Chapter 13 Spanish

"I want to thank everyone at the Dinamo Club in Zagreb. They have nurtured me. Without them, I would not be who I am now. But now it's time to say goodbye and join Florence, which is a very satisfactory result. Florence is a great team, and it has come out of here. What a great star, including my idol Robert. Baggio, it's lucky to earn enough to play for Florence. I can't wait to contribute my strength to Florence now. I also firmly believe that we will achieve brilliant success in the new season!"

At the joining ceremony, Modric also took the initiative to show his goodwill to the fans of Florence. People are familiar with Modric. The team's ability to bring in players of his level also proves that the team is ambitious in the new season, which is a happy signal.

People like championships, and no one can stand a team with no goals at all.

Digan also welcomed Modric on behalf of Florence: "Luca can join us, which is the best result. He is a very good player. We all firmly believe that he is the most suitable person for Florence. I also look forward to the new season. We can fight side by side to strive for a better for Florence. Achievements."

Prandelli also expressed satisfaction with the team's deal: "There is no doubt that this is an exciting result. Luca is a real genius. His performance in Dinamo Zagreb has conquered me. I am sure that he will play a very important role in the team in the new season."

The introduction of Modric is certainly not the end. After Albertini retired and Livilani and Jogensen decided to leave, the team's most urgent need is to supplement the midfield position.

The day after Florence introduced Modric, Florence's official website announced another piece of news, confirming the team's second signing deal this season.

Mickel. Arteta!

The name

is still a little strange to Italian fans, but in England, especially in London, he is the idol of many people.

As the core of Everton's midfielder, Arteta's ability is beyond doubt, but what worries is that his nationality is Spain!

No Spanish player has ever succeeded in Italy before. AC Milan is a pioneer. A few years ago, they introduced Jose. Mali and Moreno just once again confirmed that Spanish players can't adapt to the Italian football style.

However, Degan was not worried. Unexpectedly, the deal was won by Degan.

The current Arteta may not be famous, but he will be Arsenal's new generation of core player in the future. As for whether he can adapt to the Italian football style, Degan feels that this is not a problem at all, because Arteta is a famous "prodigal son" in Spain and most Spanish players are used to Unlike playing football at home, he spent most of his career overseas.

Arteta is an outstanding representative of the Barcelona youth training camp. He was discovered by FC Barcelona at the age of 15 and began his career in 1999 in Barcelona B.

But he has never played for Barcelona's first team, and then played for Paris Saint-Germain Football Club in France, Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, Real Sociedad Football Club in Spain, Everton Football Club in England, and grew into Egypt. The core of Futton.

In 2000 and 2001, Arteta was loaned to Paris Saint-Germain twice. Ronaldinho became a teammate and fought side by side in Ligue 1 at that time, but Arteta only played there for a season and a half.

Two years later, the Scottish Premier League Glasgow Rangers signed Alta for a high price of 5.8 million pounds. In the Scottish League at a limited level, Arteta was extremely active.

In 2003, in the last game of the league, Arteta scored a penalty in the last minute against Atletico Dunfermlin Football Club, helping the Rangers overwhelm their old enemy Celtics to regain the championship trophy with a goal difference.

In the same year, Arteta also helped the team win all the honors of the Scottish League. In two seasons in Scotland, he scored 12 goals in 50 league games.

Maybe he stayed abroad for too long. In the summer of 2004, the Royal Society brought Arteta back to La Liga for 2.5 million pounds to replace Harvey who went to Liverpool. Alonso, but Arteta, who returned to his hometown, was very uncomfortable.

Arteta, who is not familiar with the rhythm of La Liga, failed to play his due level. Instead, he has been injured and has never been able to occupy the main position in the team. In half a season of La Liga, he has only scored one goal in 15 appearances.

January 2005, in Thomas. After Graveson's transfer to Real Madrid, Everton urgently needed to find a successor. As a result, Moyes rented Arteta from Royal Society before the transfer market closed on January 31.

In Goodison Park, the Spaniard was reborn. Alta, wearing the No. 6 jersey, conquered all the fans in just four months and helped Toffee incrediblely win the fourth place in the league and entered the Champions League qualifiers that season.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Premier League, Everton's league ranking is higher than its rival Liverpool!

In July 2005, "Toffee" officially bought it permanently for 2.85 million pounds, and Arteta quickly merged into the new owner. He gradually became an indispensable soul figure in Everton's midfield and Everton's brain.

Last season, Arteta had the best record of his career, scoring 9 league goals in 35 games and being selected as the team's best player for the second consecutive year.

In addition, in the vote held by Sky Sports, Arteta beat Manchester United winger Cristiano. Ronaldo was selected as the best midfielder in the Premier League.

However, Arteta has never been summoned by the national team so far. It is worth mentioning that he used to be the captain of Spain U21!

Everton coach Moyes once said: "He is a very important player, and we rely on him very much. He has devoted all his strength here and deserves more. Maybe the Spanish national team has too many strong hands, so it becomes so difficult to squeeze into the national team. But he should be given a chance to prove himself."

