Chapter 236 Rebuilding the Purple Lily Dynasty
15 consecutive victories in the league, the group stage of the UEFA Champions League won four consecutive victories after defeating Tottenham Hotspur at home, appearing in the group two rounds ahead of schedule.
Florence's strong performance since the start of the new season has surprised the whole world's football world. People have foreseen that after the return of Degan, no one can stop the revival of the Purple Lily Dynasty.
Twelve years ago, Degan and his teammates used countless championships to create a super Florence that was invincible in world football at that time.
Now 12 years have passed, and when Degan returns to the place where he once fought, a new purple lily dynasty is rebuilding at an unstoppable speed.
"We are all very focused now, and our goals are the same. Everyone here has a dream to make the former Purple Lily Dynasty rise again. Now we are working towards this goal, and so far, we have done a very good job."
At home and away to Tottenham Hotspur, Degan scored a total of five goals in these two games. While getting the right to qualify in the group in advance, he also forced his old club into a very dangerous situation.
"My feelings for Tottenham Hotspur are very complicated. I like the fans there. I have a lot of friends there, but in the same way, there are some people I don't like to like it very much. I don't like to call these two games revenge or a counterattack. I spent a happy decade at Tottenham Hotspur. The fans can only be grateful, not to mention hatred at all. What I'm doing now is to do the job of a professional player, that's all!"
Degan said it easily, but Tottenham fans are obviously difficult to accept that their beloved captain is on the court and slaughters their beloved team so much.
However, they can't vent such anger on Degan. After all, in the past ten years and for a long time to come, Degan will still be Tottenham's greatest player, captain.
Tottenham fans thank Digan for what he has done for Tottenham in the past decade. What they can't forgive is club president Levi, just like the Florence fans cursed Delaware, Milan fans cursed Berlusconi, Atlanta fans boycotted Riodo, and Barcelona fans ridiculed Russell. Levi has now become the object of collective ridicule around the world.
Little Levi will be treated by Tottenham fans. Degan doesn't care. The only thing he cares about is that Florence is currently in good condition. As long as it can continue, this season is destined to usher in a bumper harvest.
After AC Milan failed to block Fiorentina, people now basically have no hope of delaying Fiorentina's championship.
At the beginning, Degan and his teammates had created a remarkable record of winning for two consecutive seasons. Now, people are also looking forward to whether the 38-year-old Degan can perform the original miracle again.
The next development is also as expected. Florence, which has completely gone crazy, has reached the point of seeing who to destroy whom, and there is no team that can compete with them in Italian football!
In the last league game of the winter break, in the 16th round of Serie A, Fiorentina returned to its home stadium and played against Chievo. There was a huge gap in strength between the two teams, so that there was no suspense in this game.
At the end of the first half, the score on the field has become 4:0. At the Vlaki Stadium, the current Chievo is no longer the dark horse that killed whom. They only resisted for just ten minutes on the field and broke the goal directly with a free kick by Degan and announced their surrender.
In the end, the game was fixed on such an exaggerated score of 10:0, and Fiorentina won 16 consecutive victories in the league this season.
After the game, the head coach of the Chevo team said in frustration: "I just hope that this defeat will not affect the self-confidence of the players!"
Will Cevo have no confidence and eventually be relegated because of this game? It has nothing to do with Florence. Now the whole team is rushing towards the league championship they have been away for 12 years in an unparalleled state.
Then the winter break came, and Fiorentina also got a chance to breathe. Although they have won consecutive victories recently, this Fiorentina is now a number of young players except for Degan, Fellaini and La Nokia. By this time, it will take some time for them to psychologically Mediate well physically.
Everyone can rest, but Degan can't rest. In the previous season, he had a long injury period and made him leave the court for a long time. Until now, he has not been able to adjust his condition to the best.
Therefore, Degan does not dare to relax, and after all, he is so old that others may not see it, but he himself knows very well that his body is not as strong as when he was young. Any relaxation may also put his body into a dormant period, which is what Degan is most worried about now.
Because he doesn't know how long he can hold on. Although there is no problem at present, once the problem breaks out at the end of the season, the impact on Florence will be fatal.
It is Degan's way to keep his body in a state of tension all the time.
Looking that Degan has to train tirelessly every day, Park Ji-yeon can't help worrying, but she can't resist Degan's stubborn temper. She also knows that once she enters the state, there is nothing more important than football in Degan's world.
At the end of the short winter break, the Serie A rekindled the flames. In the 17th round of the league, Fiorentina will visit the Blue Italian Stadium. Compared with the time he left Florence, Degan obviously left Atlanta for a longer time.
But 20 years later, when Degan came to the Blue Italy Stadium again, he was still greeted by warm applause from Atlanta fans.
So far, one of the most important honors in Atlanta's history is that Degan won the Serie A championship when he was here 20 years ago. In that season, Degan also became Atlanta's greatest contributor to the championship.
Although it was only a short season, Degan left a deep impression on the city of Bergamo, and the Atlanta fans did not have any resentment for his departure.
A Atlanta fans have often said: "If it weren't for that idiot Riodo, everything Florence has got now is ours!"
Facing the enthusiasm of Atlanta fans, the best reward Degan can do is to dedicate the best game on the court.
On the field, Degan has never had the habit of being merciless. When he was in Tottenham, in the first season, he met Florence in the 1/8 knockout match of the UEFA Champions League. In two games, Degan's goal directly eliminated Florence.
It's the same now. Degan scored twice in the first half. At the beginning of the second half, he assisted Fellaini to score a goal and sealed the victory.
In the 75th minute, Degan was replaced by Prandelli. Recently, he has been fighting continuously, which has gradually caused some problems with Degan's physical fitness. After all, he is 38 years old. Although Degan can maintain the best competitive state, in the final analysis, he can't be like when he was young. He has played more than 50 games in a row.
In the 18th round of the league, Fiorentina welcomed their last opponent of the season, Blue Eagle Lazio. After so many years, Lazio is still half-dead. The mistakes made by Cranio have not been repaid until now. Under the leadership of Lotito, Lazio Although you can basically play with Europe every season, it is absolutely delusional to win the championship.
Lazio is definitely Degan's favorite opponent. During his previous four seasons in Florence, Degan broke through Lazio's goal 22 times. Among the many opponents in Serie A, Lazio is Digan's biggest bitter owner.
Now that we meet again, Degan is naturally rude. After 90 minutes of a game, Degan pierced Lazio's goal three times, causing Lazio to be injured.
After the game, Lazio's head coach Inzaghi Jr. said helplessly: "It seems that our goal is particularly attractive to Degan. Every time he plays against us, he will use his best to score goals. In short, this hurts us!"
At the end of the 18 rounds of the league, Fiorentina has achieved an amazing 18-game winning streak, currently 15 points ahead of the second place AC Milan.
Before the start of the season, people thought that Florence's performance under the leadership of Digan would definitely improve significantly, but in any case, they didn't expect that Florence could be so strong to this point, which is simply a rhythm that blinds everyone's eyes!
At this time, if Digan talks about rebuilding the Florentine dynasty, it is estimated that no one will object. Who can stop them and who has the ability to stop them!
Last season, it could only be a European place and a hard-working team. This season, because of the return of Degan, it jumped to become the king's division rushing towards the Triple Crown.
The huge difference makes it impossible for people to calm down at all!
"No one can stop Fiorentina from moving forward this season. On the court, they brought infinite horror to all their opponents. This feeling appeared in Florence again after 12 years, just because Digan came back!"