Chapter 818: After the game

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Manchester United, who was widely favored before the game, lost 0-3 at the feet of Vicenza in the final of the UEFA Super Cup, and after this news came out, it immediately caused a lot of earthquakes in European football!

No one could have imagined that the Red Devils, who were the Treble winners, would lose so badly in this game. Although they were able to win the treble, there was a lot of luck involved, such as the magical comeback in stoppage time in the Champions Cup final, the FA Cup that relied on Ryan Giggs's time to knock out rivals Arsenal without a second time in his life, and the league also fought until the last game to decide the winner. But in any case, to be able to complete the treble, Manchester United's combat effectiveness is naturally undoubted. After all, it is impossible to get to the last step on all three fronts by relying on good luck alone, and the strength of one's own strength is the key to it.

Therefore, before the start of the game, no one thought that this United team would not be able to take away Vicenza, who had suffered a big loss of strength after a major change, even if this small club also broke the curse of not being able to defend the Cup Winners' Cup last season!

However, the reality was so surprising that Vicenza was able to display an astonishing fighting force in a situation where no one was looking forward to it, not only keeping the opponents helpless with a tight defensive system, but also tearing the back line that United fans are so proud of with a sharp and quick counter-attack!

And with this victory against Manchester United, the players of Vicenza all enjoyed the treatment of overnight fame!

Bresciano and Di Natale, who have skyrocketed in value because of their outstanding performances, are not to mention, because they only joined Vicenza this summer, and even if they want to leave, they will have to wait until next season, and it is absolutely impossible to choose to leave now. Therefore, Ballack, who scored a brace in the game and was named the best player after the game, naturally attracted the attention of many teams.

It was only then that people discovered that after Pirlo, Ambrosini and other stars who were named as talented new stars chose to switch to other teams one after another, Ballack, who was the least noticed back then, turned out to be a piece of jade with good texture!

As a result, after this final, Ballack, who was originally considered to be just an ordinary defensive midfielder under Ambrosini's brilliance, began to have more pursuers, among which the most active chasing Ballack was Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. The former is due to the boss's long-standing thirst for good players, while the latter is due to his consistent transfer policy of attaching importance to local rookies, so he hopes to acquire this midfield star who is likely to become the leader of the new generation of German football.

However, Ballack did not accept the olive branch extended by these giants, and he was quite self-aware that he still has a lot of shortcomings and needs to play a lot of games to further improve his strength. For Ballack, this is especially important for him now, because for young players, learning from mistakes and games is a necessary way to grow, and this is precisely what the big clubs find difficult to give him.

Yes, joining the giants can indeed get better treatment and more attention, but at the cost of increased mental pressure, especially for newcomers like Ballack, once they make mistakes or perform less than expected, then they are likely to be replaced by others, and they can only waste time on the bench.

Therefore, after some careful consideration, Barak felt that it was more secure to stay in Vicenza. After all, here, he is the heart of the team's midfield, and even the best organiser Okocha has to obey his commands, and even if there are mistakes or occasional slumps, he will be forgiven, unlike the giants, who need to face overwhelming accusations.

Compared with Ballack, who is coveted by a large number of teams, Okocha's market is much worse, after all, there is no shortage of excellent playmaking midfielders this year, and buying the Nigerian is at most an additional insurance, and if you do so, you also have to consider whether it will bring instability to the dressing room.

And, although as an organizational midfielder, Okocha is not inferior to many famous players in terms of strength, but it has to be said that his leadership temperament on the field is still too far from Ballack, and it is difficult for him to lead the team to make the final fight of life and death at critical moments - this is Okocha's own stubborn injury, otherwise he would not have ceded the position of leader to Kanu in the Nigerian national team.

Now let's talk about head coach Guidolin, "Xiao Zhuge's" tactical arrangement in this game has also won praise from many people. It is believed that the Vicenza coach did not choose to surrender when the difference in strength between the two sides was huge, but targeted the weaknesses of the Manchester United lineup, which was the number one contributor to Vicenza's victory over Manchester United in the final!

However, like Okocha, Guidolin, who has gained great prestige, has not received many invitations, and with the new season about to begin, all teams are ready for the new season and will not be foolish enough to change the head coach at this time, because doing so will not have any positive effect other than to destroy the stability of the dressing room.

However, who knows if Guidolin will accept offers from other teams at the end of the season to take his coaching career to the next level?

After returning to Fiorentina from Monaco, Zhuang Mingge, who had just returned to the club, received a piece of good news from Antonioni, which made him even happier because of Vicenza's victory: "Gianna Carlo, do you mean that Nicolas Berti contacted us with his agent a few days ago and asked if we had any intention of signing Berti?" ”

If Zhuang Mingge was not very familiar with the player Nicola Berti in his previous life, then after crossing into this world, he can be said to be familiar with the name of the Italian midfielder who became famous in Fiorentina and reached the top of Inter Milan.

Let's put it this way, if it weren't for the injuries that plagued him later, Berti would have been more than capable of taking on the midfield vacuum left by the ageing of the likes of Giannini and Carlo Ancelotti and becoming the new midfield backbone of the Apennines.

Unfortunately, like many stars, Berti was in his prime, suffering from a serious injury, and when he recovered from injury, not only was the national team already occupied by Albertini and Dino Baggio, but he also couldn't find many opportunities to play at the star-studded Inter Milan. So, in order to get more opportunities to play, Berti chose to leave Inter Milan and go to the British Isles.

Now, after suffering another serious injury and being abandoned by the team last season, Berti is no longer as arrogant as he was two years ago, and just wants to find a place to spend the last few years of his career in peace, and earn a little more pension for himself by the way.

So, with this goal in mind, Berti approached his former employer, hoping to find a suitable job.