The Era of Emerald

"In the 2012 European Cup final, the Italian national team finally lost 0:4 to the Spanish national team. This is the most disparate score in the history of the European Cup final. Let us congratulate Spain. They became the first team to complete the European Cup consecutively. team..."

At the same time, in the dormitory of a certain university in China, Zhuang Mingge, who stayed up late watching the game in front of the computer screen, angrily dropped the cup in his hand.

"Italy played too badly. They didn't have the momentum they had against Spain in the group stage! Prandelli over-inflated his confidence after eliminating Germany. To deal with Spain, we must use Italy's best defensive counterattack. Isn’t playing against each other courting death?” Zhuang Mingge, an Italian fan, was very dissatisfied with the tactical arrangement in the Italian final, and didn’t notice that the water in the cup had spilled into his laptop. When he discovered the problem, The computer screen in front of him has gone black.

"Ah! My new laptop!" At this moment, a flash of lightning flew out from the computer screen and hit Zhuang Mingge's forehead impartially, and Zhuang Mingge passed out immediately.

I don't know how long it took before Zhuang Mingge regained consciousness.

"I'm going! Where is this?" Zhuang Mingge sat up rubbing his head, looked around, and found that he was not lying on the bed in the hospital or dormitory as he imagined, and the room he was in now seemed more like a young master of a wealthy family living room, "What's going on..."

At this time, a flood of strange memories flooded into Zhuang Mingge's mind, and the overwhelmed Zhuang Mingge fell into a coma without hesitation.

After Zhuang Mingge regained consciousness, he found that that memory had merged with his own. At the same time, he deduced from those strange memories that his situation was like a plot that often appeared in a certain novel—— up.Zhuang Mingge traveled back to Italy in 93, and became a famous Italian family, the youngest son of the head of the Corleone family, Michael Corleone——Antonio Corleone.

Zhuang Mingge learned from the memory in his current body that this Antonio has just obtained a bachelor's degree in sports management from the German Sports Academy in Cologne. He is a staunch fan of both Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He also has an international A-level coaching certificate. The reason for the coma named "Antonio" was that Fiorentina was unfortunately relegated from Serie A. Antonio, who was watching the game at the time, was too angry and accidentally fell in the box, resulting in a concussion. He has not woken up until now.

"Oh, Antonio, you look really ugly." Just as Zhuang Mingge was lying on the bed sorting out his "ex" memory, a handsome middle-aged man walked into Zhuang Mingge's room, and Zhuang Mingge quickly recognized it. One is my cheap father in this life and the patriarch of the Corleone family, Michael Corleone.

"I'm fine now, Dad." Zhuang Mingge imitated the tone of "Antonio" in his memory, "You see I'm as strong as a cow now."

"Haha, then I'm relieved." Michael Corleone patted his younger son's shoulder with a smile, and sat next to Zhuang Mingge, "Antonio, you are now 22 years old and have graduated from college. According to the family tradition, You need to work in the family business." Speaking of this, Michael Corleone looked at his favorite young son, "Of course, we have also fully considered your long-standing interests, so after family discussions, you are going to The Fiorentina club assumes the presidency."

"I know you have been a Fiorentina fan since you were a child, and you majored in sports management at university. The relegation of Fiorentina caused its market value to plummet, and the Corleone family took advantage of the opportunity to acquire all the shares of Fiorentina from Cerigoli. Now, my son , Florence is yours, prove your ability to us!" Michael Corleone paused, "However, Antonio, you have to remember that football is a money-burning industry, family elders Although we agree to expand the social influence of the Corleone family by investing in football, the club must ensure a balance of income and expenditure, which is the bottom line."

"But Dad, with Fiorentina's current income and expenditure situation, it is impossible to meet the family's requirements in next season's Serie B." Zhuang Mingge couldn't help being anxious when he heard the opinions of those old folks in the family.

When Michael Corleone saw his youngest son's anxiety, he laughed from the bottom of his heart, and said something to reassure Zhuang Mingge: "After two years, the family will ask Florence to reach a balance of payments, and in the next two seasons, The family will provide you with 2000 million US dollars of funds every summer, of course, if Florence still has a loss, it can only be deducted from your own pocket money."

"Don't worry, father, I won't let you down, I will make Florence the top giant in Europe." Zhuang Mingge secretly vowed in his heart, since he can have such a good opportunity in this life, he must realize his long-cherished dream—to create Create a true dynasty team.

The Serie A season of 92-93 has come to an end. AC Milan has won two consecutive Serie A championships under the leadership of coach Capello and the Dutch Three Musketeers. Juventus also won the UEFA Europa League title under the leadership of Robert Baggio. Among the other members of the Seven Sisters of Serie A, although Inter Milan, Parma, and Roma have no convincing championship trophies, the bosses of these teams are also laughing at a ball at this time. The incompetence of the team is Fiorentina, which has famous players such as Batistuta, Effenberg, and Laudrup Jr. but was unexpectedly relegated.

Florence Football Club was born in 1926 from the merger of three teams in Florence. At that time, the main colors of the team were red and white. In 1928, Florence started its struggle in football from the second division.In the second year, the color of the team uniform was changed to purple, representing the city's flower lily. In the 1929-1930 season, it was promoted to the first division. Except for 1938, it has been one of the few strong teams in the first division.Its first championship was the FA Cup in 1940.The team's heyday was in the second half of the 50s, when it won the championship in the 1955-1956 season, and won the runner-up in the following four years. In the 60s and 70s, Florence left brilliant achievements. 1968-1969 season league title, 4 FA Cups, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup.However, in recent years, its position in the league has often been in the middle and lower reaches, and it has suffered relegation this season.

