The Era of Emerald

While Zhuang Mingge was thinking wildly, players from both sides had already stood on the court, waiting for the referee's opening whistle.

Seeing that the referee did not blow the whistle for a long time, the players on both sides were very dissatisfied with the frozen bodies on the field. Batistuta and Onopko, the captain of the opposing field, had to go to "remind" the referee to pay attention to the field. player's expression.

Therefore, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game 5 minutes early in a very reasonable manner.

After hearing the opening whistle, the players on either side immediately started running crazily - if they didn't move, they would be frozen to death by the damn weather.

The coaches and substitute players on the sidelines of the court were not as lucky as those on the court. The cold and hard bench became the least popular place for players and coaches.The substitute players would rather tirelessly prepare for activities on the sidelines than stay in their seats for too long; as for the members of the coaching staff, under such circumstances, they are also present on the grounds of "assisting the players in warming up" side to side movement.

So the substitute players have been doing exercises on the side of the court to keep their bodies warmer. The fans standing together in twos and threes in the stands to watch the game were also surprised to find that there were two more Bielsas (Argentine coaches) on the edge of the court. Bielsa, always likes to walk up and down the sidelines).

The current Moscow Spartak team, due to the country's political turmoil and economic depression, is far from what it was when it dominated the Soviet league: the two generations of "tsars" trained by the team-Shalimov and Mostovoi switched to foreign leagues successively and worked hard for his career.

Speaking of Shalimov, I have to feel sorry for him. After the player known as the "Last Emperor" of Soviet football lost in the "Russian Mutiny" led by himself more than a year ago, he felt like he had changed. Like a person, although there is no physical problem, his mental state has plummeted. Inter Milan, with him as the core, was only 2 points behind the leader AC Milan before Shalimov's decline, ranking No. [-] in Serie A. three.

After the mutiny, Inter Milan's record declined all the way, and in the end they had to struggle hard to relegation.

And such a promising football superstar fell away (the Russian was only 25 years old at the time)—although he was later dug into Duisburg by his mentor Li Ning (the chairman of Duisburg) Fishdick even said proudly, "Although we paid a considerable transfer fee, it was worth it. We are proud of getting such a star." Captain Shi Bigyuer is even more so looking forward to: "With Shalimov, our style of play will become a real work of art."), but due to the poor start of the team, the head coach Li Ning was fired, and Shalimov was inevitably "implicated". ", since then disappeared in the football world and became a meteor that passed by in a hurry.

Karpin, the offensive core who led Spartak Moscow to win the Russian Cup last season, has also been sold to Real Sociedad in La Liga due to the financial pressure of the team. There is only one valuable player left in the team. It is the core of the team's defense and Victor Onopko, who is also the captain of the field.

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Spartak's poor field conditions are obviously very unfavorable to Florence, which has an advantage in ground coordination. The ball often changes its rolling direction because it hits a hidden small pit or other things. This kind of cheating situation As a result, Fiorentina players have to give up their best pass and cut coordination when attacking, and use more high-altitude balls to attack the opponent's goal.

Fiorentina's attacking style was in the arms of the Russians. Under the command of Onopko, the Spartak players built a tall wall in their own half, pushing out all the balls that flew over. , There were several header clearances and even passed directly to the Spartak striker's feet for a counterattack. If it weren't for these forwards' poor footwork in this game, it is estimated that Fiorentina will still fall behind in the away game.

Therefore, Ranieri, who was worried that the team would lose a goal in the game, and might not even get a draw, issued an order that seemed extremely stupid to Zhuang Minge-he made the Fiorentina team no longer press the offense, but Start to shrink the defense.

Fuck me, Zhuang Minge wanted to scold Ranieri at that time: If you want to play defensive counterattack, you must choose a better venue!Didn't you see that the stadium is full of "landmines"? !If Batty or Djorkaeff gets injured during a counterattack, that's enough for us to cry!

What?You ask why the opponent can play a defensive counterattack?The reason why Spartak dared to fight back was because they were used to playing on this field, and they knew what kind of "concealed weapons" were under any turf, so of course they dared to fight like this.

Furthermore, most of the Spartak players on the field are tall and big. If they are allowed to play long passes and headers to their heart's content, then the Fiorentina defense line, which is at a disadvantage in height, will definitely not be able to resist.

As a result, the subsequent trend of the game was just as Zhuang Minge guessed. Instead of shrinking defense, Florence did not get more chances to score. The opponent steals the ball and takes advantage of Fiorentina's overall pressure to counterattack. If it weren't for Toldo's quick reaction, Fiorentina's goal would have already fallen.

The wide balls from the wide wings of the stadium were high-balled and then bombarded by the high center with a header. This simple and crude tactic combined with this cheating stadium has achieved unexpected results. The Fiorentina players are tired of dealing with the Russians. The high-altitude bombing was tightly suppressed in his own half, and he couldn't fight back. The morale of the players continued to decline.

On the other hand, the Spartak players became more confident as they kicked. In the 53rd minute of the second half, Onopko took advantage of a set-piece opportunity and overwhelmed Kripa who was defending him. Into the door of Fiorentina, this is the only goal in the first leg.

In the end, Fiorentina lost [-]-[-] to Spartak at home in the icy Moscow. If Viola wants to advance to the next round of the Cup Winners Cup, she must score more than two goals in the second round a week later. .

Seriously, Ranieri, what should I say? In terms of training players and pre-match tactical arrangements, this man is indeed a good player; but he is very criticized for on-the-spot tactical changes. He handed over the initiative to The other party, what is this guy thinking...

It seems that if there is a better choice in the future, it is better to quit Ranieri. This guy who is conservative at critical moments is just a "tinker" who can integrate a team that is about to rebuild or is in disarray into a good fighting force. But it can't lead Florence to become a wealthy family.

After the game, under the guidance of the Spartak staff, Zhuang Mingge walked out of the stadium from a "VIP passage". Chairman Ivanov was waiting for Zhuang Mingge outside the passage with a smile on his face, while an extended Lincoln was parked not far away.

...What's the matter with this sense of sight of the secret joint?Illusion?Do I have to wear a headgear after getting in the car?Before getting into the car, Zhuang Mingge thought wickedly.

However, it was obvious that the other party would not treat Zhuang Mingge, the "guest" that Berezovsky had appointed to meet by name, at best, they just put a layer of reflective film on the window glass, and this was just to prevent the sun from shining... …

ps: Chapter 21 of "Addition and Completion Plan"