The Era of Emerald

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For the Italian Football Association's choice to relocate this Italian Super Cup, Fiorentina has no objection. They have long been used to playing games around the world; Vicenza is a little reluctant about this, after all, they are in Japan. But there is not much fan base. If you go to Tokyo to play a game, there is no guarantee that the stadium will not become the home of Fiorentina. This is obviously not good for Guidolin's championship plan.

But within a few days, Vicenza changed its mind, and justly said that in order to better expand the overseas market of Italian football, a mere championship trophy is nothing.As a member of Italian football, Vicenza is obliged to make its own contribution to the cause of national football... Anyway, it sounds nasty.

In fact, the reason why the people of Vicenza changed their attitude is very simple, that is, the Japanese side moved them with money interests.

In order to prove to people that they have used their ability to successfully hold such a high-level event, the Japanese Football Association paid a lot of money to the two clubs: they not only agreed to pay the Fiorentina and Vicenza clubs 100 million US dollars in participation fees, but also He also stated that all the ticket revenue for this final will go to the participating teams and will be shared equally by the two clubs.

Faced with such favorable conditions, the Vicenza club, which had some complaints about flying halfway around the world to play games before the start of the season, immediately took a 180-degree turn, saying that they will definitely participate in this game held in Tokyo on time. Super Bowl.

Naturally, Florence didn't have any objections. Anyway, they will come here to play the Toyota Cup in half a year, so they should adapt to the venue in advance...

Since Fiorentina had completed three consecutive championships in the Italian Super Cup before, except for a few people such as Ze Roberto and Cruz, the rest of the team did not have much desire for the championship trophy of this tasteless event.Therefore, in the final held in Japan this time, the players were more for the purpose of warming up before the season and looking for the feeling of the official game.After all, a mere Italian Super Cup is no longer enough for the honor-laden Fiorentina players.

At five o'clock in the evening on August 8th, although there is still an hour before the start of the Italian Super Cup final, the Tokyo National Arena, which can accommodate 17 fans, is already full of seats.

However, something embarrassing happened to Vicenza in the stadium, that is, almost all the fans who attended the stadium wore the purple jerseys of Fiorentina and entered the stadium, so that the stands on all sides were dyed purple. Some people may think that this is Florence's home court.

It is understandable that Japanese fans prefer Fiorentina. Like Chinese fans, most people prefer and support strong teams, especially Fiorentina, which can appear in the eyes of Japanese fans every now and then. The little-known Vicenza is more popular with fans.

This is the gap between the giants and other small and medium-sized clubs. Due to their popularity, the giants will attract a large number of fans to support them no matter where they go; Some of them may not be able to tell.

For this Italian Super Cup final, Vicenza coach Guidolin still attaches great importance to it. He needs to use this championship trophy to decorate his honor book from a grassroots background.

Therefore, in this Super Cup final, Vicenza can be said to be the main force: the goalkeeper is Barlotta introduced from Reggiana, who was relegated last season. Top-notch, but for Vicenza, Balotta is indeed the best choice for this small club in this position. His solid goal-line skills and stable performance are enough to become the team's last insurance.

On the defense line, Veljo Ward and Repka partnered in the middle, and the teenagers Francisco Coco and Massimo Odo were separated on the left and right. These two young players will take on the offensive and defensive tasks of Vicenza's wing in this game .

In the midfield, Guidolin chose Coyce as the last barrier of midfield defense.In front of Coyce, there are two young men who can attack and defend well, Ballack and Ambrosini. The talented midfielder Morfeo transferred from Atlanta replaced Okocha's starting position.Because the Nigerian star suffered a small injury during the summer training camp, Guidolin did not include Okocha in the 18-man squad for the purpose of protecting him.

On the front line, Luca Toni, who had a good performance last season, got the chance to start. His partner is the newly introduced Swedish striker Henrik Larsson this season.

After Otero, the striker who had a crazy performance when he met Fiorentina, left, Guidolin, who had more resources in his hand, began to try other styles of play, no longer blindly holding the four-three-three formation Don't let go.

On Fiorentina's side, Capello did not send all the main players for the purpose of observing the rookies, and at the same time changed the formation from [-] to [-].

The goalkeeper is still Toldo, and four players lined up in the defense: Roberto Carlos, Materazzi, Nesta and Zambrotta.The reason why Capello did not send Ferrara or Stam to partner with Nesta as a central defender is mainly to observe the level of Materazzi's frontal defense ability so that he can face the ball during the season. The team lineup is rotated to avoid the situation where Materazzi is blown up by the opponent.

In Capello's view, in this game, Vicenza's main center Luca Toni is the best touchstone to verify Materazzi's ability.

Among the three midfielders, Redondo and Effenberg are jointly responsible for controlling the team's game rhythm. The Argentine's precise mid-range pass and the German's, and the Dutch wild boar Davis is mainly responsible for the finishing of the midfield. Work.Although Redondo and Effenberg's defensive abilities are not bad, Capello, who values ​​defense, still feels that letting Davis, a fierce player on the court, can deter the opponent's offensive players.

In terms of striker, another newcomer introduced by Fiorentina this season, Ze Roberto, got the chance to start. He will play the position of left winger in this game, and his fellow Brazilian, "Alien" on the other side of the field Ronaldo echoed each other from a distance, and in the middle, it was Christian Vieri, a powerful center who has risen rapidly in recent years.

The Argentine god of war Batistuta, who has been in a sluggish state since the second half of last season, still did not improve much in this year's summer training. He repeatedly wasted scoring opportunities in team training games, so he was removed from the starting lineup by Capello. List, can only sit on the bench to witness the performance of teammates.

Fiorentina's first official game in the 97-98 season is about to start.