Prandelli, when coaching the Italian national team, was known for his emphasis on the overall team and defense. In the 2012 European Cup, Italy ultimately reached the final four, narrowly losing to Germany, who later became the champion. Does not winning the championship seem unimpressive?

Actually, that's not the case. Look at the situation of the Italian national team at that time—a match-fixing scandal broke out in the country before the tournament, and key players were called in for investigation. Everyone was pessimistic about them.

But they still made it to the semi-finals, which was already a remarkable achievement.

That Italian team lacked superstars with the ability to make a final decision and strong individual skills. Balotelli was not mature enough and not qualified to be that person.

But Italy relied on teamwork and defense to reach the final four.

The Italian team in the 2014 World Cup was the same. At this time, Italy was experiencing a painful period of transition between the old and the new. Veterans such as Buffon and Pirlo retired one after another, while the previous middle generation such as Cassano were old and their careers began to decline, and Balotelli was still unreliable...

It was this Italian team that ultimately reached the quarter-finals in the Brazil World Cup.

For this team, this was already a very good result.

I'm saying so much about the past just to remind everyone that Prandelli is a very skilled head coach. And he once coached Fiorentina, so he knows Fiorentina very well, and he also enjoys a high reputation in Fiorentina. This time, he is coaching the team again, and he naturally hopes to lead Fiorentina back to revival.

So this team should not be underestimated...

However, the timing is wrong, and the opponent is also wrong.

The entire Liverpool team is still immersed in the mood of giving a gift to old Hartson. The game must be played smoothly, and it must be foolproof, so as not to stimulate old Hartson and make him feel nervous...

So, Liverpool must score first, the sooner the better.

When a sharp spear meets a tenacious shield, who wins and who loses?

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The Stadio Artemio Franchi was filled with noise.

The game had been going on for ten minutes, and Liverpool had not scored yet.

Commentators praised Fiorentina's tenacious and resilient defense, and praised Prandelli's correct tactics.

But it's only been ten minutes... Isn't it normal to not concede a goal in ten minutes?

If the opponent is Liverpool, then it's not normal.

Prandelli stood on the sidelines, and he hadn't returned to his seat since the start of the game.

He was really nervous.

He was afraid that his goal would be broken in the next second.

He could clearly feel the momentum emanating from Liverpool's attack while standing on the sidelines.

Every time Sanchez and Bale passed the ball high into the penalty area, his heart would hang in his throat.

Every time Chen Hero competed with Fiorentina's defenders in the air, he would feel a tightening in his heart.

Every time Liverpool organized an attack, he would worry about it.

This tension was even close to that of the World Cup.

He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. Only ten minutes had passed. This game was so long...

In fact, Prandelli didn't know that with Liverpool's recent form, it was already a very good performance to only concede a goal after ten minutes.

Conversely, for Liverpool, this start was not good.

Finally, in the thirteenth minute, Liverpool found a good opportunity. Götze made a through pass, Chen Hero moved flexibly, found an opening, and then made a fatal blow.

The ball rolled into the goal from under the armpit of Fiorentina's goalkeeper Boruc, who came out to attack.

"Hero! Yes! Hero! He opened the scoring for Liverpool! Fiorentina's tenacious defense lasted only thirteen minutes!"

"Hero is still strong! Still terrifying! Poor Fiorentina, they have worked very hard..."

"Beautiful goal, Götze's through pass found the opening very accurately, and Chen Hero's timing was also great! Perfect cooperation! Since the German genius transferred to Liverpool, after a period of adaptation, he has gradually bloomed his talent! And Hero is still the headache-inducing guy, and his power in front of the goal is getting bigger and bigger!"

These people were still praising Fiorentina's tenacity before, but now they all started cheering for Liverpool's goal.

But there's no way, who told Liverpool to be so strong now?

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When Chen Hero kicked the ball into the goal, Prandelli stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, motionless, like a statue. His straight suit was like armor, and his hairstyle was meticulously attached to his scalp.

The great disappointment in his heart was not expressed through these things.

The tactics he had carefully prepared had failed...

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After scoring the goal, Chen Hero ran to the camera again and made a hooking gesture to celebrate.

The media has been guessing what this action meant for a while. Later, it was asked from Chen Hero's teammates, and they learned that it meant that Chen Hero wanted to dedicate the goal to old Hartson.

