The first half ended with a score of 2-0, and Naples temporarily led by two goals.
During the halftime break, Gao Shen sent the players into the locker room, but called out to Cavani at the tunnel who was about to come on for warm-up training.
Every time I see Cavani with long Latin American hair, Gao Shen wants to ask him: Do you know Ding Zijun?
It's really quite similar.
"Boss." Cavani ran up to Gao Shen and stood respectfully.
"I'll give you a task." Gao Shen looked around and said softly.
"Say." Cavani was excited.
"Warm up well during the halftime break and be ready at any time in the second half. If Juventus makes a substitution, you go on."
Cavani was stunned. What does Juventus' substitution have to do with him?
Seeing the Uruguayan center, he didn't understand for a moment. Gao Shen immediately said, "This is a single elimination match."
Cavani suddenly understood.
The knockout round is decided in a single game. Juventus must counterattack in the second half, unless Deschamps and Gao Shen collude.
And as long as Juventus counterattacks, Naples will definitely have to make some adjustments, such as strengthening defensive counterattacks.
"I understand!" Cavani was immediately excited.
"Go!" Gao Shen smiled.
Watching Cavani run into the stadium like flying and cheering inexplicably, Gao Shen sighed helplessly.
It's not easy to be a head coach these days. You have to defeat your opponents on the court and also take care of the emotions of the players on your team at all times. Is it easy for me?
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The home team's locker room was noisy.
The temporary lead of 2-0 made many people very excited and excited.
After all, tonight's opponent is Juventus.
In Italian football, Juventus represents the highest level, and for southern teams like Naples, the Bianconeri are one of the strongest opponents in the north.
Therefore, not only the fans were excited and excited, but also the players were affected.
“Everyone did a great job tonight!”
As soon as Gao Shen came in, he immediately started praising the players.
"David, you did a great job freezing Bodinov in the first half and made almost no mistakes. Well done!" Gao Shen gave a thumbs up to David Luiz.
The Brazilian central defender burst into laughter, obviously satisfied with the praise from the head coach.
But Gao Shen changed the topic, "But there is a question. When we were celebrating after we scored the second goal, why did I feel that you seemed to be an accomplice? Can you explain what you did at that time?"
There was a burst of laughter in the dressing room, and everyone looked at David Luiz, who was extremely happy and sad.
The Brazilian central defender was as if he had eaten salted duck eggs. He kept shaking his head and begging for mercy, as if to say: I was wrong, boss!
This is actually a very common joke, but when Gao Shen said it, it was very funny.
Very normal.
Just like in school, the jokes told by the teacher are always very funny; in the company, the leader's little humor from time to time can easily make everyone laugh.
This also proves Gao Shen's status in the Naples locker room.
"Graziano, you were the best player in the first half. Although our goal scorers were Kouassi and Alexis, I still want to award you the best player award in the first half.
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As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, everyone applauded.
"Everyone, we are leading Juventus 2-0. This credit belongs to you. I am proud of your performance in the first half, but what I want to tell you is that we still have the second half and Juventus will not accept defeat willingly.
, they will fight back, very violently."
When he said this, Gao Shen had already changed the atmosphere in the locker room.
From celebrating victory to mobilizing for the second half.
"I have personally experienced Juventus' crazy times. It was the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals last season. Capello's team pressed our offense like crazy, which put huge pressure on us."
As Gao Shen spoke, his eyes were always paying attention to everyone present.
"I hope you all can pay attention. The second half will be more difficult than the first half. What I hope you can do is to be more dedicated, more focused and more efficient than the first half. I hope I can still see your progress."
Ball, can you do it?"
"Okay!" the players responded in unison.
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In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, the trend of the game basically continued the situation of the first half.
Bodinov was fighting alone, and he really couldn't help David Luiz and Bonucci. It was also difficult for other players such as Nedvěd to create pressure on Naples in the offense, resulting in Juventus still being very passive.
Naples continued to press and press from a high position, and even the players' running was not much worse than in the first half, which put huge pressure on Juventus' defense.
After persisting for fifteen minutes, Deschamps finally couldn't hold it back and took the lead in making adjustments.
Paraguayan forward Tomas Guzman, who came out of the Juventus youth training and previously played for Messina, replaced Gianni Keda, and Del Piero replaced Bodinov.
The purpose of the previous substitution was to strengthen the attack. A midfielder was replaced and a forward was replaced. The meaning is self-explanatory.
