After Naples made substitution adjustments, the players' positions also underwent some changes.
Gao Shen asked the two wings to try to stretch Cagliari's defense and create enough space for the center.
At the same time, football requires more cross-passing and more pulling.
Before time travel, as a fan, Gao Shen actually couldn't understand the cross passing between Guardiola and Barcelona.
But after becoming the head coach, he had to admit that once your opponent sets up a tight defensive posture, it is really difficult to break through.
This is the case with Cagliari that Gao Shen is facing now.
To deal with this kind of team, you can really only rely on constant consumption, constant pulling, and creating loopholes for the opponent.
Because you will find that long shots, high center forwards and set pieces are all results.
What does that mean?
The long-range shots, headers and set kicks from high forwards that fans have seen can score goals in the iron barrel formation are because the bus has been breached before.
Only by breaking the bus first, long shots, set pieces and high center forwards can the effect be achieved, not the other way around.
Like Cagliari, they have four people on the back line, three people on the midfielder line, plus two midfielders. When necessary, they can have nine players back to defend inside and outside the penalty area, against everyone near the penalty area.
A space can be effectively covered.
Under such circumstances, even if Naples is willing to devote enough troops to attack, it must be considered, is it too crowded with so many people gathered in such a small area?
And congestion itself is bad for offense, isn't it?
then what should we do?
In fact, there is really no way.
This is just like Barcelona's concept of passing and controlling the ball. As long as the ball is in my hands, you can't score.
Yes, in theory, I only need to control the ball 100%. If you don’t control the ball, how can you score?
The same principle applies to the bus. As long as I don't make mistakes and the players execute the tactics well, there's nothing you can do against me.
However, none of this can be executed perfectly.
So at this time, you need to compete in patience, consumption, and all aspects.
Constantly shifting and pulling laterally, constantly passing back and forth.
Isn’t that what everyone complains about Barcelona’s cross-ball?
Because the opponent knows that I can't steal your ball, but I don't want to be scored by you, so I can only defend tightly.
Barcelona saw that the opponent was defensive and would lose the ball if they passed forward, but they didn't want to lose the ball, so they could only keep passing the ball across the ball.
Some people may ask, then why doesn't Barcelona take some risks? Wouldn't it be better to pass forward instead of so many cross passes?
This question comes back to a very basic point.
If you control the ball, Barcelona can remain undefeated; if you pass the ball forward and lose the ball, Barcelona will risk being scored.
No matter how big or small the risk is, it is still a risk.
If it were someone else, another team, how would they choose?
The answer is basically the same, learn from Barcelona!
All those who say they don’t want to learn from Barcelona are because they don’t have Barcelona’s incredible ability to pass and control the ball.
Just like Gao Shen, he definitely doesn't learn it now.
But assuming Napoli has this ability to pass and control the ball, why doesn't he learn from it?
You want me not to cross the line?
Then why don't you press out and defend? Do you have to be so tight?
You pressed it out and I found the loophole, why don't you just forward it?
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In this way, Naples kept passing the ball from the left to the right, and then from the right back to the left.
Cagliari's defense followed Napoli's ball from left to right, and then from right to left, constantly moving back and forth.
During this process, it is impossible for the players to maintain consistent pace, and inconsistencies will lead to omissions.
For example, two minutes after Pastore came on, when Napoli made a cross from the right to the left, Hamsik stopped the ball with his back and passed it back to Pastore.
After stopping the ball in the gap, the Argentine teenager turned to the left and dribbled the ball diagonally into the gap. This shocked Cagliari's defense and they immediately rushed to intercept the ball. The formation immediately became chaotic.
Di Maria raised his hand for the ball on the left, and he saw the opportunity. Cavani in the middle of the penalty area, Sanchez in the back, and Hamsik in the back were all ready to go. As long as they were passed out, they would be able to
Create a shot.
Pastore also saw Di Maria, but took an extra step. When he wanted to pass the ball, the opponent's midfielder Biondini had already rushed over, and the diagonal pass he sent in a hurry went wrong.
It was passed directly to the feet of the opponent's defender Ferry.
There was a sound of regret throughout the stadium.
Di Maria raised his hands in front towards his compatriots, as if to say: Brother, pass it to me, where is your crosshair?
Pastore raised his hand apologetically and glanced at Biondini again, feeling a little scared.
Serie A's defense is really too rigorous.
Just now he took an extra step to pass the ball better, but the result...
But no one would care about Pastore's passing error, because Cagliari's big-footed clearance was snatched by Naples again, and it was quickly passed through the center line.
The game situation seems to be back to before.
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"Pieppaolo, is this the one you caused such a fuss about in Argentina?"
In the stands, Sacchi looked at Pastore who was running to receive the ball and asked with a smile.
"Well, it cost us half a million euros." Marino nodded.
