Chapter 766 Battle of Vengeance
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After defeating Inter Milan for three goals away, since the next game of Fiorentina will not be played until next weekend, Capello gave the players a day off, allowing them to use this rare rest time to recover their strength to ensure that in the next game, Florence can have a good competitive state on the court.
At this time of the season, the players' physical reserves had almost reached a critical value last summer, and they often rely on their hearts to work hard to play. Therefore, giving them a day of vacation at this time is undoubtedly a beneficial and harmless thing for the players in Fiorentina.
After all, a short day off will not only not allow players to lose their game state, but also give players a buffer space to restore some exhausted physical fitness.
It was April 11th. On this day, Fiorentina ushered in the 28th round of Serie A. Florence, who played at home, had a draw for them in the first round of the season!
In the first match between the two sides this season, although Fiorentina, who was in trouble at the time, led the half-time game with Vieri's goal, at the last moment, due to a cooperation mistake between Madawikia and Desanctis, Barri striker Masinga seized the opportunity to tie the score and had to accept the result of the draw.
Therefore, before the start of this game, Capello held a mobilization meeting and played the team's last game with Barry in front of all the first team players, achieving quite significant results.
Because he had to retain his energy to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Dinamo Kiev in the middle of next week, Effenberg was not arranged by Capello to be in the starting list of the league with Barry, but the German Tiger, who was stimulated by this game video, fulfilled his obligation as the team captain at this time.
The first one who stood up, he loudly called on all players who played the game to do their best and teach this opponent who once defeated Florence!
"If I find someone dares not do their best in the game..." Effenberg said, scanning his teammates around him with his eyes. The solemn intention in his tone made everyone present shudder, and then continued, "Then, I will let these people know what the price it will cost if they don't play seriously."
Hello, look at your tone of speaking, who can’t guess the result? We must have been taking us to the boxing ring to practice alone after the game!
So, under the pressure brought by Effenberg's aggressive gaze, other Fiorentina players also slapped Capello's chest and expressed their determination, saying that they would do their best in the game with Barry and would never let their opponents perform the same scene at Frankie Stadium!
Therefore, many fans watching this game were surprised to find that all the Fiorentine players showed an unconcealed murderous aura on their faces, as if the Barry players on the opposite side were their mortal enemies.
Barry's players were also very confused about this, thinking to himself what was going on? I have never heard of any discordant remarks from the head coach before the start of the game. Why are everyone in Fiorentina murderous intent?
Of course, these Barri players would not realize that the atmosphere in this game was so tense because they used the passing mistakes between Fiorentine players in the last match to grab the draw.
However, even if Barry guessed this to someone, he probably wouldn't believe this idea. For those who do not have a sense of honor, it is really difficult to understand that they have such a strong desire to win in this contest just because they got a draw in the first half of the league.
Although Capello rotated the starting lineup to a certain extent in order to prepare for the life-and-death battle with Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League, this time he did not send a full substitute lineup, but instead used a mix of main players and substitutes to deal with the opponent in front of him.
Goalkeeper Toldo, the two full-backs are Fortunato and Zambrota, the central defender combination is Matrazi and Hypia. Zanetti serves as a single midfielder in the midfield position, and Deco and Pirlo form a double core in the midfield to control the team's game rhythm. As for Gattuso, who has a poor sense of defensive position but excellent physical and stealing ability, Capello finally determined the position of this local young midfielder after observing most of the season, that is, to give players such as Pirlo who are talented on the offensive end but not at the defensive end as bodyguards, and rushed up to counterattack on the spot after their pass or ball under their feet were intercepted by the opponent!
Capello did not expect Gattuso to regain the ball every time he robbed, but he just asked this desperate Saburo, who was extremely fierce on the defensive end, to get to the place where he needed to appear in the shortest time to prevent the opponent from using the space for Fiorentina's offensive and defensive transformation to launch an attack, leaving enough time for his side to reorganize the defense line.
On the forward line, Capello still used the forward line combination of Inzagi and Ronaldo in the last game against Inter Milan. The former's ability to seize opportunities and the latter's nearly omnipotent performance on the offensive end are enough to create endless trouble for Barri's defense!
It can be said that this is the strongest lineup Capello can send without affecting the team's performance in the mid-week Champions League!
The players' performance did not disappoint Capello. Amid the cheers of more than 40,000 fans in the stands of the Frankie Stadium, the players in Florence presented a nearly perfect goal show to all the fans who supported them on this sunny afternoon!
In the 21st minute, Pirlo made a pick pass from the middle and sent out a exquisite overhead ball, which instantly broke through Bari's defense line. Ronaldo, who received the ball, broke into the penalty area and passed the cross with his left foot. The follow-up Inzaghi scored a close-range shot, which scored the first record for Fiorentina!
Just two minutes later, Fiorentina made a comeback. Deco intercepted Bari's pass in the backcourt and initiated a counterattack. Pirlo, who was responding in front, used his heel to the side with his back to the Barrie player. Zanbrota, who was inserted in time, directly tied the ball without any greed for me. Da Inzagi pretended to shoot at the front point and attracted the attention of Bari's defender and goalkeeper. Ronaldo, who was ambushing the back point, easily pushed and shot five meters in front of the goal, 2-0!
Chapter completed!