Chapter 887 180 Champions League Restart
This situation surprised both Toni and the Trapani club. There have been many transfer rumors about Totti and Piero over the years, but Toni is different. There is no transfer rumor at all. He is in the best team and earns a lot of money. Why does he need to transfer? !
But Moggi's words and the fanning of the "New Sports" reporter made everyone see a possibility. The possibility of Toni leaving Trapani came very suddenly. After the media fermentation, the fans were ignited and everyone did not believe it.
Toni started to get busy again. Many media wanted to interview him and wanted to hear his opinion. Is there an irreconcilable conflict between him and Wenger?
Wenger denied that he had a conflict with Toni at the pre-match press conference against Fiorentina away.
"Luca is a great player and a good captain. There is no conflict between him and me. I don't want you to speculate!"
If it was Arsenal, Wenger might not make any explanation, but this is Trapani. What's so great about the triple crown? ! We fans have seen this before. Even the treble can't win Tony's loyalty!
Wenger didn't want to take the blame, so he had to explain it seriously.
Fortunately, after thinking it over again and again, Tony decided to accept an interview with the media and express his feelings.
"Of course I love my team. I feel like the jersey on my body is like my skin! I am very grateful to the fans. When they think of Trapani, they always think of me!"
Tony started with a standard "farewell" speech.
"I have no plans to leave Trapani for the time being, but I don't rule out the possibility of leaving here in the future. I think I can continue and keep playing until I can't continue!"
"There are rumors that you and Mr. Wenger don't have a good relationship. Do you say that because of your playing time?!" A reporter asked Tony.
"I have a good relationship with Mr. Wenger, and we respect each other! It is true that I don't have much playing time, but it doesn't mean that I don't have a good relationship with Mr. Wenger. I like him very much! I just think that I can make some changes in my career. I don't have much time in my career, and I still look forward to more playing opportunities!" Tony denied the statement of disagreement just like Wenger.
Hugo seemed helpless when he was interviewed, "I can understand the fans' feelings, but I think we should respect Luca's choice. He has his own choice. As a chairman, a fan, and a friend, I will respect Luca's decision. From the bottom of my heart, I naturally hope that he will stay, but I think it is understandable that he wants to leave! This will definitely always be his home!"
Gradually, as people continued to express their opinions and some people affirmed Tony's ideas, the fans also reluctantly accepted this reality.
Tony is not really not wanted by anyone. After Moggi's announcement, many teams were secretly taking action. The giants may not be willing to bet on Tony, but many second-rate teams still value Tony's tactical role.
The boss of Florence, Dellavalle, called Hugo specifically to ask about Toni's situation. From a friend's perspective, Florence is actually a good choice. Florence belongs to the upper-middle class. The Dellavalle brothers may not have invested too much in Florence, but it is relatively stable and their positioning is relatively accurate.
Toni can play a main position there, but Hugo only answered Dellavalle's question about the transfer fee. If he doesn't want money, Toni can choose to leave.
The actual situation of the team does not allow Toni to leave. After he left, there were only three people in the team who played center forward seriously, which was not in the interests of the team.
When playing away against Florence, Dellavalle and Hugo talked about Toni again. After learning about the situation of the team, Hugo refused Toni's leaving Trapani during the winter break. He hoped that Dellavalle could understand that it was difficult to find a striker in the remaining transfer time. Toni's departure made Trapani very sad in the second half of the season.
Moggi thinks that Florence is also a good opportunity. This team has the opportunity to play in the European war. Toni is obviously appreciated by the boss. But for Trapani, leaving in the winter break is obviously not a good thing. Toni's early release does not mean that he wants to leave in the winter break. He plans to leave in the summer. So in the face of Florence's temptation, Toni finally refused for the team. He told the Della Valle brothers that he was willing to join Florence, but that everything would have to wait until the summer. He did not want to leave in the winter break.
Toni is leaving. This is probably the biggest news for Trapani in the winter window. They did not make any other big moves in the transfer window. Overall, it was a bit dull, and other teams in the Italian Super League were roughly the same and did not spend much money.
Soon February came. After the winter break, Trapani's record was good, but the injury situation was still not alleviated. The defender was injured and the midfielder was injured. Now it is the turn of the striker to be injured. Cavani and Fontano were injured one after another, resulting in Toni and Aguero being the only center position.
Wenger privately lamented that in all his years of coaching, he felt that he had never seen such an unlucky season with too many injuries. He slightly regretted not focusing too much on the striker line during the winter transfer window, when all four strikers could be used.
There is no point in regretting. February is a devilish schedule for Trapani. The first league game was against Juventus. Trapani was a guest at the Juventus Arena and was stubbornly blocked by Juventus. The two sides tied 2:2, and Kaka scored twice.
Juventus is the only team in the Italian Super League that has not lost this season. In the first half, they tied Trapani at the Google Stadium. In the second half of the game, they did it again. Wenger praised Conte after the game and believed that Conte is a very capable coach. Conte has made a great contribution to Juventus's performance.
Conte has now changed his formation to 3-5-2. His formation has completely stimulated the vitality of Juventus players. It is not a coincidence that they have achieved good results.
In the second home game against Roma, Trapani was accidentally defeated. Enrique was of course an offensive football posture. He met Trapani who was in poor form and played a head-on battle with Trapani. He defeated Trapani 4:3.
In this game, David Luiz and Kameni made low-level mistakes one after another, which made Wenger angry, but he was helpless. It is said that Wenger did not criticize them in the end, but just asked them to concentrate.
Aguero, Kaka, and Messi all scored goals.
After that, Trapani entered a vicious circle. The defense was extremely unstable. David Luiz's state declined. There were two or three active mistakes during the period, which made Trapani lose a lot of points. Juventus and Milan widened the points gap.
Of course, it is still early now. No one would think that Trapani has lost the qualification to compete. Fortunately, Wenger introduced Mertesacker in the winter window. Since David Luiz is not good, let him calm down.
By the time of the match against Marseille on February 22, Mertesacker had replaced David Luiz.
Marseille is in good form recently, and has been unbeaten in nearly ten games in all competitions. Last season, the head coach of Marseille was Deschamps, an old player of Trapani. He and Trapani could have reminisced about the past this season, but after the end of last season, he resigned because of disagreements with the top management, so he had no chance to go to Trapani as an opponent.
Marseille's new coach Pop is an experienced head coach. Marseille selected him after Deschamps. It is hard to say whether he led Marseille to a good record in the first half of the season. However, since Lyon's seven consecutive championships, Ligue 1 has been in a chaotic situation. Paris, which is supported by a large consortium, has the upper hand this season. Other teams are equally matched. Thanks to the recent good form, although Marseille ranks sixth, they are actually only one point away from third.