The importance of Arteta to Everton is self-evident, so when Florence tried to introduce him, Moyes refused without hesitation.

But Moyes refused, but Arteta himself was moved. He felt that he had reached a bottleneck in Everton. Now what he wanted was to try a new football style and achieve a breakthrough in strength.

Another thing is that Arteta's heart disease is that he has never been selected for the Spanish national team. In Everton, a small club, he feels that he wants to win the favor of the national team. There is little hope. Although Florence is not a top giant, at least Florence is willing to invest in club. If the department succeeds, at least he can attract the attention of the national team and eventually be selected.

When Arteta told Moyes what he thought, Moyes knew that Everton could not keep people, and although Arteta was very important to Everton, Everton's own business strategy was a rich blood station, even if they never admitted it, but this That's the truth.

The transfer has entered a normal process. Florence quoted 12 million, which is four times the value of Arteta when he joined Everton, but Moyes refused.

Immediately after Florence offered 15 million euros again, Moyes refused again, but this time Arteta spoke.

"I also feel very embarrassed to say such words. I have played in Everton for two and a half years. I have many friends and got a lot of love here. I am very grateful to Coach Moyes, who helped me get out of the trough of my career. I also thank the fans here for their applause, but I think It's time to say goodbye. I'm used to walking around. I like to try different football styles. I know that there are a lot of gossip about me and Florence now. What I want to say is that everything is true. I hope the club can seriously consider my thoughts.

Arteta's words caused an uproar among Everton fans. He is the core of Everton's midfield, and now he actually says he's going to leave.

Everton's fans were disappointed, but the response was not fierce. In fact, over the years, they have long been used to the passage of core players, and Arteta will leave. The fans are not surprised, but they didn't expect that the separation would come so early.

Moyes also knew that he could not keep Arteta, so he bargained for 20 million euros. Florence finally offered 18 million, and the two sides reached a deal.

Alteta then went to Italy to complete the medical examination, after which the two sides signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of 2 million euros. Arteta will wear the No. 20 jersey for Florence in the new season.

"I want to thank Mr. Moyes. Although I know that leaving may cause trouble for Everton, I hope my career can be better, so I said goodbye ruthlessly. I hope that one day when I return to Goodison Park, I will still be welcomed by Everton fans! "

He also welcomed Arteta and Digan as the team's new captain: "This is a perfect deal. Arteta is an excellent player with strong strength. His joining is an important supplement to Fiorentina, but the team's transfer will continue. We still have to supplement the strength of the team. Our goal is to build a perfect team. In the new season, our goal is not just to enter the Champions League!"

Degan's words are a signal. As the core of Florence and the world's best striker player, Degan's words are almost a weather vane. Everyone can see that Florence's ambition is not small in the new season.

The previously introduced Modric shows that Modric's strength has long been recognized by many big teams in Europe.

But Arteta is hard to say.

Although Arteta performed very well in Everton, can the spell of Spanish players not adapt to Italian football really be broken on Arteta?

People have expressed doubts.

In terms of experience, Spanish players have not played well in Serie A. The only thing they can do is Suarez when Inter won two Champions League titles.

In addition, whether it is Mendieta or Jose bought at a high price. Mali, Farinos, or Guardiola, who went to retire, said who had succeeded.

In terms of technical style, the styles of the two countries are exactly the opposite. Spanish football advocates attack, and Italian football likes defense. As for their way of playing football, Spanish players prefer technical cooperation, while Italian players pay more attention to tactical cooperation.

To put it bluntly, Spain prefers to play football, while Italy prefers to play utilitarian football, which is why Spain has only won the European Cup once, and Italy can win four World Cups and one European Cup.

In the coaching system of the two countries, the Spanish coach hopes that the defenders will participate in the attack, while the Italian coach hopes that the striker will start defending. What a conceptual difference is? If the two countries exchange players, not only Spanish players do not go to Serie A, but Italian players will actually have a headache.

Although it is very old, Spain has at least had a Suarez in Italy, and Italian players have succeeded in Spain. Whether it is Vieri, Divayo or Cannavaro have won championships and golden boots, it is difficult to be called a success there.

The only thing that can be considered successful should be Capello. After all, the old man still stayed there for two years and won two league championships, but what will he end up?

was also scolded and fired.

It is really a difference between the two cultures, which has gone beyond the scope of football.

Plandelli has also raised objections to this deal, but Degan seems very confident.

Digan's confidence is not unreasonable. Arteta is definitely an alien among all Spanish players. So far, he has played abroad for most of his career, and whether in Paris, Scotland or England, he has succeeded, but in Spain. He encountered a lot of difficulties.

That is to say, Arteta is not a successful educational product of Spanish football in terms of style, and it also has a very strong adaptability.

Degan is confident, but others doubt it.

But then Florence scared people. They announced the team's third deal this summer on their official website, and people felt messy and turned out to be another Spaniard!