Chapter 72 A Promise

The most surprising thing about last season's Serie A was undoubtedly the Atlanta led by Degan. With Degan's terrible scoring efficiency and near-perfect team combat throughout the season, they finally won the Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

But if you want to ask which team disappointed you the most last season, Florence is undoubtedly one of them. It introduced a group of big-name stars in the summer transfer, which is enough to make up a luxurious lineup and vow to return to the ranks of the strong team, but the final result is that they have been struggling in the relegation circle. It was not until the end that Brescia was barely relegated, which made the fans scared to the limit.

Florence attracted a large number of powerful players such as Hideshou Nakata, Mareska, Mikoli and Uifarushi last season, and the team's senior management did not hide their goal, which is to enter the European arena.

In fact, this requirement was not too much in terms of the personnel composition and strength of Florence at that time. But this is exactly what harms the whole team. Because a new lineup was introduced in the transfer, on the one hand, it caused a contradiction between the club's original forces and newly introduced players. More importantly, the team can't quickly integrate into a whole in a short time.

Although it lost 0:1 to Roma in the first game, the team played magnificently, giving people unlimited room for reverie. Unexpectedly, Rome's strength also declined significantly. This illusion made Florence suffer and overestimate its strength, so that it was extremely passive in the following games. Under the circumstances of great investment, Delaware failed to achieve good results and fired the coach several times, and introduced Bulgari in the middle of the season. Bodynov, a young player, has been injured and has failed to play his role. In the end, he has been struggling in the relegation area.

In the new season, Fiorentina continued the style of last season, and the team experienced another big change. From coach to player, the opportunity has come to a new change.

Former Parma head coach Prandelli joined this luxury division, which is good news for the team. The coaches, including Zoff, did not lead the team to achieve good results last season, but at least it can make the club less impulsive, give the coach more opportunities and time, and last season's bad results Objectively, his performance also gave him a relatively low starting point, and the teaching environment would be much looser.

In fact, Florence had always wanted to ask Prandelli out of the mountain last season, but he had to give up because his wife had been ill.

Now the club's ambition and sincerity have finally moved the coach, and the cooperation between the two sides will certainly make the team develop rapidly.

In terms of players, a group of players who did not perform well, such as strikers Mikoli, Nakata Hideshou and Chiellini, veteran Di Livio retired, which is a relatively big change.

In fact, Hidetoshi Nakata's performance in Florence was extremely bad, and he could only play as a substitute in the later stage, and although Mikoli performed slightly better, he was still far from matching his value.

In terms of the introduction of the team, the joining of striker Tony and goalkeeper Frey will greatly improve the team's strength. Tony's performance in Palermo last season was extremely eye-catching and was one of the best-performing players among Italian strikers.

However, due to the club's limited reputation, he has been unable to play the main force in the national team. Now that the World Cup is approaching, Tony obviously has to go to a bigger club to strive for more opportunities for performance.

Although Florence's performance last season was not good, its reputation is obviously not comparable to that of Palermo. Tony is tall and has excellent header skills, and has all the qualities that a high school striker should have.

The introduction of Pacini and Montolivo is another victory for Fiorentina's summer transfer, although last season's Atlanta obscured many stars because of the existence of the freak Digan.

There is no doubt that Pacini and Montolivo, the twin stars trained in the Atlanta youth training camp, are definitely among the best among Italian youth players.

Although Pacini is not the kind of striker who can rely on one blow to solve problems, his ability to seize opportunities in front of the door and the ability to respond on the sidelines are very outstanding. The previous cooperation with Degan has proved that he is definitely the right person for the second striker.

And Montolivo, Degan's success last season was definitely half of Montolivo's credit. Throughout the season, Montolivo sent 21 assists to Degan, almost half of the number of Degan's goals.

In the position of the front waist, Montolivo is not the most prominent in Serie A, but it is definitely a powerful player.

And Albertini, an Italian veteran, rejuvenated in Atlanta in the second spring. He chose to move to Fiorentina in the summer and immediately became the main force of the team. After the first seven rounds, his leading defense only lost four goals, even one less than Juventus.

Albertini also regained his main position, not only in Florence, but also in the Italian national team. AC Milan's midfield core can only be substituted for him in the national team.

The joining of Parma goalkeeper Frey added another barrier to the defense. Although Parma lost a lot of goals last season, this could not hide Frey's strength at all. If it hadn't been for his countless left and right blocks to resolve the danger, I believe Parma is now preparing for the second division.

Many rich families, including Bayern, have always favored him, which is enough to show his strength. This time, he returned to his mentor's account to continue his work, and Frey also said that he must help the team return to Europe.

In addition to the two, Fiorentina also invited a group of stars such as Danish midfielder Jogensen, veteran Pancarlo and Mofio in Spain. The team's strength has increased significantly, even if it enters the UEFA Champions League.

However, Fiorentina still faces the same problem as last season. If Prandelli can have a good way to solve the problem, Fiorentina will be very strong enough to compete for the UEFA Champions League ticket.

Prandelli's team was the most ornamental team in Italy, with a strong center Adriano and a fast winger Mutu. The beautiful defensive counterattack is unforgettable.

Now Tony and Pacini are completely likely to replicate the terrorist front, and their existing staffing is better than that of Parma at that time. There is every reason to expect Florence's performance.

