Gao Shen has never thought about taking advantage of the referee. In fact, it is difficult for Naples to take advantage.
With the size of Naples, let alone the Champions League, even in Italy, it is impossible to take advantage of the referees, so Gao Shen only thinks about how to ensure that Naples does not suffer a disadvantage.
Collina has also made his meaning very clear. He trusts the referee Howard Webb. He has been law enforcement in the Premier League for a long time, and the Premier League is famous for attaching great importance to physical confrontation, which makes Webber's law enforcement less effective in physical confrontation.
It will be relatively loose.
As for how relaxed it will be, Naples needs to test and grasp it themselves.
Of course, the referee's standards will only be within his scope of authority. If Napoli's actions exceed his scope of authority, then sorry, the person who should take out the card will still have to take out the card, or even a red card.
But just this subtle adjustment of scale was enough to give Naples a sense of relief.
When playing against Barcelona, especially when defending Messi and Iniesta, if Napoli's defensive players are still timid, it will be quite disadvantageous.
After seeing off Collina, Gao Shen called the coaching staff over for a meeting.
Another advantage of the experienced coaching staff is that they all come from La Liga and are very familiar with La Liga's law enforcement standards and the use of referees and law enforcement rules by Spanish players. At the same time, they have coached in Serie A for three years.
Collina revealed something, and Gao Shen and others knew that Naples could do a lot.
"After the start, let Biglia, Rakitic or Thiago Motta, or Bonucci find a chance to try first." Zidane suggested.
Everyone nodded.
David Luiz is too wild, and his movements are easy to be too big. If he gets a card at the beginning, it will be a curse for him. On the contrary, Bonucci, who was born in Serie A, has a good grasp of the scale of his movements.
They know how to control their actions between a foul and a card, testing the referee's standards tonight.
"Tell them, they have to be careful tonight, especially with Messi, the cage has to be tightened!" Gao Shen warned.
Carlo and Zidane both nodded.
Don't think that Gao Shen's conversation with Collina was cheating, it really wasn't.
Because to some extent, everyone is doing this and using the rules reasonably.
To put it bluntly, professional football is a war, and war means using all possible means to defeat your opponent.
As long as it's within the rules, you can do it.
Gao Shen believes that at this moment, Bilal must be visiting Barcelona's camp and must be revealing some information to Barcelona.
Not only that, UEFA has just informed Naples that in the morning, Barcelona's team leader made a request to them. Guardiola asked that the lawn of the Olympic Stadium be watered before the game on the grounds that the Olympic Stadium is too dry.
This is a bit funny.
Rome officials predict that the temperature tonight will be 23 degrees and the humidity will be 71 percent. Is this still dry?
The real reason is well known to everyone, that is, watering before the game can help increase the rolling speed of the football, which is beneficial to teams like Barcelona that pass and control the ball.
Of course, if you pour too much, it's easy to make mistakes.
Also, when Mourinho was coaching Chelsea, he poured sand directly into the stadium. This was also a strategy.
In essence, everyone is the same. They are making reasonable use of the rules and striving for the most beneficial situation for themselves within the scope of the rules.
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The annual Champions League final is not only a major event in world football, but also attracts people from all walks of life in politics and business from the participating countries and the host country.
Tonight, the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Rome are filled with political bosses from Italy, Spain and even the European Union.
Italian President Napolitano is from Naples and has always been a fan of Naples. After Naples reached the Champions League final, he said he would attend the game; Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the owner of AC Milan, but he will also attend the final.
At the scene, there were other congressmen and government bosses sitting in the stands.
Spanish King Juan Carlos also attended the event, as did Prime Minister Zapatero. They all came to cheer for Barcelona. In addition, some leaders of the European Union and UEFA President Platini were also present.
The big bosses of UEFA made the entire stand a gathering of celebrities.
Tonight, more than 62,000 fans and guests will flood into the Stadio Olimpico, with the two teams each receiving over 20,000 tickets. However, since the game is held in Italy, there will be relatively more fans attending to support Naples.
But the difference is not big, it can be said that they are evenly matched.
For Gao Shen, it is worth noting that the foreign minister who was on a state visit to Italy and the ambassador to Italy all appeared in the stands of the finals and had enthusiastic exchanges with the leaders of Italy and Spain.
In Europe, football is often a very important topic in diplomatic situations.
Before the rise of Gao Shen, China had no say in this aspect, but now, it can proudly say: We Chinese are the ones who led Naples to the Champions League final!
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After the players from both teams finished their pre-match warm-up training and returned to the locker room for final preparations before the game, there was a brief but grand performance in the stadium.
