Chapter 73 T Nine

February 19, 2016.

Italy, city of Florence.

Frankie Field!

The game has not yet started, and the stands are already full of seats.

Although the Europa League cannot keep up with the popularity of the Champions League, it is still an extremely important European competition, and it is also a high-level contest between the leagues.

In this kind of competition, they are not only competing for the wins and losses of their respective teams, but also the dignity of the division they represent!

Therefore, this is also the reason for the popularity of European-level events.

It can be said that at this time, the whole of England is supporting Tottenham. They share the same hatred, except of course some fans of the deadly enemy.

The double ball players are warming up and training on the field.

Fiorentina is in the left half, Tottenham is in the right half, the two sides are clearly divided.

Yi Le and Elkeson are contacting to pass the ball. They are standing on the left and right sidelines, practicing passing and stopping the ball.

Both of them belong to the type with a delicate sense of the ball, and the football is as well-behaved as an obedient child under their feet.

Even the movement of unloading the ball is extremely chic.

Ten minutes later, the players from both sides returned to the locker room again, preparing for the final adjustment.

Fiorentina attaches great importance to this game, even though they showed a "concern" attitude before this.

But when it comes to the game, they will not slack off.

In this game, Fiorentina sent the full main lineup.

Florence (3-5-2).

Forwards: Kalinic, Zarate.

Midfielders: Bernardeschi, Vicino, Ilicic, Borja Valero, Pascual.

Defenders: Astori, Roncalia, Gonzalo.

Goalkeeper: Tatarusanu.

In this lineup,

Kalinic is undoubtedly the sharpest offensive point. Kalinic, who just joined this season, showed an unexpected cost performance. He scored 12 goals in just half a season. Inter Milan even staged a hat-trick. This Croatian striker has proved his worth with his own performance!

Of course, his task in this game is also very arduous. He has to shoulder the offensive responsibility of Fiorentina, and it is in the case of being suppressed in the midfield.

As we all know, the root of Tottenham's strength is their midfielder, the super-efficient Chinese who is like a perpetual motion machine.

Facing such a dominant midfield lineup in the Premier League, Fiorentina did not choose to fight the bayonet, but retreated the midfielder symbolically.

We can't handle you in the midfield, then we will play a defensive counterattack!

If you want to say 'defensive counterattack', this is a unique skill in the Italian league.

Of course, the premise is that they need to withstand the offensive pressure from Tottenham. You must know that many teams just cannot withstand the crazy offensive rhythm of Tottenham.

But Fiorentina coach Montella is confident that they can withstand Tottenham's offense.

Just when Fiorentina coach Montella was swearing, he saw Tottenham's starting lineup, and he was dumbfounded.

Tottenham Hotspur (4-5-1).

Forward: Fernando Torres.

Midfielders: Elkeson, Dele Alli, Yi Le, Eric Dier, Thomas Carroll.

Defenders: Ben Davies, Alderweireld, Trippier, Kevin Wimmer.

Goalkeeper: Lloris.

 …

Fiorentina coach Montella couldn't believe that Tottenham abandoned their proud 'frontcourt trident' in this game.

The two top scorers in the Premier League, Harry Kane and Sun Xingmin, were both placed on the bench.

Instead, the newly joined Fernando Torres started the game.

If it was five years ago, the name Torres had the power of a nuclear bomb, but in the past five years, this guy has become a boring bomb.

From T9 to Tito, can this poor old guy really support Tottenham's striker?

How funny?

Montella was very depressed. He thought that Tottenham would give himself a blow when he came up, and use their sharpest lineup to attack Fiorentina's defense.

But what is going on now?

Without the second trident in the frontcourt, what exactly does Tottenham want to do?

Ten minutes later, Montella understood, his expression was as constipated...

Tottenham held the ball in the midfield and kept pulling Fiorentina's formation. They were not in a hurry to attack, and they kept making feints near the center circle, which made Fiorentina's defense uncomfortable.

You say, let them pounce, the opponent is likely to hit a long pass.

But continue to consume, this ball will not be kicked.

For a full ten minutes, the Fiorentina players hadn't touched the ball since kick-off!

What a mess! ! ! !

In this head coach tactical battle, Boas beat Montella!

