Sitting in the coaching bench, his attention was more focused on the laptop screen in front of him. After confirming his analysis, he shouted loudly to Gao Shen.
Gao Shen stood in the command area throughout the game, which is his command habit.
After hearing Lucas's cry, he turned around and walked back.
"The data shows that Inter Milan's performance has declined significantly and the players' activity has dropped a lot. It's time." Lucas said eagerly, his tone even trembling with excitement.
Gao Shen carefully looked at Lucas's analysis and materials, and basically confirmed his judgment. He immediately looked at Carlo and nodded solemnly.
Carlo made an OK gesture and immediately walked to the visiting team's coaching bench.
Soon Pastore and Antonio Valencia went out to warm up.
When the two young players came back, the game happened to be at sixty minutes.
Gao Shen called both players in front of him and asked with a serious face: "Do you still remember the tactical arrangements we made during targeted training?"
Both of them nodded.
"Antonio, keep an eye on your target and use your speed to overtake him!"
"Understood!" Valencia replied forcefully.
"Javier." Gao Shen looked at Pastore, "You still have the same task. After grabbing the ball, move forward and pass it to Antonio at the appropriate time so that he can take advantage of his speed. Do you understand?"
"I know, boss!" Pastore nodded seriously.
After experiencing the first round of the league, Pastore was frequently assigned to play and was highly valued by Gao Shen. In addition, he became famous in one battle, and he became more and more admired and trusted Gao Shen.
It can be said that as long as the master asks him to do it, he will try his best to complete it.
"After you come on the field, just play as we have practiced and arranged before. Don't feel pressure, do you understand?"
"Roger that!" both players responded in unison.
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Watching them go to arrange substitutions, Gao Shen felt very complicated in his heart, feeling anxious and looking forward to it at the same time.
Long before the game, he had already thought out the overall strategy for the entire game.
In fact, he didn't have many choices. No matter in terms of strength or experience, Naples did not have an advantage in front of Inter Milan. This forced Gao Shen to make a choice. He had to set the battlefield in the range in which he was good at.
Facing Inter Milan, Napoli's biggest advantage is physical fitness.
Buenaventura's careful physical training for two seasons has made Naples one of the most capable teams in Italy and even European football.
Coupled with the advanced overall tactics, the average age of Naples, and the careful preparations in the past week, these have given Naples an advantage in terms of physical fitness.
So the answer is obvious, Gao Shen will play a war of attrition with Inter Milan.
After the opening, he took the initiative to attack Inter Milan, forcing Inter Milan to have no way to escape and had no choice but to compete with Naples. Even Mancini could not refuse.
There's no way they can refuse an opponent who comes looking for death, right?
But Naples is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
I think back when Gao Shen was coaching Real Madrid, his defensive organization could make Capello collapse.
Now, facing Inter Milan, Gao Shen used a high position to press and press, and still built a very meticulous defense, which made Inter Milan's offense unable to work, and Ibrahimovic was out of form throughout the game.
Although a goal was conceded shortly after the opening, the game then entered a stalemate. In fact, it was a war of attrition.
Naples just keeps wearing down its opponents and waiting for the opportunity.
Finally, shortly after the start of the second half, the performance of Inter Milan players dropped sharply.
All the data and various signs on the court indicate that their physical energy has been exhausted.
Next it’s show time in Naples!
Thinking of this, Gao Shen's attention fell on the court again.
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Valencia replaces Sanchez.
This is a matchup substitution, and it was arranged before the game.
When the Chilean winger came off the field, he patted Valencia encouragingly, hoping that he would perform well.
It’s unclear to outsiders, but the players in the Naples team are very aware of Valencia’s strength.
Especially his speed.
"Chiwu's speed is a bit slow, just pass him!" Sanchez whispered as he hugged Valencia.
Valencia nodded gratefully.
Long before the game, he had obtained a very detailed information about Qi Wu from the analysis team, and a lot of it was about his recent return from injury.
He also specially watched a lot of Qi Wu's game videos and videos. He has enough certainty and confidence to surpass him in speed.
Of course, Valencia himself knows very well that in order to take full advantage of speed, he must create a suitable scene.
It is simply not enough for him to do it alone.
He needs support from his teammates!
And with Gao Shen replacing two players in a row, everyone in Naples received a clear signal.
Targeted tactics start!
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After Naples made substitutions, they still played their best high-pressing style.
But with Valencia and Pastore coming on the court, the pressure on the right side of the midfield was obviously increasing.
