Volume 1 Chapter 221 Encountering a Strong Enemy
In the sixth round of the league, Juventus, Milan and Rome all won, but the most eye-catching is Fiorentina, U:l swept Siena away, Chen Yu scored four yuan, sent Siena to the second place, and now Fiorentina is only two points away from Juventus at the top of the table, and has really become a favorite team for the Champions League, and even many media believe that Fiorentina has the potential to become the Kaiserslautern of Serie A.
After Fiorentina swept Siena, Milan Sport believes that as long as Chen Yu can continue his current madness and make the team grind into shape, Fiorentina has hope to break the monopoly of the top three on the championship.
"Torino Sport" said that Juventus should guard against Fiorentina and not spend all their energy on the Milan duo, Fiorentina is fully capable of attacking the league title, if Juventus and Milan duo fight to the death, Fiorentina may even benefit in the end.
The local media in Florence praised Fiorentina as the Kaiserslautern of Serie A, thinking that Fiorentina is playing like this, and there is every hope of hitting the championship, and now the biggest factor restricting Fiorentina to further improve is the experience of the head coach, Mondonico, an expert in the first division, has never coached a Serie A team, he does not have Rehhagel's rich experience, and he does not know how to deal with the relationship with the stars, and for a championship team, all this must be perfect, which link has a problem, In the end, the team's efforts could be ruined.
The victory in Florence also played an important role in the decisive battle between the Opposition League and the Holy League. On the day of the match, AC Milan vice-president Galliani ended his tenure as president of the professional league, but due to the opposition of De La Valle and his opposition coalition, the election of a new president was forced to be postponed to ll.
Small and medium-sized clubs rejoiced after the election stream was postponed. "It's a victory for football, it's a victory for sport, and it's a victory for clubs that want a modern, reformed football and want to be treated fairly," said de la Valle. Those who have preserved the purity of football will be happy", said Inter Milan president Facchetti: "The professional league needs independent managers and Galliani should give up for the sake of the future of Italian football. Cagliari President Cerino also said: "We need someone who can devote all his time to the cause of the alliance, like Boniperti in the past. “
But Galliani said he would stay the course: "I have absolutely no intention of quitting, even for the sake of the club that supported me. Galliani's supporter, Lazio president Lotito, said: "I can't predict the future variables, but the problems that already exist are not Galliani's fault. That's because the idea of alliances has been polarized, so it takes an institutional change to change.
The struggle off the field ultimately depends on the team's results on the field, the team's record is poor, the chairman has a deep pocket, and there is not much to say, and when there is a fierce power struggle on the field, the Serie A and Coppa Italia are also playing more intensely.
In the seventh round of Serie A, the world-renowned Milan derby started the first season, and no team in the Milan duo that is still outside the top four does not dare to ignore, the reason why their results are poor is because of the expansion of Serie A this season, they need to adjust the rhythm to avoid the state too early, and there is no stamina when winning the championship.
For Juventus, who are aiming to win the championship, the Milan derby is the best time for them to shake off their opponents, and their opponents in this round are Siena, who have just been swept by Fiorentina, and the three points must be in the bag, otherwise Juventus will have to have a tough conversation with the Milan duo in the back.
Fiorentina's opponent in this round is Udinese, which is also a conversation of strength and weakness, the black chicken has performed well in the first three rounds of the season and has been unbeaten, but the second three rounds have not performed well, and they have lost three consecutive games after being defeated by Inter Milan, and their current match with Fiorentina is very important for Udinese.
Juventus and Siena, Fiorentina and Udinese started the game, the old lady was very calm under the leadership of Capello, and they won easily 3-0 away to Siena, and after seven rounds, they are still unbeaten and at the top of the table.
The game between Fiorentina and Udinese is very intense, Fiorentina is still strong away from home, and the away team has not given up the idea of winning, but Udinese is also very tenacious, Fiorentina led twice with Micoli's two goals, but Udinese moved back twice, and at the last moment, Chen Yu performed well, and a long-range shot of about 30 meters helped Fiorentina win three points.
The Milan derby after the most is very different, the score is 00 no disputes, no fights, not even goals, this is the most turbulent Milan derby in 3 years, both players are unwilling, but helpless, after the seventh round, AC Milan is 5 points away from the top of the table Juventus, and the gap between Inter Milan and the latter has reached as much as 8 points. However, judging from the schedule, Juventus has not yet encountered a strong team, and it is difficult to guarantee that Juventus will not lose some points in the next strong conversation.
