Chapter 380： Bloodbath Meazza

"Although it is unbelievable to say that, I think that, based on the performance tonight, Napoli's strength is even better than Inter Milan!"

That's what Sacchi said in a live interview with Live TV at halftime.

Sacchi's words surprised the media reporters who interviewed him at the scene.

Because Saki is talking about strength, not performance.

In Italian football, in the past few years, no team has ever been able to overpower Inter Milan.

But Sacchi repeats his point with great certainty.

"Yes, strength, Napoli has made great progress, especially after the Serie A and Coppa Italia doubles last season, the overall strength has been greatly improved."

"Looking at this game, in fact, Napoli did not adopt too aggressive tactics, but became more stable, but on the scene, they still suppressed Inter Milan steadily, which is the best proof."

Sacchi also reminded everyone at the same time, "In this game, eight main players of Naples are not in the team."

The implication is that if the eight main players are absent, Naples can play like this. When the main players come back, how strong will Naples be?

The first half ended with a score of 0-2.

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

Inter Milan conceded two goals in the first half, but on the scene and during the game, Inter Milan's performance was not as good as Naples. Sacchi analyzed that this was because Mourinho made mistakes in the starting tactics.

"Through the course of the game, it is not difficult for us to see that Mourinho is not playing conservatively."

"This is his first game in Italy and his first game as coach of Inter Milan. It's still at home. He wants to bring some confidence to the team, but we see that Inter Milan are in a very unfavorable situation on the scene and haven't been able to create much threat. ."

"But the Nerazzurri were still reluctant to play the defensive game, which led to two conceded goals."

Sacchi recognizes Mourinho's courage, but he believes that this also proves that Inter Milan has been unable to suppress Napoli in strength, which is becoming the most powerful team in Serie A.

But the reporter who interviewed him did not seem to believe his judgment, insisting that this was Sacchi’s further consolidation of his high-profile character.

But Saki smiled and asked him to make a bet.

"The Serie A title this season still belongs to Naples!"

The reporter was shocked, especially after seeing Sakina's confident expression.

He is very skeptical of this possibility, because Napoli's strength last season is more seen as a flash in the pan.

Although, this team did not sell this summer, but their players can maintain the same form as last season?

Sacchi thinks it can, and it will be better.

"One thing a lot of people overlook is the average age in Naples."

"Last season was about 21 years old. After selling Domic and Garrick this season, Macho and Benatia were brought in. The average age is still 21 years old."

"Ignoring the average age, it's easy to come to a conclusion that seems accurate, but absurdly poor, that Napoli were in peak form last season, and we all know that peak cannot be maintained for a long time, so their form will be slip."

"But I want to ask, for a young team with an average age of 21 and most players in their early twenties, will their peak come so early? Is their potential so small?"

Saki's rhetorical question left the media reporters speechless.

The whole world knows that the fastest time for players to reach their peak is around the age of twenty-four or five.

twenty one years old?

Even a genius like Messi is now twenty-one years old, far from his prime.

Before reaching the peak period, it proves that the player will continue to improve.

The players are improving, and so is the entire team.

Even this kind of progress is not the kind of simple one-plus-one strength accumulation, but will evolve into a leap-forward progress where one plus one is greater than two, or even greater than three or four.

Once the players adapt, understand and master the football philosophy of the coach, and the overall operation and management of the team are on the right track, the speed of development and progress is astonishing.

It has been two years since Gao Shen coached Naples.

It can be said that he left a deep imprint on this team.

And this team, this group of players, is playing the kind of football that Gao Shen wants.

Become stable because they are stronger!

"Look, Napoli will shock us all this season!" Sacchi laughed confidently.

…

After the first half of the game, the most real feeling in Gao Shen's heart was really what Sacchi said.

He was delighted, proud, and a little surprised at the team's progress.

In fact, the speed at which this team has improved really surprised him.

This also forced him to start adjusting his tactical thinking and changing the team's playing style.

In the past, why did Naples adopt such aggressive attacking tactics?

Because of his lack of strength, once he can't take down the attack, the game will become difficult.

But now, even in the face of Inter Milan like tonight, Gao Shen did not let the team adopt the aggressive attacking tactics that used to be aggressive in front of the opponent's goal, because he had confidence in the team's strength.

