Chapter 271： top serie a

When referee Gravasoni blew the whistle for the end of the game, the scoreboard at the Friuli Stadium showed the final result of the game, zero to five.

International practice, the home team in the front, the visiting team in the back.

The visiting team Napoli led 3-0 in the first half. After changing sides in the second half, although coach Marino made adjustments at halftime to strengthen the team's midfield defense, it still failed to reverse the situation.

Not long after the opening of the second half, Cavani took Di Maria's assist and scored another victory for Naples.

In the 61st minute, with a corner kick, David Luiz headed home to seal the victory for Napoli.

Subsequently, Udinese was forced to switch to the defense.

Marino is also very worried that if he presses out again, he may be exposed to a shocking score by Naples.

Naples is playing away from home, and Gao Shen is ready to accept it. After seeing Marino shrinking, he quickly adjusted his strategy and began to focus on training new players, making frequent substitutions and adjustments.

In the last half hour, neither side was able to score again.

Napoli finally beat Udinese 5-0 away with goals from Cavani and goals from Hamsik, Sanchez and David Luiz.

After the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Friuli Stadium was dead silent at first, and then there were thunderous boos.

This stadium, which has not yet been renovated, only has more than 10,000 people seated tonight, but the momentum they have formed is enough to spread to every corner of the stadium and to everyone's ears. They are at this moment. Madly venting his inner dissatisfaction.

Zero to five, a score that would never be accepted anyway!

Pasquale Marino was sullen throughout the second half, clearly unhappy with the outcome of the game.

He really did not expect that he would encounter such a fiasco at home.

In the draw away from Inter Milan, he was ambitious and wanted to win Napoli at home.

But now, he turned into a clown!

Five goals, like five fingers, formed a slap, slapped him hard in the face, and told him a cruel truth, that he was so smooth in the past, so smooth that he really thought he was how he was. What a genius, what a genius.

But today, in front of Gao Shen, he was eclipsed!

In terms of age, Gao Shen is younger than him and will be 27 years old; in terms of honor, he has the double crown of La Liga and the Champions League in hand, and beat Juventus to win the Serie B championship last season; in terms of performance, Naples now seems to be the enemy of Italy , but that in turn proves the team's success.

What does he have?

Today, he is just stepping on a stepping stone to the top!

Or he took the initiative to send it to the door.

…

"Congratulations, Mr. Gao, you have become the new leader of Serie A!"

Although blood was dripping in his heart, and he even scolded Gao Shen countless times, at least on the bright side, Marino still put on a gentlemanly smile and shook hands with Gao Shen.

This is what he should do as the head coach of the home team.

Gao Shen was stunned for a moment, the new leader?

But soon, he reacted and shook hands with Marino with a smile, "Thank you!"

"Today's game taught us a vivid lesson, and we need to digest it well." Marino smiled wryly.

Gao Shen could only smile in return, because he really didn't know what to say.

Could he say to Marino: Mainly because you were too proud to play against me?

This is actually true.

If there is one culprit for Udinese's defeat, it must be head coach Marino.

The set of midfielders he arranged was completely lost in front of Naples.

Except for one Inler who performed fairly normal, the others basically didn't perform at their level.

And all of this comes from the coach's misjudgment.

The good results in the warm-up match, the draw with Inter Milan in the first round, and the victory over the opponent in the Coppa Italia made Marino a little unclear about Udinese's true level.

Gao Shen knew that feeling, whether he was in the workplace before or after crossing, he had experienced it, and even suffered losses.

To be admired, to be praised, it is really addictive and easy to get lost.

He can only say now, I wish Marino good luck, and I hope he can get out of this shadow, turn grief and anger into motivation, learn lessons from it, and take his coaching to a higher level.

…

As soon as Marino left, Lucas couldn't help cheering.

The people around the Naples coaching bench and the players on the pitch were also restless, dancing and celebrating.

Climbed to the top!

Naples has reached the top!

Gao Shen really didn't expect it, it was completely unexpected, so it was full of surprises.

Even he couldn't believe it.

"Have we reached the top?" Gao Shen confirmed to Lucas again.

The latter didn't say anything, put the laptop directly in front of him, pointed to the real-time standings, and Naples jumped to the top!

Nine games have been played in the second round of Serie A, and AC Milan's game against Fiorentina will not be until the evening.

In these nine games, three teams have won the first two rounds, namely Juventus, Roma and Naples.