 …

The Argentine Zarate was very uncomfortable. He made an active press in the frontcourt, and his main goal was naturally the Chinese.

But the No. 21 teenager didn't seem to care about him at all. As long as he pasted it, he would immediately pass the ball.

This is not the first time that this group of Tottenham midfielders relied on their high mobility and personal ability to continuously pour the ball, turning Zarate and Kalinic around, just like playing monkeys.

However, under the tactical arrangement of the head coach, their midfielders did not dare to press forward. This made the two forwards only blindly chase the football, but they did not even touch it once.

In the process of back and forth again and again, the mentality of the Fiorentina players became more and more eager.

The head coach Montella on the sidelines also discovered this.

He understands that this result is caused by his own tactical arrangements. If he continues to play like this, Fiorentina will definitely be dragged down by Tottenham, and then rely on the rhythm changes that the opponent is good at to form an advantage.

Allowing Tottenham's midfielder to take the initiative is a situation that no one in Fiorentina wants to see.

Since there is a problem, then solve the problem!

Montella glared fiercely at Boas, who was squatting on the sidelines, and then made a temporary adjustment gesture toward the court.

This gesture brightened the eyes of the Fiorentina players. Their hearts were already filled with anger and they needed to vent.

The entire defense line of Florence began to slowly press forward!

Near the middle circle, Yi Le finally showed a smile when he saw this scene.

Finally can't bear it!

The football was at Eric Dell's feet, Yi Le turned around and made a pass gesture.

Eric Dell didn't hesitate, he sent the ball with one kick.

In the process, the Argentine Zarat, who was defending Yi Le, hesitated and posted it, but he didn't think so and said: Anyway, he will pass back!

Zarate's defense is not firm, and Fiorentina's defense has also pressed forward from the penalty area.

Yi Le felt that someone was pushing against him behind him. He carried the opponent with his body, looked at the oncoming football, stretched out his foot and gently dragged it with the outside of his foot.

The football slid to the right.

Yi Le, on the other hand, turned around and wiped from the left.

The goal was scored so neatly and so deceptively that even the commentator in Florence couldn't help shouting: "A beautiful goal has been scored!"

Zarate didn't realize it until Yi Le turned around and wiped it, his whole face turned red, and he paid for his carelessness.

After realizing it, he immediately turned around and chased after him.

But what he saw was that Yi Le had already caught up with the ball, bowing his bow and nodding his arrow!

boom! ! ! !

The football flew towards the defense line of the penalty area.

This is to give precise long passes.

And the landing point is the neutral position on the left side of Fiorentina's defense.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, when everyone on the scene looked over.

As far as the eye can see, there is a speeding figure.

White jersey, short blonde hair!

And the classic back number-9! ! !

Torres' speed is very fast. He bears the pressure of the opponent's central defender and runs indifferently.

The two kept colliding with each other along the way, making muffled bang bang bang noises, but neither of them planned to give way.

Galloping all the way into the penalty area, Torres took off first by relying on his good judgment of landing.

He stretched his arms as far as possible and rose into the air.

In the end, he faced the football, exerted strength on his waist and abdomen, and shook his head fiercely.

let me in! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

A lion head shake!

The football pierced through the goalkeeper's five fingers like a cannonball, hit the ground and bounced into the net.

After scoring the goal, Torres looked extremely excited. He ran all the way to the corner kick area and roared at the camera:

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And in the live broadcast of England TV, Tottenham commentator Lawrence also cheered passionately:

"In the 15 minutes of the first half, Tottenham took the lead to break the balance, and we led Fiorentina 1:0!"

"This goal reminds me of the bomber flying over Anfield! But now he belongs to Tottenham! 'Activating Torres', a topic that has plagued the Premier League, has finally come to fruition! In Tottenham, Torres ushered in a second Career peak!"

"At the same time, we can't forget Yi, our core midfielder!"

"In this attack, he played an absolutely important role!"

"Yi Kan broke Fiorentina's plan to push in. With this rhythm change, he quickly started in the middle circle, completed the process of passing the ball and precise long pass in an instant, and accurately sent the football to the space on the left!"

"This is the core of our midfield!"

"Don't give him any chances! Because he will take everything and turn it into a goal!"