be better. He no longer appeared at the front desk, and handed over all these things to Digan, and he felt that it was more appropriate for the leader of the locker room to do the mobilization before the war.
After Prandelli finished speaking, he stepped back and handed the position to Deegan. Deegan got up and stood in the middle of the locker room, clapping his hands: "Guys! Focus on this, I know you are all busy , no? But now, you all must listen to me!"
In the locker room, the Fiorentina players raised their heads one by one and looked at Degan.
Digan was silent for a while before saying: "I have a few questions, who is an AC Milan fan here!?"
After a moment of silence in the locker room, Abate still raised his hand: "Yes! Captain! I am!"
Degan smiled: "Very good! Milan boys, there is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact, I am also a Milan fan! So who likes Barcelona!"
There are more people raising their hands now, Arteta and Marchena, Digan saw this and blew a whistle: "Very good! I have to admit that although I like kicking Barcelona's ass very much, I like to see their painful expressions , but they are really likable, so who likes Bayern Munich!?"
The players looked at each other, and finally Frey raised his hand unexpectedly: "Here, Rod! I like Bayern Munich, in fact I like football even more! I like the bloody smell of German football!"
Degan smiled: "Very well said, Sebastian! Then the last question, does anyone like Manchester United?"
Now there is no need for anyone to encourage them. All the Fiorentina players booed. It is obvious that no one likes Manchester United, even if they had a good impression before, but not today. Today in this stadium, Manchester United is their sworn enemy.
Digan also curled his lips in disdain: "I also hate those guys from Manchester, I even hate going to that country, the weather is rainy, the air is full of industrial waste gas, and there are moldy cigarettes, which makes people sick What's even more unbearable are those British gentlemen who like to put on airs!"
There was another burst of boos in the locker room, not to Degan, of course, but Degan's words brought back all the boredom they had for England before. They visited England twice, and almost every time they came back, they had to bring a suit eczema, where the weather is simply not tolerated by people living in a Mediterranean climate.
Seeing the momentum of the players coming up one by one, Digan spoke faster and faster, his expression became more and more ferocious, and his voice became louder and louder, almost roaring: "I don't like it, I don't like it at all. I like it, I hate the air there, I hate the fog there, I hate the never-ending rain there, and what I hate even more is that the people outside are showing off their golden teeth and spitting sour smell How dare you threaten to teach our Manchester bastards a lesson!"
"Get rid of them!"
"Kick their asses!"
The teammates roared loudly. Ferguson's theory that Manchester United must win before the game made them especially angry.
"Kick their asses, no! We're going to let them die here, make them pay for their arrogance, and show those self righteous British gentlemen that football is not a game for their hypocrites."
After Digan finished speaking, he quickly walked in front of Frey and grabbed Frey's shirt: "Sebastian! There is a Portuguese bastard outside, saying that he wants to be the top scorer in the Champions League this season." , do you know how many goals he is away from me now? That bastard is seven goals away from me, and he still wants to be the top scorer, you bloody Frenchman, he doesn't care at all , tell me, how do you plan to fight back against him!"
Frey pushed Digan away, and Digan's words made him angry: "That bastard doesn't want to score a goal in this game!"
Degan ignored Frey and walked up to Paccini and Thiago Silva, with a haughty look on his face: "Do you know what Ferguson said about you? You two bastards just finished This season, the best central defender combination in Serie A, but that old bastard with the red nose, actually said that you just haven't met a real opponent, sober up, I don't want you two bastards when the game is played later Hold us back!"
After Digan finished speaking, he turned to Abarth before the two of them could fight back: "Boy! I regret it a little now. I persuaded the coach to let you start this game. Don't give me a chance." , makes me feel that Christian is much stronger than you!"
Before the start of the game, during training, Macho suddenly felt some pain in his left leg. As a precaution, Degan and Prandelli discussed and put Abarth, who had just returned from injury, on top. But the blond boy's first Champions League final.
"Don't even think about it, captain! I'll make Christian cry this time!" Abate clenched his fists tightly as he spoke.
"Very good! And you, Mr. Manuel Pascual, you should thank that idiot Brown, if I happened to hear such nonsense from him, you would have no chance to stand in this game Want to know what he said?"
Pascual looked up at Degan without speaking, but his eyes said everything.
"He told reporters that this game might be the easiest game he has ever played, because Fiorentina's left back doesn't know which leg to take when attacking. What do you think?"
With red eyes, Pascual shouted loudly: "I will let him run behind my ass in normal games!"
Digan looked disdainful: "I hope you will do what you say, and the three of you, Mr. Motta, Mr. Marchena, and Mr. Ledesma, can stand in the finals. You should thank God Yes, and at the same time, you should thank Florence. If it is not Florence, you should be able to consider where to go for vacation at this time. Think about the fans who hang around the gate of the training ground all day long in order to get your autograph. Think about the past I don't want to stimulate your nerves on the days when people don't pay attention, I just want to tell you, don't leave any regrets!"
"Okay! Welcome back, Ricardo! Remember when we were in Atlanta, we went to a bar for a drink, did you tell me something? You said you wanted to win the Champions League, you wanted to be the World Player of the Year, To hell with the bloody World Player of the Year, brave Fiorentines don't need those bureaucratic praises, but to win the European Champions Cup, now the opportunity is in front of us, Ricardo! I think you know what to do!"
Montolivo nodded vigorously, of course he knew that such an opportunity was once in a lifetime.
Finally, Digan walked up to Mutu. The Romanian viper looked at Digan and smiled: "I don't need you to say anything, Rhodes, I know what to do! The old man with the red nose once said that I was a football player. I've been waiting for this chance of revenge!"
After Mutu's drug use was exposed, many coaches pleaded for him, hoping to give him a chance to reform. Of course, some people wanted him to die immediately, and Ferguson was one of them.