Saki nodded appreciatively, "Another good deal!"
I don't know why, when Marino heard this, his heart suddenly lurked, and he secretly looked at the boss De Laurentiis next to him. Sure enough, his face was frosty, and he immediately complained secretly in his heart.
Old man Saki, stop talking. If you say more, I will be scolded again!
Trading is a good business, but the problem is that sharing is like cutting meat.
"If this kid's kick just now had been passed faster, this attack would have been successful." Sacchi praised.
Playing a threatening offense does not mean that you will be able to score goals, but at least it will be much better than now.
On the court, Pastore once again received the ball and spotted the opportunity. After passing the ball to Hamsik, he quickly moved forward. Hamsik decisively knocked back, forming a midfielder.
A one-two match.
But Pastore wanted to pass through the ball, but the ball was too big and was cleared by the opponent's midfielder Conte.
Although he still failed to pose a threat, Pastore performed well and was very active, winning applause from the Sao Paulo Stadium.
"This kid has good consciousness and good skills, but he is a bit green." Saki praised.
He now understood what Gao Shen wanted to do.
The idea is right and the thinking is right, as long as you can score goals.
Sometimes, just because the head coach has the right tactics doesn't mean he can win.
This is also the most mysterious place in football.
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Giampaolo is not a fool, and he can easily see the profound adjustments and changes.
Especially Pastore is obviously active.
This would become a major hidden danger for his defense, so Giampaolo began to signal the players to pay close attention to Pastore.
Since you have excellent dribbling and pushing abilities, try to press and press as much as possible.
This made Pastore start to retreat.
Gao Shen shook his head as he watched from the sidelines. Taking advantage of a dead ball, he called Hamsik to the sidelines.
"They are keeping an eye on Pastore now. You should withdraw his position a little and let Pastore expand his range of activities. I allow him to play freely and run freely. I don't believe that Cagliari will ignore the stability of the defense line.
Keep following him, do you understand?"
Hamsik was panting, but nodded heavily.
"Also, Maxik, after retreating a little, you must pay attention to the timing and move forward decisively when you have the opportunity!"
After finishing speaking, Gao Shen patted Hamsik on the shoulder encouragingly and motioned for him to go back to the game quickly.
As for Cagliari, they basically didn't even consider substitutions.
Obviously, Giampaolo's strongest lineup is on the court.
He should not consider substitutions until the players' energy is exhausted.
Gao Shen has also been waiting.
Naples has been wearing down its opponents, and now they have replaced Pastore, which clearly shows that they want to further create mistakes and loopholes for their opponents.
As physical fitness passes, the possibility of mistakes becomes greater and greater.
The game remained deadlocked for seventy-five minutes.
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Sanchez stood panting near the right sideline.
He was up and down throughout the game, and his physical exertion was very high.
But the closer it gets to this time, the more it will test the physical fitness, willpower and desire to win of the players on both sides.
When he saw Lichtsteiner receive the pass and the opponent's player Feeney pressed towards Lichtsteiner, Sanchez immediately retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
"here!"
Lichtsteiner saw the passing lane, immediately passed the ball over and shouted, "Safe."
After hearing this, Sanchez stopped the ball and turned around without any hesitation.
This kind of shouting between teammates shows great trust in each other.
After turning around, Sanchez immediately rushed forward with the ball, along the right wing, trying to force a break through Del Grosso.
He has long disliked this kid, and if it was just one-on-one, he would have blown him to pieces.
But the two lines in Cagliari are too tight.
Before Sanchez could rush to Del Grosso, Parola had already run over to help protect him.
The Chilean winger made a decisive stop because he knew that he would be caught in a trap if he moved forward.
If you are flanked by your opponent on the wing, your attack will be over.
At this time, Pastore in the middle will run over to respond.
Sanchez saw it, had a flash of inspiration, feinted a shot, and tried to rush to the baseline. He suddenly spiked the ball and cut inside, directly to Parola, and passed the ball in front of Pastore in time.
The Argentinian youngster is tall and has long legs. He stops the ball in front of him first. He also accelerates decisively and goes straight into the penalty area from behind Parola. At this time, Parola has not had time to turn around and cannot stop Pastore at all.
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Conte came over to block the ball immediately, but Pastore stepped forward and poked it lightly. The ball seemed to have eyes, and it passed through Conte's feet, causing a crotch penetration.
No one could see clearly what was happening. They only saw Pastore dribbling the ball through the middle of Conte and Parola, breaking out of the encirclement, and dribbling the ball straight into the penalty area.
By this time, Cagliari's defense had been broken.
Center defender Blanco could hesitate any longer and immediately rushed towards Pastore, trying to block him outside the penalty area.
But Pastore's handling was very timely this time, and he directly poked the ball to the right side of the penalty area behind Blanco.
