football redemption

Chapter 157 First victory over Manchester United (Happy Children's Day)
The game continues!

Pirlo did not take the corner kick directly in front of the Manchester United goal, but after Ronaldo Dinho ran past, Pirlo passed the football to him.

Tactical corner kick!

Ronaldo Dinho, who got the football, did not pass it directly. He passed the football back to the center circle and reorganized the attack.

After a series of passes that ended with Batistuta turning and volleying over the penalty area line, this time Bathezi held the ball firmly under him and did not give Fiorentina a corner.

However, there is one thing that has not changed on the pitch. Manchester United's offense still has no real threat, and Fiorentina's offense, led by Shaki, is getting closer to Manchester United's goal line.

Manchester United are still looking for goals, but their attackers have been unsatisfactory in this game, but they are more energetic in the away game in Fiorentina.

No.705 minutes, Shaqi shot a long-range football outside the penalty area and flew out against the goal post, which shocked the Manchester United fans into a cold sweat.

Two minutes later, Fiorentina made a comeback, Ronaldo Dinho crossed from the side, Batistuta grabbed the spot in front of the goal, and scored with a header! The football crossed the ten fingers of Bathezi, but finally hit the post hard.

Ferguson has smelled danger from the recent Fiorentina attacks.

He now has to make a choice, whether to continue to let the team play against each other in the rain and ignore the defense? Or let the team shrink the defense and lose only one goal in the first round? It will not be so unlucky, and it will rain in the second round, right?
He didn't have much time to think, so he chose to continue to attack. Losing at home is a shame, and the proud Ferguson cannot accept defeat.

Ferguson's spirit is high, but the players don't know whether the enthusiasm in their hearts was extinguished by the rain in the rain or Manchester United is too tired to advance in the third line. In short, Manchester United tonight did not have the temperament of playing the Premier League hegemony.

Just as Ferguson yelled loudly at the players on the field: "Attack! Attack!", Fiorentina scored again, and the face was slapped... Old Ferguson viciously kicked a bottle of mineral water by the side of the field. If he could be twenty years younger, he probably would have left the field himself.

Justin was so excited that he almost jumped to the commentary stand: "Fiorentina played their fast attack that worked. Shaqi passed the football to Ronaldo Dinho, Ronaldo Dinho passed it to Baggio who came in from behind at high speed, Baggio made a cross, Batistuta grabbed the spot in front of the goal, and the goal scored!"

The whole scoring process is very clear, with a strong Florentine short, fast, penetrating style, simple, fast, direct and effective.

"0:2, Fiorentina secured the victory! They are going to win this game."

"It seems that Manchester United is in big trouble. Ferguson just shouted to attack and was scored. This is really embarrassing. If Ferguson does not make changes, the next game will be very difficult."

Fiorentina players embraced, what does 2:0 in the first leg mean?
It means that when they return to the home court, they can suffocate each other, which means that their fault tolerance rate is high, and it means that they will go further in this season's Champions League.

Ferguson roared like thunder, he gave up his defense and planned to attack desperately.He told the assistant coach to call forward Yorke, who was warming up.

The combination of Yorke and Cole is the famous Black Wind Shuangsha. Unfortunately, Yorke, the queen of the triple crown, fell in love with two third-class girls. The sexual life of one master and two servants caused his competitive state to fall precipitously, and was placed on the bench by Ferguson.

Tonight, Feng Weili reminded Ferguson of him, called him here to remind him, and then replaced Keane.

Although replaced by Yorke, Manchester United's offense is still not effective, because the problem is not in the forward line, but in the midfield.The midfield was not functioning smoothly and was completely suppressed by the Fiorentina midfielder headed by Shaki.

And York is no longer the brisk York that he used to be.

In the end, Manchester United lost to Fiorentina 0:2 at home, breaking the biggest upset in the Champions League 1/16 finals.

After the game, Shaggy was elected the best player in the game. Ferguson was full of praise for Shaggy's performance, saying that his team's loss was a matter of course, because their performance was obviously not as good as that of Fiorentina led by Shaggy.

Fiorentina, who won the ball, entered the gate of the round of 16 with one leg.

But football is full of unpredictability, maybe United can comeback away?
Such things as big reversals have also been staged many times in the Champions League knockout rounds.

So the Manchester United people are not discouraged, they played the slogan of advancing in Florence City.The British media are unanimously optimistic about Manchester United's ability to advance.

Italian media, German media, and Western media continued to encourage Florence, hoping that Viola could create a miracle.

