When Maradona walked into the Sao Paulo Stadium, the entire stadium, with more than 60,000 Naples fans, all stood up and gave the king the warmest applause.
Countless Naples fans are shouting Maradona's name crazily!
This is definitely an unexpected surprise!
Before the game, the Naples management did not know whether Maradona would be able to make it to the game, so they did not publicize it. This also caused the entire stadium, and even the live TV station, to be shocked when Maradona suddenly appeared.
shocked!
This is the football king Maradona!
"We see that the entire San Paolo Stadium is welcoming their former king back!"
"Maradona once created the pinnacle of his career in this stadium. Everyone in this stadium and this city still remembers him."
"Just a few days ago, a Naples city councilor proposed that if Naples can really win the Serie A championship this season, they should erect a statue for Gao Shen and let him become the hero of the city together with Maradona."
"I don't know if he saw this news, but Maradona couldn't wait to come to the scene to cheer for Gao Shen."
"He has his own graffiti wall in this city, but no one has erected a statue to him yet."
"It is worth mentioning that there is not a single Inter Milan fan at the Stadio San Paolo tonight."
"According to the data we got from Naples, there were more than 60,300 fans, all of whom were Naples fans and guests."
"This was for safety reasons. At the same time, the response from local fans in Naples was quite enthusiastic. The supply of tickets simply exceeded the demand, so De Laurentiis directly negotiated with the Football Association and Inter Milan. In the end, both parties agreed not to allocate tickets to Inter Milan.
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"Let's take another look at the footage taken by reporters outside the stadium..."
"The road outside the San Paolo Stadium is full of Napoli fans."
"Tonight, this is not only a battle for the top spot in Serie A, it is not even a key battle for the Serie A championship. It has touched the hearts of the entire Naples. Everyone is looking forward to Gao Shen and his team being able to win the Serie A title."
Tonight at the Sao Paulo Stadium, we will take revenge for last season!”
"Mancini and his Inter Milan want to defend their position as the leader of the table."
"This is bound to be a bloody hand-to-hand battle!"
"In fact, this will be the highest level showdown in Serie A!"
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Although every guest's appearance will receive warm applause from the audience.
But everyone is in Maradona's shadow.
In this stadium, in this city, no one can match Maradona's influence.
Inter Milan also arranged for two senior leaders to lead the team, namely Blanca and Oriali. They also accompanied De Laurentiis, Maradona and other guests and sat in the middle of the rostrum.
Acquaintances who had worked at Real Madrid such as Sacchi, Zidane and Valdano sat together, Italians such as Capello, Lippi and Trapattoni sat in a section, and Guardiola and Cruyff from Barcelona sat in the same area.
It's right next to each other.
Guardiola is currently coaching Barcelona's second team, but he has been with this team and experienced last season's 0-3 game, so Gao Shen called him before and asked him if he wanted to come over and watch.
"I'm very confident in this game!"
In response to Gao Shen's words, after Guardiola led the Barcelona second team to finish the game, he flew from Barcelona to Rome this morning, and then from Rome to Naples.
Cruyff often went to watch the games of Barcelona's second team and often chatted with Guardiola. At the same time, he also received an invitation to Inter Milan's centenary celebration. When he learned that Guardiola was going to fly to Naples to watch the game, he was itchy.
Unable to bear it, I decided to go with him.
The two of them were sitting in the core area of the Chairman's Stand, looking at the bustling Sao Paulo Stadium. Although the players from both sides had not entered the stadium yet, the atmosphere was already very intense.
Especially outside the stadium, the sound of fans could be heard faintly from all directions. It was obvious that the outside was also crowded with Naples fans, and many places also used open-air screens to broadcast the game live.
"This is no longer a Serie A game."
Cruyff looked at the scene, especially around him. There were many famous Italian football players, and he even saw respected old coaches in Italian football such as Ulivieri and Ventura.
Can an ordinary Serie A match attract them?
"I think this is a collision of two different tactical concepts!" Guardiola said.
Cruyff nodded, "In the past two years, Italy has been full of rejection of Gao Shen, but in the professional field, he is still very recognized. Now, Inter Milan, which represents the highest level of Italian football, and Manchester City, represented by local Italian coaches,
Cini, starting this battle for the leadership with Napoli is indeed worth studying and very fascinating."
"But from the beginning, Inter Milan lost a lot." Guardiola smiled.
He is a staunch profound party member.
A football game is never just about the game itself, but also before and after the game, and even the entire season.
Judging from before the game, Naples is better and more adequate than Inter Milan in terms of preparation and player adjustment. At least Naples has a well-organized personnel and plays with the full main lineup.
