After the first leg of the fourth round of the Italian Cup, everyone was shocked to find that Serie B was almost completely wiped out.
AC Milan defeated Brescia 4-0 at home, Tristina lost 1-2 at home to Roma, Sampdoria lost 0-1 at home to Palermo...
Only Naples, when facing Parma at home, relied on two goals in the first six minutes to defeat their opponent 2-0 and had an overwhelming advantage throughout the game.
To use the Gazzetta dello Sport report: Naples played another typical offensive football game!
Judging from the overall situation of the showdown between Serie A and Serie B, even the middle and lower reaches of Serie A have a strength advantage when encountering strong teams in Serie B. This advantage is also very obvious in cup competitions.
This is actually not surprising. If there is no strength gap between Serie A and Serie B, are they still two levels of leagues?
On the contrary, it is a team like Napoli that can continuously leapfrog and defeat Serie A teams in cup competitions, which is really surprising, especially this game against Parma.
However, some media also raised doubts, that is, Napoli's several outstanding performances were all at their home court.
The games against Ascoli, Juventus and Parma are all at home.
If you really want to be convincing, you still have to look at the away performance in the second round.
"After Parma returns to home, they will definitely try their best to counterattack in the second round. This is the real test for Naples."
"We will be able to see clearly how good this advanced team is at that time."
Not only did the media report this, but Parma head coach Pioli also said so at the post-match press conference.
Pioli said that his team encountered great difficulties at the Sao Paulo Stadium, especially in the beginning. They played very passively. Naples seized the opportunity and scored two goals, which completely changed the game.
"Our opponents are indeed more lucky at their home court. They both scored goals with their first two shots."
Pioli said bitterly that he did not intend to shirk responsibility for the team's defense, but it was also true that the opponent had better luck.
At least the first two shots scored, which is really efficient.
Regarding the second round match, Pioli expressed his confidence and firmly believed that the team would be able to reverse the situation at home.
In addition, Pioli also admitted that Naples does not look like a Serie B team, but should be more of a Serie A team.
"Gao Shen has indeed brought out a very competitive team that is also very young and has a very unique style."
So, Pioli is a good person.
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Gao Shen also expressed his praise for Pioli.
This is also his consistent style, as long as I can win, you are the best.
There's nothing I can do about it. The embarrassing bragging before the game made it difficult for Gao Shen to say anything sarcastic now.
It’s impossible to say that what I said before the game was all nonsense and psychological warfare. Don’t take it seriously.
Is there anyone in the world who talks like this?
Therefore, Gao Shen continued to brag, and at the same time it was a wake-up call to his players. The fourth round was a two-leg match, and they had to visit Parma in the second round. This would also be a big challenge for Naples.
In fact, what the media says is not necessarily wrong.
From this season to now, all Naples' strong dialogues have basically been at home.
The cup draw is really a matter of luck. The first three rounds are all at home, and the fourth round is also home before away.
These are the arrangements of fate.
I guess I knew that Naples had just been reorganized, so I started with the easy part and then the hard part.
At the press conference, the media also asked about a detail, that is Guardiola.
Since leaving Serie A, the legendary captain of Barcelona has basically not appeared in the mainstream media. The last time there was news was when he joined Qatar, but there was no news after that.
Even when he went to Manchester City for a trial training, no one knew about it.
Even when he later went to Mexico, no one cared about him, but his sudden appearance in Naples' coaching bench was still somewhat surprising.
Gao Shen briefly introduced Guardiola's situation and clarified the news that he was his assistant, but did not elaborate on his identity. Anyway, he just said it very vaguely, giving people the feeling that he did not want to talk more.
In fact, happiness blossomed in his heart.
Damn it, you finally noticed it!
Go dig quickly, dig more, and sit down firmly. From now on, when Guagua meets me, won’t everyone have to look up?
But on the surface, Gao Shen is still very calm.
There is no way, these days the head coach also has to play with the character.
I am in a junior grade, but if I lose my focus, what can I do?
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There is a saying in journalism: the fewer words, the bigger the story.
The less Gao Shen wanted to say, the more curious the media became.
Afterwards, regarding the news about Napoli's 2-0 victory over Parma, the media seemed to have a standard process for how to hype it and how to praise it. Anyway, from the head coach to the players, they praised it all the way. That's right.
The only special thing is that Sacchi praised Gao Shen in the column, thinking that this game was better than the Juventus one, especially the opening. The pre-match preparations were very good, which shows that Gao Shen put his heart into it.
