Fiorentina, who was behind by two goals, made the hearts of the Viola fans in the stands of Stadio Franchi sink.
Last year, they were unable to break through the encirclement of Bayern Munich and Lyon in the group stage. This year, they were placed in the same group as Lyon. It was truly a case of enmity between enemies. It was a pity that they lost their first match against Lyon!
Bayern Munich was replaced by Liverpool. As a result, the Red Army looked much stronger than Bayern Munich. In the away game, Fiorentina could not hold their ground.
The Viola manager, Prandelli, looked at the situation on the field with a dignified expression.
It was nonsense to say that Liverpool's tactics were outstanding.
In Italy, a country full of famous academic managers, it was full of tactical maniacs. If Comain, a Dutch manager, could open the eyes of the Italian managers, then the sun would rise from the west.
It could be said that Prandelli's tactical structure was somewhat similar to Liverpool's. He thought that the home advantage would allow Fiorentina to bridge the gap with Liverpool's strength on paper.
The result?
Big disappointment!
The combination of Montolivo and Silvestri was not at the same level as the combination of Mascherano and Alonso.
The biggest individual gap was naturally between Qin Xiong and each of the Fiorentina players. But in the overall framework of the game, the weakness of Fiorentina's defensive midfielder was the main factor that caused the situation to be so unfavorable.
Prandelli stood on the sidelines and pondered. He wanted to turn the situation around, but they were already two goals behind. Conservative defense would only weaken the offense. As long as Liverpool did not lose their minds, they would certainly not press forward with all their troops to give them a natural opportunity to counterattack.
What should he do?
His skills were inferior and he was two goals behind. What else could he do?
Prandelli could only observe and see if there would be any accidents in the game that could turn the situation around.
Comain made a calm gesture on the sidelines after Gerard's goal, telling Liverpool not to be overly excited to avoid accidents.
The Viola players were naturally unwilling to be left behind.
In particular, the younger and more promising the new star, the more they wanted to prove themselves in a match between the strong. This game was bound to attract a lot of attention because Liverpool had half a team of world-class star players!
Only by showing themselves on such a stage could they gain more fame!
In the 31st minute of the game, Gilardino barely managed to shoot after receiving Vargas's pass. The football was miles away from the goal and rolled out of the end line.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball on the sidelines in the front and then made a long pass. When the football rolled back to the middle of the midfield, Alonso saw a big gap on the right flank in the front. where he saw attracted a large number of Fiorentina players on the left flank after Qin drib dribbled the ball, he attracted attracted a large number of Fiorentina players on the left flank.
Alonso decisively sent out a long pass with incomparable precision. He cut into the empty space in the side of the penalty area and Kuyt swept the ball towards the goal near the end line!
Torres slanted to Natali's side to snatch the ball and shoot. The tall and burly Frey fell to the ground at close range, and the football was magically held in his arms.
Torres held his head in disbelief!
He just wanted to make a shot so that the goalkeeper could not react in time. He did not expect Frey to make a successful save!
Jovetic, who lacked opportunities in the front field, was calm. He was patiently waiting for an opportunity, observing his surroundings and making the right move.
In the 37th minute of the game, he saw Johnson assist to the front field. Gerard diverted the ball to the right flank in the middle of the front field. Johnson dribbled the ball down the end line and sent a pass. The center back, Krodrup, steadily cleared the ball with a header.
Jovetic began to prepare to run. Fiorentina's defense was successful!
Whether or not they could make a quick counterattack depended on the next development.
The ball that was cleared fell at Silvestri's feet. Gerard immediately came forward to snatch it. In the physical confrontation between the two men, the football was destroyed by Gerard, but Montolivo took the lead in controlling the football.
Jovetic saw this scene and his heart surged with boundless momentum!
The horn for the counterattack was blown!
Liverpool's front field players immediately retreated, and Fiorentina began to throw offensive forces forward.
Montolivo made an offensive move in place. He passed the ball diagonally to the left side of the front field.
Vargas took advantage of Johnson's assist to the front field to control the ball and rush forward.
After a 30-yard dash on the left side, he came to the sidelines of Liverpool's penalty area.
Mascherano retreated into the penalty area, and Carragher headed outside the penalty area.
Jovetic watched Liverpool's defensive adjustment and nimbly seized the gap.
He inserted diagonally into the gap between Mascherano and Alonso. At the same time, Vargas also sent out the ball he wanted.
Alonso immediately closed in on Jovetic. The Black Mountain's new star made a feint for a direct long shot before he took possession of the ball, which successfully deceived Alonso!
When Alonso stretched out his foot in front of Jovetic to try to block the ball, Jovetic retracted his foot and let the ball roll between the two men. He immediately started to move horizontally. After he brushed past Alonso, his shooting angle in the direction of the goal became better!
The field of vision was wider!
Jovetic glanced at the situation of the goal and immediately made a decision: shoot!
And he was full of confidence in himself.
This goal must be scored!
Only by scoring this goal could Fiorentina have the confidence to catch up with Liverpool!
Bang!
With a firm look in his eyes, Jovetic blasted out a long shot that was as powerful as the sky.
The football seemed to roll with wind, fire, and thunder as it flew towards Liverpool's goal.
At this moment that made people's hearts jump to their throats, the football, which carried the ardent hopes of countless Viola fans, was actually blocked by Reina's lateral pounce!
A world-class save!
The ball was so fast that Reina could not hold the ball at all, but he blocked the ball out!
This was already a great credit!
Jovetic was stunned and kept asking in his heart: How could he block it?!
How is it possible?
On the football field, nothing is impossible!
There were sighs in the Stadio Franchi.
The football, which was blocked by Reina, flew past Gilardino. Gilardino subconsciously stretched out his foot but could not touch the ball. The football flew out of the penalty area. Alonso faced his own goal and could only subconsciously stop the ball.
Jovetic came back to his senses and immediately rushed towards Alonso.
There's still a chance!
He told himself that if he could successfully counter-steal, he could still cause a lot of trouble for Liverpool's goal!
Maybe he could break the goal with his next shot!
He believed firmly.
But Alonso did not give him any chance.
As an organizational defensive midfielder, the ability to protect the ball was a necessary quality.
After stopping the ball, Alonso turned halfway and kicked the ball to the front field, which seemed to be a relief.
When the football flew past his eyes, Jovetic realized that the attack was over.
He immediately turned his head to look at the backfield, hoping that his teammates could control the ball and form an attack again. At this time, Liverpool's defensive line was definitely not adjusted yet!
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