Chapter 13 Waiting for Rod!

A wave of four consecutive defeats in the warm-up match made Florence's next preparation much more mysterious. If it hadn't been for Degan's opposition to jump out from time to time, people would have thought that Florence had gone to Juventus in the Second Division.

A player can attract so much hatred for the team, and Degan is also a big stranger.

Everything is quiet, Prandelli patiently ** the players under his command, studying the lineup of the new season, and then the first season after the phone gate begins.

Florence will play at the home stadium in the opening match against the powerful defending champion Inter Milan. The champion last season was indeed Juventus, but the Bianconeri's buttocks were not clean, and the championship was awarded to Inter Milan.

For many years, I don't know what the champion tastes like. Inter Milan is naturally ecstatic about the big pie that fell from the sky. Whether it is clean or not, it is directly covered in its arms.

Juventus went to the second division to reflect on themselves. Although AC Milan was shamelessly staying in the first division, it was also tossed enough. It will take some time to recover. There is no doubt that there is only one Inter Milan left in Italy's most powerful club. After robbing Juventus in the summer, they The fighting power of the three lines is soaring that it is enough to laugh at the heroes.

But it is not without unstable factors, such as Adriano!

At the World Cup, the performance of the Milan king disappointed everyone. After returning to the club, his performance was also very sluggish in the summer warm-up match.

According to the pre-match analysis of the Milan Sport, Adriano will not appear in the weekend game, and his forward partners are Ibrahimovic and Crespo. Such a formation can obviously stabilize Inter's attack power in the shortest time, but if there is always a player like Adriano on the bench and he is not given a chance, the possibility of regaining the state will become very small.

Once the team can't play the game, it is inevitable to vent his anger elsewhere, which is not a good thing for Inter Milan, which has been in trouble in the locker room, so Manzini is also faced with a choice.

Manzini also talked a lot about this at the pre-match press conference: "Adriano has done his best. We should not blame him, Figo and Ibrahimovic too much. They have done a good job. Adriano has a chance, but he needs to be patient.

When asked if Adriano would appear in the starting lineup, Manzini still said: "Ade, Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Cruz, etc. are all the same. They have equal opportunities to play."

In the first battle of defending the title, there will be a strong opponent. Nearly half of Mancini's lineup is new. Ibrahimovic and Crespo are on the front line, Vieira and Dakota in the midfield, and Brazilian McCon play right back. Unexpectedly, Grosso and Stankovic both sat on the bench, and goalkeeper Toldo played for Inter for the 200th time.

In terms of Fiorentina, starting the journey of Serie A with -19 points, the starting point is very low. In terms of the starting lineup, goalkeeper Frey, and the back defense line are Marjo and Tiago. Silva, Uyfarusi and Pasqual, and the midfielders are Ledesma, Mota, Albertini and Montolivo, and Mutu's partner Pacini in the front line.

Before the game, the players from both sides observed a minute of silence for the deceased Inter President Facheti, and the fans expressed their respect with a standing ovation.

After the start of the game, in the fourth minute, Pacini carried the opponent's defender and cut in from the right side. The low shot of his left foot was confiscated by Tordo. In the seventh minute, Ibrasimovic received a pass outside the penalty area and turned around and shot was blocked by Dainelli. In the eighth minute, Pasqual was obliquely passed a half-high ball from the left side, and Sanetti grabbed the top in front of Pacini. Out of the bottom line.

Since then, Crespo has continuously created a threat. He received a passing from Cote and broke into the right side of the penalty area. His right foot was blocked from the near post by Frey. Figo made a corner kick on the right side. Crespo grabbed the front small angle header slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the eleventh minute, Inter played a very beautiful counterattack. McCon took the ball from the right side and passed it diagonally through the midfield. Crespo's ribs took the ball across his back, and Ibrasimovic leaned against Tiago. Silva turned around on the edge of the penalty area and observed Cambiaso inserted on the left, and then scored the ball to the Argentine's foot. Cambiasso shot low into the lower right corner with his left foot, 1:0!

Sitting in the stands, Digan was also annoyed when he saw the team lose the ball. In the first ten minutes, Fiorentina played well, but unfortunately his ability to seize the opportunity was a little poor. Instead, he was knocked open by a counterattack by Inter Milan.

After losing the ball, Fiorentina significantly strengthened the offensive. Mutu shook the defender's low pass in front of the goal, and Pacini was disturbed by the defender and did not get it in place.

In the 17th minute, Mutu's right-footed heavy cannon on the left was hit by Tordo, who was guarding in the near corner.