The latter defense was a disappointment to Bodinov. The Bulgarian youngster played for an hour and only had one long shot. This was not a satisfactory answer.
But we can also look at it the other way around, David Luiz and Bonucci really did a good job defensively, especially David Luiz.
When this kid performs steadily, he is really eye-catching!
In addition, Naples' defense also benefited from the high-intensity pressing in the frontcourt.
After seeing Deschamps' substitution, Gao Shen immediately made substitution adjustments. Cavani replaced Pellet.
When the Italian center came off the field, he received warm applause from all the fans in the San Paolo Stadium.
Although he still didn't score a goal, his planning and presence were involved in both goals. His performance tonight left a deep impression on people, especially his role in the frontcourt.
"Obviously, under the advanced training, Pellet's progress is obvious to all."
"Gao Shen has once again proved that his training of young players is very successful and quite high-level."
"Tonight, except for the right back Jerzy Garik, Naples are all young players in their twenties who were introduced by Gao Shen, and the combat effectiveness they unleashed, as well as the overall tactical style of this team, are all...
It left a huge impression.”
"We have absolutely reason to believe that as long as Naples maintains its form and momentum tonight, it is entirely possible to break into Serie A this season, and it is entirely possible that Gao Shen's goal of building a strong Serie A team in three years will become a reality."
"This will undoubtedly be the most exciting thing in Italian football in recent years!"
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As the saying goes: laymen watch the fun, insiders watch the door.
Everyone enjoyed watching it, especially when Juventus chose to change their formation to 442 and press out to play. They were even more looking forward to seeing an offensive battle, preferably an offensive football feast with many goals.
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Even when Gao Shen replaced Pellet with Cavani, it was even more exciting.
Everyone knows that Cavani is the player with the strongest offensive firepower in Naples.
But virtue is self-aware of its own suffering.
He guessed that Gao Shen did not intend to play an offensive game with him, but wanted to counterattack him.
"What a cunning little fox!" Deschamps said with a wry smile.
When people think that Gao Shen came to Naples with idealism and wanted to build a team of his own, Gao Shen did it. But if they think that Gao Shen is an idealist, it would be a big mistake.
wrong.
He is a realistic idealist.
Idealists are not scary, what is scary is when idealists become realistic.
For example, Rijkaard, what makes him truly convincing is when he becomes realistic.
Last season, he played more realistically in the Champions League and paid more attention to defense, so Barcelona persisted until the finals.
And Gao Shen's substitutions clearly tell Deschamps: Don't attack, if you dare to attack, I will hit you to counterattack!
But now, does Deschamps have a choice in this job?
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The game starts again.
Juventus changed its previous defensive counterattack tactics and began to take the initiative.
In a single knockout match, two goals behind. If we don't attack, it will be too late.
But after the attack, Juventus's defense began to become unstable.
There is no team in this world that can maintain an unbreakable defense while actively pressing forward to attack.
Naples also knew this very well, so they patiently waited for the opportunity to counterattack.
Juventus wanted to try to get a breakthrough from Naples' right wing, that is, Garrick's side. Nedved and Del Piero launched an attack on this side, but the effect was not obvious.
The main reason is that Nedved is indeed old, and Piero is no longer the zebra prince he used to be.
When Del Piero received a pass from Zanetti, David Luiz suddenly stepped forward and intercepted the ball. He launched a counterattack on the spot and quickly passed the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.
I saw Sanchez moving forward at the fastest speed, stopping the ball before Balzaretti, and continued to drive the ball straight in, advancing wildly along the right wing.
In the center and on the left, Cavani and Gervinho are like two sharp knives, sprinting towards the Juventus goal in unison, especially Cavani in the center, who has the strongest momentum.
Kovac was left behind, and only Chiellini could barely keep up with Cavani, but he was also forced into a very disadvantageous position.
After Sanchez surged all the way, he cut into the penalty area on the right side of the penalty area.
Balzaretti took the risk of a red card and made a decisive move, falling to the ground to make a tackle.
But Sanchez, a talented artist, was bold and took the lead and gently poked the ball to the baseline. He then caught up and passed the ball low with his right foot to the small penalty area.
Almost at the same time, Cavani, who was chasing after him, blocked Chiellini with his body, fell to the ground first, tackled Sanchez's pass, and scored Juventus before Chiellini and Buffon could attack.
's goal.
The Uruguayan center and Chiellini both fell to the ground and slid into the Juventus goal.
The referee's whistle suddenly sounded that the goal was valid!
