The away trip to Russia lasted less than forty-eight hours, but the huge temperature difference and the long distance traveling back and forth had a really traumatic impact on Naples.
On the day he arrived in St. Petersburg, Handanovic had a high fever. He finally got over it and played a game. After returning to Naples, the fever persisted and he was sent directly to the hospital.
Almost all the players in the team who went to St. Petersburg were seriously affected by the away game.
Everyone was dissatisfied with the away draw against Zenit, but when it came to the training ground, everyone was powerless.
This is the disaster brought about by the expedition to Russia in the cold winter.
It's not just Naples either.
Barcelona went on an expedition to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine on October 1, but the result was a stumbling performance. It was not until the stoppage time of the game that Messi, who came on as a substitute, scored twice and defeated Shakhtar 2-1.
You know, it was October 1st, Donetsk was further south, and St. Petersburg was next to Finland.
It is conceivable that Naples' expedition to St. Petersburg at the end of October definitely suffered terribly.
The domestic media in Italy were all satisfied that Naples could bring back a draw from the away game.
After all, anyone familiar with football knows how fatal it is to go on an expedition to Ukraine and Russia at this moment, especially in St. Petersburg so far north.
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While Naples was on an expedition to Russia, Klinsmann's Bayern Munich sat at the Allianz Arena and welcomed Real Madrid, who had just changed coaches.
As a result, Michel's team conceded a goal just five minutes into the away game.
Planned by Franck Ribery, assisted by Luca Toni, and scored by Klose.
After that, the two sides were in a stalemate, but unexpectedly, at the beginning of the second half, within five minutes, another goal was conceded.
This time it was Ribery who assisted Luca Toni for the goal.
With two goals at the beginning of the first half, Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid 2-0 at home.
As a result, after the three rounds of Group H games, Naples has two wins and one draw, scoring seven points and ranking first in the group.
Bayern Munich has two wins and one loss, scoring six points and ranking second in the group.
Zenit St. Petersburg and Real Madrid both lost two and drew one, but the former has a slight advantage in goal difference, so it ranks third.
Galaxy Battleship currently occupies the bottom position.
Regarding such a result, outside public opinion is generally worried about Real Madrid.
Although there is still a chance, the gap is already huge.
If they want to advance, Real Madrid must win the match against Bayern at the Bernabeu in early November, and even win the last three rounds.
As for Naples, there are two home games in the remaining three rounds, against Zenit and Real Madrid. Naples has the greatest chance of qualifying for the group, and Naples' most difficult test has passed.
Although Bayern leads by five points, there are still two major tests. One is a visit to the Bernabeu, which is a life and death battle, and the other is an expedition to St. Petersburg at the end of November.
It can be said that these two games may change Bayern's group ranking.
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After returning to Naples, the team took a day off, and Gao Shen soon took the team to Rome to challenge Lazio away from home.
This is the eighth round of Serie A.
Due to the impact of the expedition to Russia, Gao Shen made a strong rotation. Goalkeeper Handanovic recovered from the fever and was discharged from the hospital, but Gao Shen still let him rest and let veteran Jezo start the game.
Naples is rotating the lineup, while Lazio is recuperating. The home team has a slight advantage. Naples fights with defensive counterattacks. However, in the 61st minute, Valencia created an opportunity during a high-speed counterattack and assisted Callejon to score.
Score.
But five minutes later, veteran goalkeeper Jezzo was injured and came off the field.
Gao Shen had to let the third goalkeeper Gianello replace Yezzo, and the team began to fully retreat to the defense.
Speaking of which, after Gao Shen took office, all three lines of Naples underwent large-scale reorganization, but only in the goalkeeper position, Gao Shen really didn't make much changes.
The starting goalkeeper Handanovic was bought by Gao Shen when he first took office. He was the main player from the beginning, and the original main goalkeeper Jezo became a substitute. This 35-year-old goalkeeper is also dedicated, but he has not played all season.
Just a few games.
Not to mention the third goalkeeper Gianello, who was also introduced in the third level after Naples was reorganized. If Handanovic hadn't had a fever this time, he wouldn't have made the squad, and Jezzo's injury caused another
Gave him a chance to play.
Speaking of which, this should be his first appearance in three years.
Fortunately, Lopez's training level is very high on weekdays, and the two veterans in their thirties are still doing well.
Although there are very few opportunities to play on weekdays, Gao Shen has never treated them badly.
Gao Shen is given the salary he deserves, and the rewards and benefits he deserves are never lacking, so they are all happy to stay in the team.
In the locker room after the team's narrow 1-0 away win over Lazio, Gao Shen even jokingly told Gianello to take good care of himself.