The old man was carrying a shot of the essence of the course environment and the banner of expelling bedbugs. Obviously, Mutu was a bedbug in Ferguson's eyes at that time!
Digan nodded: "Very good! Adrian! But I still want to remind you, don't leave my sight, don't let your feet stop, otherwise, I will kick the Manchester United people to death Let your ass bloom before your ass!"
Mutu curled his lips: "Don't worry! You won't have this chance!"
After stimulating the starting ten players except him one by one, Digan quickly walked to the door of the locker room, and yanked: "Okay! Gentlemen! The battle has already begun, kill it like a man Our enemies, give your back to your teammates and throw your body forward. In today's battle, only a strong man can win the final victory. Now, don't stop your feet, stand up, and follow me out fighting!"
"Kill Manchester United!"
The Fiorentina soldiers with bloodshot eyes irritated by Degan rushed out of the locker room roaring, followed closely behind Degan, and ran towards the entrance of the stadium.
At this time, the Manchester United players also walked out of the dressing room, and what they saw was those eleven pairs of eyes that looked like hungry wolves. Those eyes seemed to want to eat them alive.
"What's wrong with them? Are these Florentines crazy?" Brown said in surprise, hiding his inner fear.
"Ignore them! Remember what the boss said, victory belongs to Manchester United!" The man who spoke was Queiroz, the assistant coach of Manchester United. In world football, he is also considered a celebrity. He once coached Real Madrid, and of course he also has a title. He is the godfather of the golden generation.
The most commendable thing about Queiroz's coaching career is his achievements when he was the head coach of the Portuguese national youth team. In 1989 and 1991, he led the Portuguese youth team to win the World Youth Championship twice. Ross' disciples are also known as the "Golden Generation". In 1991, Queiroz became the coach of the Portuguese national team as a matter of course. In 1994, he led Portugal to be eliminated by Italy in the World Cup qualifiers.
Since then, Queiroz has begun to coach the club team, but has not achieved particularly outstanding results. He has successively coached Sporting Lisbon, New York Metro Stars and Nagoya Grampus of Japan. He once led Sporting Lisbon to win the FA Cup and a league runner-up. In 1997, while coaching the Nagoya Grampus of Japan, he led the team to win the Emperor's Cup. Champion and J-League runner-up. He also coached the UAE national team from 1998 to 1999, also unsuccessfully. In 2002, Queiroz led South Africa to the World Cup in Korea and Japan, but was dismissed because of the team's poor record in the Africa Cup of Nations. In early July 2002, Queiroz, who was at home, accepted the invitation of Manchester United coach Ferguson and began to serve as Manchester United's assistant coach. In Queiroz's first season at Manchester United, he led Manchester United to overwhelm Arsenal, which has always been leading, and win the Premier League championship.
Queiroz's success at Manchester United attracted the attention of Real Madrid, and eventually Queiroz replaced Del Bosque, who left in the summer of 2003.
For Queiroz, this is an opportunity to work with many world footballers, including Zidane, Ronaldo and Figo. And it is precisely for this reason that Queiroz could not resist this opportunity. In the end, he signed a two-year contract with Real Madrid and arrived a week after Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid.
In the 2003/04 season, Real Madrid was relatively slow, but by the middle of the season, the club rose to the top of the table and was still competing for the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League. A disappointing run in the Champions League resulted in Queiroz being sacked in May 2004 after 10 months in charge at Real Madrid after being listed for a litany of management failures.
As for the reason for dismissing him, it is very simple. Real Madrid came to him to help the team revive, but in the season he coached, Real Madrid struggled in the league. The dominant Real Madrid, under the hands of Queiroz, even had a draw and a loss.
In terms of team play, Real Madrid coached by Queiroz has also fallen into a vicious circle. Although it is known as the best team in the 20th century, Queiroz has difficulty kneading the team into a whole, or reorganizing the team. Now the glory of the technical style of play.
Although he once created the golden generation for Portugal and was hailed as the Bole of young people, Queiroz's ability to deal with interpersonal relationships is indeed not flattering.
After leaving Real Madrid, Queiroz stayed at home for a while, and finally returned to Manchester United under Ferguson's persuasion.
But after returning to Manchester United, the first thing Queiroz did was to drive away captain Keane. After Keane left Manchester United, he also said that he didn't like Queiroz's discipline model. Too big, like the head coach, while not liking his strategy.
Now Digan actually heard Queiroz say shit, the championship belongs to Manchester United.
"Shut up your stinking mouth, loser, a complete loser, he is not qualified to comment on the war between men!"
Degan's voice was loud, and everyone around could hear it clearly. Queiroz's one-piece even went viral. Obviously, the "loser" Degan mentioned was referring to him.
Before Queiroz could speak, Ronaldo jumped out first. The enmity between him and Digan was not a day or two: "You should shut up, you bastard!"
Digan didn't care about it at all. Ronaldo took it seriously: "Go away! You are a loser just like that old guy. Do you know what I enjoy the most? Just looking at you, a greasy bastard , crying again and again, I still regret that I can't continue to teach you at the European Championships! Of course, this is your luck, because you don't have to be seen in your embarrassing stupid look again!"
Ronaldo was also irritated by Digan, took a step forward, pointed at Digan and roared: "What the hell are you talking about, I can let the whole world see today, you kneel on the ground and lick my dick toes!"
Deegan laughed loudly when he heard the words: "It's a pity that people will never see that scene, but I will not let them down, because today they will see a fool who claims to be the number one in the world, pouting his ass , and bury your head in the ground."
In the beginning, it was just Digan and Ronaldo scolding each other, but soon the scolding battle turned into a mutual attack between the two teams.
By the time the referee arrived after hearing the news, the tension between the players on both sides was almost about to explode.