Chapter 85: The Battle of the Century

Chapter 85: The Battle of the Century

The Champions League final between Fiorentina and Real Madrid was dubbed the Battle of the Century, and it definitely deserves it. One is the overlord of world football in recent seasons, Viola who has won all the honors , and the other is the star-studded Real Madrid, which has the most outstanding players in the world. The confrontation between these two teams has also attracted the attention of fans all over the world.

In this World Cup year, a heavyweight Champions League final will undoubtedly become the best appetizer before the start of the World Cup.

Players from both sides walked into the stadium, and cheers from the fans immediately sounded from the stands. The purple and white were clearly separated, and there were also many neutral fans among them. They were simply here to appreciate the unique charm of football.

In the family area of ​​the Fiorentina players, there was a young girl who attracted the attention of many cameras. This girl was Park Ji-yeon, whom people were already familiar with.

Although Deegan has never explicitly expressed his relationship with this Korean girl, it is obvious that the relationship between the two is very unusual since Park Ji-yeon came to the scene to watch Deegan's game several times.

Standing among the Spice Girl Victoria and many European beauties, Park Ji-yeon looked very delicate and somewhat unnatural. Although the people next to her were very kind to her, the awkward feeling from the bottom of her heart never disappeared from the very beginning.

Park Ji-yeon has now entered the entertainment industry. According to their Korean statement, she has already debuted. It is obviously very inappropriate for a debut girl idol to have an affair with a man so early, but in Korea, Park Ji-yeon seems to have become a national hero Same.

To put it in the usual way of the media: Park Ji-yeon is simply a hero among women who can make Deegan, a super star, a Korean son-in-law.

That's not the case!

Growing up, Park Ji-yeon is no longer the girl who went to China to watch the game alone in order to meet Digan. She has become more stable, perhaps because she has matured a lot in the entertainment industry.

Park Zhiyan disdains using Degan's fame to hype herself up. If she wants to succeed, she still prefers to use her own efforts.

And regarding the relationship between herself and Digan, the girl was nervous but also somewhat looking forward to it. She came to see Digan several times, hoping that Digan could confess his love to her, but every time she was disappointed, it was often because she had watched the game After that, they had dinner together, and Digan arranged for someone to take her back.

At this moment, Pu Zhiyan was lying on the railing, looking at the high-spirited Degan, with fascination in her eyes. As a rare rich and handsome football player, Degan's popularity among female fans has always been very high.

And Pu Zhiyan's cute appearance also murdered countless films in an instant, and after the game, she appeared on the covers of many non-entertainment magazines.

Standing on the court, Digan easily found Park Ji-yeon in the stands, and waved to her with a smile. Seeing this, Park Ji-yeon was nervous and waved awkwardly, again overwhelming the reporters at the scene.

At the other end of the stands, in the family area of ​​the Real Madrid players, Degan's ex-girlfriend Irina was sitting there, and she saw all the little moves between Degan and Park Ji-yeon.

This filled Irina's heart with jealousy. Although she had just announced her marriage to Jin Maoluo, Irina had not completely forgotten Digan in her heart. In her eyes, Digan was still the best partner candidate. It's a pity that two people are no longer possible.

Caroline was also in the stands. Irina's eyes locked on someone, but she couldn't hide it from her eyes. With a snort, Caroline got up and walked aside, keeping as far away from that woman as possible.

Of course, these are small episodes before the start of the game, and people will soon refocus their attention on the game.

The game was about to start, and after Pellegrini shook hands with Prandelli, he went straight back to the coach's bench, and there was no sign of nervousness on his face.

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Pellegrini is a true portrayal of this mood now!

Now the Chilean is still sitting on the coaching bench of Real Madrid, but people have begun to look forward to Mourinho coming to the Bernabeu. As for Pellegrini, there is obviously no need to miss it.

Perhaps it was doomed from the beginning, Pellegrini is the kind of person who does not have a second year in Real Madrid, and will never have a second year.

