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Volume 1 Chapter 385 The Greek opponent attacks

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    After defeating Messina, Fiorentina had no time to rest. The Champions League match against Panathinaikos in midweek affected everyone's hearts.  This is the first time in five years that Florence has fought on two fronts in two top events. Although the opponent is the weakest of the three group stage opponents, I am afraid Panathinaikos will also think so. After all, Florence has not had a competition for many years.  Appearing in the Champions League, even at the peak of Serie A, known as the Seven Sisters, Fiorentina had never reached the quarterfinals.  Panathinaikos is one of the most successful teams in Greek history, having won 18 domestic league championships and 16 Greek Cup championships.  Although both statistics are not as good as rival Olympiacos Football Club, the club's record in European competitions is better than its opponents.  In 1971, Panathinaikos reached the European Champions Cup final. Although they lost 0 to Ajax Football Club, they were the only Greek team to enter the European finals.  Since then, they have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League twice. What makes Florence even more uneasy is that Panathinaikos' head coach Malesani is Italian. He is familiar with Italian players and Italian tactics.  Moreover, in the Champions League of the UUUUl season, Panathinaikos under the leadership of Marceline met Juventus. As a result, the Greeks defeated the Old Lady in an away game and at home.  Facing such a team, Florence has no right to be arrogant. Even in the Champions League group stage qualifying odds, Florence is higher than Panathinaikos, second only to Barcelona and Werder Bremen.  Before the first game of the group stage, club owner De La Valle encouraged his coaches and players on the club's website: "There are no easy opponents in the Champions League, but we defeated Sporting Lisbon in the qualifying round. I think we and the Germans  , The Greeks can also tie. I don¡¯t think they are much better than the Portuguese. I have full confidence in the team and the coach.¡± Florence¡¯s head coach Prandelli is much more cautious than the boss. He said on the TV show.  When "Politics in Football" was a guest, he said: "The series of big competitions this month have not and will not intimidate us. We will try our best in the Champions League. The level of each team is unique, and it is different from Barcelona."  There is a special excitement in playing against the world's best team. The remaining two teams, Panathinaikos and Werder Bremen, are also very strong, but we will fight hard and win the respect of everyone.  " Prandelli's caution and stability are normal. Although he has never played in the Champions League, he knows how difficult it is. It is a level higher than the League and UEFA Cup. Before he can figure out the details of his opponent,  If you rush to win, you are likely to fall into passivity. Once you lose, it will be difficult later.  Prandelli is a passionate coach, but he is still an Italian coach. He will not focus all his energy on offense like Dutch coaches and Spanish coaches.  As he often said, "There is no contradiction between looking good and focusing on defense. All teams must pay attention to defense. It is like building a house. No one starts with the roof first." So after the league ended, Prandelli  The players mainly trained on defensive counterattacks. The 45l formation and 44 formation in the first round became the focus of training. The 433 attack lineup was an alternative to prepare for the team's counterattack when it fell behind.  Except for Bodinov and Di Natale, Florence players have no objection to the cautious attitude and tactics of the coaching staff, because whether it is 44 or 45, Tony can definitely find his position. Tony, who scored two goals in two games, has no objection.  Now he is the most famous person after Chen Yu, and Chen Yu is an all-around fighter, let alone 45I or 370. Chen Yu will also start, but in this way, Bodinov and Di Natale will have no place. No matter it is the cup  Still in the league, Di Natale plays a lot of time. There is no conflict between him and coach Prandelli, but he really wants to have the opportunity to play on the big stage of the Champions League.  In an interview with the media, Di Natale said implicitly: "At least on paper, Panathinaikos is the weakest of our three opponents. If we still want to qualify and defeat Panathinaikos,  Kos is almost an inevitable choice, I think we should play more proactively." Bodinov became a celebrity in the media because of his conflict with Prandelli, but under the guidance of his agent, Bodinov became a celebrity.  The husband did not dare to expand the conflict with Prandelli. When talking about whether he would play in the Champions League, the Bulgarian seemed very frustrated. He said: "The Champions League is very important to everyone. I am very disappointed."  I want to participate in the game, and my body is in the best condition, but whether I can play depends on the coach's attitude. We are third in Serie A. I don't think we are worse than Werder Bremen and Panathinaikos. We play our own way.  If the level is good, we should join hands with Barcelona to qualify. I think the first game is very important. If we can win, it will greatly boost the morale of the team. If we lose, it will be very detrimental to us. Of course, the Italian media.  I am more concerned about Milan and Juventus, thinking that they are the backbone of Serie A and that Florence is just a soy sauce, but Italy?The media did not ignore Florence and gave them advice. They believed that Florence faced the weakest opponent in the first home game. If they could not win, I am afraid Florence would have no chance of qualifying. They should go all out to win Pana.  Xinaikos, it is best to score all three points in the game with the Greeks, give up the two games with Barcelona, ??and fight Bremen to the death, so that it is possible to get the final qualifying right.  