Strictly speaking, the Italian Cup does not have much appeal to teams like Roma.
You can tell from their home attendance...
The Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, only seats more than 17,000 people.
But even so, these more than 17,000 people still created a huge momentum.
Especially when Roma takes the lead in the game.
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Goalkeeper Doni, defense line Tonetto, Chivu, Mexes and Panucci, midfielder De Rossi behind, front line Mancini, Pizarro, Perrotta and Taddei, forward line
That's Totti.
This is also Roma's main lineup this season, and it's not difficult to see Spalletti's intentions.
Naples continues to adopt its own 4-2-3 formation.
The goalkeeper is Handanovic, the defense is Vargas, Cannavaro Jr., David Luiz and Garrick, the double midfielders are Biglia and Darabona, and Gervinho is in front.
Hamsik and Sanchez, the center is Cavani.
Rakitic received a yellow card in the game against Parma and accumulated suspensions, so Gao Shen arranged for Darabona to start.
Playing away from home and facing another strong team from Serie A, Naples played very cautiously at the beginning and did not dare to make too many aggressive advances.
The strategy adopted by Gao Shen is also based on stability, trying to control the ball and rhythm, allowing Roma to attack, steal the ball, and then quickly launch a sharp counterattack.
The players also implemented sophisticated arrangements during the game, but mistakes appeared.
The first problem occurred in the 19th minute.
Darabona hesitated to play the ball and was caught by Perrotta, who stole the ball.
After stealing the ball, the Roma midfielder quickly launched a counterattack and sent a through ball to David Luiz. Mancini shook off Garrick, quickly crossed behind him, and after receiving the ball, he formed a single goal.
, opened the scoring for Roma.
After losing the ball, Gao Shen immediately made adjustments, stabilized the situation, launched a counterattack in the closing stages of the first half, and planned several threatening offensives, but failed to score a goal.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Napoli adopted offensive tactics at the beginning and once pressed Roma. However, the offensive organization was not smooth and they still failed to score. Instead, in the 67th minute, they were beaten by Roma again.
Fight back.
Mancini dribbled the ball straight towards Garrick from the left. In a one-on-one situation, he forcibly broke through Naples' right back. After dribbling the ball diagonally into the penalty area, he assisted Totti to score the second goal.
Two to zero!
Roma performed well at home.
Spalletti even raised his fists high in front of the home team's coaching bench, looking like he was sure of victory.
The cheers of Roma fans also came from the entire Olympic Stadium.
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Gao Shen still stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, motionless.
Behind him, Roma fans continued to verbally abuse and humiliate him.
"Child, have you stopped breastfeeding?"
"Do you want to cry for your mother?"
"Remember, kid, you are just a newly promoted team from Serie B!"
"If you want to cry, just cry. We'll watch."
Gao Shen understood their words, some were more mean, and some even involved racial discrimination.
This is also the norm in Italy, especially the city of Rome.
In addition to Gao Shen, Naples players also received similar treatment on the road, such as Gervinho.
There is no way, this is the general environment in Italy.
What really makes Gao Shen feel depressed is the competition.
In fact, Naples performed well and the tactics arranged by the coaching staff were used, but they lacked some effects.
More importantly, the team's right wing was crippled by the opponent.
"Garrick's condition is really bad tonight." Carlo shook his head and sighed.
Gao Shen nodded.
Players' status will definitely have ups and downs, which is normal, but Garrick made a lot of mistakes tonight, and they were quite serious.
For example, on the second ball, when he faced Mancini, he shouldn't have gone forward rashly. As a result, he was passed by the opponent.
In that case, he should try his best to push Mancini to the wing. He obviously has the best position advantage, but he chooses to be reckless. This is very problematic.
Mancini is a right-footed player. If you force him to the left, what can he do?
Sometimes, just because of a player's slightest change of mind, the head coach can't do anything about it.
"The Roma fans have probably held it in for long enough," Carlo said with a wry smile when he heard the noise from the stadium.
Gao Shen smiled lightly and said, "You should say that the Italian fans have held it in for long enough."
Carlo was stunned and couldn't help but smile bitterly again.
Who says it's not?
Despite the Calciopoli incident, Italy had just won the World Cup, and fans were still immersed in the impression of the world's best league. They were all proud of their own football and Italy's tactics.
Isn’t there something you said?
Italy's head coaches are all master tacticians.
This is a country of tactics.
But suddenly one day, a man broke in, unveiled the emperor's new clothes on their bodies, and told them that in fact, Italian football had fallen behind, and even their most proud tactics had fallen behind.
Let me ask, what will happen?
Don't think about it, there is only one answer.
The man who unveils the emperor's new clothes will be torn to pieces by the anger of the crowd.