If you have strength, you don't need to be aggressive.

Because behind the radical represents the risk.

Beckenbauer said: The strongest is often the weakest.

This is actually a contradiction.

The implication is that when you invest too much resources in a certain aspect and a wave of high-intensity output, hidden dangers will follow.

For example, aggressive high-position pressing and pressing are behind the hidden dangers and risks on the defense line.

The weaker the strength, the more aggressive the pressing and oppression, and the greater the risk.

This is what Gao Shen told Pioli before.

But this has the advantage of focusing on big things.

My capabilities and resources are limited, so I focus on local areas to create advantages, and then capture the overall situation.

But this doesn't work when faced with a strong team, or a highly targeted opponent.

For example, Napoli lost 3-0 to Inter Milan.

Therefore, the real strong teams often do not take too aggressive tactics.

Because they tend to be more balanced.

Since the strongest is the weakest, as long as I don't pile up resources to become the strongest, then I will not have the weakest shortcoming.

But the balance here is not that of Capello's Juventus or Mancini's Inter, they are mediocrity, lacking in technique and creativity.

The balance here is that of offense and defense.

It’s like a team can play ten games in total. It turned out to be very aggressive, with eight or even nine points for offense, and one or two points left for defense, which is very risky.

Later, the strength improved and the overall progress became seventy-three, or even sixty-four.

Although only seven or even six points were scored, the overall performance was no less than or even better than the previous eight and nine points.

This is the situation in Naples now.

This is also what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Therefore, those who are good at fighting will stand in an invincible position, and will not be defeated by the enemy. Therefore, the victorious soldiers win first and then fight, and the defeated soldiers fight first and then fight.

The core idea is: as long as I live, it is up to you whether you die or not.

Seeing this, some people may be surprised again. If this is the case, if two strong teams face off, how will the winner be determined?

This is because the so-called balance is dynamic and will change constantly according to various factors such as competition, state, opponents, etc. This is why Gaoshen has added a Pintus.

No team can maintain that balance anytime, anywhere, and there will always be holes.

Just like Inter Milan, the same team, this group of players, are invincible in Serie A, but they are ravaged in the Champions League, why?

In addition to confidence, there is not enough hard power in this team.

There is no problem in Serie A, but in the Champions League, when you meet a powerhouse like Liverpool, under the huge pressure of the opponent, many loopholes are exposed.

This will form another situation, that is, once the vulnerability is exposed, the easier it is to be massacred.

What if neither team exposed the loopholes?

That was the Champions League final in the 2002-03 season, AC Milan's game against Juventus.

This is actually the core of winning the Champions League, especially in the knockout stage.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable that the top teams in the Champions League attach importance to defense.

Gao Shen can now be very proud, very proud to say that Napoli has really entered the ranks of the strong team.

In Serie A, they are the top teams.

As for the Champions League, this requires a good test in the Champions League in the new season.

…

In the locker room during the intermission, Gao Shen smiled throughout, making everyone feel the joy in his heart.

Regarding the team's performance in the first half, he pointed out the names of several players such as Benatia and Thiago Motta, thinking that they performed very well, and at the same time encouraged the team to keep making progress.

But he also made adjustments to some of the team's problems in the first half.

Mainly Balotelli often runs to the center position.

"Vargas, you are too fierce, he is trying his best to avoid you now."

A deep sentence made everyone in the locker room laugh.

In fact, the same is true for Ibrahimovic against Benatia. UU reading

Inter Milan switched back and forth between 433 and 442, and Gao Shen had to make targeted adjustments just in case.

"The second half is still the same, continue to play steadily, use our strength to suppress opponents, force them to make more mistakes, and actively play our strengths on the two wings."

"Also, keep an eye on Montari in midfield, a player who has been very active recently."

"But we also have an advantage. We didn't do well enough in the first half. That's Cavani."

"Remember, neither Burdisso nor Cambiasso can restrain Cavani. We must actively hit this point and form a breakthrough from here."

In the end, Gao Shen once again emphasized that he was also carrying out the final mobilization.

"Two years ago, we lost a 0-3 here. I said at that time, I swear, I must bloodbath Meazza, win back a 3-0 game, and take revenge."

"And now, we are just one goal away from that goal!"

"Keep going, guys, you can do it!"

The players responded in unison.

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