Chapter 277： He is playing with his life!

"Against Naples, we have enough psychological advantages. This victory will help us open up the league lead, and then focus more on the Champions League, which is our most important game this season!"

This is what Mancini said to the media at the pre-match press conference after the training session the afternoon before the match against Naples, and it was exposed by the media and TV stations all over Italy that night.

Everyone understands that this is Mancini's psychological warfare against Naples.

The purpose is to evoke the painful memories of the 0-3 game in Naples last season, and also to inspire the confidence of the Inter Milan players. After all, the players in the Meazza game last season were basically on the team.

Mancini also commented on Naples in an interview.

The coach of Inter Milan believes that Naples started well, especially the rout of Udinese, which was indeed a rare offensive storm in Serie A, showing the momentum of Naples.

"But it's clear that recently, this team has encountered problems, and their offense has become less threatening. This needs the coach to solve it and give guidance and help to the players."

Mancini also commented on Napoli's coach.

As for what the media mentioned, when Gao Shen was the head coach of the Champions League and La Liga champions, Mancini obviously did not answer. He said that Gao Shen was too young and had no experience in playing football, so there would inevitably be shortcomings in coaching.

"As a non-professional player who just turned 27, I think he has done a pretty good job, and there is no way we can make higher demands on him."

Mancini revealed that whether it was last season or this season, he never watched Napoli's game seriously, whether it was good or bad, he never watched it.

"I don't think this is a problem, because from the perspective of Inter Milan, what we need to consider is how to play better ourselves without thinking too much about our opponents."

"Before the Coppa Italia semi-final last season, I couldn't even tell you what kind of football our opponents were playing. what should be done, then…”

Mancini stopped short, but the meaning was very clear.

"The same is true now. I can't say anything about Naples, but I know very well that as long as we play normally, we don't have to worry about our opponents at all, especially at the San Siro!"

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Mancini's remarks fit his status as the defending Serie A champion and leader.

Moreover, after he coached Inter Milan, the team's performance in Serie A has indeed improved a lot, especially after the telephone door, Inter Milan is almost synonymous with invincibility in Serie A.

Unless there is a problem with itself, no team should try to beat Inter Milan.

But precisely because of this, Mancini's remarks further aroused Naples' anger and fighting spirit.

Gao Shen also provoked Inter Milan at the pre-match press conference, saying that the team would not be conservative on the road.

"As I said last season, my team and I are eager to return that humiliating defeat to Inter at San Siro, we go north with a vengeance and we will do our best to fight for it. A victory!"

Gao Shen said that Napoli has a certain advantage in the schedule, because Inter Milan is also distracted from the Champions League.

But the opponent's strength is indeed stronger.

On this point, Gao Shen always seeks truth from facts.

"We won't deny our opponents, but what I want to say is that in the more than a year I coached Naples, we have always defeated strong opponents, and we have never been afraid to challenge those teams that are stronger than us."

"It was so before, it is so now, and it will be so in the future!"

Gao Shen said that Naples insisted on its own tactical style and would not compromise or change it easily.

"My players and I hope to win a victory at the San Siro, the way we do in Naples!"

Gao Shen's meaning is also very clear, Naples will play against Inter Milan!

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Before the game, the head coaches of the two sides had a war of words, and the Italian media naturally became excited.

But the media interpretations of what Gao Shen and Mancini said were naturally different.

Many media believe that Naples playing against Inter Milan is a suicidal act, irrational and emotional. Some media even believe that Gao Shen has been blinded by hatred.

Sacchi also reminded Gao Shen to be cautious in the pre-match prediction column.

"The San Diego Stadium is the strongest fortress in Serie A. Any team that wants to play against Inter Milan here needs to take great tactical risks, especially for the young Napoli."

Sacchi warned Gao Shen that if Naples remained calm and focused on defense, they could still have a fight with Inter Milan.

However, Sacchi also secretly revealed that Gao Shen is likely to face Inter Milan head-on through a head-to-head battle, thereby restoring the morale blow Naples suffered after their defeat last season, and restoring the confidence and fighting spirit of the team.

"No matter what, this game is bound to change the trend of Serie A this season!" Sacchi guessed.

