As expected, things went as Gao Shen expected. During the recovery training session the next morning, all the young Naples players were as if they had been pumped. Everyone was working hard and training extremely hard.
This suddenly made Guardiola's eyes look at Gao Shen obviously change again...
No wonder these young people are so controlled by Gao Shen. This trick...
Gao Shen raised his eyebrows and looked at Guardiola jokingly, as if to say: Are you convinced?
Gao Shen was still watching Buenaventura preside over recovery training from the sidelines as usual.
As early as when he was at Real Madrid, his team had tasted the benefits of this kind of restorative training, especially considering Napoli's age, the effect was better than when he was at Real Madrid.
After the training, Gao Shen said a few words to the players at the training ground. The general meaning was to introduce the current situation of the team and the doubts about Naples from the outside world. He encouraged the players to perform better.
"Let everyone outside who doubts us shut up!"
Gao Shen's words undoubtedly made the players even more excited.
There is no way, youth means vigorousness!
However, there is also a problem with being young, that is, it is easy for the blood to rush to the brain, but it also goes away quickly.
This requires Gao Shen to keep hammering and controlling.
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This weekend, the fifteenth round of Serie A.
Naples challenged Cesena away from home. With two goals from Cavani in the first half and Hamsik in the second half, the team defeated Cesena 2-0 away from home and continued to lead the Serie B standings.
Juventus defeated Verona 1-0 at home.
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A week later, the sixteenth round of Serie B.
Juventus continued to play at home and narrowly defeated Cesena 2-1.
The Bianconeri's offense is still very problematic, and Deschamps once again put pressure on the media after the game, hoping that the team could introduce an attacking midfielder and a speedy forward during the winter break.
But I don't know if Seko will agree to his request.
Naples returned to their home court, and despite the indiscriminate bombardment, they only got a 1-0 victory.
The visiting team Mantua used a tight defense at the Sao Paulo Stadium, which made it difficult for Naples to break through.
Facts have proven that lying flat is also a powerful weapon.
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Christmas is around the corner, and Serie B once again welcomes midweek games.
In the seventeenth round of Serie B, Napoli was at home and defeated Brescia 3-1, winning very cleanly.
Even the combination of Bonucci and David Luiz still caused the goal to be conceded, which made Gao Shen couldn't help but think, why not just kick these two sluts out of the roster?
Juventus also defeated Bologna 1-0 away from home.
Also after this round of competition, the Italian Football Association's draw for the fifth round knockout round of the Italian Cup was held in Rome.
Unfortunately, Naples couldn't avoid it and met the red wolf Roma.
This is also a formidable opponent.
Those who can stand out from the Champions League group stage and participate in the knockout round of the top 16 are not fuel-efficient.
Gao Shen asked Lucas and the club's scouts to start immediately and start preparations for Roma.
Fortunately, both rounds were scheduled after the winter break, so Gao Shen still had plenty of time to prepare.
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December 22nd, the 18th round of Serie B.
This is also the last game before the winter break.
Napoli faces Modena away from home.
Perhaps because the holidays are approaching, Naples played very poorly in this game.
Relatively speaking, the defense in the backcourt is relatively stable, but the offense in the frontcourt is a bit stretched.
In the end, they drew 0-0 away from Modena.
Coincidentally, Juventus also performed poorly in this game, drawing with Arezzo 2-2 at home.
Since then, all competitions before Christmas have ended.
In the first eighteen rounds of Serie B, Napoli achieved an impressive record of sixteen wins, one draw and one loss, ranking first in Serie B with 49 points and winning the half-season championship ahead of schedule.
Juventus followed closely behind, ranking second in Serie B, with 13 wins, four draws and one loss. The only loss was to Naples, with 43 points, excluding the nine penalty points.
Actually only thirty-four points.
Of course, even so, Juventus is still ranked second.
Because Rimini in third place and Piacenza in fourth place only scored 33 points.
Further on, Genoa and Bologna have 32 points, and Mantua has 30 points.
From the situation point of view, Naples can be said to be the best. Only Juventus has the strength to compete with Naples. The other teams in Serie B are obviously inferior.
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After the eighteenth round, the team returned to Naples.
The next day, during the day, according to the club's arrangements, the team went to Naples and surrounding areas to visit hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens and other places. This is also an activity that many clubs arrange every year to enhance the relationship between the club, fans and the community.
It also allows players to feel the support of local fans.
This is also a routine in Naples, after all, Christmas is coming soon.
