Chapter Fifty-Eight: Full Sprint
After Inter Milan was eliminated by Manchester United, people were surprised to find that the trend of this season's Champions League was strikingly similar to last season, with all the teams in La Liga and the Bundesliga wiped out, with Fiorentina alone in Serie A and the Premier League occupying the other three spots.
The only difference is that Arsenal have replaced Liverpool and will join Manchester United and Chelsea in Fiorentina, and this time, maybe not last year's story will be repeated.
Back in the league, in the 27th round, Fiorentina defeated Palermo 2-0 at home to continue to lead the standings, and currently 11 points ahead of second-place Inter Milan, it seems that the league title has almost been pocketed by Fiorentina.
Just five minutes into the game, Digan received a long ball from David Beckham on the left side of the box and fired a low left-footed shot that bounced into the bottom of the left post and into the net.
At the start of the second half, in the fifth minute, Digan was in the same position, received a through ball from Montolivo and stabbed it into the net to score twice.
Palermo in the subsequent game, although launched a big counterattack, and there is Cavani, the future top scorer in Serie A, on the front line, but unfortunately the overall strength is not good, and Cavani is currently playing a winger position in Palermo, which is far from the super deterrent power in the future.
The final score was fixed at 2:0, and Fiorentina won consecutive games.
Fiorentina then host the first leg of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals in midweek, where they face Sampdoria, who knocked out Inter Milan.
The Mariners are now seventh in the league and of course they don't dare to expect a league title, but the Coppa Italia winner can be imagined.
For this knockout round of the Italian Cup, Sampdoria even hid some of the main players in the previous league, and Palombo did not even enter the squad, just for today's game.
Sampdoria are not without preparation, but football is all about quality, and Digan did not score in this game, but provided two assists for Cavinaghi and Thiago. Silva scored.
Sampdoria picked up a valuable away goal in the closing stages of the game when captain Palombo scored with a long-range shot.
Back in the league, Fiorentina in the 28th round of Serie A ushered in the challenge of Siena, the difference in strength between the two teams, so that the game has not started, lost suspense, although Prandelli hid Digan and other main players, but with Mutu's brace, and Modric's icing on the cake, Fiorentina finally won 3:0, Inter Milan was unexpectedly forced to draw by Chievo in this round of the game, and the point gap between Fiorentina has reached 13 points.
Although after the game, Mourinho showed his mad nature again, claiming that he had not given up the competition for the league title, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current situation, Fiorentina has become unstoppable.
Inter Milan have failed to win and the other side in Milan are in an even tougher situation, with fourth-placed AC Milan losing to Atalanta on their home turf and currently only one point separating them from fifth-placed Lazio.
With a poor record and instability within the squad, Carlo Ancelotti's position in jeopardy and the question of Kaka once again on the table.
'Kaka is not for sale and we will get transfer funds by reducing salary spending, but I am sure other clubs will do the same in an economic crisis. In the post-match interview, Galliani's tone sounded a little helpless.
To keep Kaka, but also to achieve a change of blood, many positions in the team need to be replenished, for the management of AC Milan, this summer must be extremely difficult, originally in the winter, this problem can be solved by Kaka's transfer to Manchester City, but in the end Kaka's refusal, so that the transfer fell short, but now the opportunity is here, according to Spanish media reports, Real Madrid is ready to bid Kaka.
Florentino has yet to take office, but contacts with superstars such as Kaka and Camuro have already begun, and if he gets a deal, it will be his bargaining chip in the general election.
According to media reports, Real Madrid has prepared a transfer fee of 70 million euros for AC Milan and an annual salary of 12 million euros for Kaka, which is 33% higher than Kaka's current annual salary of 9 million euros, and in the winter, Kaka and Berlusconi have reached an agreement of "no salary increase".
Real Madrid's bid is much lower than Manchester City's €120 million in the winter, but if 70 million is only Real Madrid's first bid, it proves that there is still some room for this figure to rise.
If Kaka transfers, because he stays for half a year longer, AC Milan's transfer fee drops, will it suffer?
Is it better to make a transfer in the winter?
In fact, not necessarily, although Kaka has been injured recently, but after rejecting Manchester City, Kaka still made 5 appearances for AC Milan, including 4 starts, scoring 4 goals, and he was the key to AC Milan's sprint to grab points.
If Kaka had been sold, it would have been difficult for AC Milan to secure a place in next season's Champions Cup, and if Kaka could help AC Milan get this place after his return, Real Madrid and Manchester City would have made up for it with the €30 million bonus they received for the Champions Cup, not to mention that Manchester City's bid itself was an abnormal bid.
