Naples, which won the Serie A championship two rounds in advance, once again played with an all-substitute lineup and tied Catania 2-2 away from home. Gao Shen only arranged for three main players to come on as substitutes in the second half to stimulate the game.
Everyone knows that this game is not taken seriously by Naples at all.
Today, Gao Shen and Naples only have eyes for the Champions League final.
Inter Milan, which lost the league championship, performed earlier. In the away game against Cagliari, Ibrahimovic scored for Inter Milan in the eighth minute, but then Cagliari scored consecutively.
Scored two goals to reverse the score.
In the end, Inter Milan lost to Cagliari 1-2 away from home.
Gao Shen expressed that he was wronged.
He had clearly given up on the game, but his lead actually expanded.
Blame me!
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Serie A round 38.
Tonight is also the award ceremony for Naples' championship.
Gao Shen still played in this game with a full substitute lineup, even the old captain Montevino played, and young players such as Insigne and Verratti have also qualified.
As a result, I don't know if he was stimulated by the fact that he was about to go on stage to receive the award on behalf of the team, but Montevino actually showed off his power in the game.
You know, the old captain hasn't played a serious game in three years.
Everyone knows that Gao Shen arranged for him in this game simply to let him experience the game.
But who would have thought that the old captain would show off his power and hit Verona's goal with a long shot in the first four minutes.
Gao Shen, Zidane, Carlo, Lucas...
All the coaches in Naples were stunned.
At this moment, Gao Shen even felt a little guilty in his heart.
Could it be that he was obviously a super midfielder with extraordinary strength, but he was crippled by himself?
Is that it?
No, just three minutes later, it was Montevino's direct pass that helped Insigne get rid of the defender's attention in the frontcourt and assisted Mertens to score, 2-0!
Gao Shen was really stunned now.
"How do I feel? Our old captain is so strong!" Gao Shen smiled bitterly.
Carlo on the side listened, coughed heavily, and reminded: "Montevino is actually only thirty-one years old."
"Ah?" Gao Shen didn't react for a moment.
In his impression, Montevino seems to be very old, so old that he is about to retire and can only serve as the mascot of the locker room and the captain of the logistics team.
Unexpectedly, he is only thirty-one years old.
Okay I'm sorry!
Gao Shen waved his hands in embarrassment, he indeed ignored this point.
Stereotypes kill people!
Then in the 18th minute, Dossena sent an assist and Insigne scored a goal for Naples, expanding the score to 3-0.
After that, Verona began to switch to full defense, and Naples stopped.
In the end, Napoli defeated Verona 3-0 at home, and Montevino won the best of the match.
This made the fans in the entire Sao Paulo Stadium excited.
They have never seen the old... no, captain with such a tough side.
Montevino has always played the role of award-winning mascot and logistics captain. Unexpectedly, after today, he actually created two goals at once, which is incredible!
But most of the time later, Montevino's shortcomings were actually exposed.
Verratti is still a bit immature in the midfield. His passing and skills are good, but his firepower is not enough.
The 3-0 victory over Verona made the atmosphere at Naples' subsequent award ceremony even more heated.
Since the Champions League final was coming in four days, Naples did not arrange a parade at the request of Gao Shen. Instead, after receiving the award, Montevino led the entire team in a parade around the stadium holding the two championship trophies.
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After celebrating at the Stadio San Paolo, the team returned to Fort Volturno.
The players were dismissed on the spot, but the coaching staff still had to stay and work overtime.
In the coach's office, Gao Shen and everyone watched the recent Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Lucas personally took Sarri and the scouts to the Mestania Stadium to watch the game live and took very detailed records. Based on what they learned on the spot, they analyzed the game with Gao Shen and his colleagues.
game, studying tactics against Barcelona.
Judging from the strategy of Athletic Bilbao, the Basque Lions can be said to be a success, but it can also be considered a failure.
The reason why it is said to be successful is because their tactics are right.
Whether it is restraining Barcelona or defending Messi, Athletic Bilbao's tactics are very successful.
But the reason why it was called a failure was because the Basque Lions were not strong enough and consumed too much physical energy. As a result, in the second half, they fell into trouble early and their tactics were unsustainable. Only then did Messi break out of the cage.
In this case, Athletic Bilbao did not adjust its tactics in time, which allowed Barcelona to score again and again, and finally lost the final 1 to 4.
From Messi's first goal to his third goal, it actually only took about ten minutes.
This is the importance of on-the-spot command.
A slight hesitation, even a few minutes difference, will often lead to irreversible consequences.