A master is a master, and you can tell by watching the game.
At this point, Gao Shen can only give Sacchi a big word of admiration.
But it was Guardiola who really pushed Napoli to the forefront.
The Italian media was the first to report it, and it soon attracted the attention of the Spanish media, especially the Catalan media.
It has to be said that the way Barcelona treated Guardiola back then was indeed a bit rough. As a result, Guardiola almost had no ball to play, so that over the years, he has hardly appeared in public in Barcelona.
But this time, he actually went to Italy and was under the command of Gao Shen. What happened?
How about saying that the media is powerful?
Soon, the cause and effect were discovered by following the clues.
But this also made the Catalan media feel very uncomfortable.
Oh, Guagua, you are our Barcelona legend. You went to Mexico to find Lillo and Argentina to find Bielsa, so forget it, right? Now, you have obtained the coaching certificate, and you are no longer an intern in our Barcelona.
Looking for advanced studies in Italy?
Don't you know that Gao Shen and our Barcelona have a deep hatred?
But when you think about it, the Catalan media are really helpless, because Rijkaard couldn't handle Gao Shen at his peak last season. Barcelona's performance has declined sharply this season. After losing Tencart, the locker room has become more and more frequent.
out of control.
Neeskens, who replaced Tenkat, was also a good guy, not a ruthless character like Tenkat.
Now, everyone knows that Gao Shen is building a team of his own, and his concepts are very advanced. It is understandable that Guardiola should learn from him.
Just like Bielsa said in an interview with the media in Argentina: He talked with Guardiola about many profound topics.
Lillo also mentioned in Mexico that the sophisticated Napoli is the team he is most interested in right now.
You see, no one mentions Barcelona.
Who is to blame?
It was with this complicated and contradictory mood that the Catalan media came to Naples, hoping to interview the two parties involved, Gao Shen and Guardiola.
But Gao Shen refused to be interviewed by the Catalan media and pushed Guardiola out.
During the interview, Guardiola certainly had good words for Gao Shenshi and how he took care of him.
These are all true, and Guardiola did not add any exaggeration, but with his character, being able to tell him is the best proof. Gao Shen indeed took special care of him and taught him everything. He did not treat him just because he is a Barcelona legend.
Discrimination.
This makes the Catalan media even more uncomfortable.
Praise him, I feel bad about it.
If you don't praise me, I won't be able to bear it.
Damn, they really want to ask Gao Shen, you are no longer in La Liga, why are you still giving us such a problem?
Guardiola also clarified his relationship with Barcelona management, saying that when he first obtained his coaching certificate, Vice Chairman Soriano and Technical Director Begiristain successively invited him to take up a position in Barcelona, but he politely declined
Declined.
"I hope to be exposed to more advanced and advanced tactical concepts and ideas. In Naples, I learned a lot from Gao Shen, not only in football, but also in other aspects such as management and interaction."
"I think he is seriously underestimated."
"I have not personally experienced his coaching at Real Madrid, but I feel that in Naples, he is doing a very difficult but very great thing. I don't know how to say it, but I am very, very looking forward to seeing Naples.
Appearing in Serie A and in the Champions League, I think this day will come soon."
Guardiola's words really surprised the Catalan media.
They all know Guardiola's character and know that he is not the kind of person who talks nonsense.
When he said this, he must have thought so in his heart.
Could it be said that Gao Shen is really that strong?
From Valdano to Sacchi at first, now even Bielsa and Guardiola are so sought after. What magic is he hiding? How can he be so praised by these arrogant insiders?
There is a saying that is right, praise from your opponent is always more convincing.
Gao Shen originally just wanted to confirm his "mentor-disciple" relationship with Guardiola, but he didn't expect that when the Catalan media reported it, it actually aroused the interest of more media, especially the Spanish media.
You know, after he left the Real Madrid coaching position, although many people had controversy about his coaching in Serie B, there were indeed fewer and fewer reports.
But now, as soon as the Guardiola incident came out, the Spanish media immediately followed.
Both the media and the fans only discovered at this time that they had really wrongly blamed Gao Shen.
When he coached Naples, he really wanted to build a team of his own, and he had always done so. Otherwise, so many people in the circle would be blind?
What is so special about Naples?
As soon as the media reporters found out, all the fans who did not pay attention to Serie B on weekdays were immediately confused.
So far in Serie B, they have won all the games, ten consecutive victories, and are ranked first!
Four consecutive Italian Cup wins, unstoppable momentum!
