The next day, the Italian media completely split into two camps.
One is to give a very high evaluation to Naples' performance, believing that this team was still able to win 5-2 in the away game during the trough period of poor condition, which is enough to prove the strength of Naples.
Gazzetta dello Sport said in its commentary that compared with Napoli at the beginning of the season, Napoli is now significantly stronger and more dominant on the court, and already has the appearance of a strong Serie A team.
"In less than two years, Gao Shen built Napoli from a newly promoted Serie B team into a strong Serie A team!"
Although Naples is still ranked third in Serie A, it is actually very close to the second and fourth places in Serie A. This has also led many media to believe that Naples needs to further improve its game level and adjust to its best condition as soon as possible.
As for the Serie A championship?
Sorry, Inter Milan will basically not be left behind!
The other camp is critical of Ranieri.
After experiencing the Capana incident, Ranieri's status in the Juventus locker room was obviously shaken, which made him even more eager to seize his coaching position, so he worked hard to defeat Napoli at home.
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He even did not hesitate to adopt a more active style of play.
As a result, it turned into an offensive battle with Naples at home.
But when it comes to attacking, in Serie A, there are only a handful of teams with such strength, and Juventus is obviously not good at it.
Not to mention Juventus, not even Roma dared to play against Naples.
In this case, Ranieri's tactics are tantamount to suicide.
Even Tuttosport, the mouthpiece of Juventus, criticized Ranieri's choice as stupid and irresponsible.
Substitute goalkeeper Berardi was bombarded to a pulp.
It cannot be said that all five goals were Berardi's mistakes, but at least he has to bear a lot of responsibility.
And Camoranesi, his red card was stupid and very irrational.
After pulling up a list, the media found that Juventus was completely defeated in this game.
Except for Del Piero and Iaquinta who performed well, all the other players lost.
And it was a very complete defeat.
This is also one of the few games where Gao Shen has been widely recognized by the Italian media.
At least they are beginning to admit that Naples has the strength of a strong Serie A team, which is a very big improvement.
When Gao Shen saw these reports, he thought to himself, could this be considered the fourth stage?
From a Chinese boy to a cannibal king, and later to a thief, now he started to call him Gao Shen and started to recognize Naples.
Watching the media change their attitude and stance step by step, Gao Shen feels quite happy.
He was looking forward to the sight of these unscrupulous guys kneeling down and licking her!
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Marino arrived at the headquarters in Naples early in the morning.
"Is the boss here?"
Marino stood at the front desk and asked with concern.
After receiving a positive answer, he went straight to Chairman De Laurentiis's office.
De Lao was making himself a cup of Italian coffee, gently putting a sugar in it, and stirring it slowly and leisurely.
Every morning, when I feel comfortable, I make a cup of coffee and smoke a cigar. The feeling is... two words... refreshing!
But Marino's arrival disturbed De Laurentiis's comfortable mood.
The German guy's face obviously became very ugly, but after listening to Marino's words, he immediately lost his murderous aura and became more serious. He didn't even bother to drink coffee or smoke a cigar.
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"We originally signed a three-year contract with Gao, but we signed one every year," Marino reminded.
This contract is actually more beneficial to Gao Shen, but it also comes at a cost, which is the sacrifice of some salary.
Negotiation is compromise, and Gao Shen chose autonomy from the beginning.
So now, the initiative whether to renew the contract or not lies in Gao Shen's hands.
"Judging from the current situation, there is a high possibility that Ancelotti will be fired unless he can qualify for the Champions League. According to reliable information, Gao Shen is indeed within Milan's selection range."
Although Gao Shen is now regarded as a public enemy of Italy, in fact, in professional football circles, Gao Shen's reputation is extremely good.
Don't look at the opinions of media reporters or fans and think that Gao Shen is terrible. The key is to see what the insiders say. Even Spalletti is learning Gao Shen's tactics, let alone others.
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As long as there are conditions and the lineup allows it, who wouldn't try?
This is the greatest recognition of advanced coaching level!
Not to mention, Gao Shen also has Sacchi who has been praising him for a long time.
This old man writes a column for almost every game, and he usually praises a lot and criticizes very little.
Of course, in Saki's words, he thought Gao Shen did a really good job.
For a head coach like Gao Shen, there is no need to worry about work at all. As long as he wants, he can find opportunities at any time.
The key is to see where he positions himself now.
There is no doubt that Gao Shen is now a famous coach in Serie A and will also be included in the selection list of some wealthy teams, but in front of the wealthy teams, he will definitely not have much say.
If he wants to take his career further, he must produce better coaching results.