Immediately, Inter Milan made a quick counterattack again, and Ibrasimovic shook Tiago. Silva shot high at a small angle on the right side of the penalty area.

In the 22nd minute, Ibrasimovic took the right cross again and tried to kick the right part in front of the door.

In the 27th minute, Pasqual and Mutu's left rib skillfully cooperated, who stuffed the ball into the penalty area. Montolivo took the opportunity to push his left foot in front of the goal and was blocked by Materazzi. After that, Uifalushi's long-range shot missed the far post.

In the 36th minute, Mutu received Pacini's pass to get rid of Maicon and was confiscated by Tordo with his right foot at the front of the penalty area.

In the 41st minute, Figo played two-one with Ibrasimovic on the right, the latter passed to the right side of the penalty area, Figo broke through the defender's cross, and Crespo competed for the front point to attract defense. The ball bounced back to the far point, Cambiaso headed the ball from the back, and the ball was shot into the net with one hand by Frey, 2:0 !

It was Tiago who lost his position this time. Silva and Digan also frowned. Now this Silva is too different from the Milan captain in his impression. He has no confidence on the court and made several mistakes in handling the ball. The most annoying thing is that he has a bad sense of position like a beginner.

Have you found the wrong person?

This Thiago. Silva is the Thiago. Silva's twin brother?

In the second half, he changed sides and fought again. In the first four minutes, Prandelli replaced two players at the same time, Tiago. Silva and Mota came down, and Compani and Cavinaghi were replaced.

In the 61st minute, Figo knocked on the left side of the middle road, and Cambiasso obliquely passed behind Uifalusi. Ibrasimovic shot with his right foot in front of the goal and rebounded into the left side of the gate, 3:0!

After scoring the goal, the Swedish Tower rushed directly to the stand where Degan was, waved his fist hard and demonstrated against him. Degan also looked at itching.

At home, the score was far behind the opponent, and Fiorentina was also angry. In the 68th minute, Mutu broke through the left sideline and made a cross. Pacini grabbed the front of Samuel and headed the ball into the left side of the gate, 3:1.

The ambitious Pacini rushed directly into the goal and scrambled to get the ball in the net so that the team could kick off as soon as possible.

Florence's morale was boosted after recovering one point. In the 70th minute, Uifalusi made a cross from the right, and Pacini hung the golden hook upside down, but the angle was slightly confiscated by Tordo.

Prandelli then replaced the old captain Albertini with young player Hamsik and continued to strengthen the offensive, while Mancini replaced Vieira with Stankovic.

In the 79th minute, Montolivo's right rib passed directly to the penalty area. Mutu turned around and rubbed his right foot in front of the goal, surrounded by three defenders. Hamsik, who was inserted in the back row, pushed the ball into the far corner seven meters in front of the goal, 3:2!

Hamsik, who scored his first Serie A goal in his career, looked very excited and rushed all the way to the sidelines, first hugged Prandelli, and then lifted his jersey. People clearly saw that there was a line of words written on it: Rod! We are waiting for you to come back!

Hamsik scored a wonderful goal, but the next game was gradually controlled by Inter Milan, and the score was never rewritten. Fiorentina lost in the first game of the new season.

After the game, there were two serious mistakes that led to the team's loss. Silva once again became the target of people's bombardment, especially after Compani's performance, and his two mistakes caused the team to lose two goals in a row, which was even more difficult to forgive.

"Coach Prandelli should be subject to other stubbornness, Tiago. Silva has proved that he is not capable of playing in the top Italian league at all. If Coach Prandelli insists on doing it again, he is completely joking about the team's future!"

The doubts from the outside world do not seem to interfere with Prandelli at all. In the second round of the league, the match against Livorno, Tiago. Silva once again entered the starting lineup.

In the final game, after a dull first half, in the 58th minute of the second half, Livorno's Pasoni made a corner kick on the left side, C. Lucarelli headed the ball and scored the only goal in the half of the game.

Tiago this time. Silva's performance was good, and it was not his responsibility to lose the ball, but the team suffered two consecutive defeats, and Prandelli's coaching ability was still criticized, especially in this game, which replaced Mutu as the starter Kavinage. His performance was very bad. He played 68 minutes and only had one suspected shot.

"He is probably the best defensive striker in the world, because it is really difficult to see him in Livorno's penalty area. Has he ever shot? Maybe! But many people think it's more like helping each other out!"

The team suffered two consecutive defeats in the new season, still ranking at the end of the table, and Prandelli is also under great pressure, but Fortunately, Fiorentina finally won the next game.

