Chapter 47 The Last Battle
In order not to conflict with the relegation and championship battles between Serie A and Serie B, the last round of C2 was held on Sunday afternoon. The focus match between Fiorentina and Rodigian attracted the attention of almost the entire Fiorentine. After spending the grayest year in the history of the 100-year history of the team building, the Serie C League this weekend gave them new hope. After 33 rounds of hard work, Casinva's team won 15 consecutive victories, making them the leader of C2, leading second place Rodigian and third place Rimini 5 points, and has reached the threshold of Serie C1.
A year ago, Le Republic wrote, "From then our sky can no longer see violets, and the city of Florence will no longer have a sign." A year later, Le Republic's title was: "Florence is reborn from the ashes!"
One year is enough to change everything, including the joys, sorrows, and joys of fans.
On May 14, fans put on their jerseys after lunch, took all kinds of equipment, and arrived at Frankie Stadium early. The stadium was two hours away from the game time, and the fans were not in a hurry. They just gathered in groups of three or five, chatting and flirting around the stadium, waiting for the start of the game.
At around four o'clock, Fiorentine fans from other places and abroad, and a small number of Rodigian fans arrived one after another. They also wore jerseys, flags, scarves, and most of them were wearing cameras.
One of the group of Chinese fans with black hair and yellow skin attracted the most attention. They were numerous, at least over 200 people, wearing huge banners that read in Chinese and Italian: Chen Yu, Gao Fei, we support you! Long live Florence!”
"Dad, is this a fan of Uncle Chen's hometown?" Little fan Leon rode around his father Old Leon's neck, holding the small flag of Florence, and asked curiously.
"Yes, they are all Chinese."
"Dad, will we win?"
"It's almost the same, the opponent is very strong, but we only need a draw." said my father.
"No, we will definitely win! Brother Chen Yu said that he will definitely lead Florence to advance."
Leon's eyes were full of confidence, which came from infinite trust in his idol.
The Chinese Fan Association in Florence is growing stronger and stronger, and now it has reached more than 500 people. President Xu Bing holds a special Florence banner and walks side by side with honorary president Zhang Shubin. Behind Zhang Shubin is the association's little beauty Zhao Muyu.
"Uncle Zhang! Chen Yu is now the team deputy. Do you think he is likely to wear the captain's armband?"
A fan approached Zhang Shubin and asked.
"With this possibility, it may be difficult for Dilivio to hold on for 90 minutes after his knee injury."
"Uncle Zhang, why did you let Brother Xiaoyu be the captain before the last round of the game?" Xu Bing asked.
"I don't know, maybe I made a choice between Rigano and Chen Yu. Rigano has been the temporary captain many times before."
Zhang Shubin did not express any more of his thoughts. At this time, the club asked Chen Yu to be the team's deputy, and his eyes probably wanted to win over Chen Yu's contract renewal. Now many teams in Class B and even Serie A have extended olive branches to Chen Yu. Fiorentina will not know about this. They should understand that if they don't spend some capital, it may not be easy to keep Chen Yu.
When the gate of Frankie Stadium opened to accept fans' entry, the players in Fiorentina were also taking the bus and leaving the training base and heading towards the stadium.
Half an hour later, Fiorentina players appeared on the Frankie Stadium. At this moment, nearly half of the Frankie Stadium could accommodate 45,000 fans, and fans were still pouring in. The media predicted that at least 25,000 people would be too conservative.
Seeing the Fiorentine players come out to warm up, there were huge cheers in the stands.
"Champion Champion"!
"We want to advance!"
"We're going back to Serie A!"
All kinds of shouts are mixed together, turning the stadium into an extremely mixed vegetable market.
After half an hour of warm-up, the players returned to the locker room again.
"The game is about to start soon. This is the last game of the season, and it may be the last game of our C2. However, if we can't seize this opportunity, maybe we will do it again. Listen! You guys shout and applause outside! Now the enthusiasm of the fans is ignited, which is what we did with a season of victory. It is difficult to ignite the enthusiasm of the fans, and it is easy to extinguish it. If we can't play these 90 minutes well, we have to save it in one or even two years."
Kasingva understands the players' psychology very well and is also very sensational. In just a few words, the players' fighting spirit was mobilized.