Several Inter Milan players have just recovered from injuries, and the team's condition may not be guaranteed.
"I think the state and preparation can at best even the gap in strength between Naples and Inter Milan, so this game will test the tactics and on-the-spot command of both coaches," Cruyff guessed.
This is why tonight attracted so many Italian football celebrities.
They all want to know, when the combat effectiveness of both sides is about the same, whose tactics will be better?
Therefore, to a certain extent, this game not only determines the balance of the Serie A championship this season, but may even change the tactical style and future trends of Italian football.
In fact, this will be a classic duel recorded in the history of Italian tactics!
The media and fans regard Gao Shen as a scourge, but only professionals in Italian football know that they need people like Gao Shen to bring impact to them, bring fresh excitement, and allow them to absorb advanced nutrients.
"I have always felt that Gao Shen is very different from you." Cruyff looked at his proud disciple and said with a smile.
Guardiola nodded, "He is the most powerful locker room manager and motivator I have ever seen."
"Oh?" Cruyff didn't expect that Guardiola would speak so highly of Gao Shen.
"At the beginning, I discussed blockization and gridding with him, but he didn't agree with it. He thought it was a kind of management laziness." Guardiola smiled bitterly. He is now using blockization and gridding.
Grid to help Barcelona players execute his tactics.
But this approach is not accepted by Gao Shen.
In other words, Gao Shen no longer uses this method.
"He has studied management, and he said that there are three steps in bureaucratic management that have proven successful time and time again. The first is to decompose tasks layer by layer, then to assign responsibilities to people, and finally to make rewards and punishments clear."
"He believes that my blockization and gridding belong to this category." Guardiola smiled bitterly.
If he hadn't faced Cruyff, he would definitely not have said that.
Cruyff was also a head coach, and he knew the importance of managing the locker room. At first glance, he thought the three words Guardiola mentioned were nothing, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that it was really unfathomable.
Use these three tricks well, let alone manage a team, even manage an army, I'm afraid there will be no problem.
"He doesn't agree?" Cruyff was curious.
Guardiola nodded with a wry smile, "He believes that this method is simple and crude and not humane enough. There is no problem if you meet the right players like this, but big problems often arise when you meet unsuitable players."
"Then how did he do it?" Cruyff asked with interest.
Guardiola shook his head and smiled bitterly, "He hardly cares about training. He talks to the players every day, not only to talk to the players about his own ideas, but also to listen to the players' opinions. Anyway, he talks to the players about everything, including playing games, and even
Looking for a girlfriend, he calls this going deep into the grassroots."
"Going deep into the grassroots?" Cruyff was stunned.
Is this to be a cadre? Or is it a mixed enterprise?
"Then he will integrate many different and scattered opinions, clearly understand the players' personalities, abilities and characteristics, and then convey his thoughts and ideas to the players, so that they can form a unified thinking and know how to do it and why.
You have to do this so that you can act in unison on the court."
When Cruyff heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You really need to chat with the players every day and be eloquent."
When you encounter Meng Gourd, you will definitely not be able to play this trick.
Guardiola also smiled and nodded, "He said that when he praises people, he can praise them for hours without repeating themselves."
"So outrageous?" Cruyff was stunned.
Guardiola couldn't help but nod, he is so tough!
"His idea seems time-consuming and labor-intensive at first glance, but in the long run, the effect will be very good, even very good, and it can handle conflicts in the locker room very well." Cruyff was a little convinced.
At least in the area of locker room management, Gao Shen is better than he imagined.
"Yeah, so you see, this season he replaced Cannavaro Jr. with David Luiz and Bonucci. The latter is the captain on the field. There is no conflict at all in the locker room. Cannavaro Jr. is being fanned by the media.
Sometimes, he even helped Gao Shen explain it in turn."
That’s the thing!
It was obvious that the players had suffered a big loss, yet they still took the initiative to defend Gao Shen.
To put it nicely, this is called taking the overall situation into consideration.
To put it mildly, this is like helping Gao Shen count his money after being sold out!
This ability really impressed Guardiola, even more than his advanced technical and tactical skills.
"To be honest, I have always felt that if we really want to change coaches this summer, Gao Shen is definitely the most suitable candidate, more suitable than Mourinho. I don't think he is suitable for our Barcelona!" Guardiola said.
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The look on Cruyff's face froze, and he obviously felt that this question was very serious, but the Barcelona godfather still nodded.
At this time, players from both teams entered the court one after another.
The fanatical atmosphere at the Sao Paulo Stadium was instantly pushed to its peak.
