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Chapter 74 You Don't Ask, I Don't Tell

Just as Zhou Lingran was scrolling through the posts boredly, watching these black fans spray each other, he found that the moderator of the Serie A category suddenly pinned a post to the top.

The post was titled; 'Genius, it's that simple! '
He clicked in curiously, and found that the content of the post turned out to be some highlights of Mu Jianfeng's games, but it was different from the usual highlights, there seemed to be videos of amateur games?

Because no matter how you look at it, the scattered audience and the dim billboards look like a regular Serie A match!

"Huh!"

"The pendulum is extraordinary!"

"This ball is invincible!"

As the progress bar of the video scrolled, Zhou Lingran was dumbfounded. These extraordinary goals were actually made by that recruit?It's funny!

At this moment, he really felt that his decision to quit professional football early was extremely wise!
There are also Chinese annotations on the video, indicating the time, place and game situation. Finally, the uploader of this video also said that this video was found on an Italian website, and he uploaded it after doing some translations.

This stopped many discussions on the forum, and immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone, including many football reporters who dived to find material, and they all paid attention to this post for the first time!
All of a sudden, this video collection of less than 3 minutes, like a computer virus, spread on the Internet!
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Raiola's efficiency is very high. After the conversation with Mu Jianfeng, he communicated with the Fiorentina club as soon as possible, and asked to issue a joint statement with the club to discuss the recent rumors of discord between the generals. explain.

As for the Fiorentina club, the publicity department really couldn't stand the joint pressure of the head coach and the sports manager. After all, in competitive sports, sports competition is the core, and other departments should cooperate.

In addition, public opinion has been discussed for a few days, and the fans' attention has begun to shift.So the two hit it off and made a joint statement on the club's official website that day.

Raiola, as the player's agent, also accepted an interview on the team's official website, and said in the interview that the player is currently very satisfied with the environment he is in, and the relationship with the coach and teammates is also very harmonious and so on.

This can be regarded as an official statement on this matter, although there are still many media reporters and even fans who firmly believe that Mu Jianfeng must have conflicts with the club.

But since both parties have said so, they don't have enough evidence, so they can only let the matter go hastily.

Therefore, when Mu Jianfeng, who had been hiding in the hotel all night, returned to the club to report the next morning, there were only three or two media reporters at the gate of the club who asked him a few questions unwillingly.

But he answered them all very tactfully, which made the reporters who persisted in the end finally give up, and they withdrew to report to their respective units that morning.

For the day's training, Mu Jianfeng was arranged for physical recovery.

Perhaps it was because his muscles were a little thirsty for exercise after resting for a few days, at least Mu Jianfeng himself was very satisfied with the training status of this day.

Therefore, his training mood on this day was very good, making him joke with his teammates whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

But obviously, not everyone was satisfied with his behavior. At this moment, Prandelli looked at the Chinese boy on the training ground with some displeasure.

After this guy returned to the club, he didn't ask him to explain his recent behavior in the media?
Could it be that he doesn't care about this matter by pretending that he doesn't know anything?
Wouldn't it be possible for him, the meritorious coach of the team, to take the initiative to find a young player to talk to?
In that case, what about the big-name players in the team?
Next time when they renew their contract, is it possible to follow suit and find the media to put pressure on him to embarrass him?
If everyone learns from each other, how can he lead the team as the head coach?
Thinking of this, Prandelli's already somewhat unhappy mood became worse again.

On the other hand, Mu Jianfeng didn't feel it at all.

Because Prandelli usually gives people the impression of a very cool kind of coach. He can often see the head coach standing coolly on the sidelines of the training field and criticizing everyone's shortcomings very severely.

As for the young Mu Jianfeng, he was not aware of the pressure that the media had put on Prandelli. In addition, he himself had confirmed with Raiola that they did not exert any influence on this matter. Coincidence, so he's completely unaware of what he needs to explain?
He thinks that the only thing he needs to do is to train hard, keep in good condition, and then wait to play and contribute to the team at any time, that's all.

But he didn't know that Prandelli had gradually lost his true heart in the past few years being sought after by the media.

He is now more focused on how to maintain the dignity of a "famous coach", and he is no longer the "big patriarch" who talked with players overnight for the honor of the team.

Therefore, if one of the two did not take the initiative to ask, and the other did not realize that it should be said, misunderstandings gradually arose.

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Because the last round of the league was postponed by one day, the preparation time for this round of the league is only five days for Florence, and after removing the usual one-day holiday, the actual preparation time is only four days.