And Naples is the best platform for advanced studies.
"This is just a career. If you want to continue coaching our Naples and take the team to a higher position, the better the team performs, the higher the player's worth will be. Once he transfers, the greater his share will be.
This is also very beneficial to him.”
Marino was preoccupied with his analysis, but did not notice that De Laurentiis' eyes gradually became sharper.
Especially when it comes to the profound divisions, his heart bleeds.
Naples paid for their annual salary and bonuses, provided various resources, and finally cultivated a Gervinho, which was sold for 15 million euros. As a result, Gao Shen immediately took away 3 million euros.
That’s three million euros!
You can buy a powerful player in Serie A!
But De Laurentiis couldn't say anything yet, because this clause was what he had strongly requested in the first place. Who could he blame?
Marino can only be blamed!
Why didn't you stop him in the first place?
In fact, he now no longer dares to mention buying out this clause with Gao Shen.
Why?
Because the value of Naples players is getting higher and higher.
Cavani is now a center with a similar position on the scorer list as Trezeguet, Del Piero, Ibrahimovic, Di Natale and other famous Serie A players. The key is, how old is he?
There are also Hamsik, Pellet, Di Maria, Sanchez...
Almost all Napoli players are performing better and better.
Especially in recent times, even Thiago Motta has made a very obvious recovery and his prospects are promising.
In the news early this morning, there was news that Barcelona is considering whether to buy back Thiago Motta because he has performed too well in the last two rounds.
In this situation, no matter how thick-skinned De Laurentiis is, he doesn't know how to speak.
Of course, from another perspective, this is a good thing.
The higher the player's worth, the more Napoli will earn, but as soon as he thinks about the share, De Laurentiis feels like a knife.
This is the feeling of falling out of love when you are young!
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"Two things."
After listening to Marino's analysis, De Laurentiis made an immediate decision.
Although he is very calculating and even very controlling, he is still very rational in the big picture.
"You should immediately formulate a reward plan for winning the Italian Cup, and then formulate a reward plan for qualifying for the Champions League this season, ranking higher, or even winning the championship."
All team rewards are tiered. The better the performance, the more generous the rewards.
Of course, this is an added bonus.
Every player, every employee, including Gao Shen, will have a series of terms such as regular winning bonuses in his contract.
"I feel that Gao Shen is now fighting for the Italian Cup and then the league." De Laurentiis felt Gao Shen's ambition.
It has to be said that in terms of courage and ambition, he is still not as good as Gao Shen.
Because of this, he was happy to delegate power to Gao Shen.
Because he knows that now he can only focus on logistics, and too much interference will only bring more constraints to Gao Shen, and will eventually force Gao Shen out of Naples.
So he chose to suppress his inner desire for control.
He also very much looks forward to Gao Shen being able to lead Naples to achieve better results, allowing this team to gain a firm foothold in Serie A and among the top teams in Serie A.
This will be more important to De Laurentiis than anything else!
Marino understood what De Laurentiis meant, "I'll make arrangements right away."
"Also, before we draw up a new contract renewal plan for Gao Shen, you should discuss it with the people in the financial department first and come up with our own plan. We must be sincere and then discuss it with him and listen to his opinions.
We’ll consider it again.”
De Laurentiis didn't completely break it down, but the meaning was very obvious.
Now this contract extension is mainly focused on Gao Shen, and Naples must do their best to keep him.
When necessary, all parties can make maximum concessions.
Everyone can see that Naples now has the image of a strong Serie A team, but this image is deeply supported.
If Gao Shen leaves, no one knows whether Naples can continue this momentum.
Therefore, doing everything possible to retain Gao Shen, consolidate this foundation, and lay the foundation for Naples to become a strong Serie A team in the future. This is what De Laurentiis is most concerned about now.
"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away and go to Fort Volturno tomorrow," Marino said.
But De Laurentiis waved his hand, "You can't wait until tomorrow. You go and prepare now. We will go to Fort Volturno in the afternoon. I have an appointment with Gao Shen for dinner tonight."
Marino sensed De Laurentiis' urgency.
Even though De Laurentiis talks about how he feels bad about being given away three million euros by Gao Shen all day long, in the face of real interests, he understands the division better than anyone else.
The current level of proficiency is Naples' core competitiveness.
"I'll go right away."
After Marino got up and left, De Laurentiis was still sitting on the sofa, not caring that the coffee in front of him had gone cold, as if he was thinking about a serious question, with a solemn expression on his face.
He didn't know how long it took before he suddenly thought of something, quickly took out his cell phone and made a call.