"... Let me emphasize our style of play again. Today we only need a draw, and the opponent needs a victory. They must attack, but we cannot blindly defend and counterattack. We must attack ten minutes of the game, catch the opponent off guard, and then whether we score or not, we must pull back to defend and fight the opponent's counterattack. Chen Yu, you will definitely encounter great difficulties on the side. You can choose to switch positions with Dilivio on the other side, Dilivio. Today your task is to hold the ball in front and wait for your teammates to insert. Gao, Longo, Gu Zuo, you three must boldly step forward in the first ten minutes. Longo and Gu Zuo intervene in the penalty area, Gao Dali shot from a long shot... The defenders must maintain their formation, and the full-back assist must return to defense in time, with the principle of stability..."
After Kasingwa arranged the tactics, he saw that there were about ten minutes left before the game, so that the players could relax and rest and prepare to play.
At this time, Chen Yu walked into the single room in the locker room, which was used by the physiotherapist for the injured to provide physical therapy. Chen Yu had already put his laptop in advance.
Turn on the computer, select the silent mode, plug in the USB flash drive, and enter the Star Quick System. Chen Yu quickly found the professional junior player Quevas whom he bound to last time. Because his sense of binding Gao Feng was already familiar with other teams, Chen Yu worked hard to find Quevas. This Paraguayan player had excellent performance in the 2002 World Cup and joined a Chinese team. Chen Yu searched for him for a long time before finding him.
It was almost time to play, Chen Yu clicked on Quevas' avatar and chose to bind.
"Chen Yu, what are you doing? It's time to play."
Chen Yu had just finished binding, Gao Fei pushed the door and walked in. The referee had just blew the whistle to gather for the court outside the door. The Fiorentine players had already gone out. Chen Yu had not come out of the physiotherapy room yet, so Gao Fei was a little worried.
Chen Yu hurriedly pulled out the USB flash drive, "It's nothing, I'll go out now."
Gao Fei looked at the USB flash drive in Chen Yu's hand and said suspiciously: "Ah, this thing is actually a USB flash drive. Chen Yu, you are not playing games secretly, right?"
"Shh." Chen Yu held his index finger up to his mouth, "Go quickly."
Gao Fei nodded understandingly and whispered: "Let me have fun next time."
"You won't play this one."
Chen Yu heard the coach's shouting, responded to Gao Fei's words, and hurried out of the locker room.
The moment the players of Fiorentina and Rodigian entered the stadium from the mixed passage, they were shocked by the applause and shouting like tsunamis. When they looked around, they were stunned by the fans in the stands.
A stadium of C 2 is generally only a few thousand spectators, and tens of thousands of people are rare. The original leader Rimini has only more than 5,000 people. Only Florence, a veteran athlete, has an attendance rate of nearly 20,000.
But today, I can see that the stadium is almost full, with at least 35,000 people, and with the fans who are still entering, it may even reach 40,000. How can this not shock these C2 rookies?
In the VIP box, Dela Valais and Galli sat side by side. Seeing so many fans, the two couldn't stop smiling.
"I really didn't expect that there were so many fans in a match that advanced to C1. If I advanced to Serie A, I wouldn't it be enough for the stadium to be." Dela Valle said with emotion.
"Yes, the team's record is so outstanding. It has gathered popularity in a very short time. It should be said that Dilivio, Chen Yu and Rigano have made great contributions. Now the teams in Serie A and Serie B have poached them, especially Chen. There are a large Chinese market behind him, and several Serie A teams have liked him." Galli looked worried. As a club manager, these news can't be hidden from him. Moreover, Zhang Shubin intentionally exposed some of the conditions for the later renewal of the contract with Fiorentina.
"These three people must be kept. Next season they will still be our main force in the Serie B." De La Valée, a citizen of the football kingdom of Italy and once served as an adviser to the Inter Milan club. He is definitely not a rookie who knows nothing about football. He has a very unique vision. Taking over the bankrupt Florence was a very clever investment.
"Yes, Mr. Delavalle, the three of them have the ability to gain a foothold in Serie B. We will build a team with them as the core next season. I have made arrangements to give Chen Yu the position of deputy team, and give them a significant salary increase in summer transfers. We have always had a good relationship with his agent. Chinese people are different from South Americans, so I should talk about some favors." Gali said respectfully.
"This is a must. For talents, we must give high salaries and be valued. Human favors are less important than money." Italian shoe king Delavalle is very rational and wise.
"I know, I will open up the bargaining chips that will make them excited." Galli said confidently.
"Well, the game has begun. We'll watch the game. We'll talk in detail after the game." Dela Valé saw the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game, picked up his glasses, and ended the conversation.
Chapter completed!