Compared with Mourinho, who is rumored to be in charge of Real Madrid, Pellegrini seems unknown. Yes, Mourinho's coaching career is obviously much more brilliant, from Porto to Chelsea, Inter Milan , He is successful, his personality and achievements complement each other. This arrogant personality seems to cater to the psychological needs of many fans. You can fantasize about your own success, but when a football coach says something like "After God, I am me", many people think this coach is too fascinating and awesome. It seems that if they like him, they become friends with him. The same person, becoming his follower, is extremely correct and honorable. Who will miss Pellegrini who lost to the third division team in the Copa del Rey?

Well, this is the person who will never have a second year at the Bernabeu. In 2009, Florentino successfully ran for the chairmanship, built the second generation of the Galaxy Fleet, and bought the golden mauro and Kaka.

Immediately after that, the Dutch gang was cleaned up, and the ugly football memories left by Calderon to the Real Madrid people, whether it was Capello who reversed the championship, or the pure-color Real Madrid man Schuster, and the Ramos who led Real Madrid to chase Barcelona, Both Florentino and Real Madrid fans are representatives of utilitarian football. Florentino wants to retrieve the football memory of Bosque who was swept out by him.

As a result, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger became Real Madrid's first choice, but Arsenal would not let him go, and Real Madrid did not have too many illusions. On Valdano's recommendation, Chilean Pellegrini came.

Needless to say, Pellegrini is the person who is most similar to Wenger in the football world. Like Wenger, Pellegrini is synonymous with erudition, elegance, and tactical master. He has a civil engineering certificate. That's why he is dubbed the "engineer". He once brought the mid-range team of La Liga to the top four of the Champions League. He is known as the only tactical master after Benitez in La Liga.

Surrounded by Real Madrid stars, everyone believed that Pellegrini would be like a fish in water. With such good cards as Jin Mauro and Kaka, everyone was looking forward to overthrowing Barcelona and winning the Champions League.

However, when Florentino sold the winger Robben but did not exchange for Ribery, the tactical conflict between the management and the coach laid the groundwork.

What kind of players does Pellegrini need?

In 2009, when Pellegrini was about to leave the Love Song Stadium and go to Real Madrid, Pellegrini talked about his favorite formation and how to complete his tactics in the game in an interview. Tactical puzzles make their mark.

Unlike the current mainstream 4231, Pellegrini's tactics are more like the slow-paced Arsenal in 2003.

"I like to use two centre-forwards in the front line, but there are also other attacking systems, one center moves to the wing and the other stays in the middle. Field players or wingbacks."

It can be seen that in Pellegrini's tactical system, wingers are important, and in Real Madrid's formation at that time, only one decent Robben was sold.

So in the 09/10 season, Real Madrid's 442 lineup is roughly as follows: Casillas, Garay, Albiol, Pepe, Ramos, Las Diarra, Alonso, Granero, Kaka, Golden Mauro, Higuain.

Obviously, this lineup is not at all expected according to Pellegrini's established tactics, such as the aging Raul and Benzema who can't find his form.

After the Golden Retriever burst forward, since Real Madrid's midfielder had no players to break through from the side, Pellegrini could only support Granero to organize, allowing Kakara, who has a more speed advantage, to side.

It's a pity that Kaka was injured, so the only remaining Dutchman van der Vaart and vice-captain Guti were reactivated. When they were together, Real Madrid's game was gorgeous and smooth, although the rhythm was slow, but Pellegri Ni has done his best according to the existing candidates.

However, Real Madrid lost 0:4 to the West C team in the Copa del Rey, and the league continued to be suppressed by Barcelona, ​​which has become the most frequently mentioned game when many people criticize Pellegrini today.

Is the Copa del Rey really that important?

In Spanish football, the Copa del Rey is just tasteless to some extent. Of course, the Copa del Rey is indeed an honor, but its weight is far worse than La Liga and the Champions League. Real Madrid has only won the Champions League for ten years. So many people are in a hurry , Real Madrid has not won the Copa del Rey for nearly 20 years, no one mentioned it.

As for the league, Pellegrini has indeed tried his best. Pellegrini led Real Madrid to a record 96 points in club history, but in the end they still lost to Barcelona, ​​which scored 99 points. There is no way. , In Spanish football, Barcelona is really against the sky.

Pellegrini is very clear that this Champions League final is likely to be his swan song at the Bernabeu. In one year, his experience in Real Madrid has two faces, one is his record and the support of the fans for him The second is the indifference of the top management to him.

