Before the game against Udinese, Gao Shen ran into Marino and asked him an outrageous question in a gossipy spirit. "Are you related to Pasquale Marino?"
Then, the general manager of Naples put his eyes on the bridge of his nose, and replied with a kind of gritted teeth: "I will tell you one last time, I have nothing to do with Pasquale Marino, we have nothing to do with Pasquale Marino. It doesn't matter!"
"He was born in Marsala, a port city in Sicily. I am Avellino, east of Naples. What is the difference between them?"
Gao Shen held back his laughter, with an expression that could also be involved in a relationship, and nodded heavily, "Then I'll be relieved."
Then, he waved his hand slyly.
"Stop talking, I'll go back to sharpen my knife!"
Leaving behind a confused Marino.
What do you mean?
What knife do you sharpen?
However, it is really depressing, because he shares the same surname as Udinese's current head coach Pasquale Marino, and he used to be the sporting director of Udinese, and has a very close relationship with the team. Well, this is more sensitive.
But few people know, or in other words, many people have forgotten one thing.
He has a closer relationship with Naples.
This is his second time as Napoli's general manager.
The last time was when he was thirty.
That summer, he helped Napoli successfully sign a superstar from Barcelona, Diego Maradona.
For the next three years, he was the general manager of Napoli and took the team to the Scudetto title, before he left.
Do you know who his replacement is?
Luciano Moggi!
I really thought that what Marino had said in the Football Association before was that his biggest responsibility was to serve Gao Shen and the team. Is this sentence false? Do you really think that Naples were invincible in Serie B last season, and they did not receive the so-called "special care", they were all obtained out of thin air?
"Boy, you're still tender!" Marino pointed at Gao Yuanyuan's back, held up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and smiled inexplicably.
If he was really useless, how could De Laurentiis try to dig him into Naples?
Air bag?
That...that's just because the boss gave a lot of money, I'll endure it!
Strict wife control?
Bah, I... I am respect, respect!
After speaking, Marino snorted arrogantly, turned around and left.
But as soon as he took a step, he suddenly wanted to understand the profound words.
sharpen the knife?
Ha, kinda interesting!
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Pasquale Marino is a head coach who has climbed up step by step from the bottom.
His familiar coaching experience started from the fourth level of the C-2 league, and the team he coached was called Foggia.
In fact, he admires Lazio's Cagliari loan player Foggia this summer, and the first impression is excellent.
Pasquale Foggia, his name is the same as Pasquale Marino, and his surname is the same as Marino's famous team, it is hard to say that it is not fate.
He coached in Foggia for two seasons. In the first season, he was promoted from C2 to C1. In the second season, he rushed to C13 as a newly promoted horse. He almost succeeded in the promotion, but he relied on two The outstanding performance of the past season was valued by Arezzo, who was successfully promoted to Serie B, and was selected as the head coach.
He only managed one season at Arezzo, taking the newly-promoted team to 13th in Serie B and successfully avoiding relegation.
Then, he went to coach Catania, who was aiming to hit Serie A at the time.
It turned out afterwards that this choice was extremely wise, because it took him only one season to bring Catania to Serie A and won the 13th place in Serie A last season.
So, he jumped ship again, left Catania, came to the ambitious Udinese.
Forty-five years old is the golden age of professional coaches. Marino is undoubtedly the most promising young coach in Italian football today. Especially in this summer, many clubs from the middle and lower Serie A teams are contacting him.
And he finally chose Udinese, and naturally he hopes to lead this team to a higher level.
Young and energetic, especially after the first-leg away draw against the mighty Inter Milan, followed by a 3-0 victory over the cup opponents, and returning to his home court, Marino aimed at Naples and Gao Shen.
The double winner of La Liga and the Champions League, Sacchi asserted that he would overturn Italian football as soon as he coached Naples. He can be called the public enemy of the whole Italy...
Is there anything better to be a target than this?
Looking down on Italian football?
Then I'll show you what real Italian football is!
Mancini will kill you with 442, then I, Pasquale Marino, will kill you with the most advanced tactics you are best at!
Sitting at home, Udinese ranked the most popular four, three and three in European football at the moment!
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The referee, Andrea Guervasoni, held the silver whistle, looked at the home team Udinese on the left, and then looked at the visiting team Naples on the right, making sure that both teams were ready, then turned his wrist and looked at the time .
Fourteen o'clock in the afternoon!
Gervasoni immediately blew the whistle to start the game.
"Friends, viewers, welcome to the second round of the 2007-08 Serie A, Udinese vs. Naples at home. This is also the focus of the second round on the afternoon of the second day."