Of course, all this has to be based on the premise that Florentino comes to power, can Florentino really come back?
On the other hand, the attitude of AC Milan and Kaka is also decisive, if Berlusconi decides to sell AC Milan, will he choose to keep Kaka to maintain the brand value of the team?
If AC Milan decide to amass money through a pay cut, does that indicate that they still prefer to keep Kaka?
Kaka was moved by the love of the fans in the winter and decided to stay with the team, will he be able to stick to his decision this time?
None of this is conclusive, except to say that Real Madrid are ready and that everything is just the beginning.
The world of football is set to enter another international break, with Degan returning to Brussels with Vincent Kompany and Marouane Fellaini, who are currently top of their group in the European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, having won all three of their previous matches, followed by old rivals Spain.
In the space of a week, Belgium won first at home against Turkey and then away from home to underdogs Estonia, winning all five games and remaining top of the group.
Although Degan has not scored in two consecutive games, his role in the Belgian national team can not be ignored, five assists in two games, and the position has been played from a striker to an attacking midfielder.
Although Belgium won the 2008 European Championship, they are still in the second tier in Europe in terms of overall strength, but because of the presence of Degan, they are fully capable of challenging any of the world's giants.
After the international team competition and back in the league, Fiorentina will take on Atalanta at the Blue Italy Stadium in the 29th round of Serie A.
Atalanta have a very good season this season, and the team's former leader Doni has returned to the team that developed him, although he is older, Doni is still in very good shape.
Prandley also played for Atlanta from 1985 to 1990 and has since coached Atlanta's youth and senior teams.
Degan still enjoyed the applause of the fans at the Blue Italy Stadium, and as soon as the game started, Deegan scored directly through a free-kick opportunity.
After the goal, Deegan did not choose to celebrate, the Atalanta fans in the stands were very bitter at the moment, seeing that Fiorentina was getting better and better under the leadership of Degan, the more they hated Leodore who forced Degan away.
In the 23rd minute of the first half, Digan opened the scoring again when he received a through ball from Montolivo and fired a powerful shot past Atalanta.
In the 58th minute of the second half, Digan burst into the left side of the penalty area, Peruso tackled him from behind and was sent off with a red card, Montolivo took a penalty kick, and his right-footed shot was saved by Consigli, but finally bounced into the right side of the goal, 3:0.
In the 89th minute, Fiorentina made a steal in front, substitute Beckham made a low cross from the right side, and Digan scored in the near corner 4 meters from the goal, completing a hat trick, 4:0.
Digan scored a hat-trick at the Blue Italy Stadium, while his brother Kaka also scored a hat-trick at Chievo's home stadium to seal the win for AC Milan.
However, a victory cannot hide the many problems that AC Milan are now facing, and in recent times, the news that Carlo Ancelotti will switch to Real Madrid at the end of this season has been the center of media attention, but AC Milan vice-president Galliani is full of confidence in Ancelotti's retention.
"Ancelotti will stay in Milan 99.9 per cent, as a friend, Florentino will not do that without telling me, is it that the Spanish media has been talking about? It means he's a coach that people like, and it's something to be proud of to have a coach like that. ”
At the same time, Kaka's situation is also what Galliani is concerned about, talking about Kaka's current situation, Galliani said: "Kaka's performance in this game was very good, but he was injured at the end of the game, which was a bit frustrating. ”
Also a headache for Galliani is Ronaldinho, who has been plagued by injuries after a good start to the season at AC Milan, and now the Brazilian has even been given an ultimatum to "go if you don't try harder".
It seems that Ronaldo's honeymoon period with the Rossoneri team is gone, and Ronaldo, who joined AC Milan last summer, had a pretty good start, but after entering the winter, Ronaldo's appearances have suddenly decreased, and from February to now, Ronaldo has not played for AC Milan.
What is the reason for this?
AC Milan officially explained it as a heel injury, however, the truth of the matter is that there is a problem between Ronaldo and Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti may remember that Carlo Ancelotti once said: "A champion is always a champion, it's not enough, he still needs to run." ”
Coincidentally, when Galliani talked about Xiao Luo, he also said: "He wants to come back? We want him to run. ”
Another reason seems to be purely technical, the reason why Ronaldo came to Milan is to form a combination of "Ca-Pa-Ro".