Many teams are waiting for Fiorentina to sell players. After all, the income gap between Serie B teams and Serie A teams is too large.

However, to their surprise, the first news released after Fiorentina's relegation was not about their players, but Fiorentina's change of ownership!

Fiorentina's new chairman Antonio Corleone said in an interview with the media that he will do his best to let Fiorentina return to Serie A and bloom their own brilliance.

Zhuang Mingge was sitting in the office, sketching a list in his hand. If someone was around, he would find that the list was full of the names of some high-ranking members of Florence.

When the club chairman changes, it is a very common situation for the team's top management to change, so even if Zhuang Mingge changes a group of club top management, it will not cause too much criticism.

But some people still want to stay. Zhuang Mingge doesn't want to be regarded by the fans as a guy who can sell any player for money like Cherigaoli.

The first person Zhuang Minge wanted to meet was Giancarlo Antonioni, a legendary Fiorentina player.

Maybe many fans don’t know Antonioni’s name now. When they mention Fiorentina, they will first think of the “God of War” Batistuta, Rui Costa, Toldo and other players, but for the older generation of Fiorentina fans , Antonioni is the best star in Florence.

In 1972, Fiorentina coach and former AC Milan superstar Liedholm promoted Antonioni. In the following years, under the blue sky of Tuscany, Antonioni was regarded as a hero and a talented player by Fiorentina fans. , Two magical feet made him an epoch-making player in Italian history. His all-round performance, precise passing, and passing the stunned defender made him omnipotent on the court. In 1982, Antonioni won the World Cup as the main midfielder of the Italian national team. That was the peak moment of Antonioni.

From 1972 to 1987, Antonioni played for Fiorentina for a full 15 years. During the 15 years in Fiorentina, Antonioni played 412 times, including 341 in Serie A. He ranked fifth in the history of the club's hand list with 61 goals. But his incomparable loyalty to Viola was only exchanged for a Coppa Italia in 5.In 1976, years of injuries made Antonioni no longer able to adapt to the fierce confrontation in Serie A and had to leave the Swiss team Lausanne, but the Fiorentina fans did not forget him. There are many new fans, supporters from Fiorentina, who will travel long distances just to catch a glimpse of their legendary superstar.

After two years in Switzerland, Antonioni returned to his beloved Florence and held his own farewell match. The national team played against the world star team in 82. In that game, he choked up and read a statement for the fans who supported him:

"I'm a lucky man, I might be able to go to Rome or Juventus, maybe I've already won three or four Serie A titles, maybe the Champions League, but in my heart, there can't be 4 people calling out for love My name, this is your love, it is the most important, and this is why I cannot leave Florence."

The fans were infected by his emotions. The intense applause lasted for five or six minutes. The cheers echoed in the stadium, as if there were three times as many fans in the stadium. Antonioni scored a penalty kick in the 6rd minute, and the stadium was full of fantasy The atmosphere, the star who is famous for his indifference finally shed tears.After the game, Antonioni left the pitch in tears. He threw several bouquets of flowers into the Fiorentina stands, and a large cluster of balloons flew into the beautiful Tuscan sky.

If one word is used to describe Antonioni, it is "legendary", which is why fans remember him, a man with a purple heart, Antonioni is their idol, the prince among princes.For Fiorentina, over the past 15 years, Antonioni has been more than just a football player.For fans of the Viola, he is the symbol of a winner.

Just as Zhuang Mingge was recalling Antonioni's legendary years in Florence, a handsome middle-aged man with curly hair walked into Zhuang Mingge's office, "Hi, first time meeting, I'm Giancarlo Antonioni, you are us The new owner of Florence, Mr Antonio Corleone?"

"Hello, Mr. Antonioni." For such a legendary figure, Zhuang Mingge naturally wouldn't put on airs as a boss, and straight-forwardly stated the purpose of this conversation, "The first person I met after I took office The club official is you, because you are the greatest player in the history of our club, so there are some things I have to say hello to you in advance to avoid unnecessary conflicts."

Antonioni was already mentally prepared to leave when he learned that the new boss wanted to talk to him. After all, he was single-handedly promoted to the post of general manager by Cherigoli. Every time he thinks that he may not be able to work for his beloved club from now on, Antonioni feels sad for a while.

"Mr. Chairman, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly. I have already guessed about it. I have no opinion on your arrangement." Antonioni replied forcefully, as a player who has participated in the European Cup, World Cup and other competition As a player, his psychological quality is still very passable.

When Zhuang Mingge heard that Antonioni had already guessed his thoughts, he immediately beamed with joy: "Since you are prepared, it would be great. In fact, you have done a good job as the general manager, but this is just from the competition. On a higher level, but in terms of business development... I have to say, you are far from doing enough as a player, so I am going to transfer you to the athletics department as the supervisor, responsible for inspecting players and handling the daily affairs of the team , Mr. Antonioni, what do you think?"

"Okay, I'll pack up my things and leave right away..." the absent-minded Antonioni said helplessly, and suddenly realized, "Wait, boss, you're talking about letting me be the director of the sports department. Didn't you let me leave the club?"

"Who told you to leave the club?" Zhuang Mingge was very surprised when he heard Antonioni's words. He didn't know which words he said would make the legendary star think this way, "I can't guarantee anything else, but, As long as I am still the president of Fiorentina, Fiorentina will not take the initiative to abandon any player who has made great contributions to the team!" ps1: The author of a newcomer has no talent for naming, so I decided to borrow a few names I have seen before... ...ps2: The main reason for writing this book is to commemorate Mu Gongda's "Dream Back to Milan". Finally, there is a book about Serie A. Mu Gong, you are actually tj...