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On the evening of October 6, Milan's San Siro Stadium.

In the seventh round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Naples at home.

The game is in the second half.

The scoreboard is one to zero.

Only six minutes into the first half, Inter Milan took advantage of Napoli's unsteady footing, but the opportunity was too high. Stankovic sent the ball behind him. Before Vic, volleyed, broke the goal of Naples, and took the lead for Inter Milan.

Then, the game completely fell into a stalemate.

From the very beginning, Naples showed an aggressive aura, and they attacked mainly against the visitors. They did not have any fear or hold back, but showed a determination to fight to the end with Inter Milan.

This made Mancini realize that what Gao Shen said before the match was becoming a reality.

This is a decisive battle!

A decisive battle that no one can lose!

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Mancini sat in the coaching bench of the home team, with his hands clasped in front of his nose, his eyes like electricity, staring at the pitch.

"It's been almost 60 minutes, why don't they seem to be tired?" Mancini seemed to mutter to himself, and also seemed to be asking the assistant coach Mikhailovich who was sitting next to him.

He was puzzled.

They are all professional players, and they participate in the same game. Even the Naples players run more than Inter Milan, but why do they look like they won't get tired?

And what about Inter Milan?

Obviously, the player's performance and on-court activity have dropped a lot.

"They're only in their twenties, and we're almost thirty," Mikhailovich explained.

This is the average age of the players on the two teams.

But Mancini shook his head, "That's not the case. They seem to run a lot, and in fact they do run a lot, but they are more overall running, so their physical energy consumption is much smaller than ours."

Mihajlovic is also a famous star. As soon as he heard Mancini's words, he immediately wanted to understand.

Although Inter Milan's players also have integrity, they rely more on the players' individual ability to solve problems, which leads to the fact that their players' movements are actually very uneven. For example, Cesar and Figo on the two wings, they have been Running back and forth incessantly consumes a lot of energy, and some players run very little or not at all.

On the other hand, in Naples, the overall movement, although the players' running distances vary, but they are still average. The biggest advantage of this is that the players are running at a constant speed, and the consumption is much smaller than the frequent return runs.

After Mancini understood the account at this moment, he couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart.

Naples has always been active in attacking from the opening until now, playing not conservatively, pressing and pressing hard in the frontcourt, forcing Inter Milan to make many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball in the midfield and backcourt, but failed to score.

Goalkeeper Cesar has made two very good saves, which shows that Napoli's offensive threat is still not small.

The point is, it's been almost 60 minutes, and Naples still has some energy left.

"Advanced training is not easy!" Mancini sighed.

Mihajlovic glanced at the head coach somewhat unexpectedly. In his impression, this should be the first time Mancini exaggerated, right?

how?

Changed?

The arrogant and arrogant Mancini used to be dismissive of Gao Shen's face.

"You said, will he be waiting for us right now?" Mancini suddenly opened his eyes.

Mikhailovich was taken aback, UU reading www.uukanshu. com "No way? Can he count this?"

Mancini also swallowed his saliva, turned and looked in front of the visiting team's coach, always standing very straight and high.

"You have to say that old coaches such as Ancelotti or Ferguson, they are cunning and cunning. They can't even play until this point, I believe, but I can say that Gao Shen can do it..." Mikhailovich shook his head.

He doesn't believe it!

It's too risky!

Especially considering that in order to compete with Inter Milan, Naples played unconservatively throughout the game and took the initiative to attack.

Gao Shen is young, he is not so ruthless!

Even if it was Ferguson or Ancelotti, they wouldn't play so much unless they had to.

But the more Mancini thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, especially when Gao Shen suddenly turned around and walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench, the ominous premonition in his heart suddenly became stronger.

He suddenly realized that he might have fallen into a deep trap.

Or, it was in the trap he preset.

From the very beginning, Gao Shen wanted to compete with Inter Milan for consumption. From the very beginning, he had calculated the average age and player consumption of Inter Milan, so he had to use this method to make up for Naples' strength.

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy Mancini felt, the more panic he felt.

The game is still half an hour away.

For a team like Napoli, there is so much that can be done.

Just when Mancini lost his temper, Naples next door began to make substitutions.