In Italy, Florence is filled with a relaxed and happy atmosphere.Through this game, the self-confidence of Fiorentina players has been greatly enhanced.

This momentum also affected the team's performance in the league.

In the third round of League No.20, Fiorentina played against Vicenza at home with home advantage, coupled with the strength gap between the two teams, Fiorentina easily won this game 3:0, a complete victory.Batistuta, Baggio and Ronaldo Dinho each scored a goal, and Shaqi provided an assist.

Next is the away game against Perugia, which was also one-sided. Fiorentina defeated their opponents 0:2 and temporarily ranked third in the standings. The top of the standings is the previous champion Lazio with 61 points, the second place is Rome with 59 points, and Fiorentina is Tanhualang with 57 points.

After two Serie A games, Manchester United flew to Florence to start preparations for the UEFA Champions League 1/16 finals.

In order to ensure the victory, Ferguson started to keep the training session confidential in England, and it was the same in Florence. The tarpaulin was pulled up on the side of the training field, and media interviews and visits were refused.

Ferguson's move has greatly stimulated the media and fans, and every newspaper that speculates on Manchester United's tactics will be snapped up by fans.

The ratings of related TV talk shows have also been hitting highs all the way.

Everyone is speculating on how Ferguson will change his tactics, and how can he turn defeat into victory?

The mystery of Manchester United also affected Florence and Ranieri. Ranieri and his assistants worked overtime for several days to watch video analysis and make war games...

You must know that most Europeans and Americans do not work overtime, even if they pay extra money!Auditore even suggested bribing staff to get Manchester United training videos.

This proposal was rejected by Shaggy.

Although he resigned as the club manager, he is a small boss after all.

Shaggy let Ranieri play his own style with peace of mind, so as not to change.

From Xiaqi who has been in the past 18 years, he knows that Manchester United this season is actually a paper tiger. Although he is the champion of the previous year, he is actually not good at fighting. The strongest team this year is not the Red Devils Manchester United or the White Devils. (Barcelona did not qualify in the group stage)
The atmosphere at Frankie Stadium is hot!

5000 Red Devils fans traveled across the ocean to Florence to cheer for their beloved team, which is why the Premier League later became the first league.

Fiorentina's box office appeal is no worse than that of Manchester United. The team has the most masculine god of war Batistuta, the most melancholy and charming prince Baggio, the little fresh meat Xiaqi, and the handsome guy Pirlo. The most important thing is that these people play good-looking football.

"Good evening, audience friends. Welcome to the second round of the European 2000/2001 finals in the 1-16 season. Fiorentina played against Manchester United at home."

"The starting lineups of both sides tonight are..., Fiorentina beat Manchester United 0:2 in the last round, and they had a great advantage..."

Ferguson's starting lineup disappointed the media. It was exactly the same as the previous game, and it didn't change as the bricks said.

Is Ferguson exhausted or a master of psychological warfare?
We will wait and see!

beep!
Guild wars!
At the moment of the whistle!
Manchester United took the lead in attacking. Manchester United can't wait to give Fiorentina a good lesson at the Frankie Stadium. In Keane's words, it feels good to be promoted at someone else's home court
After Beckham and Scholes organized a pass from the midfielder, Ronaldo Dinho and Shaqi countered and passed the ball diagonally to the left side of the front field.

Giggs got rid of Pirlo when he dribbled the ball to the center, and then passed the ball diagonally to the left of the penalty area under the pressure of Repka.

Cole started to speed up to touch the ball first, and shot one after another, playing extremely hastily.

Lucio stepped forward to block the ball with his body, but the tough guy was hit by the football but remained motionless.

Maicon rushed into the inside line to control the ball first and sent the ball to the back of the center circle.

Scholes took the initiative to respond and encountered Scholes robbing him. He pretended to pass the ball to Baggio, who was running in front of the right. Scholes had no doubts.

Shaggy turned around and dribbled forward quickly.Baggio ran to the front right to respond, but Beckham quickly returned to the defense but could not catch up with Xiaqi.

England's tough guy Keane stood in front of Shaki with a solemn expression.

Keane is very experienced in defense. He advances and retreats. The purpose of advancing is to force Shaqi to stop, and the retreat is not to give Shaqi a chance to surpass others.

Keane judged that, as expected, Xia Qi should have played two against Baggio, so he stepped back and could continue to cling to Xia Qi during the turn.

Keane actually wanted to defend Baggio, because Baggio was as famous as himself, and defending Baggio was king against king.