As the core and captain of Florence, Chen Yu¡¯s status will determine the outcome of this Champions League game. Before the game, Chen Yu also received more attention from fans, reporters and opponents.  In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Chen Yu supported coach Prandelli¡¯s cautious tactics, but also expressed his confidence in winning.  "There is no doubt that Barcelona is number one. They have the strength. I think the remaining three teams are equally strong. No one is sure of winning. Many times, the outcome depends on some details or accidents. We and  Panathinaikos' game is played at the Stadio Franchi, which is an advantage for us. The fans' cheering will stimulate our fighting spirit. Panathinaikos also has its own advantages. Their head coach is Italian  People are definitely more familiar with us than we are with them, but after experiencing the test of the league and the Italian Cup last season, I think we have the confidence to defeat all enemies, whether we are facing Werder Bremen or Pana.  "Panathinaikos." The day before the game, Panathinaikos arrived in Florence. As soon as he got off the plane, Panathinaikos head coach Massaleni sighed, "It definitely feels different to play in Italy.  , especially a team as strong as Fiorentina. I swear, Fiorentina is not inferior to Barcelona. They are actually the second favorite to qualify. Prandelli is one of my favorite coaches, and the team he coaches  He always plays beautifully and gets good results. Chen Yu is definitely the striker I have the most trouble with. In my memory, there is no one more difficult to deal with than him. Maybe he is not as good at breakthroughs as Ronaldo and not as fast as Martins.  Fast, not as strong as Vieri, but he is weird, because he can be all of the above, he is a devil, we must put shackles on him in this game, so that we can win.  , the biggest difficulty is not the opponent, but that we have too many injuries. Midfielder Conceicao and forward Olisadebe have accumulated five yellow cards and are suspended. The main goalkeeper Papadopoulos has not recovered from his injury.  Not being able to come to the away game is our biggest loss, but we will try our best to overcome the difficulties and strive to get a satisfactory result.¡± Chairman Panathinaikos then explained what a satisfactory result is, ¡°This is.  In the first game of the group stage, we were missing three absolute main players, but our opponents were strong and well-organized. From the Champions League qualifying rounds to the Italian Cup and then to the Serie A, they achieved complete victory. In the away game, I think a draw is also a win.  It's acceptable, of course. I believe they may be able to bring a little surprise to the fans. We have such strength. "The Panathinaikos team attaches great importance to this game. They took a short rest in the morning and conducted adaptive training.  Florence's scouts watched the Greek team's training and videotaped it. After Prandelli and the coaching staff watched Panathinaikos' training video, they fell silent. Although they had been cautious before, they were unable to do so because their opponents lacked three players.  As the absolute main force, Prandelli is still very optimistic about defeating Panathinaikos, but now they dare not be optimistic anymore, because the opponent's cooperation is very skilled, the overall defense, especially the air defense ability is excellent, forward Dimit  Rios is in excellent condition and scored three goals in the confrontation. Such a team actually relies on the overall strength. The lack of several main players will not have a big impact on the strength. If they are determined to play defensive counterattack,  It is never easy for Florence to win. Just think about the Greek team in the 2004 European Cup and you will understand. If they cannot attack wildly, they are likely to be attacked and scored by their opponents.  In the evening, Florence held a pre-match tactical meeting again to analyze their opponents and discuss tactics for tomorrow's game. After some intense discussion, Florence made moderate modifications to the previously formulated tactics, and Fiore retreated to two  In front of defensive midfielder Donadale and Brockie, Chen Yu retreats behind tomorrow's starting forwards Tony and Di Natale, changing from 44 to 43 to strengthen Chen Yu's mobility, Tony as a cover, and Di Natale  Make a fatal blow with Chen Yu.  After the meeting, the players and coaches also watched the match of the four groups H that kicked off first.  Because the opponents in the same group include Barcelona, ??the Fiorentina players naturally chose the battle between Real Madrid and Lyon.  Before the game started, the players in Florence thought that Real Madrid was undefeated in the away game, but the result was shocking. Lyon easily defeated the 9th Champions League champion 3-0 at home.  In the other games, most of the wealthy teams also played very hard. Inter Milan faced Bratislava, who was playing in the Champions League for the first time, but it was l¡ÃUj. Liverpool was one goal behind.  Real Betis reversed a difficult situation, and Chelsea also won a small victory against Anderlecht. Only AC Milan relied on Kak¨¢¡¯s magical performance to defeat Turkey 3:1.Fenerbahce of ??.  The teams in the non-mainstream league performed well. Eindhoven defeated Schalke 04 1:0, Glasgow Rangers defeated Porto 3:1, and Rosenborg defeated Olympiacos 3:1, showing good strength.  Seeing the underdogs and Yuba perform so well on the first match day and making the wealthy teams miserable, this greatly increased the confidence of Florence. They all believed that they could not give up even against Barcelona. If the opponent was not in good condition, they might still be able to win.  One or two points, but the underdog's counterattack on the first match day also frightened Florence, secretly determined to play a tough game with Panathinaikos.
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