But fortunately, this round of the league is Fiorentina's home game against Lazio, and today's Lazio is no longer the quasi-rich team that was willing to spend money in the era of the Seven Sisters of Serie A.

Therefore, under the winning streak of Florence, the pressure is on the smaller side.

But to the surprise of the media and fans, Mu Jianfeng was not included in the squad for the game, and Prandelli answered questions from Asian reporters at the pre-match press conference that the player was infected with the virus. Severe cold, limited training time, and his condition has not recovered to the best, so he was not selected for the big list.

For this explanation, most fans and reporters expressed their understanding. After all, the media and fans have been reporting the news of the "discord between generals" in Florence for a long time these days.

And in this situation, when he was sick at home, it was really uncertain how much Mu Jianfeng would be able to recuperate.

And Mu Jianfeng himself accepted this reason, because although he felt good on the day when he resumed training.

But after all, it was just a simple physical recovery and some training with the ball that day, and the game against Lazio was going to be played the next day. It is understandable that the coach did not include him in the squad under conservative consideration.

This game attracted more than [-] fans to watch the game, because in the first round of this season, when Fiorentina challenged Lazio away, due to the distraction of the Champions League, the final result of that game was that Fiorentina Lost to Lazio with a score of zero to three.

Therefore, before this game, many fans also expected that the home team they supported could get rid of the shame and take all three points with the current team's good momentum and relatively neat main lineup.

From the perspective of experts from all parties before the game, they also agreed that Prandelli's team is the big favorite of this game, and the first confrontation between the two teams this season was completely an accident.

However, Lazio was not provoked to anger at all after the start of the game. Instead, they played steadily and patiently. Even Lazio left-back Kolarov, who has made frequent advances this season, has reduced the number of advances.

This made Fiorentina play very awkwardly, and even Lazio's several counterattacks made the home team fans exclaim, which really tested their hearts.

In this game, the performance of Mutu and Gilardino, the main striker partner trusted by Prandelli, can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

Mutu was strictly guarded by Lazio throughout the game, and the only few shots were fruitless, while Gilardino lacked support in the penalty area and fell into a passive position again.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Dainelli, who had just returned from injury, was injured again. As a last resort, Prandelli had to replace Comotto.

In the second half, Lazio's offensive gradually rose, threatening Fiorentina's goal several times.

This allowed Prandelli to replace Semioli and Pasquale consecutively in the second half to strengthen the defense.

Although the situation on the field did not have the upper hand, it was unexpected that when the game was nearing the end, Gilardino took advantage of the chaos in the penalty area during an attack and scored with a clever shot, allowing Fiorentina to score the goal. A precious goal.

In the next few minutes, despite Lazio's onslaught, they still returned without success under Fiorentina's defense. In order to delay time, Fiorentina's midfielder Brazilian Melo was even shown a yellow card by the referee.

In this way, Fiorentina was 'lucky' to get three points at home with Gilardino's goal.

The fans were very happy, they cheered and sang in the stands.

Because after experiencing ups and downs and fluctuations in performance, they have got rid of the unrealistic requirements for the team in the first half of the season. Compared with beautiful offensive football, now they expect the team to win more, and getting a seat in the Champions League is the main thing Target!

After the game, some media asked head coach Prandelli about the game, and they wanted to know whether Prandelli missed Mu Jianfeng, who was not on the squad.

This made the elegant coach's face sink at that time. He just expressed his appreciation for Mutu and Gilardino again, and very officially expressed that he hoped that the fans would not over-praise the young players.

In the next game against Genoa on February [-]th, although Mu Jianfeng entered the bench and was sent off at the end of the game, Mutu and Gilardino shared a lot of responsibility from the home team. Defensive pressure, but he himself almost didn't have a chance to shoot, and the game was over.

In the end, after falling behind zero to three in the first 60 minutes, although Fiorentina's main striker Mutu completed a hat-trick very bravely, he finally drew with Genoa [-] to [-] and took away a point.

It is worth mentioning that after Mu Jianfeng played, he shared the pressure of Gilardino and Mutu, and was responsible for restraining the opponent's defenders, creating enough space for Mutu to allow him to score twice in the subsequent game. The ball equalized the score, but in the post-match press conference, Prandelli didn't seem to mention Mu Jianfeng's contribution to the team, but used a lot of words to praise Mutu who completed the hat-trick.

During the two weeks of training, Mu Jianfeng also felt very uncomfortable, because the teammates who had cared for and accepted him before seemed to have changed their attitude towards him again.

There is always an inexplicable awkward atmosphere floating around him, making him always feel like he is outside the team system?
And in this atmosphere, Jovetic returned to the team.

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(End of this chapter)