This is Gao Shen's current situation.
Except for Naples fans, it is estimated that few Italians will like Gao Shen and will be convinced by him.
He is too young and completely subverts the Italians' traditional understanding of head coaches.
More importantly, after arriving in Naples, Gao Shen encountered almost no opponents.
Deschamps' Juventus lost two games in a row, and one was a 0-5 defeat; the highly respected Ulivieri in Italian football also lost, and lost miserably; the unlucky Pioli lost directly.
I lost my handsome position...
It can be said that after Gao Shen came to Italy, he directly defeated strong Italian teams, and these famous coaches were unable to parry.
Even Sacchi is calling for Italian football to learn from Gao Shen.
Why?
A world champion team should learn from a head coach from a weak football country that couldn't even qualify for the World Cup?
The coaches are not convinced, this is in the professional field.
But what happened at the Coaches Summit in Rome, after being reported by media reporters and followed by a long period of speculation, has caused huge repercussions in Italy.
Italian fans have been suffering for a long time.
If Spalletti can defeat Gao Shen, he will naturally be praised by Roma fans.
Just like it is now.
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"What to do now?" Carlo was a little at a loss.
Trailing 0-2, Napoli was unable to play and could not exert any energy.
Gao Shen thought for a while and made a quick decision, "Let Vidal warm up."
Carlo was a little surprised, but nodded anyway.
Not long after, Vidal finished warming up and ran over.
"Boss."
Gao Shen hooked his finger at him, gesturing for him to come closer. After Vidal came closer, Gao Shen pointed to the court.
"See that number 20?"
Vidal nodded, "Perrotta."
"And the number 16."
"Daniel de Rossi."
"They already had a yellow card before, you think of a way to give them another one."
Vidal nodded without hesitation, "Understood, leave it to me."
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Gao Shen had to admit that it would be difficult to reverse the situation in this game.
The only thing he can do is strive for an away goal or prepare for the second round.
Perrotta's yellow card was received in a previous game. According to the rules of the Italian Cup, two yellow cards will result in suspension.
Cannavaro Jr. before and Rakitic tonight were both suspended because of this.
So Gao Shen wants to get rid of Perrotta or De Rossi.
Of course, if possible, he would also like to get rid of Totti, but this is not realistic.
However, it is estimated that the two of them can only kill one.
Spalletti is not a fool. He will definitely take precautions. As long as one gets a card, he will immediately replace the other. Then Naples can organize a wave of attacks and strive for an away goal.
Pretty insidious, right?
But this is professional football!
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After Vidal came on, he replaced Darabona.
This player's performance was not ideal, but Gao Shen knew that he had tried his best.
It should be said that last summer, it was difficult for all the Naples players who stayed on the team to keep up with the high requirements.
Each of them has benefited a lot from the advanced training, and their strength has improved more or less significantly. Even the veterans' physical fitness has improved a lot.
But I have to admit that they really can't meet the advanced requirements.
Just like captain Montevino, he rarely even gets a chance to play.
There is no way, the gap in strength is there.
Just like Vidal, who was born as a central defender, he plays very aggressively, and at the same time he has the cunningness of a South American player, making many small moves and being very secretive.
Less than ten minutes after playing the game, during a counterattack after losing the ball, he made a big move. While stealing the ball from Perrotta's feet, he also tackled him to the ground.
The action was not dirty and had no intention of hurting anyone. It just ruined a Roman counterattack.
Vidal walked over to pull him away, but after Perrotta stood up, he gently pushed him in the chest, trying to push him away.
Unexpectedly, Vidal staggered back two steps and fell directly to the ground.
The referee Luca Bandi immediately blew the whistle, ran over and showed Perrotta a yellow card.
The Roma midfielder was also very depressed, complaining that Vidal's defense just now was a bit brutal, but the referee indicated that it was not a foul.
Roma coach Spalletti on the sidelines looked at the court and then at Gao Shen in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, obviously wondering if there was any connection between the two?
Why do you always feel that Vidal was trying to get someone to do something in the past?
But looking at Gao Shen again, with a calm expression of neither surprise nor joy, as if he didn't take the yellow card seriously at all, and he looked like a gentleman, Spalletti was puzzled again.
Did I misunderstand him?
Is this really just a random coincidence?
But after careful consideration, Spalletti decided to make a substitution.
He replaced De Rossi with teenager Aquilani.
This can be considered a matchup substitution.
The main reason is that De Rossi has already received a yellow card before, and he will be suspended if he gets another card.
This Coppa Italia rule that a player will be suspended if he accumulates two yellow cards is really nonsense.
In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Gao Shen saw Roma's substitutions and followed suit.