Gao Shen first listened to everyone's opinions, mainly because of Messi's defense and the restrictions on Barcelona's passing and ball control system.
Buenaventura believes that Athletic Bilbao has set a good example of failure for Naples. He believes that Naples can do better than the Basque Lions with their physical fitness and integrity.
"I discussed this issue with Antonio, and we both agreed that if we implement this tactic, we can extend the high-pressure time to 65 to 70 minutes."
What Buenaventura said is actually a situation where Naples is completely passive, but with Naples' ability, it will never be passive to this extent.
Therefore, in general, Naples will not have a big physical problem when facing Barcelona. This is Naples' advantage.
The real problem is Messi.
Iniesta's dribbling and advancement, Xavi's organization and passing, can actually be contained and resolved, but Messi is the most troublesome and difficult to defend in this Barcelona lineup.
Especially since Guardiola put him in the middle.
More importantly, Henry and Eto'o are on the wings.
Messi retreats and moves forward on both wings. This is Barcelona's regular offensive tactic.
In fact, sometimes, Barcelona plays a 4-4-2 midfield diamond position, with Messi as the attacking midfielder, Henry and Eto'o as the two forwards, but the two forwards are more wide and active in the ribs.
How to prevent it?
this is a big problem.
"Caparros uses a double midfielder style of play. Javi Martinez and Orbais basically protect the area at the front of the penalty area. After Messi retreats, one of them always follows up to prevent him from taking it easy.
Play." Lucas analyzed.
Naples plays 433, with Thiago Motta as the only defensive midfielder. If Messi retreats, Thiago Motta may not be able to defend Messi one on one.
Of course, if he can link up with David Luiz and Bonucci behind him, there will be a chance.
But in this case, the defense of Henry and Eto'o on the wings also needs to be considered.
Both players have extremely strong personal abilities.
Henry's current speed is actually not as fast as before, but his movement on the left wing and left rib is still very threatening.
Everyone expressed their opinions and came up with some of their own ideas for analysis and discussion. Even Sarri, who is not a member of the regular coaching staff, gained a lot from the Copa del Rey final and gained a lot of experience.
"There is another person who must be paid attention to."
Gao Shen waited until his assistants had expressed their opinions before he spoke.
"Yaya Toure." Zidane took over.
Gao Shen glanced at the Frenchman, smiled, and nodded approvingly.
Zidane knows him very well and has a very keen tactical sense, which has been the case as early as when he was playing at Real Madrid.
"Barcelona's first goal was scored by Yaya Toure, who passed three people in a row. He grasped the timing of his late pass very well, and the line was just right, so he either didn't make a pass, or he made a pass.
It can easily cause a threat." Zidane analyzed.
I've had three people in a row, and they penetrated me from behind from a long distance. This is no joke.
Yaya Toure's performance in Barcelona is also quite outstanding.
In Gao Shen's previous life, many people said that he only went to Manchester City after being squeezed out of his position by Busquets.
This statement is not comprehensive.
Yaya Toure's performance in Barcelona is really eye-catching. He was like this in his previous life and it is still like this now.
Even under the coaching of Guardiola, he can still get a lot of playing opportunities. He has played more minutes than Busquets this season, but Guardiola does not use him in the defensive midfielder position where he is best.
superior.
As for why he went to Manchester City later?
In fact, a very important point is that he is not happy playing football, and also, Manchester City pays him a lot of money.
This raises a new question, why is he unhappy? Why does Guardiola use Busquets instead of Yaya Toure in the defensive midfield position?
The answer is actually very simple, because Yaya Toure is not a fourth position player.
Let’s take the late goal analyzed by Zidane just now.
Judging from the results, everyone will be impressed and amazed by Yaya Toure's goal, because it is simply awesome!
But from a head coach's perspective, this is very problematic.
A central defender, from time to time, suddenly sees an opportunity and dribbles the ball in. What do you do with the defense?
And everyone knows that Barcelona's biggest problem now is actually defense.
Barcelona has no shortage of offense and passing, but its defense is relatively weak.
As Gao Shen said before, Barcelona's No. 4 position is drawn from the central defender, and its task is to protect the defense line, and at the same time respond and distribute the ball reasonably. As for the deep-lying organization, the overall vision, etc., these are not important.
The most suitable place for Yaya Toure to play as a defensive midfielder is at Manchester City. With an assistant like Fernandinho beside him, he has no worries and can unleash his offensive talents to his heart's content.
But here comes the problem. What Barcelona lacks today is players like Fernandinho, not Yaya Toure.
so……
"Yaya Toure will be our breakthrough in the Champions League final!" Gao Shen said with great certainty.