Florence's performance in the new season is indeed very good, with five wins and one draw in seven games, ranking third in the standings, behind Juventus and AC Milan, and is very promising to enter the UEFA Champions League next season.

"Rod! Our goal will not stay in Italy forever, or play in the Champions League every season. We still have a more ambitious goal, and you are the most important part of achieving this goal!"

Mendes also interrupted at this time: "Rod! Although I don't want to say this, your situation in AC Milan is really difficult. This is not a matter of strength. With your strength, you can get the main position in any rich family in Europe, but Ancelotti doesn't want to give you this opportunity. He appreciates Shevchenko, and now Inzaghi has also paid for it. Gilardino's performance is getting better and better, which will squeeze your living space in Milan! You are still very young and you still have great room for progress. I don't want you to continue to waste time in Milan!"

Digan looked at Mendes and said, "But, if I remember correctly, haven't you always wanted me to join Chelsea?"

When Mendes heard Degan mention this again, he suddenly smiled helplessly and said, "Of course, I hope you can go to Chelsea. After all, you can get more salary than there, and I will be paid more, but now I have made it clear that if I bring you to Chelsea, I guess I will be very uncomfortable between you and Jose. You are all outstanding people, and you will not appreciate Jose's tactics, but Coach Prandelli's Fiorentina is different. He is an offensive coach. He is not like an Italian at all. You can play more fully under him!"

Mendes has unconsciously begun to encourage Degan to move to Florence, and Delaware also looked at Degan expectatively.

At the beginning, Delaware did not really care about Fiorentina, but as the team returned to Serie A, he found that he could not leave football at all. He hoped that Fiorentina could achieve greater success.

I have to admit that Degan is really moved!

However, he has some concerns. After all, he doesn't want to repeat what he has encountered in AC Milan.

Drava obviously guessed Degan's concerns and then said, "Rod! Originally, Coach Prandelli was going to come with me today, but he had to prepare for the midweek game, so I can only come alone. What I can tell you is that you are the player he admires very much. Fiorentina's current main center is Luca, but in the heart of Coach Prandelli, you are the main center. The right person!"

Trust your head coach, familiar teammates, and an ambitious club president, which is what Degan expects.

After thinking about it, Degan finally said, "Mr. Delaware! Can you always invest in the team as you do now? It's still temporary **, just want to play!"

Any club hopes to have a crazy chairman like Abramovich who doesn't take money, but they don't want the chairman to be a person with only three minutes of heat. As soon as he sees that his investment is not rewarded, he will be impetuous and even disturbs the peace of the whole team.

Drava's tone when he came to see Digan loosened a lot and hurriedly said, "Of course! Coach Prandelli and I have already discussed it. When I invited him, I had already made a promise that I would not be stingy with my investment in the team! But everything should be based on rationalization!"

Drava did not make a blind promise because he was eager to impress Degan, which was appreciated by Degan. At least Dela came more than the previous chairman of Florence, Cheri. Gao Qi is much more reliable.

If it was the previous Digan, maybe he really agreed. His soul is a Chinese. The Chinese philosophy is that the scholar dies for his confidant. Since his injury, AC Milan has not even seen anyone, and Florence, who is eager for virtuousness, actually came to lobby himself, just This regard is enough to make Digan nod and agree desperately.

But after these twists and turns of Milan, Degan dares not easily promise anything to others.

"Mr. Delaware! You can come to Brussels to say these words to me in person, which has shown me the sincerity of Florence, but I can't make any commitment to you yet.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Delava's eyes and said, "Rod! You can call me Andre, which is my name. Even if you don't want to come to Florence, I hope we can be friends!"

Digan smiled and said, "Of course, it's my honor, Andre! That's it! If I leave Milan one day, Florence will be my first choice, but I hope that when I choose Florence, Florence will at least be qualified for the European Cup! I hope I can show my strength on a big stage!"

Send Delaware away, Mendes looked at Degan and said, "Rod! Have you decided yet?"

Digan did not nod or shake his head: "No! Not yet, but Florence is indeed an option!"

Menders knew that Degan was still not determined. He still wanted to succeed in AC Milan. Although there were some words that were not easy to say, Mendes felt that this possibility was really small. At least when Ancelotti was sitting on the AC Milan coach's seat, Degan wanted to succeed in AC Milan. This expectation was small. It's small.

"Helhow! Now is not the time to think about those things. Maybe when I recover from my injury, I can't go back to what I used to be. At that time, I may have to go to a small club to continue my career and then retire sadly!"

Menders was stunned. When he saw Digan smiling, he realized that Digan was just joking. Before he came, he was really worried that the injury would have a certain impact on Digan's heart.

"Rod! You will succeed, I promise, I think people will never be wrong!"

"I hope so!"

When Delaware returned to Italy, the 8th round of Serie A was over, and AC Milan won again. They defeated Palermo 2:1 at home in San Siro, winning five consecutive league games, still 3 points behind Juventus and ranking second.

In the first half, Caracciolo scored a goal for Palermo, followed by Gattuso's rare world wave to equalize. Inzaghi, who came on as a substitute, rushed to the top and scored his first goal since his comeback, which was also his first Serie A goal since March 2004.

After scoring the goal, Inzaghi rushed directly to the camera, opened his jersey, and wrote a line on his shirt: Rod! Don't forget our agreement!

Digan looked at this line of words on the TV screen and only smiled faintly, but his heart couldn't help but feel moved. At least not everyone has forgotten him.