In the eighth round, Juventus is going to play Rome, this is the first time the old lady has encountered a strong team, before the game, Milan and Fiorentina are looking forward to Juventus falling off the chain, but the old woman is stable and terrible, at home: 0 to win Rome, continue to lead with an unbeaten record.
AC Milan and Fiorentina did not fall behind, AC Milan beat Atalanta 3-0, Fiorentina beat Reggina -l, still maintaining the pressure on Juventus, but to the regret of Fiorentina fans Chen Yu ended the record of seven consecutive goals.
After the draw between Inter Milan and Lecce, they already have a gap of ll points from Juventus, and with the solidity of the old lady under Capello, Inter Milan must have no drama to win the title this season.
In the ninth round, Fiorentina ushered in Lecce, Inter Milan played Lazio, Juventus and AC Milan all encountered weak teams.
Facing Lecce with excellent results, Fiorentina showed an excellent form, they beat Lecce 4:0 like chopping melons and vegetables, Chen Yu did not score in the last round, this round found the crosshairs, and scored twice to increase their goal tally to 14,
Juventus are desperately stable as they beat Chievo again L-0 to remain unbeaten with eight wins and one draw. AC Milan vented their anger at Cagliari after the last round of the draw with Inter Milan, and the score of 5:l was also the biggest score for AC Milan this season.
Only Inter Milan is still in the doldrums, after the draw with Lazio at home, they have become the team with the most draws in Serie A, with 7 draws, and are nicknamed the "master of draws" by the "Milan Sports Newspaper", although they are also undefeated, the points gap between Inter Milan and Juventus has reached 14, and the points gap with Fiorentina has reached points.
The tenth round was a test for Fiorentina and Inter Milan as they met in this round.
Off the field, Inter Milan and Fiorentina are friends, Inter Milan President Moratti and Fiorentina President Della Valle are old friends many years ago, and now De La Valle is organizing an opposition alliance against the Holy Alliance, and Inter Milan is on Fiorentina's side again, and has played a major role in stopping Galliani.
But inside the stadium, Fiorentina and Inter Milan are rivals.
Even if you don't want to win the championship, Inter Milan and Fiorentina have to compete for the Champions League seats, which were originally three plus one, the top three plus another team, but this season, Fiorentina's sudden rise directly squeezed out Roma, making the top three less calm, who knows if this newly promoted team will really stage the miracle of Kaiserslautern.
Compared with other strong teams, Inter Milan's schedule this season is the most unfavorable, the opening 10 rounds are all difficult games, if you can achieve good results in the "devil's schedule", bite in the championship team and not fall behind, then Inter Milan will be bright after 10 rounds, otherwise, the Nerazzurri's game will be more and more difficult to play. Four draws in a row, purely from a technical and tactical point of view can no longer be explained, before the away game against Lecce, Mancini shouted the slogan "from today on a winning streak", but today, the "winning streak" still has not come. The anxious mentality is the root cause of the team's desire to win but inability to win, and the fear of winning and losing is the biggest problem on the field after the team is ahead. In successive draws, Inter Milan has less confidence and more impatience.
And Fiorentina has also encountered the same problems as Inter Milan, but Florence's leading striker Chen Yu performed too well, he was in the Florence run-in period, he relied on his strong and unparalleled personal ability to take Florence to the second place in the standings, after six rounds, Florence run-in is getting better and better, the player's confidence and morale are getting higher and higher, Florence's performance is getting better and better, even if Chen Yu does not score, Florence can win.
Now Fiorentina are at home to the test of Inter Milan, which is a test and an opportunity for both sides.
Fiorentina is a promoted horse, just back to Serie A, although the results are very good, but only beat the toothless Tiger Roma, has not played against Milan and Juventus, their results are not golden, this dialogue with Milan, if Fiorentina can win, their confidence is undoubtedly the greatest, and they can also squeeze out an opponent who is competing for a Champions League place.
Inter Milan is certainly stronger than Fiorentina, as long as they forget about the winning streak, forget about the standings, and at the same time face up to themselves, not thinking that every draw is because they are unlucky, the opponent is lucky, and their hopes of winning are greater than those of Fiorentina at home. With Fiorentina's current strength, beating Fiorentina will give Inter Milan more confidence and patience, change their current impatience and hold their opponents back.
Tough battles are always about danger and opportunity, and whether it's heaven or hell depends on how the two teams perform in the 90 minutes.