The problem now is that Ronaldinho's position tends to overlap with Kaka or Pato, and if he were paired with Inzaghi or Borriello he would have played even better.
It is no coincidence that Kaka and Pato, who are at their best, have appeared when Ronaldo is not playing, when they are flanked by Seedorf or Inzaghi.
Now, there are two paths in front of Ronaldo, either train well and accept a position that suits the needs of the team, or AC Milan will consider the possibility of selling him.
In the former, Carlo Ancelotti has already tried, using Ronaldo in midfield, behind Kaka and another striker. However, to accomplish such a task, Xiao Luo had to run more.
When it comes to the possibility of transfers, Ronaldo's brother and agent Assis can't sit still, and recently he has also been in Milan to meet with Ronaldo and then with AC Milan's top management.
In fact, Ronaldo is not worried about not having a home, Manchester City who were rejected by Kaka in the winter is one of them, the former Mr. Golden Ball is considered a consolation after Manchester City's failure to chase Kaka, and on the side of AC Milan, selling Ronaldo also means that they can get the money they need to exchange blood, in Galliani's words, if they get Manchester City's millions of euros, then AC Milan will be "less empty" and avoid letting Berlusconi take money out of his pocket.
AC Milan have a lot of problems, but the football game still has to go on, and in the thirtieth round of the league, Fiorentina face Cagliari at home.
In the first half of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, and the recent period of continuous fighting has made the Fiorentina players very tired, and against Cagliari, Prandelli had to send a lot of young people, such as Ranocchia, Panucci and Desiglio.
Needless to say, Ranocchia has already proven his quality last season, Bonucci has not played many games this season, but he has also shown a side that he can rely on, Desiglio is still immature and his body is still thin, but his talent has also been shown.
Now there are even media reports that in the future, these three men will become the pillars of Fiorentina's backline, and will definitely become an impregnable iron gate in the Italian backline.
The first half was a draw, and in the second half, when the game had just begun, Fiorentina seized their chance, Hamsik broke through with the ball and knocked it back, and Bonucci, who had set up the pitch, volleyed home from the edge of the box.
1:0!
In the 85th minute, the purple lily counterattacked to the left side of the penalty area, and Deegan suddenly came out and scored with a left-footed shovel 9 meters in front of the goal.
2:0!
After Fiorentina's victory in this game, it may not seem to be news about the final ownership of the league title.
The biggest news at the moment is about Kaka, from last winter, to last summer, and then to this winter, Kaka's transfer rumors seem to be constantly fermenting, and they always linger.
Galliani once again expressed his determination to keep Kaka in the summer with the phrase "not for sale", less than three weeks after he last answered a question from a reporter from Sport Milan in the same terms, this time thanks to an article in Marca.
After Manchester City's sky-high invitation in the winter, the "not for sale" has lost its meaning, and Florentino's Milan agreement with Galliani has allowed the force that can prevent Kaka from joining Real Madrid, except for Florentino's unsuccessful election, only Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich remains.
In Florentino's signing plan, Golden Mauro takes precedence over Kaka, and like Kaka, Golden Mauro also wants to join Real Madrid this summer, but according to the tacit agreement reached between Calderón and Manchester United last year, Real Madrid will pay the Portuguese a transfer fee of no less than 82 million euros.
Although Calderón's position as Real Madrid presidency has basically come to an end, Manchester United still stick to the price in the negotiations with Florentino, which is much higher than the latter's 60 million offer, and in desperation, Florentino has turned his first target to Kaka in order to build momentum for this summer.
There is news that just a few days ago, Florentino met with Galliani in Milan and made a breakthrough on the issue of Kaka's transfer. The two sides verbally agreed that after Florentino won the bid for the presidency of Real Madrid, Milan agreed to sell Kaka at a reasonable price, about 60 million to 70 million euros.
Since Kaka himself has said on different occasions that the only prerequisite for his transfer is that AC Milan agrees to sell him, Kaka's transfer operation has actually begun after receiving confirmation from Galliani.
The immediate reason for the urgency of Kaka's departure is Kaka's own frustration with his boss Silvio Berlusconi's business plan, and AC Milan's stinginess in the transfer market, which makes it impossible for today's team to compete with the top teams, whether in domestic competition or in Europe.
Kaka's desire to see Silvio Berlusconi change his plans remains out of reach, at least for next season, with Milan's total salary of 120 million this season and his target for next season to be reduced to 85 million.