This is a routine event for the Champions League final every year.
This year is full of Roman elements, with the gods of ancient Rome as the protagonists, and the theme song of the movie "Gladiator". The atmosphere of the entire stadium is heightened to the extreme, especially when the models in gold clothes are holding big ears.
When the cup entered the stadium, there were deafening cheers.
The game hasn't started yet, but the fans of both teams are already competing.
They all hope to suppress their opponents in terms of momentum and make a good start for the next game.
At this moment, everyone in the Olympic Stadium will be infected by this fanatical atmosphere and even melt.
Football has this crazy magic!
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"Now, we have everything ready."
In the locker room, before the players take the field, Gao Shen is doing the final mobilization.
The players in front of him are like soldiers about to take to the battlefield. If Gao Shen wants to win, he must rely on this group of soldiers to fight hard.
"I would like to emphasize a few more points."
As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, Zidane pulled over the tactical board, and Gao Shen immediately pointed at Messi on it.
"Messi will still appear in the middle, and he will drop very deep. At this time, our midfielders must keep up. He is not only the receiving point in Barcelona's midfield, after getting the ball, he will
Dribbling the ball directly forward is fatal, we have to stop him!"
The players all nodded.
This is something Gao Shen has repeatedly emphasized and practiced before the game.
"Alves and Eto'o are on the right. Messi is retreating. Eto'o must have inserted his right rib into the penalty area. He will move closer to the center and free up the right wing. Alves will assist a lot.
Frequent, so our defense must pay attention to Eto'o's diagonal insertion into the penalty area and Alves's back insertion, this is very critical!"
Vargas on the left, Biglia in the midfield, and Sanchez, who plays as a left winger tonight, all nodded in agreement.
"Barcelona has Puyol replacing Abidal on the left. Henry has to be careful about this. Iniesta is also very threatening when advancing with the ball. You must always stay focused during the game and don't miss anyone!"
This is a tactic against Barcelona.
Once the ball is seized, Naples' quick counterattack is to hit both wings resolutely.
Both Sanchez and Di Maria played as reverse wingers tonight, which also shows their advanced attitude.
Barcelona's two central defenders are Yaya Toure and Pique. The latter turns slowly and has weak tracking ability. When Naples counterattacks quickly, Cavani will have an advantage by directly attacking Pique's point.
"As I said before, we established a pressure belt near the center line. Cavani can withdraw, interfere with Busquets, and release Yaya Toure and Pique appropriately, especially Yaya Toure.
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Having said this, Gao Shen paused.
"If I were Guardiola, I would definitely keep an eye on Yaya Toure throughout the game, and it would be best if the Ivorian doesn't press him, but we all know that some people have habits that are hard to change, right?"
As he spoke, Gao Shen looked at David Luiz.
Everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.
Everyone knows that although David Luiz has restrained himself a lot, he still occasionally acts out.
The Brazilian central defender also scratched his head in embarrassment, feeling a little embarrassed to see others.
"If, I mean if, Yaya Toure advances with the ball, then don't be polite to him, directly increase your strength, grab it, and then hit him behind, be fast and resolute!" Gao Shen gestured.
A gesture that cuts to the edge of blood.
This has also been Naples' arrangement for some time.
The team will not fight for possession of the ball with Barcelona, because it makes no sense.
Naples can't beat Barcelona anyway, so instead of trying to beat them, they should focus on pressing and defending, and then use quick counterattacks to attack Barcelona's weak defense.
In fact, given the fragility of Barcelona's defense, as long as Naples seizes the opportunity, the possibility of scoring is very high.
What needs to be said and reminded tactically has been completed.
Gao Shen walked among the players again.
Everyone stood up one after another and surrounded Gao Shen.
"Guys, believe me, we have a good chance of winning this game, so when we go on the court later, no matter what happens, even if we lose the ball first, don't be anxious, don't panic, you have to believe me, understand?
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"Got it!" the players responded in unison.
At this moment, they are competing to see who believes in the profoundness more than ever.
"This will be a tough battle. Barcelona is definitely better than all the opponents we have faced in the past, including Manchester United, so you have to be mentally prepared, it will not be easy."
"But you must also have enough confidence. We fought our way out of the super-death group in the group stage, eliminated three Premier League teams along the way, and finally reached the final."
"The value of our spot in the finals cannot be matched by even Barcelona, so you can't belittle yourselves. I believe that as long as all of us continue to play steadily and work together as we have in the past, then we will definitely be able to defeat Barcelona tonight.
Take away this championship trophy!”
At the end of the speech, Gao Shen clenched his fist vigorously to encourage the players.