Valencia worked very hard, often chasing Inter Milan's offensive players and retreating to defend, even returning to their own 30-meter area, giving great protection to the right back Lichtsteiner.
The Swiss full-back also began to move towards Cesar, the Inter Milan left midfielder.
Although Inter Milan's right wing is a combination of Maicon and Figo, Figo is very old and consumes a lot of physical strength, and has begun to enter a period of weakness. Maicon is very active, but Naples has a winger like Di Maria.
With Kuai Ma in charge, Maicon didn't dare to overdo it.
After making several attempts in the first half, Naples quickly beat him behind him.
Maicon is still quite afraid of players like Di Maria.
After the attack on the right was curbed, Inter Milan naturally went more to the left. They still wanted to attack Naples' right through the left like last season, especially with Ibrahimovic and Cruz.
To suppress Napoli's central defender.
This move played a major role in last season's 3-0 victory, and Inter Milan is also familiar with it.
But just six minutes after the substitution, Lichtsteiner encountered the opponent's pass while defending Cesar, changed its direction, and was passed by Pastore who retreated to defend.
After Pastore got the ball, he immediately rushed forward with the ball and quickly attracted Stankovic's defense.
The Argentinian youngster is smart in his own right. After his outstanding performance as a substitute in the first round, he played as a substitute several times and had a clear understanding of his own characteristics and abilities. He quickly sent the ball to Watanabe in front before Stankovic could get closer.
The front of Lencia.
Chiwu's position allowed Pastore to pass the ball directly behind him without an angle, but this pass was just enough for Valencia to face Chiwu directly. As soon as the Ecuadorian winger caught up with the ball, he had already rushed to Chiwu's side.
defense zone.
There was almost no hesitation or probing between the two of them. Qiwu went straight to the ball, while Valencia stopped the ball and pushed the ball forward. He bypassed the Qiwu from the outside.
Accelerate and penetrate the defense diagonally.
"The ball passed!!!!"
"Oh my god, Napoli's winger Valencia, who just came on as a substitute, just came over and passed the ball!!!"
"He's very fast!"
Valencia sprinted desperately, and Qiwu chased after him desperately, but he was never able to catch up with Valencia who was dribbling the ball.
The Ecuadorian winger caught up with the ball and entered the right side of the penalty area.
At this time, Naples center Cavani had already rushed into the penalty area and directly in front of the small penalty area, waiting for Valencia's cross.
This is the number one threat!
Materazzi is still injured. This game is played by Cordoba and Samuel. Both players have a natural weakness, that is, they are both short in height, which makes them difficult to defend Cava.
When playing a high forward like Ni, he is at a huge disadvantage.
Therefore, Cordoba first stood between Cavani and the goal, while Samuel always blocked Cavani's right side, cutting off the line coming from the right.
But Cavani is not stupid either. After he saw the Valencia man pass the ball, he got rid of Cordoba as quickly as possible, diagonally inserted into the right side of the front edge of the small penalty area, and left Cordoba behind.
Behind him, he seized the most advantageous position.
Samuel is very experienced. When he saw that Cordoba was not in the best position, he knew that Valencia must not pass the ball, otherwise no one would be able to stop Cavani from kicking.
The shot is so close that no one can stop it!
Therefore, Samuel dropped his position very deep and kept following Valencia's sprint.
Valencia can bring a team like Ecuador to the World Cup. There is no doubt about his own ability and playing intelligence. When he saw Samuel rushing to the bottom line with him, he knew that the pass from the bottom would not work.
.
Such a pass will almost certainly be blocked from the bottom line.
But Samuel's choice also brought about another problem. If he wanted to prevent Valencia's cross, he had to get closer to the bottom line, and getting closer to the bottom line meant that the gap behind him was exposed.
As a result, Valencia passed the ball back in an inverted triangle without any hesitation, passing the ball from near the baseline to the penalty spot.
All Inter Milan's defensive players also realized a new danger at this moment.
Vieira and Stankovic both rushed toward the penalty spot immediately, but someone was earlier than them.
Naples' offense has always been full of layers.
Di Maria deliberately fell behind Cavani when sprinting, just to form a second-tier offense.
When Valencia passed the ball over, Di Maria hardly encountered any obstruction, diagonally inserted to the left side of the penalty spot, kept the ball, and fired with his left foot.
The ball followed a straight line and entered the lower left corner of Inter Milan's goal.
The Argentine winger turned around excitedly and rushed out of the field, making a heart shape with his hands, laughing and celebrating his key goal!
You know, what he scored was Inter Milan's goal!
At the same time, exclamations suddenly sounded from the Meazza Stadium!