This means that while the number of new star signings is reduced, the current first-team team salary will also be adjusted, and some players, including Gattuso, have agreed to take a pay cut, while Kaka has firmly resisted.
Florentino will officially announce his candidacy for Real Madrid's presidency this month, after which personal talks with Kaka will begin, but Florentino worries that Chelsea may quickly join the race once Milan agree to sell Kaka, who does not want to pay more than €70 million in transfer fees and more than $10 million in after-tax salaries for players, and this balance is likely to be upset by Roman Abramovich's madness.
Nowadays, there are more and more rumors about AC Milan's various changes this summer, from the manager to the players, almost every morning there will be the latest news about AC Milan in the newspapers, and the latest claim is that Florentino, who is about to participate in the election of the new president of Real Madrid, has asked Kaka to nod and agree to move to Spain, and these news undoubtedly made AC Milan vice president Galliani feel quite unhappy, and even took the form of a public statement to fight back against these rumors.
AC Milan vice-president Galliani said through the club's official website: "I see all kinds of news in the newspaper every morning, some of which I find quite interesting, but it should be clarified that the real situation is completely different from the news in the newspaper, the fact is that AC Milan has not engaged in any negotiations about the sale of Kaka, and in order to prevent any other miscellaneous claims in the newspapers, I would like to emphasize, The club has not opened any transfer talks for other players in the squad and I would like to stress that AC Milan have not been in contact with any other coach, we have Carlo Ancelotti as the manager, and his contract with our club will continue until 30 June 2010. ”
After Galliani publicly expressed his dissatisfaction and refuted the rumors, AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo also came forward to support the club's vice president to help stabilize the team's situation, Pirlo expressed his belief that Kaka will never leave, and said: "I am sure that Kaka's decision this winter has shown that his real choice in his heart is to stay at AC Milan, which will be proven again." ”
Youngster Pato also came forward to express his belief that Kaka and Carlo Ancelotti will not leave AC Milan, Pato stressed: "In January this year, I was a little bit frightened by what I saw in the newspapers, which kept saying that Kaka could leave. And then he stayed because this is his home and if he was by my side I could learn a lot and become a good player like him, and I hope Carlo Ancelotti stays, he has always helped me, both in games and in training, if he stays I will be very happy. ”
However, although Galliani is refuting the rumors and Milan's teammates are retaining, according to Spanish media sources, it is said that an agreement has been reached between Real Madrid and AC Milan on Kaka's summer transfer, but a day later, AC Milan club vice president Galliani denied the news through official channels.
Galliani said that the so-called "preliminary agreement" could not exist, saying: "AC Milan and Real Madrid are both members of the G14, and my friendship with Florentino goes beyond football, so I don't want to quarrel with Florentino, also because I am very calm about the current situation, Florentino is not the president of Real Madrid at the moment, the general election of Real Madrid has not yet begun, so it is impossible for him to make any signings, not at all." ”
What is AC Milan's attitude towards Kaka?
"Of course I'm sure that one day, Florentino wants to get Kaka, he has to come to me directly, he has no other way, that's why I can be so calm, Kaka is not for sale at AC Milan, Florentino himself knows that," said Galliani. ”
Real Madrid does want Kaka, but this is because the 80 million euro offer is not enough for Manchester United to give up Camuro, because Kaka has rejected Manchester City before, and only Chelsea can compete with Real Madrid financially, so Florentino wants to lower the offer, but at present, Real Madrid's plan is difficult to implement, because after reaching an agreement with AC Milan in January, Kaka does not want to do anything bad for the club, but it must also be admitted that the "soap opera" between Real Madrid, AC Milan and Kaka has only just begunIn the future, there will be new news and developments surrounding this event, just like the previous story between AC Milan, Manchester City and Kaka.
In midweek, Fiorentina ushered in the second leg of the Italian quarter-final against Sampdoria, and before the game, a reporter put Kaka's question in front of Digan.
"I'm so bored!" Deegan was very impatient, "You always say today that Ricardo will go to Manchester City, tomorrow you say he will go back to Chelsea, and now you say he will go to Real Madrid, what I want to tell you now is that I'm bored, really annoyed, you want me to predict that, right?' All right! Throw Ricardo on Mars. ”
Degan, who played with emotion, was not affected by his competitive state, on the contrary, Deegan went crazy in this game.
Before the game, Sampdoria had hoped that an away goal advantage would help them win over Fiorentina, but as soon as the game started, they found out they were wrong, and they were very wrong.
