After leaving the hotel where De Laurentiis stayed, Gao Shen took a taxi and returned to the hotel he had booked in advance.
After checking in, taking a shower and changing clothes in the room, Gao Shen made a call to Sacchi in Italy.
Since the last meeting at Florentino's dinner party, this senior has been on the phone with Gao Shen from time to time. After Gao Shen resigned from Real Madrid, Sacchi immediately stood up to speak for him.
Gao Shen is still grateful for this.
This time Napoli came to visit, and it was also through Sacchi's relationship. Emotionally and rationally, everyone should tell Sacchi.
After learning that De Laurentiis from Naples rushed straight to the capital to meet with Gao Shen, Sacchi smiled from ear to ear on the phone.
"I've heard about it a long time ago. This guy's style of conduct is very vigorous and decisive. He will act as soon as he thinks out."
However, Saki also revealed some news to Gao Shen.
De Laurentiis actually does not have much money, let alone compared with the rich bosses behind Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan. Even Sensi of Roma and Cragnotti of Lazio did not have much money.
Much richer than him.
The reason why he took over Naples was partly out of emotion, but also due to investment considerations.
Gao Shen thinks it's normal. People always have selfish motives.
Many times, fans are emotional. They are used to acting emotionally, but they have never thought that emotion is the most unreliable thing in the world because it is fickle.
You may like it today, but not tomorrow.
But interests are different. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. What matters is the appeal for interests.
This should be the biggest conflict between fans and club managers.
Since we talked about Roma and Lazio, Gao Shen remembered what De Laurentiis said that he wanted to make Naples the most powerful opponent of the three northern heroes.
"If I remember correctly, the Roma Sensi and Lazio Cragnotti you mentioned just now also thought the same way back then. What's the reason for this?" Gao Shen asked curiously.
Saki smiled and explained the reason.
It’s quite simple to say, it’s the region.
There is a huge economic gap between the north and the south of Italy. The capital is Rome in the south, but the economy has always been dominated by the north. Many people around the world even think that Milan is the capital of Italy.
"In the era you grew up in, you may not be able to feel that kind of emotion, but in the 1980s, there was no Internet, no globalization, and even live television was not developed. To grow a team, it completely relied on being rooted in the local area.
The market is ticket revenue."
"In that era, fans' emotions were often vented through the teams. In the same city, two different teams represented different classes fighting on the football field. In the same country, two different teams represented
Different nationalities and regions fight to the death on the court, this is Derby."
"In any case, from economics, politics, and even all aspects, the north does have a greater say in Italy. This is also true in the football field. The three northern heroes have always been the most powerful team in Italian football."
"Whether it was Roma and Lazio back then or Naples now, as southern teams, they are rooted in the local market. Naturally, they have to respond to the sentiments of southern fans and challenge the three northern heroes."
Gao Shen understands what Saki said.
In the few years at the turn of the century, Roma and Lazio in the south really invested heavily. So many world superstars were taken under the wing of the two Roma players that they even overwhelmed the three northern players.
Unfortunately, in the end, the two Roman heroes were unable to succeed and could not continue to compete with the three northern heroes in terms of financial resources.
In the final analysis, they have not found a sustainable development path.
In the field of professional football, if you want to continue to develop, you must generate revenue.
From this point of view, Florentino is actually right.
If it cannot generate income, there will be no basis for sustainable development. Even if it rises in a lifetime, it will be difficult to operate for a long time.
As for the feelings that Saki talked about, in fact, with the Bosman Act, the development of live television, and the advent of the Internet and globalization era, this kind of feelings has become weaker and weaker, and barriers have long been broken.
To put it bluntly, we are all ordinary people, we all like strong teams and we all like to win.
Among the few that still have this emotion, the most famous one is the derby of the century between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But although barriers have been broken down, tradition still shapes each team very differently.
For example, in Serie A, the temperaments of the three northern teams and the southern teams are completely different.
"I once told you that no matter how big it is, a country or a city, or a small team or a person, they all have their own unique character and temperament." Sacchi continued to talk, "You have coached Spain, so you
I must know that the temperament of the teams in northern Spain is completely different from the teams in Madrid, Catalonia and the south."
Gao Shen agreed. Even northern teams such as Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Osasuna, Real Sociedad and other teams do not seem to be strong, but they have always been a nightmare for strong teams because northern teams
It’s too difficult to play in away games.
