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After defeating Vicenza for three away goals and avenged a revenge on the league battlefield last season, Fiorentina immediately ushered in the Champions League group stage with Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich in the following mid-week.

This season is really awful for Bayern Munich. Although they have received strong players such as Ze Roberto and Flins in the summer transfer market, the aging of main players such as Fink, Thomas Link, and Kufour has greatly reduced the strength of this top giant. They are no longer the top team that can compete with Fiorentina for the Big Ear Cup two years ago.

However, neither Bayern Munich's senior management nor the players below have a clear understanding of this. In their opinion, Bayern is still the top European team who can lead Manchester United for the most part of the game, but only because he relaxed his vigilance at the last moment and missed the championship trophy. His current decline in the Champions League is just because the main players have not recovered from the fatigue brought by the World Cup, and he was careless for a moment and did not win in the first two rounds of the group stage.

This view is very popular among Bayern’s supporters. In the eyes of fans, this team with many famous players such as Elber, Sauer, Ze Roberto, Flins, etc. is definitely capable of competing for the Champions League trophy. They can definitely play their due style in this game with Fiorentina and use practical actions to justify themselves!

However, in the third round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern fans who came to the Munich Olympic Stadium to cheer for the home team can be said to have come with excitement and returned with great disappointment. Although Bayern players tried their best in the game to try to take advantage of the home game to win their first victory in the Champions League this season, Fiorentina, who played all the main players, firmly grasped the initiative on the field after the game started, and did not give the home team any chance from beginning to end!

The 29-year-old Vieri turned Bayern's defense with his strong body and sprinting ability that is no less than most speed strikers, and scored a goal in the 13th and 28th minutes of the game, helping Fiorentina establish a two-goal lead early. Vieri's forward partner and friend Inzag also performed well in this game, using a goal to secure the victory for the team, fully demonstrating his power as a top shooter!

The goal that added icing on the cake for Fiorentina was the current leader of the German national team, Barack, the midfielder who can attack and defend, used a signature shot to break Kahn's ten fingers at the end of the game, expanding the score to four to zero!

Seeing the Bayern players who were suppressed by Fiorentina with sharp defensive counterattacks and the almost breathless oppressive defense on the court, as well as the bloody 4:0 score on the big screen hanging above the court, Bayern fans who were watching the game in the stands, and Bayern executives such as Hines and Rummeniger, who were watching the game in the VIP box, finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"It turns out that the reason why the team performed so well in the Champions League this season is not just because of the sequelae of the World Cup." Seeing the goal guarded by Kahn was broken by Fiorentina for the fourth time, Heness rubbed his chin and analyzed with a contemplative expression, "Carl (Rummenigge), I think it is necessary for us to clean up the team next summer. Judging from the team's current performance, it is obviously time to completely push down and rebuild."

"Well, you're right." Ruménig nodded and agreed with Heness's view. "From the current situation, most of the players who occupied the main position in the team last season have been in a serious state after the start of the new season. For example, in the current starting lineup, the other three players except Kufour and Sanior are already veterans over 30 years old, Thomas Link and Oliver (Karn) are 33 years old, and Lizarazu is 34 years old. At such an age, it is indeed difficult to deal with the top strikers who are in their prime."

After thinking about it, Rummenigge added: "And even Sanior and Kufuer are not very safe in the defense line. Although Kufuer was a defensive player in the past, his age at the age of 26 can be regarded as an absolute golden age among the defenders. However, his beloved daughter died early this summer in an accident that occurred this summer, and her competitive level has declined sharply after the start of the season. There is still no sign of recovery so far. I suspect that Kufuer is likely to be depressed and will never be able to find her peak state back then. It should be "(Note: Kufuer's daughter actually died in January 2003, and the time is advanced by more than three months due to the plot.)

"There are also Torsten Fink and Michael Tanat." Seeing Rummenigge begin to consider the goal of cleaning next summer, Heness also proposed some players he had planned to send away long ago. "They are not young anymore, and they have passed their peak period in terms of form. Sending them away as soon as possible to make room for those more potential good seedlings."

As the German national team suffered a crushing defeat in the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Cup, the tradition of most German clubs to value veterans has greatly changed. Many team managers have begun to change their minds and increase their efforts to cultivate young players, rather than relying on veterans as before. Desler, Claudio Pizarro, Hargreaves and others all joined the Bundesliga Hollywood under this situation. However, Bayern still has a long way to go to achieve the team's youth in the true sense.

"But fortunately, there is nothing strong in the domestic arena that can compete with us this season." When talking about the matter related to the league trophy, Rummenigge couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Bortmond is causing internal strife over the financial crisis. The players are unable to concentrate on the game, and their record has declined a lot. This season, it is definitely not able to compete with us for the throne of the league championship. Leverkusen has been poached by you. The two most important generals are lost. They are still worried about relegation and don't bother us at all. Other teams such as Schalke 04, Bremen and Stuttgart, although they have good strength and some good players are in charge, but they still cannot be compared with us, so it's not worth worrying."

"Well, as long as we can keep the league battlefield this season, as for the Champions League, this year will be the case, next year." As the general manager of Bayern Munich, Heness attaches much importance to the Bundesliga championship than the European arena. In his eyes, the league is the foundation of a club. Therefore, Heness can accept the reality that the team performs poorly in the European competition, but he will definitely not tolerate the result of losing the league championship!
Chapter completed!