The Era of Emerald

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After entering 2004, Fiorentina, who finally got rid of the terrible one-week double-match arrangement, won consecutive victories on the two fronts of Serie A and Coppa Italia, and achieved seven consecutive victories.Such a result, after being exaggerated and publicized by the media, immediately attracted the attention of all European giants!

It's no wonder that Fiorentina has been the most championship-winning club in Europe in the past ten years. The Serie A championship and the Big Ears Cup, the two most important trophies, Viola, can bring one of them back almost every year.Under such circumstances, if these clubs that are also aiming at the championship don't pay attention to the trends and news of Fiorentina, it would be hell.

Of course, Fiorentina's seven-game winning streak depends on its top strength, but it is also inseparable from Viola's schedule during this period.You must know that Fiorentina's game frequency in January and February is mostly one game a week, and occasionally encounters double games a week, and the opponents are mostly underdogs like Brescia and Ancona.This is completely different from the situation of Fiorentina before the winter break. During that time, Fiorentina not only had to face a weekly double-match schedule, but also faced strong opponents such as AC Milan, Juventus, and Parma.Therefore, it is not too unexpected that Fiorentina won seven consecutive victories after the arrival of the new year, even though Heynckes used rotation tactics in these few games to increase the playing time of young players is also like this.

Some people may think that Ribery and Ronaldo did not get enough time to exercise under the pressure of Vincent and others, and their abilities may not be better than those of the same period in history. If it is not good, it will become an invisible person in the game, which will hinder the team.But don't forget, if you want to make Ribery and Ronaldo invisible on the court, you can never achieve such an effect just by relying on the so-called game experience. The ability of the players themselves is the most critical.

To give the simplest example, the 35-year-old Maldini is still one of the top defenders in the world and can lead AC Milan to win the UEFA Cup.If it were 35-year-old Park Ji-sung or Hong Myung-bo, not to mention letting them deal with Franck Ribery and Ronaldo who are far from reaching the peak of their careers, even defending Baggio or Totti of the same age, they would also be blasted to death.

Therefore, under such a schedule, it is not surprising that Heynckes led Fiorentina to seven consecutive victories.Of course, if Viola loses points that shouldn't be lost during this period of time and doesn't keep enough distance from the chasers behind her, then Florence will have to face a rather passive situation when the Champions League game resumes at the end of February. situation.

This is indeed the case. Although Fiorentina has won consecutive victories during this period, they have not been able to widen the gap with AC Milan, which is ranked second in the standings. The Rossoneri are still six points behind Viola Eyeing eagerly, looking for opportunities to narrow the gap with the leader.

Under such circumstances, Heynckes must not be careless in the slightest.Otherwise, Fiorentina is likely to repeat the mistakes of the 01-02 season.

As the saying goes, when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose money.After achieving an impressive seven-game winning streak, Fiorentina finally suffered the team's first defeat after entering 2004: In the semi-final of the Coppa Italia on February 2, Fiorentina, who was a guest at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, was on the spot. The 12 Lazio fans cheered loudly and lost one to three, and were eliminated by the Blue Eagles led by Marshal Roberto Mancini!

Since Abramovich announced his move to Lazio last summer and invested huge sums of money in this former powerhouse that was on the verge of bankruptcy, making it the richest club in Europe, Mancini, Begiristan and Abramovich have been in charge of Lazio. The future development plan was discussed in depth.

After all, the example of Moratti investing a lot of money but getting nothing is still vivid in my memory. Mancini does not want his new boss to follow in Moratti's footsteps because of his eagerness for quick success.They hope to lay a good foundation first, let the players develop enough tacit understanding and fully integrate into the team's tactical system, and then launch an impact on the Serie A and Champions League champions!

And Abramovich also humbly listened to the suggestions of Mancini and Begiristan, agreeing to give them more time to transform and upgrade the team, instead of asking them to make achievements immediately.

The reason why Abramovich made a completely different decision from when he took over Chelsea in his previous life is mainly because there is a big gap between the current Serie A and the Premier League at that time in terms of the intensity of the championship.Abramovich knows that if Lazio wants to dominate the Serie A league, it must overcome the four difficulties of the top three in the north and Fiorentina. This challenge is a bit too difficult for the blue eagle who has not recovered.In contrast, Mancini and Begiristan's proposals are obviously more reasonable and more operable.

As for why Abramovich asked to win the league title after taking over Chelsea in his previous life, it was because the Premier League at that time was a duo between Manchester United and Arsenal, and Liverpool, the former dominant player in English football, was just a soy sauce party.Under such circumstances, the rising Chelsea is very hopeful to hit the Premier League title.

In the face of Lazio, who played the main force, Fiorentina, who sent a large number of substitute players in this game, was decisively tragic.When even the main goalkeeper Buffon was hidden by Heynckes, the players on the Fiorentina field did not have enough confidence to play a defensive counterattack.

A good goalkeeper can top half the team, this sentence is not just talk.

However, although Lazio ended the winning streak, Fiorentina did not suffer much from it.Because in their eyes, the Coppa Italia is just a tasteless event, and its greatest value lies in training young players, rather than competing for the final championship.Therefore, if Fiorentina finally wins the championship trophy, it is certainly a thing to celebrate, but if they are eliminated halfway, there is no pity.

What's more, any fool can see that Fiorentina deliberately let water in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, so naturally no one will say anything about this loss.

Of course, in any case, losing is a depressing thing after all.Therefore, in the No.20 round of Serie A three days later, the visiting Fiorentina and Pepper Lecce staged a wonderful confrontation, and defeated them four to one with their better offense and more stable defense. It is a breath of anger from the previous loss to Lazio.