It's hard to describe the feeling in detail. It's as if these teams are always very excited when they meet strong teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, and their fighting will at their home court is very strong.
"In the same way, in Italy, the character and temperament of the southern teams are completely different from the northern teams. Even in the south, the characters and temperaments of teams such as Naples, Roma and Lazio are also very different, although they are all naturally
It has a sense of destiny to fight against the powerful forces of the north."
"I have talked to many people, and we all feel that the reason why Maradona joined Naples, the reason why he was able to succeed in Naples, and why he is still praised by the people of Naples today, is that the temperament and character between them are very special.
Fit.”
When Saki said this, he gave what he wanted to express.
"So, when you choose a team, you should also pay attention to this aspect. Does the culture, temperament and personality of this team match yours? If it is in sync, you will often get twice the result with half the effort. If it is not in sync, you will get twice the result with half the effort, or even...
"
Gao Shen understood what Saki meant.
There are actually many such examples. Some head coaches are doomed to failure from the day they sign their coaching contract.
Gao Shen also pays more attention to this issue.
This is actually the reason why he is not very interested in Naples. Although he knows that this team has a great future and the owner does not have much money, he is willing to invest, but he is still uneasy.
Saki understood Gao Shen's concerns, but he remembered another interesting thing.
"De Laurentiis is not that simple. I have heard some things about him. This person seems outrageous, but there are many mysteries, such as their current head coach Rhea."
Gao Shen specifically learned about the Naples head coach, but there was not much information.
Before traveling through time, when he paid attention to Naples, the head coach was no longer Rhea.
"Actually, it's normal that you don't know about Rhea, but he is quite famous in Italian football. He has a very rich coaching resume. He is at the same time as me, similar in age. He has always been in Serie A and Serie B.
, took over Vicenza in Serie A in 1999, but failed to prevent the team from being relegated."
"After Vicenza was relegated, he continued to lead the team in Serie B and successfully led the team back to Serie A. However, he was soon fired due to poor results. After that, he coached Genoa and Catania for a short period of time until zero.
In three years, I took over Cagliari and led the team to Serie A successfully, but something interesting happened."
Before Rea took over Cagliari, the team's head coach was Italian coach Ventura.
Gao Shen remembered this name because Lippi said, "The best coach in Italy is in Turin, and his name is Ventura."
It was also this old coach who later became the head coach of the Italian national team.
Ventura failed to lead Cagliari to promotion for two consecutive seasons, so he was fired midway through the second season and replaced by Rhea. That happened in November 2003.
Interestingly, after half a year of layoff, Ventura, as a famous coach, was deceived by De Laurentiis, who had just reorganized Naples, to go to Naples to coach a third-level league team.
This was also very surprising to the Italian football community at the time.
What's even more terrible is that Ventura failed to coach Naples and was fired after only 19 games.
On the other hand, after Rhea took over Cagliari, he washed away the decadence of the Ventura period and rushed directly into Serie A.
A strange thing happened. After De Laurentiis fired Ventura, he turned around and invited Rhea to Naples to take over Ventura's coaching position, which he has been until now.
This operation is simply amazing!
Sacchi jokingly said that in Italian football, many people say that De Laurentiis's mouth can do magic.
Gao Shen was also surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was true.
Mazzarri, Benitez, Ancelotti, Sarri...
Damn it!
I don’t know if I don’t tell you this, but I’m really shocked when I mention it.
De Laurentiis is really a handsome harvester!
If we really want to say that the Naples boss is a tyrant, then what is so special about him?
At least Abramovich can throw money at you, fire you and continue to pay you a high annual salary. What does De Laurentiis have?
Naples' investment is also very cost-effective, and it doesn't look like a rich man.
Why do all these famous marshals flock to them?
Will it be deceiving?
Gao Shen thought about it carefully. He didn't seem to feel this way when he met De Laurentiis and Marino just now.
Sacchi is also not familiar with De Laurentiis and he doesn't know.
"Anyway, please be careful and don't be fooled."
Gao Shen hurriedly agreed.
Next, Saki asked about Gao Shen's matters with concern.
After meeting De Laurentiis, Gao Shen will return to Madrid to deal with some matters. At the same time, he will also meet with Blanco from Juventus to see how Juventus is doing.
The results of Real Madrid's presidential election are almost over, and Gao Shen is also curious, can Calderon win again?