"In yesterday's game, Inter beat Empoli 2-0 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice."
"Juventus led twice on the road, were equalized twice by Cagliari, and finally won three to two, and Foggia scored twice."
"Roma beat Siena 3-0 at home."
"It can be said that the previous teams have continued their performance in the first round. Now let's see if Naples, who are ranked fourth in Serie A after the first round, can continue their excellent performance in the first round."
"Naples were very active after the opening and actively pressed forward. This was their iconic opening attack, and the rhythm was very fast."
"Let's see if Udinese can block this whirlwind attack."
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Both teams were clearly prepared for the opening game.
Udinese uses Flores, Quagliarella and Di Natale as the trident in the frontcourt, which basically shows Marino's attitude. In this game, he wants to win Udine at home. s.
To this end, he is also well prepared, focusing on defensive counterattacks.
He still has confidence in the team's defense, especially after the first-round draw away from Inter Milan.
Moreover, there is a general in the midfield, Inle.
But after the opening, Naples' continuous high-intensity oppression still made Udinese unbearable.
They thought they were mentally prepared, but they were still not ready.
In the eighth minute, Napoli formed an attacking coordination on the right.
Sanchez drove the ball to the bottom line. After being intercepted by Udinese's left-back, he quickly made an emergency stop to protect the ball. He knocked back to Lichtsteiner, who was inserted in the back row. He rushed in at the fastest speed. Great restricted area.
Lichtsteiner stopped the ball, made some adjustments, and immediately took the ball and passed it diagonally to the middle of the front of the small penalty area to find Cavani.
The Uruguayan center jumped high, grabbed Luo nodded and shook his head to attack the goal, but was blocked by goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti.
The ball fell to the right side of the goal, just in front of Sanchez, who was catching up. The Chilean winger caught up and shot directly.
This should have been a guaranteed goal, because no one interfered, the goalkeeper was in the middle, and the goal on the right was empty. As long as the angle was right, the basic goal was scored.
But who would have thought that Sanchez's vigorous volley hit the bottom of the ball directly and turned into an anti-aircraft gun.
Everyone is stupid!
Sanchez was lying on the grass all over, clutching his head hard, feeling like the sky was falling.
What a great opportunity!
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"no problem, no problem!"
Gao Shen applauded vigorously after seeing the goal failed on the sidelines, boosting the team's morale.
"Keep going! Keep your spirits up, the game has just begun!"
Gao Shen is cheering for his team here, and in front of the home team's coach there, Udinese coach Marino is also making adjustments for his players' defensive mistakes.
The most important thing is that the position that was stolen just now is too far behind.
Marino felt that he somewhat underestimated the strength of Naples' high pressing and pressing.
He instructed the team to quickly pass the ball to the front when switching from defense to attack, making threats instead of keeping the ball in their own half.
After the explanation, Marino lifted the suit with both hands, put it on his waist, and exhaled heavily, just in time to see the coach of the visiting team, and Gao Shen also looked towards him.
The two looked at each other and smiled politely in return, but Marino couldn't smile, pretended not to see, turned his head, and continued to watch the game.
He realized that he seemed to underestimate his opponent a bit.
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Both teams are not conservative, the rhythm is fast, you come and go.
After Udinese grabbed the ball, they always wanted to pass through the midfield quickly and give it to the players in the frontcourt, but Napoli's pressing and pressing were very well-organized, making it difficult for Udinese to pass the ball as they wished.
In the 14th minute, when Naples' Vargas on the left made an attack, and the ball was cut off, Udinese quickly hit the back, and Inle scored the ball to Di Natale on the right.
After Di Natale received the ball, just as he was about to start, he saw a tall figure rushing in front of him, bringing him a huge sense of oppression.
The height of 1.7 meters was shrouded by the tall 1.9-meter David Lewis, coupled with the messy explosive head, it was really stressful at the moment when it hit the face.
He was also very surprised.
The central defender of Naples went so far.
More importantly, after David Luiz rushed over, he got close as soon as possible, fended off Di Natale with his body, and easily broke the ball.
After stealing the ball, David Luiz himself took the ball forward and pointed at Biglia, looking like he was going to pass it to his teammates.
But just when everyone thought that David Luiz was going to pass to Biglia, the Brazilian player suddenly saw the opportunity ahead and made a long pass.
The ball crossed the center line, crossed a large field, and fell directly to the front of Udinese's penalty area.
I saw Cavani and Zapata kept rushing forward, always stuck in the most favorable position. When the ball fell, he turned his back to the attacking direction, made a slight jump, and headed the ball back to the midfield. After landing, he still blocked Zapata behind him.
He is ready!