Pellegrini has been able to accept the fate of the future. What makes him aggrieved is that he believes that the fans support him. The fans support him by 80%, but there is an inexplicable desire to slander him. Sports, that is, some media's biased remarks, but if you look at Pellegrini's coaching performance, the media's criticism is obviously without the slightest basis.

Manuel Pellegrini's Real Madrid, despite setting a series of records, still failed to win the league title. Chilean engineers believe that this is because Barcelona is too good.

"We had a great Barcelona team with a good coach like Pep Guardiola and a squad that formed the basis of the Spanish national team. In Real Madrid you had a good group of players but the club was unwilling to develop a team. Blueprint, Real Madrid has many aspects that can be improved, no matter what, I still feel a huge regret that I failed to lead Real Madrid to win the championship. I am sure that if I am given more time, then I will correct the club's internal and personal problems. After some mistakes, I can lead Real Madrid to a great season."

However, Pellegrini obviously cannot get such an opportunity. The Champions League final will be his last stage. If he can win the championship, what an irony it will be!

Although Florentino kept saying that Pellegrini's work was very good, the Chileans showed them the aristocratic temperament of Real Madrid, and said that in Real Madrid, as long as it is related to the team, they should listen Pellegrini's, but obviously, those are fake.

From the day he knew that he might leave Real Madrid, Chilean Pellegrini was completely disappointed with Florentino. He also expressed his dissatisfaction with Real Madrid in an interview.

"Last summer, I came here with great hopes and honors to manage Real Madrid, but unfortunately, I didn't achieve the results I wanted, and since the beginning of the season I have been at odds with the team, there are always differences in the club. At the beginning of the season, I asked to keep Sneijder and Robben. I know they are very important to the team, but no one allows me to give opinions on technical and tactical issues. Respect due to one's own manager, not to mention the manager's rights off the pitch and on the pitch."

Pellegrini is also very dissatisfied with the way people started to hype Mourinho before he left office: "I haven't talked to Mr. Chairman since August. I can't say he is good or bad. Because I don't know, he respects his chairmanship, he has a big picture, it's just that I don't fit, but I'm still here, some people start to welcome their new manager, it really hurts, not at all It's not in line with common sense."

According to media reports, Florentino's dissatisfaction with Pellegrini is first of all the Chilean's rotation system, but this is also something that can't be helped. After all, the team's physical distribution must be reasonable in the third-line battle.

However, Florentino strongly hopes that Pellegrini can only rotate Kaka and Golden Mauro in the away game away from the Bernabeu.

According to Florentino: "I can't explain to our fans that they spent so much money to go to the Bernabeu, but they want to see a Kaka or Ronaldo sitting on the bench."

For this reason, Florentino asked Pellegrini to send Kaka and Ronaldo at the same time in the Bernabeu game, and asked the Chilean to think about the Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu stands. It is important to beat the opponent, but to win the championship, lose the audience Not what Real Madrid is about.

Florentino also told Pellegrini that Real Madrid signed Kaka and Ronaldo together because the world wanted to see them fight side by side. For this, the club paid a huge price. Rigid artificial dismantling of the game is completely self-destructive.

In fact, it is not just Florentino who is dissatisfied. As of today, Real Madrid fans are also full of doubts about Pellegrini. Everyone knows that compared to Barcelona's more and more perfect game process and results, Real Madrid has never I didn't win in terms of skills and tactics, and it was completely dependent on the personal ability of the star. According to some fans, Pellegrini has done a lot for Villarreal. For Real Madrid, what he did, or could do too little.

Of course, there is no need to repeat some things. Now Pellegrini just wants to be like a veteran who is about to be discharged and stand on the last shift at the Bernabeu, that's all.

At the start of the game, Fiorentina took the lead in attacking. Prandelli's tactic was still to play fast in the opening stage. After a few passes, the football reached Beckham's feet.

Returning to the Bernabéu Stadium, Beckham also enjoyed the applause of the fans of the home team. After all, the heartthrob also left a lot in this stadium, including, when he left, the league championship trophy.

Beckham looked forward. At this time, Garay, who was guarding the left side of Real Madrid, had rushed over. Beckham directly made a long pass and the ball reached the front of the penalty area.

