Chapter 863 Fade out and take over
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Like Recoba last season, with this hat trick against Fiorentina and an unexpected victory, Mutu also enjoyed the treatment of overnight fame after this game!
If the Romanian was regarded as a young forward whose talent and potential were better than his former partner Recoba before this game, then now, after leading Venice to defeat the Serie A overlord Fiorentina alone, Mutu has surpassed Caron and Divoo, who seem to be famous, and become the hottest supernova in Italy!
Looking at Fiorentina, after accidentally losing to Venice, Ferrara, who appeared as the starting central defender, was severely criticized. Many experts regard him as the culprit in Fiorentina's loss, believing that the former Italian international, who suffered a severe injury to his broken leg, could not recover to his peak state after returning from injury, and could not solve the huge hidden dangers on the Fiorentina defense line after Nesta was injured! The reason why Fiorentina was able to maintain a winning streak was mainly because they did not encounter too many excellent strikers: Juventus was strong but in a low state
The fanatic Pierro and Kovacevic, who can only be considered second-rate, cannot cause trouble for them; although Inter Milan is full of talents, Lippi took the initiative to destroy Robert Baggio, and the forward ace Batistuta has Stam in charge of the defense, and the Dutch partner in that game was Hypia. This young Finnish defender used his physical fitness to squeeze the offensive space of Recoba and Ventola, so that they could not give up extra strength to threaten their own goal; not to mention Barry and Lecce, although Ferrara was not as good as before, she was still not a problem to deal with those second-rate shooters.
However, this time, when Ferrara faced Mutu, he was already 32 years old and had no choice but to the young Romanian striker. Not only was the opponent's breakthrough from his defense area repeatedly, but Mutu's three goals were also directly related to Ferrara himself. Ferrara was not closely guarded by the first ball but Mutu took advantage of the loophole. The last two balls were caused by Ferrara's accidental foul while defending the Romanian!
Therefore, after the game with Venice, Ferrara, who was at a disadvantage in the direct dialogue with Mutu, finally realized that he is no longer the one he was two years ago. Although his strength can still be considered first-class, he can no longer face to face with top strikers like Viali or Davao Suk in his peak period as before. Now he can use his rich defensive experience and skills to fill up his teammates or deal with those rough opponents. The head-on and hard work is no longer something he can bear. Otherwise, anyone who is good at it may become the next Mutu.
So, Ferrara, who had a clear understanding of his own strength, took the initiative to find head coach Heinx to talk to him, expressed his willingness to accept the position of substitute, and took on the responsibility of helping the team train new players. Before that, although he lost the main position due to injury and Stam's strong rise, Ferrara was still quite dissatisfied, believing that the Dutch took advantage of his injury to make him a substitute, so he never gave up the idea of regaining the main position. Now, Ferrara, who has no such knot, is completely willing to serve as Stam's substitute, and also plans to share some of his playing time to Hypia, so that this junior has more opportunities to grow.
After learning about this, Zhuang Mingge was silent for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh. As a time traveler, he knew very well that Ferrara's current strength level - if Ferrara had the same level as before he broke his legs, Juventus in his previous life would not have missed the quarterfinals of the Champions League in five years.
Although Juventus's weakness during that period is related to many reasons, Ferrara's serious injury is indeed a very important factor. Therefore, Zhuang Mingge did not interfere in this, but only allowed Antonioni to express his support for Ferrara to the outside world and provided the other party with a long-term contract, allowing the meritorious defender who has made great contributions to the rise of Fiorentina to stay with the team until he retires.
Therefore, Ferrara's voluntary abdication this time is undoubtedly the most beneficial for Fiorentina now, because in this way, the team has an outstanding substitute central defender, and Hypia can also get enough playing time to appease the Finns' growing game demand.
After receiving the contract provided to him by Florence, Ferrara did not make any bargaining moves, and directly signed his name on the five-year contract with an annual salary of 2 million yuan. This means that if nothing unexpected happens, this contract will be the last contract signed by the veteran throughout his career.
Ferrara's announcement of fading out of the main lineup has had a great impact on the entire Fiorentina team. The most significant change is that Hypia has become more active in training. Obviously, the Finns also realized that after Nesta was absent due to injury and Ferrara's fading out, he will usher in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! An excellent opportunity to become the team's third central defender in one fell swoop!
Therefore, Hepia needs to prove his value with good performance before Nesta returns. Otherwise, with Fiorentina's financial resources and scouting system, it is believed that it will be easy to get a defender who is not inferior to his ability.
After staying in Fiorentina for so long, Hepia still knows some things. After all, the big-name stars in the team, such as Stam, Carlos, Tordo, and Pirlo, have been discovered and embarked on the road to stardom. Of course, Hepia wants to be the next one, rather than giving this opportunity to others in vain.
In this way, when the war rekindled a week later, after losing to Venice, the Fiorentine players who were criticized by the outside media for a whole week, had a collective explosion in this game with Regina!
Although Regina has Sierra Leone's talented forward Mohamed Caron (a substitute forward who once served in Inter Milan), facing the anger of Fiorentine players, their margins are obviously unable to resist Fiorentine's attack based on their assets.
Chapter completed!