Juventus scored eight goals in the first two rounds, the team with the most goals in Serie A so far, but conceded three goals and won by five goals.

Roma scored five goals in the first two rounds and conceded zero goals.

Napoli scored seven goals and conceded a clean sheet.

In other words, Napoli topped the Serie A standings with a seven-goal difference advantage over Juventus and Roma.

But this is only temporary, and it may even be lost by tonight.

AC Milan defeated their opponents 3-0 in the first round. As long as they scored four goals for Fiorentina tonight, they will be able to beat Naples to the top with the advantage of their team name.

Yes, their first letter is A, no one can compare.

But no matter what, whether it's for the time being or for two weeks, Naples is at the top of the list anyway, and it's something to be happy about.

In addition, there is one thing to be happy about, that is, Napoli's top scorer Cavani ranks second in the Serie A scorer list with three goals, behind only Juventus' Trezeguet.

After scoring a hat-trick in the first round, the French center scored another goal in the second round to lead the scorer list with four goals.

Cavani scored three goals and is currently second, and Hamsik has two goals, tied with Ibrahimovic, Miccoli and Foggia.

This is enough to prove that Naples' attack power is still very strong.

Of course, there are only two rounds now, the situation is still unclear, and Napoli is not yet fully familiar with the rhythm of Serie A and has entered the state of Serie A games, so it is too early to be happy.

Especially considering that after two weeks of national team games, Naples actually had a lot of international players. After coming back, it was a continuous game, and then they were going to challenge Inter Milan away. This is definitely a tough fight.

Last season, the 0-3 match in the Coppa Italia semi-final is still a deep memory of Gao Shen.

He was thinking all the time, to return this 0-3 to Inter Milan at the San Siro.

So, he has to work harder now to make the team perform better and better.

…

At the Friuli Stadium, Napoli kept a low profile, but after returning to the dressing room, Gao Shen did not hesitate to praise himself.

All kinds of compliments came out of his mouth, which made all the players feel comfortable and happy.

With a 5-0 rout of Udinese and a 2-0 win over Cagliari in the first round, Napoli can top Serie A, which no one can believe.

Gao Shen kept emphasizing that the outstanding performance of the players is the number one contributor to the team's victory, but he also repeatedly reminded his players that they must pay attention that this ranking is only temporary.

"Today, it's worthwhile to be in the leader position, but we should not be satisfied, because our goal is not just to be the leader for a round, it may even be the leader for a few hours, we want to be the leader for a longer time."

"Remember, we are a team aiming to hit the Serie A championship!" Gao Shen emphasized again.

All the players were full of confidence and nodded.

If it was said that they were not confident enough before, now they are all full of confidence.

Seeing Gao Shen, he couldn't help but glance at Carlo, and they all saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

If there is no national team competition and continue to fight in the Serie A with this morale, Gao Shen is confident to win all the way and face Inter Milan directly, then the chances of winning will be much better.

However, the two-week national team match day completely cut off Naples' schedule.

Who can predict what it will look like when players return from the national team in two weeks?

Since the team returns to Naples, some players do not even go back to Naples with the team. They have to go directly from Udine to Milan, which is closer, and then fly back to their homeland from Milan. For example, some South American internationals, Argentina and even Australia To play a warm-up match, this is also a very fatal schedule.

Gao Shen was very worried about the team's situation in the national team, so he repeatedly reminded the players to pay attention to avoid injuries, and to contact the club immediately if they felt unwell.

"Me, Lorenzo, and the team doctor, we will wait for your news 24 hours a day!" Gao Shen said with a solemn expression.

Just after a week of double games in a row, despite the rotation, the players are still physically tired, and now they are on a long journey. In addition, the national team is always ready to fight, which has a great impact on the players and is easy to get injured.

Fans who are familiar with European football know that fighting for the country and getting injured has always been one of the most troublesome things for the club.

But there is no way, fighting for the country is the honor of every player, and no one will refuse the call from the motherland.

Therefore, what Gao Shen can do is to remind repeatedly, and at the same time try to give help and guidance.

The coaching staff will also communicate closely with the coaches of the national team, report injuries on some players, and strengthen mutual communication and cooperation.

This will also be the most important job for the coaching staff in the next two weeks.

As for Gao Shen, he really doesn't plan to attend the Professional Coach Summit.

Ascension to the Serie A leaders will only make him more of a target.