"Now one of us is sick and another is injured. You are now the most important person in our team. Each of us must take care of you in every possible way. Otherwise, we will really have to let David Luiz play as goalkeeper.
Already."
Not to mention, this guy actually played as a goalkeeper in training, and his performance was pretty good.
Although Gao Shen's words are a bit exaggerated, they are actually telling Gianello that he is very important to the team now.
In fact, there is another Luigi Sepe in the Naples youth team, but he is only seventeen years old.
No one thought that Naples would suffer such a disaster, right?
The reason why Gao Shen encouraged Gianello like this is because after playing Lazio, it was the ninth round of Serie A in the middle of the week. He had no time at all, and he didn't even know whether Handanovic would be able to play at that time.
Therefore, he must ensure that Gianello is qualified for the starting goalkeeper position.
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However, it is not all bad news that Gao Shen received.
In the seventh round of Serie A, after Inter Milan defeated Roma 4-0 in an away game, they participated in the Champions League in midweek, but after returning to Serie A, Inter Milan welcomed Genoa at home.
As a result, Mourinho's team suffered a 0-0 draw with Genoa at home after experiencing a winning streak.
Gasperini's team defended Inter Milan tightly from the beginning of the game, mainly with Diego Milito in charge of the counterattack.
Inter Milan, with its recent winning streak, is aggressive against Genoa.
Mourinho even gave himself a short haircut before the game and seemed to be in a different spirit.
But this obviously did not bring him good luck.
After missing out on opportunities in the first half and drawing a score of 0-0, Mourinho was almost angry and substituted two players in a row during the halftime break. In the 55th minute, he even lost the goal again.
Tali replaced Cruz and continued to strengthen the attack.
When Gao Shen was watching the live broadcast of the game, he also had a wry smile on his face when he saw Mourinho's willful and angry substitutions.
"He is so arrogant sometimes. Isn't that nonsense?"
You had all the advantages, but you were just unlucky and didn't seize the opportunity well enough, so you didn't score. But there is no need to be so angry and replace three players in one breath in ten minutes of the second half. Is this catharsis? Or is it an adjustment?
Anyone can see that it has more of a cathartic component!
What if I get injured in the next forty minutes?
Isn't it just that one person is missing for no reason?
Soon, sophisticated predictions emerged.
It was not that Inter Milan's players were injured, but Genoa's midfielder Juric received a second yellow card and was sent off with a red card.
"Yeah, this guy is so regretful that his intestines are blue now!" Gao Shen said with a gloating smile.
Facts have proved that Mourinho in front of the home team's coaching bench was like activating the serpent's blood. He went berserk and kept shouting this and cursing on the sidelines.
But in the end, Inter Milan failed to break Genoa's goal.
Zero to zero, both sides shook hands and made peace.
Gao Shen was extremely happy.
Inter Milan draws, and Napoli tops the list again!
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The day after the game, the Italian media fiercely criticized Mourinho for his willfulness.
Even La Gazzetta dello Sport believed that his substitution method was simply suicide. He gave up his position as the leader of Serie A and gave the sophisticated Napoli a big advantage.
Mourinho was very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, especially the three players who were replaced in the second half, including Cruz. At the post-match press conference, Mourinho publicly criticized Cruz, thinking that he
He was self-righteous and did not do what he asked.
However, some media broke the news that after the press conference, Cruz and Mourinho had a fierce quarrel.
The Argentine center was very angry that Mourinho called his name in front of the media and had a big fight with Mourinho in front of everyone in the locker room.
Because at this moment he is negotiating with Inter Milan to renew his contract.
Cruz then publicly accepted an interview with the media and made a sarcastic comment about Mourinho: "I still remember someone once said when he first arrived at Inter Milan, 'The last thing I do as a head coach is
Criticizing my players'."
"But now, he seems to have forgotten!"
The media revealed that Mourinho was furious, but the locker room remained wait-and-see on the matter and did not express a position.
The Italian media criticized Mourinho one after another. They generally believed that Mourinho had problems with his own substitutions and should not blame them on the players.
"Losing the league leader made Mourinho very angry. This is understandable, but the problem is that he should reflect on his actions in the game. Just ten minutes into the second half, he made all the substitutions in one go.
Quota, is this appropriate?”
"After the substitution, the opponent was sent off a man, and he found that he was unable to make effective adjustments. At this time, did he regret it?"
"There are problems with the players' performance, but Mourinho should reflect on himself instead of blindly blaming others."
Tuttosport also publicly criticized Mourinho's behavior and even gave Mourinho a sarcastic kick.
"Compared with the unreasonable Mourinho, Napoli's sophistication looks so cute!"
