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Chapter 11 The first battle of the new season

The storm caused by the fight was quickly calmed down. Effenberg and others did listen to Zhuang Mingge's advice and passed these words to other players. The effect was not visible in a short time, but according to Ranieri, the players in Fiorentina were the fewest times he had ever seen teased female fans.

But what made Zhuang Mingge sad was that these players did not be grateful to him as the boss, but instead spontaneously established Karin's support team. According to the rumors that Zhuang Mingge got, the leader of the support team was Effenberg, and the deputy leader was Vieri and Dibiagio. Their task was to report to Karin the daily activities of Zhuang Mingge that he saw.

Zhuang Mingge, who was "betrayed" by the players, burst into tears. Why is Karin speaking more effective than herself? Is it really the size of her breasts that determines her combat effectiveness?

Let’s talk about the main business first. More than a month of training time passed quickly. During this period, Florence sat at the Frankie Stadium and invited some teams to play several warm-up matches:

On July 31, Fiorentina defeated Empoli 3:0, Batistuta scored twice, and Inzagi added icing on the cake in the 86th minute after making a substitute;

On August 7, against Livorno, Ranieli arranged the forward combination of Vieri and Inzagi, but Vieri scored twice, Inzagi made a hat trick, and Zi Lily defeated his opponent 5:0;

On the 14th, Fiorentina played against Serie A team Cagliari at home. In this game, former Cagliari player Filicano performed very well on both offense and defense when facing his old club. He used a corner kick opportunity to score a header in the 30th minute. In the end, Fiorentina defeated Cagliari 1:0 with Filicano's goal;

On the 21st, the whole team of Fiorentina went north to Milan and played the last warm-up match with Inter Milan. As a result, Fiorentina, which had not yet been fully developed, was completely suppressed by Inter Milan. Thanks to goalkeeper Toldo's outstanding performance, the team finally lost 1:2.

Judging from the performance of the warm-up match, the team still has many problems in running-in. On the offense, it relies more on the players' personal abilities to score. On the defense, it relies on Tordo's high connection and low stop and Filicano's drag-in command. Although we can see the team's progress, it is still unknown how much combat effectiveness this team that has not been fully running-in can play in actual combat.

In history, Fiorentina was able to quickly return to Serie A after being relegated because the team left behind most of the players. These players may not be as good as the team built by Zhuang Mingge in terms of personal potential, but they have a more tacit understanding in team cooperation. In addition, the team already has the strength of Serie A, so they can easily return to the top league.

Although the young players in Florence now have great potential, their unfamiliarity and lack of experience still make them make many unnecessary mistakes in the game.

Therefore, in Zhuang Mingge's view, the key to whether Fiorentina can successfully upgrade this season is how long Ranieri can use to make the players familiar with each other's playing style and to make the team work together.

On August 29, Fiorentina will welcome their first opponent of the season at home, and it is also a popular upgrade this season - Barrie. This game is very important to Fiorentina this season. Local fans of Fiorentina have also shown support for the team. The stadium of nearly 50,000 people is full.

In a VIP private room dedicated to a senior official at Frankie Stadium, Zhuang Mingge was sitting in the box watching the game, and only Karin accompanied him. Antonioni did not come to the stadium to watch the game because he had to deal with some temporary emergencies in the construction of the training base. Antonioni was very frustrated that he could not come to cheer for Florence's first season game.

"Huh... Fortunately, Barry's chairman did not come, otherwise he wouldn't be able to watch the game so relaxed." Zhuang Mingge sat on the soft sofa and stretched comfortably, "By the way, Karin, how much do you think Florence has a chance to win today?"

"Tony, I think if Fiorentina can quickly gain an advantage in the score after the opening game, the team will have a chance of winning more than 90%. Otherwise, the team will be defeated."

"Why do you think so?"

"These players in our club are indeed full of potential, and there are some experienced players on the three lines, but the lack of experience in most young players is indeed an irreparable defect, which makes them very good at playing with the wind. However, once they get into trouble on the court, they will become very impatient. The more they are impatient, the less they can get points, and thus enter a vicious cycle." Karin calmly made an analysis.

"What he said makes sense..." Zhuang Mingge originally wanted to chat with Karin for a few more words, but at this time the players on both sides had already started entering the court, so Zhuang Mingge quickly turned his sight back to the stadium.

Today, Fiorentina's starting lineup is: on the forward line, Batistuta and Inzaghi form a partner; Effenberg dragged behind the two as the front midfielder, and the Germans will serve as the core of the organization on the court; Kripa and Korini start as the central striker partner, Kripa is good at interception, Korini is good at passing, and the combination of the two is strong and soft; Dibiagio is the backstage of the four midfielders, and he will serve as the back midfielder in this starting lineup.

On the defense line, from left to right are: Pesotto, Filicano, Uliano and Bilindeli; in terms of goalkeepers, Toldo won the starting position with his outstanding performance in the warm-up match.

It can be seen from the starting list that Ranieri attaches great importance to this game. It seems that he also wants to get a good start in his first game coaching Fiorentina.

Barry's lineup is very average, and Zhuang Mingge can't even find a player he knows.

The captains of both sides guessed the coins, and Fiorentina was the first to get the ball. Then the game officially began with the referee's whistle.

After the kickoff, Fiorentina did not rush to attack. The ball kept turning back between the players in the midfield and backcourt, mobilizing the Barrie team's defense line while also looking for a route to launch an attack.

In the 6th minute of the game, Barry launched a counterattack, but the pass was intercepted by Kripa in the middle. Kripa received the ball snatched by Kripa, turned around and drew a Barry player who was robbing. He did not do any extra moves and directly passed the ball to Effenberg, who had just returned to defend to the center circle.

After receiving the ball, Effenberg pushed forward directly. After attracting the attention of two opponents, a 30-meter-long pass penetrated the defense line of Barry. Inzaghi, who performed well in the warm-up match, appeared like a ghost behind the defense line of Barry and received the ball. He broke in with the situation. Barry's goalkeeper attacked in a hurry.

Inzaji seemed extremely calm at this moment. He even glanced at the Bari goalkeeper's position, and with a sharp shot, the ball lightly passed the horrified opponent's goalkeeper and flew into the goal.

Seeing the ball entering the net, Inzagji opened his arms and ran wildly towards the Fiorentine fans stands. Bati, Effenberg, and others who were closer to Inzagji, also rushed over to celebrate Inzagji's goal.

"1:0! The goal was Philip Inzaghi. It was a wonderful goal. Facing the opponent's goalkeeper's attack, he showed calmness that was inconsistent with his age!" At the same time, the voice of the home commentator of Fiorentina also appeared in the Frankie Stadium, "Let's shout the name of this guy together, Philip--"

"Inzaji!!!" 47,000 fans shouted with the commentator, and the shouts soared into the sky.

After kicking off again, the Barry players who obviously wanted to play defensive counterattack tactics after the opening game were obviously unable to hold on. The overall formation gradually moved forward and intended to compete with Fiorentina for the ball, but they did not want to reveal more loopholes in their backs...

In the 18th minute, left-back Pesotto, who stepped forward to assist, and Corini, who pulled to the wing, completed two passes and one cross. Batistuta followed up in the middle and headed the ball, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced into the goal, 2:0.

In the 27th minute, Effenberg received a straight pass from Dibiagio outside the penalty area, and then turned around and shot. The ball was slightly off, shocking the goalkeeper of Barry.

The players in Fiorentina are playing better and better, while the players of Barrie are eager to win back the score after conceding the ball, and they start to dribble and break through one by one. The result of the game is destined, unless these players of Barrie can really score several players in a row like Maradona.
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