Everyone was moved by Chen Hero's intentions.

But no one knew the real meaning behind this action.

If they knew, they would be scared to death...

After finishing the hooking celebration, Chen Hero hugged his teammates who came up to celebrate the goal.

Being able to take the lead away from home, with the ability of Liverpool players, basically this game will fall into their rhythm...

The following game was indeed like this.

After taking the lead, Liverpool firmly controlled the rhythm in their hands. Now they have added a Götze to the team, and their control of the midfield is even better.

Although Fiorentina equalized the score in the thirtieth minute.

But this did not affect everyone's confidence in this team.

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Fiorentina players were celebrating their goal on TV.

Little Hartson cautiously looked at his father, fearing that he would be stimulated.

But unexpectedly, his father comforted him instead: "It's nothing, it's just a tie. Have confidence in them. I especially believe in them now."

Little Hartson was a little dumbfounded.

Where did his father's confidence come from!

But what his father said made some sense.

Before the end of the first half, Bale used a counter-attack opportunity to score a beautiful goal, helping Liverpool regain the lead.

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"This Liverpool is really strong! I think in the whole of Europe, perhaps only Mourinho's Real Madrid and Guardiola's Barcelona can fight them!"

Seeing Fiorentina concede two goals in the first half at home, the Italian commentator said dejectedly. He is Italian, and he knows the power of Prandelli's defensive tactics very well, but he didn't expect it to be like butter in front of Liverpool...

I have to say, Liverpool's current offense is really strong.

Fiorentina, on the other hand, seemed to have been hit by the two goals conceded in the first half.

They were not able to adjust after the fifteen-minute break at halftime.

Faced with Liverpool's strong offensive, Fiorentina's players seemed to have lost their fighting spirit to attack, preferring to shrink back and defend to the death, rather than go out. Because they would be scored by the opponent as soon as they went out...

The pressure was too great.

Their desperate defense really worked a little bit. Liverpool only scored one goal in the second half, which was scored by Inler with a long shot.

However, a score of 3:1 was enough for Liverpool to leave with a smile.

Now they only have one away game against Marseille left, which is considered a tough bone to crack. The others are either weak opponents or at their home court. With Liverpool's current state, who are they afraid of?

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After the game, Prandelli looked helpless at the post-match press conference: "The opponent is too strong... We tried our best, but there is no way, this is football... I think we have to work hard for second place in the group now."

Martin O'Neill was very satisfied with the team's performance: "Fiorentina is a very strong enemy, and their home court is very difficult to play. But I am very happy that we can leave here with three points... Liverpool's goal? Of course, it is to qualify from the group."

As a result, the next day, some media said that Martin O'Neill was too modest and did not tell the truth. This was definitely not Liverpool's real goal, maybe it was just used to confuse the enemy.

What the media said made sense. Indeed, judging from Liverpool's performance in these two Champions League group matches, one was 4:0 and the other was 3:1. Liverpool was completely in the posture of a championship favorite...

Now Martin O'Neill actually said that it was just to qualify from the group. This modesty has become hypocritical. Whoever believes it is a fool.

Chen Hero only scored one goal in this game, which also became a major news after the game, because he has now scored three goals in two games, ranking second in the Champions League scorer list.

Now seeing Chen Hero ranking second in the scorer list is a big news! It would be normal for him to rank first...

Since Chen Hero is ranked second, who is ranked first?

It's not his nemesis Messi. It is indeed another player in the same class as them—Cristiano Ronaldo.

In last season's Champions League, Chen Hero and Messi were chasing each other, and they fought fiercely on the scorer list, which attracted a lot of people to watch and discuss. Cristiano Ronaldo was neglected, although his number of goals in the Champions League last season was also a lot, but compared with Chen Hero and Messi, these two perverts, it was not enough at all.

This season, he held his breath and vowed to make the media no longer ignore him!

He only scored one goal in the first Champions League group match, but he broke out in the second match—a hat-trick!

With this hat-trick, he temporarily ranks first in the Champions League scorer list with four goals. Although this is only temporary, Ronaldo's state is evident.

It seems that if Chen Hero wants to defend the Champions League top scorer this season, he has one more opponent...