On the afternoon of December 7th, Parma Tardini Stadium.
Parma coach Stefano Pioli stood anxiously on the sidelines, pacing back and forth...
At this time, on the court, the match between Parma and Naples had been going on for more than an hour, and the score between the two sides was still zero to zero, with no one able to score each other's goal.
Parma reversed its conservative tactics in the first round and attacked decisively at home.
This is obviously a forced choice for Pioli.
After losing to Naples away from home in the first round, they lost again at home to Inter Milan.
Today's Parma seems to be taking root in the relegation zone, which makes head coach Pioli's position already shaky.
He didn't even doubt that if he lost the Italian Cup again, he might be fired at any time.
Therefore, he had no choice but to take the initiative to attack at home.
Four three three, Kutuzov, Boudin and Detic, this is the strongest offensive trident that Pioli can arrange.
He has given up completely!
Faced with this almost life-threatening style of play, Naples, who were playing away games, had to go on the defensive from the beginning, put aside the aggressive aggression of the past, and instead adopted a more prudent tactical play.
This made Pioli, who launched a massive attack after the start, almost vomit blood.
Damn, where was that energy in the first round?
We agreed to have a big battle at the Tardini Stadium, but I pressed forward and you withdrew?
It has to be said that Parma's offense is really not strong.
After the opening, they attacked fiercely for more than ten minutes and created several indifferent threats. However, they failed to break through Naples' defense and were forced to retreat.
But at this moment, Napoli came out and attacked Parma for a while, creating several threats.
The most threatening one was Vidal's shot near the penalty spot, which was blocked by central defender Pache on the goal line.
It almost scared Pioli to death.
When Parma regained its breath and pressed out again, Naples retreated again.
The two sides are like this: you advance and I retreat, you retreat and I advance.
Pioli became very irritable on the sidelines, completely losing his old image of an honest man, and almost seemed to be going crazy.
He felt that the sophisticated Naples was like an expert in love, skillfully playing hard to get and half-hiding his face with the pipa, but in front of him, he was as innocent as an ignorant girl, being played with by him, and everything he said was
If you come, you will go.
The first half ended 0-0. In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Parma made another wave of attacks.
This time we have played straight up until now and still haven't been able to break through Naples' goal.
Pioli was so angry that he really wanted to go over and ask Gao Shen: You came from La Liga, how come you are more conservative than me, the head coach of Serie A?
Aren't you very good at attacking football? What about your high-post press? What about your passing and cutting?
No wonder Real Madrid fans scold you for being conservative!
It’s so conservative that even an Italian like me can’t stand it!
Pioli couldn't help but recall what Gao Shen said to him after the game at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples more than half a month ago.
"I can hold out for 180 minutes without conceding a goal!"
He was very skeptical before, but now, he really can only kneel down and sing Conquer.
The game lasted for more than sixty minutes, and he finally understood it.
All impressions of Gao Shen from the outside world are inaccurate. This guy is a double-faced person.
When it was time to attack, he attacked harder than anyone else; when it was time to be patient, he was more resolute than anyone else and remained unmoved.
Media reporters said Gao Shen was an idealist?
Bah! Pioli swears that this is definitely the funniest joke he has ever heard.
But there is no way, Naples seems to be able to live forever, with the seas and seas changing, the seas drying up and the rocks rotting.
Parma could only step back and take a breath.
…
Parma tried to attack for 20 minutes at the beginning of the second half, but could not find an effective way to break the Naples goal, but Pioli did not make any substitutions.
His strongest offensive lineup is on the court.
But just as the game was about to enter the 70th minute, and Parma began to slow down the pace of the game and wanted to take a breath, Naples suddenly launched a full-scale press.
The whole team, from front to back, except the goalkeeper, everyone started running.
The opponent suddenly accelerated the pressing pace. Although Parma was well prepared, they were still caught off guard.
After stealing the ball in the midfield, Biglia quickly passed the ball in front and handed it to Pellet.
Pellet turned his back to the direction of the attack, stopped the ball, turned around and passed it directly behind him.
Like an extremely sharp dagger, Di Maria quickly penetrated behind Parma. He got ahead of Pache and passed the ball directly past Parma's central defender. After catching up with the ball, he rushed all the way and cut into the penalty area.
When facing the goalkeeper, Di Maria crossed to the right side of the penalty spot.
Sanchez rushed over and succeeded with an easy push!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
After Sanchez scored, the whole person jumped up on the spot and cheered loudly.
Naples players all rushed over to celebrate the goal with the Chilean winger.
