原文:Blog: Fiorentina's fenomeno
Three years ago his career was on the rocks, but now Adrian Mutu is one of European football's top players. Richard Godden salutes the Viola aceIf Fiorentina can book a UEFA Cup Final date with either Bayern Munich or Zenit St Petersburg on May 14 then it will largely be thanks to the efforts of Adrian Mutu. The Romanian ace has looked destined for greatness ever since he netted 18 times in a season for Parma back in 2002-03, but for some reason or another it has taken longer than he would have hoped to reach the top of his game.
His move to Chelsea played a big part in that, as he self-destructed in West London and cost himself the best part of a season due to a drugs ban. But in Florence - via a season in Turin with Juventus - the 29-year-old has enjoyed something of a renaissance. He has got 32 Serie A goals in the past two campaigns, with four matches still left to play, and has become the talisman for a side who could easily have gone into their shell following the sale of previous standard-bearer Luca Toni last summer.
But whilst Mutu has undoubtedly been the star man in the Viola's charge for a place in next season's European Cup - a feat which edges ever closer with each passing game - he can also lay claim to being the best player in the UEFA Cup this term.
His six goals might trail Toni's 10 for Bayern, but Fiorentina's path to the last four has been infinitely more difficult, with a Champions League quality opponent seemingly waiting around every corner. But for his three strikes against PSV, including a magnificent free-kick from over 30 yards out at the Philips Stadion, there is no doubt in my mind that Fiorentina would be sitting at home twiddling their thumbs on Thursday night.
Instead, they will be taking on Glasgow Rangers, a side who should finish the season as Scotland's best team. Although Gers possess defender Carlos Cuellar - recently voted SPL Player of the Season - I fully expect Mutu to run him ragged at Ibrox in the key individual tussle of the tie.
So if it all pans out as most pundits expect, then it will be Bayern Munich v Fiorentina in the Final - or, as some might put it, Toni against Mutu. The two clubs could also meet in the Champions League next season, so let's hope that the Viola's No 10 doesn't 'do a Toni' and depart the Stadio Franchi with the club on the verge of something great…
翻译:
三年前,他的职业生涯处于最低潮期,但现在穆图是欧洲足球的一名顶级球员。理查德赞扬紫百合的王牌(穆图).
如果佛罗伦萨能预订一张欧洲联盟杯决赛的门票,那么无论5月14日的对手是拜仁慕尼黑或圣彼得堡,它在很大程度上将取决于穆图的表现。罗马尼亚的王牌球员已经期待重回2002-2003赛季在帕尔马的优秀,但由于各种原因,他花了比预期更长的时间。
转会到切尔西让他成为了那里的重要的一部分,在这方面,正如他的自我毁灭,在西伦敦,他本应该美好的一个赛季却由于一场毒品禁令毁于一旦。不过,在佛罗伦斯和尤文图斯-今年29岁的他有了复兴的表现。他已经在过去两个赛季在意甲打进了32个进球,并且还有四场比赛等待着他。在俱乐部去年夏天卖出了当时的旗手后,穆图轻松成为了俱乐部的护身符。
不过,虽然穆图无疑已成为佛罗伦萨的明星,带领着球队取得下赛季的欧冠联赛的一席之地,-随着时间的推移,拿下一场场比赛,他正完成一个壮举-他也被声称最配的上本赛季联盟杯的最佳球员的球员。
他的六个进球紧随托尼的10个进球,但佛罗伦萨晋级的道路更加崎岖,在过去比赛中他们对阵的都是欧洲冠军联赛级别的球队。但穆图在对埃因霍温三个进球,尤其是在飞利浦体育场30多码以外一个伟大的任意球,这是毫无疑问的,在我看来这佛罗伦萨轻松晋级。
相反,他们将面对对格拉斯哥流浪者,对方完成这个赛季后成为了苏格兰最佳团队。虽然它拥有优秀的后卫Carlos Cuellar r -最近投票预示他将成为本赛季联赛的最佳球员-我完全相信穆图可以在与他的一对一中轻松获胜。
所以,如果如所有预测家们所预测的那样能够,那么最终决赛将是拜仁慕尼黑v佛罗伦萨-或者,正如有些人把它看作穆图对托尼比赛。同时两家俱乐部也能在下赛季的欧洲冠军联赛中相遇,所以让我们期待吧···
Fiorentina's fenomeno
佛罗伦萨现象
Fiorentina would be sitting at home twiddling their thumbs on Thursday night.
毫无疑问佛罗伦萨会在下周四在主场将ranger玩弄与指尖?
Instead, they will be taking on Glasgow Rangers, a side who should finish the season as Scotland's best team. Although Gers possess defender Carlos Cuellar - recently voted SPL Player of the Season - I fully expect Mutu to run him ragged at Ibrox in the key individual tussle of the tie.
大意是说佛罗伦萨的对手,流浪者需要争夺冠军以证明他们是苏格兰第一,虽然carlos suellar是赛季苏超最佳球员,我还是非常期待mutu可以在IBROX球场Pk他并且击败他。
so let's hope that the Viola's No 10 doesn't 'do a Toni' and depart the Stadio Franchi with the club on the verge of something great…
希望紫百合10号不会想toni一样在俱乐部接近于成功的时候离开佛罗伦萨。
Fiorentina would be sitting at home twiddling their thumbs on Thursday night.
这句话的意思是佛罗伦萨会在星期四晚上轻松晋级,因为twiddling one's thumbs是闲得没事做的意思,这是句英语谚语,不要单看字面意思。不过他也太小看流浪者了吧?
其他的ChRiS★琪琪都解释得很好