What should you do when you guess what lineup and tactics the opponent will adopt?
The answer given by Gao Shen is to kill him to death!
This is based on Napoli's strength.
Goalkeeper: Handanovic.
Defense: Vargas, David Luiz, Bonucci and Maggio.
Midfielder: Biglia, Thiago Motta and Rakitic.
Forwards: Di Maria, Cavani and Sanchez.
Gao Shen still deployed the four-three-three formation he used in the away game against Real Madrid, but made adjustments to the starting lineup.
He replaced Swiss right back Lichtsteiner with Maggio.
It was not that he was aimless or that Lichtsteiner was injured.
In fact, so far this season, no Napoli player has been injured and missed the game.
Buenaventura and Pintus' training and daily control have been very effective, ensuring the team's combat effectiveness at critical moments.
The reason why Gao Shen uses Maggio is because Bayern's left winger is Franck Ribery.
As we all know, Ribery is famous for his dribbling ability. He is very flexible and fast. Especially when he stops the ball, he is very threatening. He can always connect the next move well, giving defensive players a headache.
There is no doubt about Lichtsteiner's ability, and he has even gained a considerable advantage in the competition with Maggio.
The Swiss right back is a little shorter than Maggio, but in terms of flexibility, Lichtsteiner is really not as good as Maggio.
Explosiveness and flexibility are the most important things to keep track of Ribery, otherwise it will be difficult to keep up with Ribery's changes in rhythm.
So Gao Shen chose to use Macho's speed to suppress Ribery's speed.
After containing Ribery, Gao Shen made another arrangement, which was to let Biglia, Rakitic and Thiago Motta in the midfield control the ball as much as possible, and suppress Ze Roberto when defending. Van Bommel and Bastian Schweinsteiger cut off the pass from the midfielder to the forward players.
One detail change is that Vargas is positioned further forward, suppressing Bastian Schweinsteiger, while Thiago Motta is positioned further back than Golia and Rakitic, ready to move at any time. They can all position themselves as three central defenders to contain Klose and Toni.
Bayern's two centers are both very strong, but they are both traditional centers who need passes from the midfield and backfield.
Therefore, Gao Shen's tactics were very clear, to suppress Ribery and Bayern's midfield so that they could not play the ball.
As for the defense, with Napoli's trident here, Gao Shen will be even happier if Bayern Munich's defense dares to press forward.
The focus of Naples' offense is the two ribs of Bayern's defense.
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Only five minutes into the game, after Naples stole the ball near the midline, they quickly launched a counterattack but failed, and then passed back to reorganize.
Thiago Motta pressed forward and passed the ball to Maggio on the right.
The purpose of this pass is to tell Macho to press forward boldly.
Maggio understood the idea, pushed forward after getting the ball, and quickly sent a direct pass to the feet of Sanchez in front.
Sanchez is just outside the right corner of Bayern's penalty area, right in the gap between Lahm and Breno.
When the ball arrived, the Chilean winger stopped the ball and turned around, dribbling the ball horizontally inside, directly passing Breno, and sent a pass with his right foot through the back to Demichelis.
I saw Cavani like a heavy tank, breaking away from Demichelis's defense, rushing to the front of the small penalty area, catching up with Sanchez's pass, and shooting directly.
The ball hit the net, one to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"Only five minutes into the game, Napoli's attack penetrated Bayern Munich's defense!"
In an instant, the entire Sao Paulo Stadium was boiling!
All the Napoli fans were cheering wildly.
Gao Shen also jumped up with excitement and cheered loudly for the players.
He scored a goal in the first five minutes, and he was facing a giant team like Bayern Munich. This was a good start!
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After scoring a goal to take the lead, Naples did not just give up, but continued to launch a fierce offensive.
Just four minutes later, it was still the right wing, and it was still the cooperation of Maggio and Sanchez.
After receiving a pass from Maggio, Sanchez dribbled the ball into the right rib. After trying unsuccessfully to break into the penalty area, he suddenly changed to cut inside. After throwing away the defensive player, he once again sent a ball from behind to the left side of the penalty spot.
Cavani stretched out of the penalty area this time. Di Maria suddenly crossed into the penalty area and grabbed Sanchez's pass. However, his shot was blocked by Demichelis and almost resulted in an own goal.
Two consecutive attacks came from the right, which made Klinsmann a little anxious on the sidelines. He shouted at the players on the court, indicating that they should stabilize their defense and be layered and deep.
At the same time, Van Bommel and Ze Roberto also began to pay more attention to protecting the defense.
But sometimes, football tactics are like this.
Press the gourd to float the scoop.
When Klinsmann focused on strengthening the defense on the left in an attempt to contain Napoli's attack on the right, problems began to appear on his right.