Mutu, who was waiting there, jumped up high, and before the opponent's defenders, the header flew to the left side of the penalty area, and Degan inserted at high speed, ready to compete for the top.

In this game, it was his old friend Pepe who was in charge of guarding Degan. The Shaolin monk also mustered up all his strength, howling and rushed over. The two jumped almost at the same time, and then slammed into each other fiercely.

Digan felt that his internal organs were going to be displaced, and Pepe was also uncomfortable. He was at best a young monk from Shaolin, and Digan was a big monster from outer space. The duel between the two, Pepe Obviously have to suffer a bigger loss.

No one could hit the football, but Fiorentina's offense was not over. Modric, who had already moved in place, got the ball, and then made a gesture to the bottom, but suddenly turned his arch and cut inside.

Ramos, who was guarding this area, couldn't react in time, and was pulled away by Modric. When he was almost stuck in the position, Modric directly kicked the ball into the penalty area. .

Digan stood up with both hands and feet. Seeing that Pepe was still lying on the ground, he wanted to stretch out his feet to intercept. Digan directly made a juggling movement, clamping the ball between the heel of his right foot and the top of his left foot, and threw it directly upwards. , amid the exclamation of the people, Digan flew directly from Pepe's body.

At this time, Casillas chose to abandon the goal and attack. Seeing how he bared his teeth and claws, an ordinary striker might be really scared by his momentum, but Digan is obviously not an ordinary person.

With a very calm push and shot into the near corner, Casillas completely misjudged the ball and let the ball slide directly past his feet and into the goal.

1:0!

Look at the time, less than two minutes!

A familiar roar rang out during the broadcast on the local TV station in Florence, and the Fiorentina fans at the scene reacted with joy.

No one would have thought that just after the start of the game, Fiorentina would already be in the lead.

But at this moment, when the Fiorentina fans were celebrating, they couldn't help but feel a little conflicted. While they were happy for the team's lead, they were worried about the team's future.

Degan has made up his mind to leave, and this time no one can make him stay. Without Degan, who will attack Florence in the future, and who will lead Viola to create greater brilliance?

After scoring the goal, Degan rushed directly to the stands, where Fiorentina fans gathered. Looking at the fans who were still cheering for him, Degan couldn't help but feel a little sour. Holding back tears, he waved to the Fiorentina fans. , the fans responded to him with even bigger cheers.

Park Ji-yeon is also cheering for Digan's goal at the moment. She knows that there are many cameras on her, but she doesn't care at all. The image of an idol is not the most important thing now.

Pellegrini watched Degan's goal, and his eyes couldn't help being envious. He didn't envy Prandelli for having Degan as a super striker, but he envied Prandelli for having a team that he was looking forward to. This is what he can only hope for at Real Madrid.

After a moment of shock, the Real Madrid fans turned angry, and they came here with great anticipation to see their beloved team lift the trophy for the tenth time.

But what is this now?

After just over a minute into the game, the team fell behind by one goal. When did the Galaxy Battleship degenerate into a small sampan soaked in the water?

Immediately, the Bernabéu booed everywhere, the white handkerchief was waved so that people's eyes would be blinded, and the slogans that had been prepared a long time ago were also lit up - Pellegrini! Get out!

Seeing this, Pellegrini felt a bit of bitterness in his heart. He was still saying that the fans supported him before, but now he was slapped severely by the fans.

Get out!

It's really time to get out!

At the same time, in the VIP seats at the Bernabéu Stadium, Delava was also full of bitterness. He was pleasantly surprised that the team took the lead. A time when football was full of dreams.

But Degan is leaving, this is Degan's last game for Fiorentina!

Why did Deegan leave?

Wasn't he forced to leave step by step!

Florentino, on the other hand, had a gloomy face, gritted his teeth fiercely, and said to Valdano beside him: "Go to contact Mendez, I will agree to any conditions he has, I just want that damn Chileans get out!"

Florentino looked at the court with a gloomy expression, and thought to himself: I didn't come back here to watch this ugly Real Madrid team!

Florentino, who entered the palace for the second time, has created what he thinks is the strongest lineup for Real Madrid. Now it is time for the team to repay his achievements, but such a performance is obviously difficult to satisfy Florentino.

Pellegrini's fate is basically doomed!