In the evening, owner De Laurentiis hosted a banquet in a hotel near the Sao Paulo Stadium for everyone at Naples, including the coaching staff and staff, to thank them for their contribution to the team in the past few months.
De Laurentiis once again reiterated the club's full support for Gao Shen at this Christmas dinner.
"I won't say much else. I emphasize once again that serving the team well and allowing you to participate in the game without any worries is the top priority of our club!"
De Laurentiis is satisfied with the team's performance in the first 18 rounds and supports what Gao Shen said before to do his best to win the Italian Cup.
"The last time we won the Italian Cup was in 1987, when Maradona was still in our team."
Teams with a glorious history have such an advantage. When mentioning the past history, people can always hold their heads high and be full of pride, just like De Laurentiis at this moment.
When Maradona was mentioned, everyone present could not help but show admiration and even worship.
That is definitely a god-like existence!
Especially the players from South America in the team, they almost have the urge to worship Maradona.
"If you can reach the Italian Cup final, I will invite Diego to watch your game." De Laurentiis also made a big pie.
Although this cake is not very attractive, at least the players' response was very enthusiastic.
Later, General Manager Marino also gave a speech, mainly introducing the team's reward policy for this season.
This is also what Gao Shen requires.
Clear rewards and punishments are a must.
If players perform well, they should be rewarded. If you want to achieve better performance, bonuses are essential.
Although Naples is a Serie B team, let alone Serie B in terms of revenue this season, it is estimated that half of the Serie A teams are not as good as Naples.
Not to mention anything else, just because of the home attendance, no other team can keep up with it.
This once again proves the importance of local cities.
In other words, this is the foundation of European professional teams.
Marino's bonus system is quite generous, especially the upgrade bonuses, which are given very sincerely, and the players' response is obviously more enthusiastic and exciting than when De Laurentiis was there.
After all, aren’t they playing football just for money?
After De Laurentiis and Marino finished talking, it was head coach Gao Shen's turn.
He actually communicates with the players every day, and he actually knows very well what these players are thinking.
After he walked up, he didn't say much and directly motioned to Lucas to push everything in.
I saw Lucas coming in with a cart full of gifts, which immediately made everyone at the scene very curious and rushed to stand up and watch.
"I told you before that if the team stays in the top three in the first half, I will give you a mobile phone each. But unfortunately, Steve Jobs's research and development speed cannot keep up with our winning speed." Gao Shen teased Apple.
father.
Since Gao Shen mentioned Apple, many players who are interested in electronic products have noticed it and naturally know who Steve Jobs is. They all couldn't help laughing.
On the contrary, De Laurentiis, Marino and others looked confused.
De Laurentiis does know that Steve Jobs was the former boss of the Hollywood animation company Pixar, so why did he get involved?
"In order to prevent everyone from being bored and causing trouble outside during the Christmas period, the club bought the latest PS3 game consoles and game discs. You can practice hard. You are always welcome to come and challenge me." Gao Shen was full of confidence.
said.
When it comes to playing football, he is definitely not as good as these guys, but when it comes to playing games, hehe...
This made Gao Shen feel depressed again.
Twitter, Weibo, etc., why haven’t they been released yet?
If it comes out, he will directly post it on Weibo and Twitter. Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, and these players in the Naples team will abuse them one by one, and then post it on the Internet. Thinking
It’s difficult not to become an internet celebrity.
Once you become a top internet celebrity, you can make money quickly. You can make money just by posting on Weibo or Twitter.
This is Napoli's Christmas gift to its players.
Each person will get a PS3 and game software that was just launched in November.
Cannavaro Jr. and others are actually fine. After all, they are not young anymore. But young people in their twenties such as Di Maria and Pellet have no resistance to this thing. Especially before, Gao Shen was still playing football.
I bought two in the team recreation room just for them to play.
Nowadays, everyone has one, and it is the latest model. No need for advanced orders, everyone rushes over and does it themselves, without any courtesy.
This also made other people at the scene, such as De Laurentiis, Marino, and even Carlo, Buenaventura and Guardiola, have to admit that Gao Shen understood the thoughts of these young people best.
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Otherwise, why would these young people be so devoted to him?
The generation gap is there whether you want to admit it or not.
Just like Carlo and Buenaventura, and even Guardiola, they all get along very well with their players, but there is obviously a barrier between them, unlike Gao Shen.
Gao Shen really gets along with them like close friends.