Especially in the seventeenth minute, Di Maria got a chance to face Odo alone.
When the Argentine winger got the ball, he confused Odo with continuous fake moves, then suddenly pushed the ball to the baseline, accelerated and overtook him, used his speed to surpass Odo, and passed the ball low with his left foot to the edge of the small penalty area.
Cavani interfered with Demichelis and Breno, creating an opportunity for Sanchez who came in from behind. The Chilean winger got ahead of Lahm and poked the ball into the close goal.
Two to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In just seventeen minutes, Napoli is already leading by two goals!"
“This looks like it’s going to be another great win!”
"No one expected that after beating Real Madrid 7-0 away in the first round, Naples still showed a very strong offensive momentum when they returned to their home court."
"Bayern Munich has not had a shot on goal so far."
"Based on the current situation, we have to wonder, is this really the so-called death group?"
"Or is this the group of death for Napoli?"
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After conceding two goals in a row, Klinsmann really had no choice.
He didn't want his defense to be beaten like Real Madrid, so he began to shrink his defense.
But in this way, with the speed of Toni and Klose, there is no way to support Bayern's counterattack.
Facing the highly mobile Naples defense, lacking speed, counterattacks lose their threat.
Once it is the turn of a positional battle, the midfielder will be suppressed and unable to produce the ball, and the offensive effect will be greatly reduced.
The only good thing is that after shrinking the defense, Bayern Munich's defense has stabilized.
The first half ended with 2-0.
At halftime, Klinsmann made a substitution and replaced Ze Roberto with Van Buyten.
After the substitution, Demichelis moved forward to the midfielder, forming a double midfielder with Van Bommel, while Van Buyten partnered with Breno as a central defender.
This adjustment is obviously intended to further strengthen the team's defensive strength.
Naples frequently created some opportunities, but also slowed down its offensive appropriately and did not press aggressively. Instead, it patiently controlled the ball and kept looking for opportunities.
But Bayern, who switched to defense, played well and their defense was well organized.
After all, before Klinsmann, Bayern's head coach was Hitzfeld.
This veteran German coach was able to lead Switzerland and upset Spain in the first game of the World Cup in South Africa. The defense he trained is quite extraordinary.
In the end, Naples defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 with two opening goals.
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Seiberner Strasse, Munich, Germany.
In tonight's game, none of Bayern's three giants went to the away game with the team, but watched the live broadcast in the club's headquarters office.
Judging from the entire game, Bayern did not pose a threat at all and was suppressed by Naples throughout the game.
The home team was really solid tonight!
"The 7-0 win over Real Madrid in the first away game gave this team a lot of confidence."
Beckenbauer said with amazement.
"The young head coach of Naples is really not simple!"
In contrast, Klinsmann, who was born as a professional player, has actually ended in a complete defeat.
Whether it was pre-game preparation, formation, targeted arrangements, or on-the-spot command, Klinsmann lost!
This can be seen by anyone with eyesight.
Naples was actually slowing down in the second half.
Klinsmann finally wanted to counterattack and replaced Podolski, but the effect was still not obvious.
"This Napoli team is very comprehensive. They know everything and can do everything. The player configuration is also very interesting. It can be said that they are the most special team in the European competition this season." Hoeness also said with appreciation.
"Only teams like this go far," Beckenbauer said. "Like us tonight, after the midfielder was suppressed, there was nothing we could do. This proves what we analyzed before, and it must be done from a technical and tactical level.
Carry out in-depth reforms to adapt to the changes and development trends in European football over the years."
Rummenigge and Hoeness both nodded.
In recent years, German football has begun to emerge with talents, such as Podolski, Bayern's talented midfielder Toni Kroos, and Badstuber who has entered the first team. These young talents
They are all the result of the reform of German youth training in the past ten years, and they all have excellent skills.
Klinsmann's advocacy of passing and running in the national team was also in line with this trend, and Bayern invited Klinsmann to coach for the same purpose.
But now it seems that Klinsmann is not up to the task.
He has an idea, but he can't implement it. He needs an assistant from Loew, but the latter is now in the national team.
"Real Madrid defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 in an away game and also got three points. So judging from the current situation, we, Real Madrid and Naples all have a chance to win the first place in the group. The key lies in the third round."
In the third round of the group stage, Naples will go to St. Petersburg. In November, St. Petersburg is basically at freezing temperature. This will be a huge test for any team.
Although Napoli's morale is very high now, who knows if they will collapse after losing one game?
"No matter how Naples performs, we must win Real Madrid in the next two rounds!" Hoeness said fiercely.
Only in this way will Bayern have a chance to qualify.