In the third game of the league, Fiorentina played against Prandelli's old club Parma. In the 17th minute, Fiorentina's long pass to the right side of the front court, Pacini broke into the penalty area and made an emergency kickback and passed the ball out of the three defenders. Mutu, who was encircled at the back point, put his left foot 10 meters in front of the goal. The shovel shot into the lower right corner and broke through the old club's goal.

Since then, Mutu has been very active. His free kick was blocked by goalkeeper DeLucia, and then he shook two defenders and goalkeepers, but missed the ball due to his loss of balance.

However, in the second half of stoppage time, Mutu was sent off with a red card for elbowing Parma defender Page's chest and missed the next round of the game.

After the first victory, Fiorentina seems to have returned to the regular, followed by the fourth round of the league. They defeated Catania 3-0 and won the second victory of the season.

In this game, left-back Pasqual was injured and Antonini entered the start lineup. In addition, Cavinage replaced Mutu, who was suspended, and Hamsik also replaced Montolivo to enter the start lineup, Tiago. Silva partnered with Compani in the back defense for the first time.

In the 36th minute, Catania defender Peso was sent off with two yellow cards for shoveling Hamsik, and attacked with more and less Fiorentina. Hamsik's shot was blocked by Pantanelli, and Pacini's header was destroyed by Sotir on the goal line, and then he took Albertini's free kick. He advanced, but was sentenced to be offside first.

After missing several two levels of scoring, Prandelli replaced Jogensen and Montolivo in the second half. In the 54th minute, Pacini's push shot was saved by Pantanelli, and Jogensen scored with a make-up shot from the back of his right foot.

Pantanelli has blocked Montolivo and Pacini's shots many times since then, but in the 80th minute, he finally couldn't stop Pacini from scoring. Albertini passed the ball, and Pacini's right foot volleyed and bounced into the lower edge of the crossbar,2-0.

In the 81st minute, Stovini shoveled Montolivo and was sent off. Catania could only play with nine people. In the 84th minute, Fiorentina opened a corner kick, and Compani went to the next city to help the team lock in the victory 3-0.

After winning two consecutive victories, Prandelli also temporarily got rid of the crisis of trust. In the fifth round of the league away against Empoli, Prandelli once again offered the rotation. In addition to the fact that the goalkeeper position is still Frey, the four people on the defense line are all trust that have just joined the team this season, Anthony Ni, Abat, Thiago. Silva and Compani, in the midfield, the old captain Albertini also got a rare break, with Mota, Ledesma, Livilani and Hamsik as the starters, and Pacini and Kavinagi on the front line.

In the third minute of the opening, Empoli took the lead and made a quick counterattack. Forward Mateini shot low into the far corner against Frey, 1:0, but the slow mirror showed that the ball was suspected of offside.

In the second half, Fiorentina gradually recovered. In the 57th minute, Abate made a cross from the right and Pacini headed the ball, but was ruled offside first.

In the 66th minute, Abat made another right cross over Pacini's head, but Ledesma headed the ball in the back post, 1:1.

In the seventy-seventh minute, Pacini passed the ball, and Mota inserted a diagonal shot at high speed to score, 2:1.

The two new midfielders joined hands with two goals to help Fiorentina complete a reversal. Fortunately, Fiorentina's defense also performed very well in this game.

Abat frequently assisted, and several cross passes were very threatening. He also directly assisted Ledesma to score a goal. Anthony also showed stability that was not commensurate with his age. Of course, the biggest surprise came from Thiago. Silva.

In the previous rounds, the Brazilian who was attacked was not overwhelmed by public opinion in the end, but chose to be strong. In today's game, his defense was very successful several times, and his cooperation with Compani became increasingly perfect.

I have been worried before that I accidentally crossed into the alien world of Degan. Now I am finally relieved that no matter how ugly the sweaty BMW is, it will not degenerate into a mule after all.

However, Kavinage still didn't score a goal, not only without a goal, but he couldn't find any feeling during the game. Several times he took the ball like a headless fly, bumping around.

Even if Prandelli has a golden hand, Kavinage's continuous bad performance has gradually made him lose patience. After Mutu's suspension, Kavinage can only return to the bench and wait for a chance.

Fiorentina, who had won three consecutive victories in the league and returned to their state, followed by Reggina at home, and both teams were punished with points in the "telephone door".

After the opening, Montolivo, Mutu and Pazini all had a chance to score. In the 18th minute, Fiorentina captain Albertini injured his ankle, and then his face was injured and bleeding were carried down, and donnadel came on as a substitute.

