Chapter 821: Run-in (Medium)
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Although there has been little pressure on Heynckes from within the club, and there has been a strong endorsement of his authority in the squad, pressure from the media and fans is still not to be underestimated. As a result, in the days following his return from Sweden, Heynckes spent almost the rest of the rest of his time studying tactics and opponents, in addition to supervising the training of his players, and it was clear that successive draws by the underdogs had put the German under pressure to redouble his efforts to keep the team's run-in time as short as possible.
After all, no matter how much the club supports the head coach of the team, or how capable the manager is, and how advanced his tactical thinking is, when the manager is never able to lead the team to the results and victories it deserves, what awaits them will only be the tragic end of being fired by the club.
The most recent example is Guus Hiddink, who was sacked from Real Madrid last season, and the German coach, who has been in the coaching world for more than 20 years, is naturally aware of this.
Therefore, Heynckes must do everything he can to find a solution to the problem, otherwise, if Fiorentina's record continues to fluctuate like this, then Hiddink, who is at home, will be his future appearance.
On the afternoon of September 19, Fiorentina ushered in the third league game of the season, this time the Purple Lily's opponent was still a promoted team, but the name was changed to Verona.
Despite the Champions Cup clash with Dynamo Kiev in midweek, Heynckes was adamant to put Carlos in the starting line-up – apparently Kaladze's disastrous performance against Reggina in the previous round had made the German realise that the young Georgian left-back still needs time to settle into Fiorentina's tactical system and not rush it.
The draw against Reggina in the last game has already made Heynckes realize the tactical quality of the Italian coach and his ability to spot the weaknesses of the opponent's squad and magnify them infinitely - which is much better than his peers in La Liga and the Bundesliga!
No wonder Serie A can be known as the mini World Cup, it seems that not only because it brings together some of the best stars in the world, but also because the high tactical level of the head coach is also an important reason why Serie A has become famous in the world, Heynckes, who is standing next to the coach's seat of the home team at the Frankie Stadium, thought in his heart.
In the end, after 90 minutes of regular time were exhausted, Fiorentina won 3-1 at home, and Inzaghi, who scored a hat-trick in the game, was named the best player of the match after the game. 、
After the match against Verona, Fiorentina embarked on another road trip. Heynckes and Fiorentina players first traveled to Ukraine to challenge Dynamo Kyiv, and Shevchenko and Kaladze, who returned to their starting places, performed well in the game, with the former scoring a brace to show his mentor Lobanovsky that his life in Fiorentina was good. The latter effectively froze the opposing Haskovic and Luzny on his left flank, paralyzing Dynamo Kyiv's attack on the right, while also intervening and assisting Shevchenko to score in the 54th minute.
Looking at the Kyiv Dynamo side, although Lobanovsky's overall football style of play has greatly reduced the impact of Shevchenko and Rebrov's departures on the Kyiv Dynamo, the departure of the twin stars has finally caused the Ukrainian giant's attack power to drop significantly. At least when Dynamo Kyiv faced Fiorentina for the third time this year, their attacking style could no longer make the centre-back duo of Stam and Nesta difficult.
In this way, when the game was over, the score was fixed at 0-3, according to international practice, the home team was in front of the away team, and the much-doubted Heynckes finally achieved his first victory in the Champions League since taking charge of Fiorentina!
After returning to Italy from Ukraine, Heynckes and his players did not return directly to Fiorentina, but rushed to the Stadio Friuli for a clash with home side Udinese at the weekend.
Despite the tiring weeks of double matches and the tiring journey, many Fiorentina players were not very excited in this game, especially as Fiorentina's starting strikers Vieri and Da Inzaghi, who did not seem to have thawed from the cold climate of Ukraine, with the former frequently squandering scoring opportunities in the game, including a shot less than eight meters from goal; The latter simply played stealth on the pitch, making the commentator think that Fiorentina was one less person to fight.
Udinese, by contrast, were more active in the league than they were able to attack from the start, starting with the team's attacking core and leading scorer, Danish winger Martin Jørgensen building a two-goal lead with a pass and a shot in the first half, and then using the Italian team's inherent skill to play Fiorentina with the reinforced concrete defence.
It has to be said that the approach of the Udinese coach is very realistic, and when the score is leading, the Udinese players use this almost iron bucket formation to contain Fiorentina's counterattack to the greatest extent, forcing them to fight hard in the case of poor form of the strikers.
Just when Heynckes and Fiorentina looked like they were about to suffer their first defeat of the season, Robert Carlos bravely stepped up. The Brazilian left-back, who made a name for himself at the Four Nations Invitational two years ago with a powerful free-kick kick that shocked the world, first took advantage of a set-piece in front of the match to break through Udinese goalkeeper Tulsi's ten fingers in the 68th minute, once again showing people his superb free-kick skills!
Then, taking advantage of the opportunity for the Udinese players to recover from the lost ball just now, Carlos, who suddenly inserted from the left side, unloaded Pirlo's pick pass with his left foot, tearing open the opponent's right defense like a sharp blade!
Just when the Udinese defenders were about to make amends and block Carlos's cross, the Brazilian chose to cut inside with the ball, and then picked up his left foot in the stunned eyes of the surrounding Udinese players to hit the goal, and the ball went into the net to tie the score at 2-2!
Carlos's two goals were a huge demoralisation blow to the Udinese players, after all, they were still equalized by their opponents despite defending with all their might, and anyone would have suffered a big mental blow.
Buoyed by Carlos' brace, the morale-boosting Fiorentina scored another goal before the end of the game, and Vieri, who had played 90 minutes, finally seized a chance to receive Ljungberg's cross in the penalty area and turned and volleyed to help Fiorentina seal the victory!