In this game, Naples was playing away from home, and Parma was attacking at home. As a result, Naples was passively beaten throughout the game. Although it also played many threatening offensives, the overall situation was still relatively unfavorable.
Now, Sanchez's goal has completely vented Naples' cowardice.
Gao Shen was so excited on the sidelines that he jumped up.
At this moment, he can boldly say: Stable!
When Gao Shen calmed down, he heard Pioli yelling angrily towards the stadium in front of the home team's coaching bench.
"What's going on? Didn't any of you fight back immediately?"
"Why did you ask Pellet to turn around?"
"Behind you! Behind you! I have stressed it countless times, be careful to protect what is behind you!"
"How can I, CNMD, win if I play like this?"
By the end of the shouting, Pioli had completely lost his composure.
He really wants to win.
This is the first time in his career that he has coached a Serie A team. He wants to gain a firm foothold and show his strength so that he can have more opportunities to coach Serie A teams in the future.
But on the court, Parma's players performed in a mess.
Of course, he does not deny that Naples' players are indeed strong!
That big bastard Gao Shen led a group of little bastards and started a bastard game.
The goal conceded was not a matter of a goal at all, but that Parma had completely lost hope and confidence in a comeback.
After Pioli scolded him, he managed to calm down.
He knew that he had just lost his composure.
But that was also forced by that bastard Gao Shen!
After taking several deep breaths with great effort, Pioli suppressed his soaring blood pressure, walked to the sidelines, and signaled the players to calm down, hold their ground, and pay attention to defense.
But at this moment, he saw Gao Shen in front of the visiting team's coaching bench directing the players.
The Naples players had just finished celebrating their goal, and when they saw the Parma players standing in formation ready for kick-off, they all returned to the stadium. However, when they passed the visiting team's coaching bench, they heard Gao Shen shouting at them.
"Press up! Take this opportunity to kill them all in one go!"
When Pioli heard this, he almost fell down on the court.
He stared at Gao Shen in front of the visiting team's coaching bench with his mouth open. He really wanted to say something to Gao Shen: I will die for you, do you believe it or not?
Damn it!
Did I offend you in some way? Do you have to punish me to death?
This is my home court. My leadership position is unstable right now. Are you going to drive me to death?
Pioli's first reaction was to quickly signal the players to pay attention to defense and stabilize the rhythm after kick-off.
But after five months of training under Gao Shen, especially after experiencing the Serie B and Coppa Italia competitions, Naples has basically taken shape, and Gao Shen can command with ease.
When Gao Shen signaled the team to press forward, the players did not hesitate. When Parma kicked off, they all pressed forward.
High position pressing and pressing, Napoli's signature tactic.
Parma had just scored a goal against Naples, and their morale was greatly dampened. They were scolded by the head coach, and now they are angry.
As soon as I saw Naples pressing forward as a whole, my good guy, my temper also rose, and I started to attack directly.
The two sides launched a fierce press in Parma's half, the ball changed hands back and forth, and the two sides fought hard.
Both Pioli on the sidelines and the fans in the stands were terrified.
No way, it's too close to Parma's goal.
After Parma steals the ball, they have to counterattack from a long distance. But as soon as Napoli steals the ball, they are within shooting range with another pass. Can they not be worried?
Pioli also knows this. He not only wants to stabilize the team, but also wants the team to quickly push Naples out.
In the midst of Parma's conflicting and entangled mood, Naples quickly completed a frontcourt steal.
When Pellet pressed Parma's young central defender Marco Rossi, he forced the opponent to pass back.
The Italian center quickly rushed towards goalkeeper De Lucia. When the latter received the pass, he could not use his hands, but Pellet pressed too hard. As soon as he stopped the ball and tried to pass it again, the ball was blocked by Pellet.
, instead of passing to Parma's defender, it changed direction.
I saw a figure wearing a blue jersey from Naples cut in quickly from the left side of the frontcourt, got ahead of everyone, took a shot, and the ball went straight into the unguarded goal.
Two to zero!
It’s over!
Completely finished!
The total score was 4-0, and everyone knew that it was completely impossible for Parma to reverse the situation.
Pioli was also so depressed that he almost fell to the ground.
He knew that after being eliminated from the Italian Cup, he was closer to getting out of class.
In fact, he should become the first unlucky guy to be dismissed from get out of class in Serie A this season.
The entire Tardini Stadium also became silent.
Parma fans obviously could not accept this result, and many fans even left the stadium early.
A Serie A team participating in the UEFA Cup was beaten twice by a team from Serie B in two rounds. What else is there to say?