Less than a minute into the game, Deegan scored, he rushed straight to the Sampdoria penalty area with the ball, and fired a long-range shot that stunned the opposing goalkeeper and failed to make a save, only to turn his head and watch the football go into the net.
The away goal advantage is gone, and worst of all, in goal difference, they are already two goals behind, and now Sampdoria's players are starting to panic.
But this is not a hot-blooded Japanese manga, fighting spirit can be transformed into combat effectiveness, even if Sampdoria's players are angry one by one, there is no way to change the fact that they are behind Fiorentina in terms of strength.
In the seventh minute, Beckham scored directly with a free kick, 2:0!
In the thirteenth minute, Pasquale crossed from the side, Digan ferried, and Pacini at the back point easily headed the next city, 3:0!
In the 32nd minute, Deegan knocked back after breaking through, and Arteta scored from a distance, 4:0!
In the 53rd minute, Diganla went to the side and collided with Beckham, who crossed with a kick, although it was pushed out by Sampdoria's players, but Marchena, who was inserted behind, met the ball and shot angrily, 5:0!
The game is played to this point, and the next time is meaningless, as for Sampdoria's dream of seizing the Italian quilt~~~~~ let's wash and sleep!
In the following game, David Beckham and Mikel Arteta scored a goal each as Fiorentina knocked out Sampdoria 9-1 on aggregate and reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia for the first time.
In the next 31st round of Serie A, Fiorentina sat at home to face Udinese, in the tenth minute of the game, Inle counterattacked with a direct pass in the midfield, Asamoah broke through the middle, 19 meters in front of the goal, and shot low with his left foot into the lower right corner to help Udinese score first.
Towards the end of the first half, Alexis Sanchez's shot from the edge of the box hit Ranocchia's arm and D'Agostino converted a penalty that was saved by an in-form Frei.
In the first half, Fiorentina fell behind by one goal, and in the second half, the whole Fiorentina team began to exert strength, and in the 67th minute, Pascual sent a cross from the left, and Digan scored with a header from a small angle 9 meters away to equalize the score.
Only two minutes later, Fiorentina got a free kick opportunity in the middle of the Udinese penalty area, and substitute Beckham, who took the penalty, took the penalty and kicked the full moon scimitar to help Fiorentina overtake the score, and the final result of the game, Fiorentina won 2:1.
Fiorentina faced Lazio in the semi-finals in Italy in midweek, and the two sides followed for 90 minutes before Fiorentina won 1-0 thanks to Arteta's volley in the 75th minute of the second half.
Then, in the 33rd round of Serie A at the weekend, Fiorentina won 4-1 at home to Roma, and Inter Milan drew again in this game, and the gap with Fiorentina has been extended to 15 points.
Only six minutes into the opening game, the purple lily took the lead, Hamsik stopped the ball on his chest in the middle to get rid of Perrotta, and 27 meters in front of the goal, volleyed a powerful left-footed volley into the bottom right corner, 1:0!
Roma missed a golden chance to equalise in the thirteenth minute, when Brigi's low cross from the right was met by Pizarro from five yards out.
A minute later, Brigi created another chance when Tadei fired a left-footed shot wide of the right post from 20 yards.
Just 98 seconds into the second half, Fiorentina extended the score, Beckham volleyed a cross from the right rib, Modric crossed from the right, and Digan was 6 meters in front of the goal, throwing his head into the bottom left corner, 2:0.
After falling behind by two goals at home, the Roma team began to become a little impatient, and finally, in the 59th minute, Pizarro and Mutu clashed and countered their foreheads, both were warned by yellow cards, and Pizarro accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off!
Then Digan scored twice in the 67th minute, Montolivo made a long diagonal pass on the left, Digan was offside, headed a little, burst into the left side of the penalty area, deducted the defender Cassetti, 10 meters in front of the goal, and hit the far corner with the outside of his right foot, 3:0.
In the seventy-third minute, Beckham crossed from the right, Digan was 9 meters in front of the goal, the header was saved by Artur, Mutu followed up on the left side in time, and pushed the left foot into the net, 4:0!
Roma scored a consolation goal in the 86th minute, Baptista cut inside on the left and fired a powerful low shot with his right foot into the far corner, 4:1.
After playing against Roma, Fiorentina finally got a rare week of rest, and the last few weeks of continuous play, coupled with the national team competition, even Digan, a physical expert, felt a little unbearable.