But Ferguson disagreed, and he didn't know which eye of the old man was more important to see Xia Qi?Did you borrow it from Lord Ma?
Keane sighed, turned around as smoothly as Dove Chocolate, and stared at Xia Qi.

Baggio couldn't find a way to pass the ball to Shaggy at the front of the penalty area. Keane's defense against Shaggy was impeccable, and Baggio was not reluctant, choosing to take a long-range shot directly.

The shot from the right foot did not play well, and the football stumbled in front of the goal and was easily confiscated by Barthez.

Manchester United quickly launched a fast break, Giggs was waving the ball quickly from the left, Baggio returned to the defense and pressed, Giggs crossed the ball to the middle of the field.

After stopping the ball, Beckham pulled the ball and turned around to dodge the attack from Shaqi. Although he was amazed at the speed and timing of Xiaqi's return to defense, with solid basic skills, he managed to escape Xiaqi's sneak attack by relying on his muscle memory after being startled.

Beckham found Scholes, who dribbled forward and realized that Shaqi was coming from the rear. He judged the situation and seized the opportunity.

Suddenly a straight pass sent the ball to the front right of the penalty area.

Cole suddenly moved to meet the ball and retreated. Giggs waded the ball away from Cole when he ran from the wing to the center, causing Baggio and Rui Costa to pinch and miss.

Pirlo is already ready to foul Giggs, the King of Wales is a chicken thief, and quickly passes the ball straight to the middle of the penalty area.

Lucio stepped forward decisively to block, and Solskjaer rushed forward to take a step across the situation. Although the angle was a bit small due to the cross-cut of the ball by himself, he turned around and volleyed forcibly and blasted a very high-quality shot.

The football flew to the top left of the center of the goal, and Toldo flew to save the mid laner's punch to the sky, and the football flew out of the baseline after refraction.

Solskjaer let out a breath and walked towards the Fiorentina penalty area with a resolute expression.

Scholes takes the corner.

Lucio cleared the ball with a header in the penalty area, and Shaki and Cole "contrived" each other, so that neither of them could compete for the football.

The football that flew out of the penalty area was controlled by Pirlo in front of the penalty area. He held the ball on the spot and dared not rush forward.
Because there is Beckham in front, and there are Keane, Neville, and Stam behind Bei Xiaoshuai. Pirlo is not Messi, and he does not have the ability to pass five levels and kill six players.

Manchester United's players in the Fiorentina penalty area quickly returned to the defense, and Pirlo passed the ball diagonally to the left after Giggs came from the side.

Giggs tried to stretch his leg to steal the ball but couldn't reach it. Only then did he find Shaggy who had killed from behind him.

Fiorentina's midfielder, who is extremely fast and can't die in the whole game, is considered by the head coach Ferguson as the most threatening person in Fiorentina.

Shaqi was one of the players that Ferguson especially emphasized before the game that he must watch his death.

Keane moved towards Shaggy's dribbling line during the retreat, and Neville also formed a corner defense with Keane during the slow retreat

Keane was careful to prevent Shaggy from breaking inside, so he didn't appear directly in front of Shaggy's waving ball.

If Xia Qi moved forward, he would definitely intercept it immediately, but what surprised him was that when Xia Qi was three meters ahead of him, Neville took a step forward to be parallel to Keane's position.

Xia Qi is stepping on the bicycle with his right foot, while his body has a tendency to change direction to the right and front
Keen was surprised because Shaggy seemed to be running towards him!
Neville moved another step inside, trying to assist Keane.

But in the next step, Xia Qi turned his body sharply to the front left and changed direction to dial the ball to break through.

Keane turned sharply to pursue but gritted his teeth and turned back.

Neville blocks his line!
Pig teammate

Neville did not expect that Xia Qi would suddenly change direction after riding a bicycle. The football rolled in front of him, and Xia Qi was blowing in front of him like a gust of wind.

Neville can secure a starting position among the top giants, of course it will not make it so easy for Shaqi.

He immediately turned around and quickly stretched his legs close to Xia Qi's right thigh!
Shaggy lost his balance and fell to the sideline.

The Frankie Stadium was instantly booed, and the Fiorentina fans were angry at Neville.

And Neville looked innocent!

The referee blew his whistle and ran to show Neville a yellow card.

Xia Qi stood up, even though his thigh hurt, he didn't rub it, he simply moved his thigh and waited for the pain to subside naturally.

Manchester United's defensive hardness is many times stronger than the previous game. ...

(End of this chapter)