The Era of Emerald

After defeating Juventus [-]-[-], the Fiorentina players took a good rest at home for a day, and then took the plane booked by the club to the British city of Manchester. A game at Rafford Stadium.

For the English team, the Fiorentina players are still relatively unfamiliar. The last time Fiorentina and the English team played against each other dates back to the 1994-95 season. In the game, they overthrew Arsenal coached by Graham with a total score of [-]-[-], entered the final and defeated Zaragoza from La Liga in Paris, winning the first Cup Winners Cup in club history!

But Arsenal is Arsenal, Manchester United is Manchester United, including coach Fabio Capello, no one thinks that Arsenal can represent all English teams, let alone the intelligence sent back by the scouts sent by the club to England to collect information Looking at it, Arsenal's iron-blooded defensive counterattack style is an out-and-out alien even in the Premier League.

Therefore, for this quarter-final opponent, Fiorentina basically has nothing to know except for a few game videos... If there is anyone in Fiorentina who knows about Manchester United, it should be Zhuang Mingge Alone.

Therefore, when Capello was chatting and found that Zhuang Mingge commented on the Manchester United players, including their coach Ferguson, he immediately pulled Zhuang Mingge to his room to watch the whole night's game video without hesitation. , and also in the name of wanting to have a good exchange of feelings with Mr. "Chairman".

Of course, what happened that night, just look at Zhuang Mingge who yawned with a pair of panda eyes and looked burned out the next day...

"Damn! Next time, I won't say anything again. It feels too bad to be caught watching a video game all night!" Zhuang Mingge complained indignantly that all he got was the schadenfreude of Groz and Karin. .

Manchester United lost their old captain Steve Bruce last summer. The departure of the England iron guard caused a crack in Manchester United's originally strong defense. He took over the banner left by Bruce and became the main force of Manchester United this season. The central defender David May obviously does not have the ability and temperament of the old captain, which makes Manchester United coach Ferguson a headache.

In fact, since Bruce left Manchester United, Manchester United's defense began to appear unstable. Later, with the departure of Pallister, Schmeichel, Irving and others, this phenomenon was further exacerbated. , although Ferguson introduced fresh blood such as Henning Berg, Ronnie Johnson, Stam, Blanc, etc., but Manchester United's defense did not come until 2006 after Vidic and Van der Sar arrived one after another. Only then became stable again.Prior to this, Ferguson's Manchester United had always had obvious loopholes in the defense. [

The Fiorentina players who came to Manchester made full use of the few days before the start of the game to adapt to the field and formulate game tactics. Manchester United also cooperated very much and did not do anything excessive, such as deliberately shortening the time for Fiorentina to adapt to the field. , making loud noises outside the hotel where the Fiorentina players stayed, disturbing the players' rest, etc...

Sometimes, being convenient to others is also convenient to oneself.This time it seems that you took advantage of it, who knows if they will go too far next time you visit the other party's house as a guest?

Therefore, the two sides ushered in the first round of the Champions League in a relatively peaceful atmosphere.

This evening, the Old Trafford Stadium, which can accommodate 68000 people, was empty (Note: Old Trafford was expanded to a capacity of 06 people in 76000, and there were not so many in 1997. Seats), counting Manchester United fans pouring into the stadium to cheer for the home team, and by the way, have a close look at the demeanor of the championship.

For the first round of the UEFA Champions League match against Fiorentina at home, Ferguson attached great importance to it. The old Scottish man formed a four-four-two formation, with a diamond-shaped midfielder and two forwards. The goalkeeper is the Dane Peter Schmeichel. In defense, Irwin and Gary Neville are separated on the left and right, and David May and Pallister are partnered in the middle.

Manchester United's midfielder is the famous "Golden Four Midfielder" in European football, and it is also the most powerful part of the Red Devils: the midfielder is Roy Keane, and the two wings of the midfielder are Welsh Giggs and England's popular niche David Beckham, Paul Scholes in the midfielder position; and Manchester United's forward line is a combination of Andy Cole and Frenchman Cantona, the latter's personal ability can not only help the Red Devils Attacking the city on the court can also send more assists for his teammates.

Capello, under the guidance of Zhuang Mingge, a traveler, realized that Manchester United is not an easy team to deal with. Although the English team is generally more difficult after the end of the suspension period, the Premier League has won three times in four years. The champion Manchester United is obviously not a team that can be ignored.

Last season, Manchester United was able to complete the reversal and win the championship even when they were [-] points behind the leader Newcastle last season, which made Capello play [-] points carefully. In the eyes of the cautious Italian coach, what he hates the most This is the kind of team where people come to be crazy.

Because you don't know when the other party will suddenly go berserk and reverse the extremely unfavorable situation.

Therefore, Capello also sent a four-four-two formation, but unlike Manchester United, Fiorentina's midfielder does not have a full-back: goalkeeper Toldo, two full-backs are Roberto Carlos and Zambrotta , these two will be fully responsible for Fiorentina's side attack and defense in this game, and Nesta and Ferrara are two players with better defensive skills at the central defender position. Although Stam has shown a certain potential , but the performance of the Dutch central defender on the field is still a little frizzy. Capello does not want to be found by old and cunning players like Cantona.

In the midfield, Redondo delayed organizing Fiorentina's backcourt. Davis and Di Biagio teamed up to escort the Argentine prince. Although Redondo's personal defensive ability is also world-class... In front of them, the German Tiger, who had heard about Keane's heroic deeds from Capello, was gearing up for a nine-and-ten-minute "cordial exchange" with the Irish villain.

On the forward line, considering the technical characteristics of Pallister and David May, Capello sent a combination of Ronaldo and Inzaghi. His intention is very obvious. The strikers are here to deal with your two bulky central defenders, you bite me if you have the ability?

The war is about to begin.

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