After a week's rest, Fiorentina ushered in the 33rd round of the matchup with Torino, as soon as the game came up, the two sides played offensive football, and the weaker Torino scored first in the 23rd minute, led by Bianchi.
Unfortunately, Torino's lead lasted only a minute before Digan equalized, he received a long pass from David Beckham in midfield, successfully countered offside, entered the penalty area, faced the goalkeeper of the Torino team, and calmly pushed it into the net.
If the script continues to follow this tone, Fiorentina will surely have a big win, but Torino, who are desperate for points to stay in relegation, are clearly not ready to sit still.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Degan scored a hat-trick in the 52nd and 69th minutes.
At this time, the hero of the Torino team appeared, and Bianchi played this role, and seeing that the game had fully entered the rhythm of Florence, Bianchi began a one-man battle.
In the 72nd minute, his long-range shot from outside the box hit Ranocchia's calf, causing a huge change of direction, and Frei was caught off guard and could only watch the ball roll into the goal.
Then, as the game drew to a close and injury time drew to a close, Bianchi completely stole the limelight from Digan and became the brightest star of the half, equalising for Torino with his worst free-kick.
The score was maintained until the end of the game.
The lead in the standings has also been reduced to 13 points with Inter Milan's victory, and with five league games remaining, Fiorentina can claim the title with just one more win.
So for this draw, Fiorentina's generals did not feel disappointed, after all, this game is not Fiorentina itself bad performance, it can only be said that the performance of the Torino team that has been forced to the edge of the cliff today is too rebellious.
Speaking after the game, Digan also said in an interview: "We played well today, but Torino played even better, what they showed on the pitch today deserves everyone's respect, yes! It was perfect, especially Bianchi's performance, and I even felt glad that the season was coming to an end, otherwise my top scorer would be in danger if he had played like he did today! ”
It's not often that Digan gives such a high rating to an opponent like this, but Bianchi's performance today, or the performance of the entire Torino team, really deserves such an evaluation.
"A draw is fair, it will slow down our winning stride, but in the next round I think we can lift the trophy on our doorstep, which is a better ending!"
Fiorentina's opponent in the 34th round is Catania, facing this opponent Fiorentina has a very big chance of winning, Catania is now basically relegated without worry, and the hope of entering the European arena is very slim, it can be said that there is no desire, and the head coach Zeng Jia has already begun to prepare for next season, and a large number of young players will be lined up in each game to accumulate experience.
However, things turned out completely different, as Catania's veteran Argentine goalkeeper Bisari was the star of the game, and throughout the game, he blocked high and low, and for a long time refused to be shot by Fiorentina's powerful attacking group.
In addition to withstanding the indiscriminate bombardment of Fiorentina, Catania also fought back and scored a goal that almost killed the game through Spinesi.
Seeing that the well-prepared celebration of the championship was about to turn into an unplanned failure, Digan was also anxious, and just as the match was about to end, he finally knocked on the ten fingers of Bisari, and a powerful header broke the gate of Catania.
But a draw wasn't enough for Fiorentina to claim the win, and Inter Milan won this round of fixtures, leaving the gap to eleven points with four league games remaining.
After the game, Digan was furious in an interview, completely lacking the demeanor he had after the match against Torino: "Some of our team slack, maybe they really thought that the championship trophy was in our pockets, this game was a nightmare for me, I felt like I was playing with a team that was completely unfamiliar to me, it was a terrible feeling!" I just want to remind some people that if we want to win the league, we have to act like a champion, otherwise who can guarantee what will happen!? ”
At the same time, Mourinho, who led the team to victory in this round, began his offensive tactics at the post-match press conference: "I admit that Fiorentina is very strong now, they are a very fighting team, but there is another factor that cannot be ignored is that they are too young, even the leader of Digan is not yet twenty-four years old, such a team may be able to burst out with very strong energy for a period of time, but in general, once they have a problem with their mentality, it will be fatal, I'm very happy that the fight for the league title is not over yet, that I and my team still have a chance, as long as we can beat Fiorentina in the next game, in Meazza, everything is still unknown! ”
In the 35th round of Serie A, Fiorentina will go to Meazza to challenge Inter Milan, and the outcome of this game is likely to be related to the final ownership of the Serie A championship this season.
However, Fiorentina will also face the challenge of the Champions League, with their semi-final opponents Chelsea, and Fiorentina are no strangers to this opponent, having beaten Manchester United in the final last season.
What will happen this time around, for Dugan, of course, will want to repeat what has happened before, but it is clear that Hiddink's Chelsea will not sit still.