The captain was injured and did not hit the morale of Fiorentina. In the 31st minute, Mutu cut the ball with the ball and shot into the far corner 30 meters in front of the goal. 1:0, Fiorentina took the lead.

In the 43rd minute, Pasquale's low pass from the left was missed by Pacini, and Montolivo scored with a shot from the back of his right foot.

After the second half, in the 55th minute, Fiorentina quickly counterattacked, Mutu made a low pass from the bottom of the left road, and Mota pushed the shot 8 meters in front of the goal.

After two consecutive defeats, Fiorentina won four consecutive victories. Although it is still the last place in the standings, the negative score is almost wiped out.

In the seventh round of the league, Fiorentina defeated Turin 1-0 away and won the second away game. In the 13th minute, Fiorentina counterattacked, Abart made a cross, Donadale made a fake pass at the front of the penalty area, and Jogensen got the ball from the left side and made a diagonal shot into the net.

In the 33rd minute, Fiorentina almost expanded the score, but Montolivo's beautiful volley on the edge of the penalty area flew out of the crossbar.

After the start of the second half, Turin defender Francheskini took the corner header and missed, and Frey flew to hit De Asentis' volley. Before the end of the game, he sealed Abrskato's shot to ensure that the team took all three points.

In the eighth round of the league, Florence, which has been very strong recently, suffered a blow. They lost at home to Palermo. Palermo striker Di Natale set the record for the first time, but the team's defender Barzali made an own goal. After Amauri overtaken the score, Mutu equalized the score again, but in stoppage time, Amauri scored twice. Lock the victory.

Although they lost at home, Florence ushered in a good news. After the phone gate incident, their sentences were reduced, and the points that were originally negative seven were flattened and turned into zero points.

However, the good news did not continue to bring good luck. In the ninth round of the league, Fiorentina lost to Roma away and continued to maintain zero points.

With the return of Mancini, Perota, Qiwu and Tonetto, the Roman lineup has been completed a lot. Fiorentina's top scorer Pacini's foot injury relapsed, Prandelli discharged the diamond midfielder, Livilani and Montolivo played the back and front waist respectively, and Cavinagi and Mutu partnered with the front line.

After the opening, Rome's attack suppressed Florence, and in the fourth minute, Totti's shot was shot by Frey. Immediately after the Roman corner was destroyed, Perota made a strong low shot from the right post with his right foot at the front of the penalty area.

Then Fiorentina took the lead. In the first minute of the mistake, Mutu's right cross was blocked from the bottom line. Fiorentina made a tactical corner kick. Mutu knocked back with his left foot on the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area. Montolivo and the opposing defender fell to the ground and missed the ball. Uyfalussi made a low shot into the lower left corner with his right foot in front of the goal, 1:0.

In the 38th minute, De Rossi did not give the ball to the teammate who received it on the left side, but cut it in the line and shot vigorously with his right foot 30 meters in front of the goal. Although the goalkeeper Frey touched the ball with his fingertips, he only put the ball into the upper right corner, 1:1.

After the second half, in the 49th minute, Tonetto made a big mistake in the cross from the left. He nodded in front of the ball but rubbed it to the goal. Tadai's right foot volleyed into the lower left corner, and Rome 2:1 reversed!

Then, in the 66th minute, Pizarro scored the ball in the middle, Panucci passed the right and hit the defender's leg refracted to the front point. Tadai's right foot volleyed 4 meters in front of the goal and drilled from under Frey into the near corner, 3:1.

The team suffered two consecutive defeats. What's worse, Fiorentina was also eliminated in the Coppa Italia and stopped in the quarterfinals. Prandelli's life became worse.

Following the tenth round of Serie A, Fiorentina lost again. With Aquinta's goal, Udinese won an away victory and continued to keep Fiorentina's points in the duck egg round!

Before the start of the season, Prandelli also said that the team's goal this season is to enter the European arena, but now it seems that relegation is their main theme.

The current situation is that the outside media are unanimously bad-mouthed, and the fans of Florence are secretly anxious and have some expectations. At least they still have Degan, who has not yet returned.

And the recent medical report released on Florence's official website shows that it is not so far from Degan's comeback.

"Our whole team is waiting for Degan to come back. He is a leader-level player. As long as he returns to the team, I believe that everyone will see a completely different Florence. At that time, everything will return to the right track! I have this confidence, and the same Degan has this ability!"

Plandelli obviously also regards Degan as a life-saving straw. In this case, he can only hope that Degan will come back and solve all the problems.