After Naples defeated Inter Milan, the team announced its disbandment in Milan.
International players at all levels also booked their air tickets early and flew directly from Milan back to their home countries or training grounds to play for the national team. Gao Shen took the players who were not selected for the national team from Milan and returned to Naples.
Since September, Naples' Swiss midfielder Rakitic has been struggling with one thing. With his outstanding performance in Naples, he received call-ups from the two national teams of Switzerland and Croatia.
He must choose a team to play for. Once chosen, he cannot change it.
In the past, he has always been a player for the Swiss National Youth Team, so when it comes to the outside world, he is also said to be a Swiss player. But if he chooses Croatia, his nationality will have to change in the future.
Rakitic was also very hesitant about this matter, which even affected his performance on the court. He himself also approached Gao Shen many times to consult on this matter, but unfortunately, Gao Shen had no experience in this area at all.
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China does not recognize dual nationality, and Gao Shen never had to worry about his own nationality.
He was, is, and will always be Chinese!
After more than a month of struggle, Rakitic finally chose Croatia and was selected for the first time in October.
After Gao Shen heard his answer, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
Many times, as a time traveler, he feels that he has changed a lot, but in fact, more of it is the general trend that he cannot change at all. The only thing he can change is probably the small area around him, one-third of an acre.
He affirmed Rakitic's choice and congratulated him on being selected for the Croatian national team.
Well, it's a bit of a pity that I couldn't dig out Modric, but it would be good to train a teammate of Modric.
Another good news for Gao Shen is that Di Maria, Antonio Valencia, Sanchez and Vidal have no game duties.
Di Maria is a little embarrassed because of his current age.
In June and July, he had just helped Argentina win the U20 World Cup, and then joined the 2008 Olympic team. He participated in the warm-up matches in September, but there was no competition in October.
And he has not yet been able to enter the Argentina national team.
As for Valencia, Sanchez and Vidal, it is purely because the Ecuador and Chile national teams have no matches scheduled in October, so they have no match tasks.
This actually made Gao Shen breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as the players are there, he is not afraid of Roma and Juventus.
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When the team returned to Naples from Milan, the whole of Italy was in a state of shock.
Naples and Inter Milan played to a score of 2-2, which in itself is not big news. The key is that in the last half hour of the game, Naples simply dominated Inter Milan and successfully completed the reversal.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, in the previous hour, the two teams played equally well. Neither team was conservative, but played very proactively. Naples did not adopt safe conservative tactics because of the strength of Inter Milan, but was very brave.
Earth chose to fight on the offensive.
“This is a very courageous decision!”
"In the first sixty minutes, although Naples was at a disadvantage, they were not too passive. Instead, they played back and forth with Inter Milan and created many threatening attacks."
"This really surprised everyone."
"At least, judging from the scene, Inter Milan did not gain enough advantages."
Gazzetta dello Sport believes that the turning point of the game was Gao Shen's substitution.
"This is definitely another game that is talked about by countless high-end fans, because in the 60th minute, he made two consecutive substitutions, which completely changed the trend of the game."
"Pastoré continues to play his role as a midfielder, and the biggest highlight of this game is that the winger Antonio Valencia from Ecuador fully utilized his speed advantage in the duel with Chiwu on the right. , completely crushed Qi Wu and exploded Inter Milan’s left wing.”
Naples' first goal reflected Valencia's speed, and the second goal reflected the Ecuadorian player's counterattack and tactical execution in the frontcourt.
"It was under the tremendous pressure exerted by Valencia that Qi Wu made a low-level error in the long-distance return pass."
But Gazzetta dello Sport also believes that Naples' frontcourt pressing was the reason why Inter Milan lost the second goal.
Di Maria, Cavani and Valencia, the three offensive players on the court at the time, used high-intensity pressing and pressure to cause fatal mistakes in Inter Milan's defense, and were seized of opportunities to score goals.
"This is no accident, but a regular tactic of Naples!"
More importantly, in this game, everyone saw a team that, even at sixty minutes or even ninety minutes, was still able to put pressure on its opponents without dying.
And this is definitely not something that can be achieved simply by relying on tactics. It must be achieved through high-intensity scientific and advanced training. The secret lies in Gao Shen and his coaching staff.
Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Porto won the Champions League in 2004, thanks to Mourinho's advanced training system tailored for Porto. Then Mourinho succeeded again at Chelsea, only missing a Champions League. .
Now, Gao Shen has also achieved success in Real Madrid by virtue of his advanced training system. Now he comes to Naples and has brought huge changes to the entire Italian football.
"Can he really overturn Serie A like Mourinho overturned the Premier League?" Gazzetta dello Sport left a question.
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As the number one player in the world, Sacchi will naturally not be absent from such an important moment.
In his column, he conducted a tactical analysis of this game, especially Napoli's tactics.
Sacchi first publicly apologized to Gao Shen. He believed that his pre-match suggestions were too pessimistic. "I never thought that Gao Shen would make such a courageous and courageous choice. I feel very ashamed!"
The famous Italian coach said that Gao Shen was making a big gamble. He chose to believe in the ability and determination of the Naples players, and facts have proved that his choice was right. Naples is a strong team full of courage and determination.
"Yes, from now on, it is no longer possible to look at Naples in the image of a newly promoted team!"
"Through this battle, Naples proved that they are a strong Serie A team!"
Sacchi also said that after coming to Italy, his advanced technical and tactical abilities have been greatly tempered and improved. Judging from this game, he really gave an incredible performance.
"Especially his cunning!"
Sacchi believed that Gao Shen was determined to fight a war of attrition with Inter Milan from the beginning, but he used his entire main lineup to attack Inter Milan. This made Mancini naturally guess that Gao Shen was burning the boat and giving it a try.
"But who would have thought that Gao Shen hides an Antonio Valencia on the bench!"
Sacchi jokingly said that Napoli's bench is like an inexhaustible treasure trove.
"Needless to say, Callejon and Parejo were two young talents from Real Madrid. Later, Pastore shined, which made everyone guess how much potential was hidden in the advanced bench.
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"As a result, in the game against Inter Milan, Gao Shen introduced Antonio Valencia."
Sacchi said that he likes this player very much because he has strong tactical execution, excellent foot skills and fast speed. He is a very powerful winger.
"I really can't understand why such an excellent player has been buried until now?" Sacchi believes that this is a question that many European football practitioners should think about.
Because Gao Shen is cheap for nothing.
But Sacchi believes that this once again surprised everyone in the industry because they all underestimated Naples' substitute lineup and thus underestimated Naples' overall strength.
The most important thing is that when Gao Shen forms a team, every player he brings in has a special purpose.
For example, Parejo is good at passing, Pastore is good at pushing, Valencia is extremely fast...
At the end of the column, Sacchi jokingly revealed that he is very much looking forward to seeing what other young players Naples can introduce next. This has become a major point of interest for Sacchi in continuing to pay attention to Naples.
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There was a lot of excitement outside. The whole of Italy and even European football were discussing Naples' away draw with Inter Milan and studying Naples' tactics.
On the contrary, all players from Naples, except those who participated in the national team training, appeared on time at the training ground of Fort Volturno on the second day of the game.
Everything was as usual, a restorative training session.
Gao Shen still plays the role of a person who is very dissatisfied with the draw with Inter Milan. He always has a straight face and seems to be a bit unfriendly to strangers. The players are aware of his displeasure and the training atmosphere is also a bit stiff.
As usual, the team had a day off after completing recovery training in the morning.
Gao Shen specifically told them that even if they are on vacation, they must strictly demand themselves, because the next two games in Naples will be tough battles.
Whether it is Roma or Juventus, they will be obstacles for Naples to strive for a better league ranking.
In other words, Naples must score enough points in this head-to-head dialogue to be able to rank higher.
The players also feel the high level of ambition, and no one dares to be careless.
These two games are different from the game against Inter Milan. Gao Shen must try his best to score three points, even if it is an away game against Roma.
Therefore, he does not accept anyone to influence the team's overall strategy in any way.
After disbanding the team, Gao Shen and the coaching staff continued to stay in Fort Volturno, focusing on studying Roma and preparing for the next game against Roma.
Different from last season, Roma's strength has skyrocketed this season. Both the main lineup and the thickness of the bench are obviously better than last season. This undoubtedly makes the challenge faced by Naples more severe.
