Chapter 1005: Preparing for the World Cup (Part II)

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Fiorentina only had 10 players in total take a ride to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, a result that surprised many fans and the media.

After all, although Fiorentina's results this season are indeed a bit bleaker than in previous years, even so, the Champions League quarter-finals and the fourth place in Serie A are considered worthy of a vote among the continental giants. After all, the Purple Lilies were still on a par with the new Serie A champion Inter Milan in the standings before the final round of the league, but they unexpectedly lost to their younger brother Vicenza in the league in the final game, and they were unlucky to fall to the fourth place in the league.

Although Zoff used the form and results of the team as a shield when he excluded Gattuso from the national team squad, it is important to know that in the Italian national team, which has been carefully selected by Zoffe to continue its success in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, there are many players from clubs that are not as good as Fiorentina.

The trio of Maldini, Albertini and Koko at AC Milan are prime examples, with the Rossoneri being knocked out of the UEFA Cup early this season and finishing fifth in the league table, failing to qualify for a Champions League. However, Albertini and Koko were still able to squeeze out the likes of Di Livio and Gattuso and get a ticket to the World Cup from Zoff.

If both Koko and Albertini can represent Italy at the World Cup, why is Fiorentina, who have a much better record than the Rossoneri, not getting the same treatment? After all, Gattuso and Di Livio, although their abilities are not top-notch, are much more reliable than Koko, who was loaned to Barcelona by AC Milan this season, and Albertini, who is in declining form, and Zoff has no reason to give up on them and choose Albertini and Koko, who are in doubtful form.

So, in this way, Zoff's use of the form of the players and the results of the team he plays for as an excuse to exclude Gattuso and Di Livio does seem to be somewhat untenable.

One could argue that Fiorentina should be content with six players who have been selected for the Italian national team this edition, the most of any club. But let's not forget that Gianluigi Buffon and Nesta have been the main players in the national team since they became famous, as long as they are not troubled by injuries. Unless Zoff is really brainless, he will definitely not kick them out of the squad!

Come to think of it, even Camacho could beat the crowd and include Luis Enrique, who led Barcelona to fourth place in La Liga, and Mendieta, who slumped after joining Lazio at a high price last summer. If Zoff has the heart, it will not be a problem to call Gattuso, a player who has made a lot of appearances and has the slightest ability, into the national team, and replace Albertini and Koko.

In the face of doubts from the media and fans, Zoff can be said to have bitter self-knowledge in his heart. Of course, he didn't know that Di Livio and Gattuso were in equally good form, but so what? The national team is not run by Fiorentina alone, and as the head coach, he needs to take into account the reactions of all parties and find a balance between them, so that he can control the whole team easily.

If he can't even control the team, then how can the players obey his tactical plan and use his tactical philosophy to win every next game?

Taking too much into account the views and interests of all parties, this is the biggest difference between Zoff, who came from the management and well-known managers such as Capello, Ferguson, and Maldini Sr., in terms of how they deal with people. If it were the latter gods, they would not care what other people's opinions were, and would only arrange the troops according to their own needs, and a player who did not meet the standards would not be included in their consideration.

Dino Zoff, on the other hand, had to recruit Albertini and Koko as his companions in order to make Maldini, the veteran captain and spiritual leader, obey the command; In order to prevent Moggie and the Agnelli family behind him from stabbing him in the back, Zoff brought Prince Pierrot of the Zebras into the national team against his will, refusing the legendary star Robert Baggio's last effort to participate in the World Cup;

Of course, these things happen in private, and no one is stupid enough to put things on the table. Therefore, naturally no one can know that the reason why Zoff made these choices was not his intention at all, and he had no foundation in the national team and had become a balance point in the competition of forces.

In this way, Zoff embarked on a journey to East Asia with an Italian national team that did not quite fit his heart. He sincerely hopes that Italy can continue the excellent performance of the previous tournaments, add some capital to his coaching resume, and allow him to have more confident dialogues when dealing with various forces in the future. Instead of trying to find a balance among these people as it is now, it is easy to become an unlucky person who is angry at both ends.

The Italian national team's participation in the World Cup will be here for the time being, and now let's get down to business. Just when the media and fans were arguing about the selection criteria of the national team coaches, Zhuang Mingge, who spent three full days, finally came up with a preliminary first-team blood change plan.

Then, Zhuang Mingge, who was ready, called Antonioni and the other three general managers and head coach Heynckes to his office to discuss the feasibility of the plan and the specific implementation personnel.

Zhuang Mingge dared to pack the ticket, after seeing this blood exchange plan carefully designed by him, Antonioni and they would definitely feel extremely surprised!

"Boss, I'm not mistaken, you actually plan to sell Shevchenko and Ljungberg to another team?" After reading the first two opinions written on the plan, Heynckes raised his head in astonishment and asked Zhuang Mingge questions. Obviously, where is the "joy" in Zhuang Mingge's surprise package, the head coach has not seen it yet, but he has indeed received the "surprise" in it, and he was scared: "If I sell Ljungberg, maybe I can accept it, after all, he is just a good wing attacker, and there are not a few players who are at the same level as him or even stronger than him." But Shevchenko is a world-class striker in his playing years, no matter which team he sells, it will greatly enhance the strength of the opponent and create huge problems for us Fiorentina! ”