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Chapter 40 Preparing for Juventus
Despite a day's rest, during training on Monday morning, many players in the Fiorentina team did not perform well.

On the one hand, the team's losing streak after returning from the winter break affected the players' enthusiasm for training.

On the other hand, some players lingered in the bustling Milan, which made their legs weak in Monday's training.

This made Prandelli feel very bad.

The only normal thing should be the team's young players, including Jovetic and Mu Jianfeng.

This is the only thing that makes him very satisfied. After the praise of the media after the game, these two young people at least did not show any signs of ecstasy. I hope they will not in the future!

Prandelli thought so, but the two of them who he didn't know stayed at home all day playing games on Sunday, and didn't watch the news at all...

At 08:30 this Sunday night, Fiorentina's opponent is Juventus, which is in the recovery period.

Although the current Juventus has experienced the "Phonegate" incident, which has severely damaged its vitality, it is still a force that cannot be underestimated in Serie A.

They are still direct rivals for Champions League qualification with Fiorentina, so this game is still a very important heavyweight match.

This can be seen from the prime time of the game on Sunday night.

Juventus has a broad fan base in Italy, coupled with the away game, it is bound to bring enough pressure to the away Fiorentina players.

What's even more ominous is that the house leak happened on a rainy night. The Peruvian full-back Juan Manuel Vargas, who joined the team for 1200 million euros this season, was injured and is expected to miss a few games.

And the player's original full-back, Gianluca Comotto, was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the last round of the game!

This forced Prandelli to arrange this season's rotation player Manuel Pasquale and this season's loan from Lazio Luciano Zauli to form a full-back lineup.

But the good news is that the main goalkeeper Frey, who was unable to play due to injury in the previous game against Milan, returned from injury and can start the game against Juventus.

The team's main striker Mutu is still unable to play, so according to the current team's lineup, Jovetic should continue to start the striker.

And Mu Jianfeng is still the same as before, taking a certain amount of time every day to practice basic skills with Coach Bruni, and more time to practice with the team. Now Prandelli needs one more tactical option that can be used, so he I also hope that Mu Jianfeng will have a tacit understanding with his teammates in the first team as soon as possible.

……

In this way, the team once again went through a week of calm training.

During the training on Friday afternoon, the coaches specially arranged tactical drills for Sunday's game, and made targeted tactical drills for Juventus' predicted lineup.

At this time, Mu Jianfeng and Jovetic, who had just finished a training session, were sitting on the training ground, talking softly.

"Stefan, how are you feeling these days?"

"It's okay! But do you Chinese really know kung fu? Does that Mr. Guo know that kind of internal strength? Why do I feel hot and sweaty every time after he helps me with physical therapy? ?”

Jovitich was a little excited when he heard the words. During this week, his perception of Chinese massage culture has been upgraded from disdain to admiration.

"Uh, it shouldn't be kung fu! Uncle Guo said, it should be that his physical therapy techniques simulate your muscle movements, so that your muscles can be relieved to a certain extent under the special massage techniques."

Mu Jianfeng prepared for a long time before explaining to Jovetic with gestures in half Chinese and half English.

"Oh, that's it!" Jovetic seemed to have thought of something, and he suddenly frowned while smiling cheerfully, "Then do you think it is necessary for me to go for an inspection? I discussed it with the agent, and we both I plan to go again at the end of the season!"

"It's up to you!" Mu Jianfeng was amused when he heard the words. He could understand his friend's worries, and said comfortingly, "Look, Uncle Guo also said that as long as you avoid it, the chance of getting injured is not bad now." It will be big!"

"Hmm..." Jovetic lowered his head and thought for a while before responding.

Seeing this, Mu Jianfeng can't say much. After all, this is a personal choice. From Jovetic's point of view, Mutu is currently injured in the team, and he can play his favorite forward position.

This makes him who has been arranged to play in the frontcourt very cherished, and his performance against Milan is also very active on the field, which has been appreciated by many people.

At this time, let him go for an examination, or even an operation, that would be really...

Even if the coach finds out, maybe in order to protect him, his number of appearances will be reduced.

So, he had no choice but to pat his friend on the shoulder, and then got up to attend the next training session.

……

After the training in the afternoon, Prandelli made his squad for the match against Juventus directly on the court.

Because the main lineup is set early in the morning, Jovetic has already confirmed that he will partner with Gilardino in the game against Juventus.

"The following are the substitute players: goalkeeper Storari, defender... midfielder Kuzmanovic, forward Mu Jianfeng, forward Papavego. Well, the above is the full list of personnel for this game. Read the name Players please gather on the club bus on Sunday, the bus is parked in the parking lot on the south side, and although I don’t recommend it, I also agree that you can gather directly in Turin before noon.”

Prandelli finished reading the list as usual. It is said that the reason why he always likes to determine the substitute list at the last moment before the game is to keep the players' substitutes in a good training state on Friday.

Although he could already guess, when Prandelli really read his name, Mu Jianfeng was still happy for no reason.

After all, he played against famous Serie A teams for two consecutive games. This is an extremely satisfying game in his few playing careers!

In order to prepare well for this game, he had previously made an appointment with Jovetic to train on Sunday to maintain his physical condition.

Even if he doesn't make the big list this time, he will exercise with his friends!

……

Italy time, January 2009, 1, at 24:20 pm, Turin "Del Alpe" stadium.

This is the 20th round of Serie A this season, and Juventus sits at home to welcome a focus game against Fiorentina.

Both warring parties are one of the original Serie A "Seven Sisters" who have re-started after experiencing wind and rain, and there are also a large number of crowds in Italy.

In this game, because Juventus' home stadium Del Alps is currently undergoing stadium renovation.

Therefore, for the time being, it can only accommodate less than [-] fans for on-site watching.

But even so, Juventus fans still showed their enthusiasm and desire for the team's recovery.

They wore the team's scarves and chanted the team's anthem.

The praises for the team captain Del Piero and the persistent goalkeeper Buffon filled the entire stadium.

And in such a peaceful atmosphere, Mu Jianfeng sat quietly on the sidelines with his teammates on the bench.

Silently waiting for the game to start!
(End of this chapter)