Two Hundred and Sixteenth Gao Shen, Are You Touching Porcelain?

Strictly speaking, the Coppa Italia does not have much appeal for a team like Roma.

It can be seen from their home attendance. . .

The Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, only seats more than 17,000 people.

But even so, the 17,000 people still created a huge momentum.

Especially when Roma took the lead in the game.

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Goalkeeper Doni, defensive line Tonetto, Chivu, Mexes and Panucci, midfielder De Rossi lags behind, front is Mancini, Pizarro, Perotta and Taddei, forward line Above is Totti.

This is also the main lineup of Rome this season, and it is not difficult to see Spalletti's intentions.

Naples continued to adopt its own four-two-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Handanovic, the defense is Vargas, Cannavaro Jr., David Luiz and Garrick, the double midfielders are Biglia and Darabona, and the front is Gervinho, Hamsik and Sanchez, the center is Cavani.

Rakitic received a yellow card against Parma and accumulated suspensions, so Gao Shen arranged for Dalabona to start.

In the away game, facing another Serie A team, Naples started very cautiously, not daring to make too many aggressive moves.

The strategy adopted by Gao Shen is also based on stability, trying to control the ball and rhythm, let Roma attack, and then quickly hit a sharp counterattack after stealing the ball.

Players also practiced advanced arrangements in the game, but there were mistakes.

The first time something went wrong was in the nineteenth minute.

Darabona hesitated to take the ball, was entangled by Perotta and formed a steal.

After the Roma midfielder steals the ball, he quickly instigates a counterattack and sends a through ball to the back of David Luiz. Mancini throws away Garrick, quickly slashes behind him, and forms a single goal after receiving the ball , opened the record for Rome.

After conceding the ball, Gao Shen immediately made adjustments, stabilized the situation, and launched a wave of counterattacks at the end of the first half, planning several threatening offensives, but failed to score.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Naples adopted a rushing tactic at the beginning of the game, and once played against Roma, but the offensive organization was not smooth, and they still failed to form a goal. Instead, in the 67th minute, they were once again beaten by Roma. fight back.

Mancini took the ball straight to Garrick from the left,

In a one-on-one situation, forcibly broke through Naples' right back, dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and assisted Totti to score the second goal.

Two to zero!

Roma performed very well at home.

Spalletti even raised his fists high in front of the coach's bench of the home team, looking like he was sure of winning.

The entire Olympic Stadium also heard bursts of cheers from the Roma fans.

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Gao Shen was still standing in front of the coach of the visiting team, motionless.

Behind him, the abuse and humiliation of Roma fans kept coming.

"Child, are you weaned from breastfeeding?"

"Do you want to cry for your mother?"

"Remember, kid, you are just newly promoted from Serie B!"

"Cry if you want to cry, we are watching."

Gao Shen understood what they said, some were more mean, and some even involved racial discrimination.

This is also the norm in Italy, especially the city of Rome.

In addition to being profound, Naples players have also received similar treatment away, such as Gervinho.

No way, this is the general environment in Italy.

What really frustrates Gao Shen is the game.

In fact, Naples performed well, and the tactics arranged by the coaching staff also played out, but they lacked some effects.

More importantly, the team's right was disabled by the opponent.

"Garrick's condition is really bad tonight." Carlo shook his head and sighed.

Nod deeply.

Players will definitely have ups and downs, which is normal, but Garrick made a lot of mistakes tonight, and they were terrible.

For example, for the second ball, when he faced Mancini Jr., he shouldn't go forward rashly. As a result, he was passed by the opponent.

In that case, he should try to force Mancini Jr. to the side. He clearly has the best position, but he chooses to be rash, which is very problematic.

Mancini is a right-footed player, what can he do if he is forced to the left?

Sometimes, it's just a mistake of this kind of player, and the head coach can't help it.

"The Roma fans probably have held back for long enough." Carlo heard the noise in the stadium and smiled wryly.

Gao Shen smiled faintly, "You should say that the Italian fans have held back for long enough."

Carlo was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but smiled wryly again.

Who said no?

Although there was the Calciopoli incident, but Italy just won the World Cup, the fans are still immersed in the impression of the world's number one league. They are all proud of their football and Italian tactics.

Isn't there something to say?

Italy's coaches are all tactical masters.

This is a country that belongs to tactics.

But suddenly one day, someone broke in, uncovered the emperor's new clothes on them, and told them that in fact, Italian football has fallen behind, even the tactics they are most proud of.

Just ask, what will happen?

Don't think about it, there is only one answer.

The man who unveils the Emperor's New Clothes will be torn to pieces by the wrath of the crowd.

This is Gao Shen's current situation.

Except for Naples fans, it is estimated that few Italians will like Gao Shen and will be convinced by him.

He is too young, completely subverting the Italians' traditional understanding of the head coach.

More importantly, after coming to Naples, Gao Shen hardly encountered any opponents.

Deschamps' Juventus lost two games in a row, and the other was a 0-5 defeat; Ulivieri, who is highly respected in Italian football, also lost, and he lost badly; the unlucky Pioli even lost directly. Lost all handsome positions...

It can be said that after Gao Shen came to Italy, he directly beat the strong teams in Italy, and these famous coaches were powerless to parry.

Even Sacchi is appealing that Italian football should learn from Gao Shen.

Why?

The world champion team should learn from the head coach of a weak football country that can't even make it to the World Cup?

The coaches are not convinced, this is in the professional field.

But what happened at the Roma coaching summit, after the reports of media reporters and the subsequent long-term hype, has caused huge repercussions in Italy.

Italian fans have been suffering for a long time.

Spalletti's ability to defeat Gao Shen will naturally be appreciated by the Roma fans.

As it is now.

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"What should I do now?" Carlo was a little at a loss.

Behind zero to two, Naples was a little unable to kick and couldn't exert its strength.

After thinking for a while, Gao Shen made a decisive decision, "Let Vidal warm up."

Carlo was a little surprised, but still nodded.

Not long after, Vidal finished warming up and ran over.

"Boss."

Gao Shen hooked his fingers towards him, signaling him to get closer, and only after Vidal approached did Gao Shen point to the pitch.

"See that number twenty?"

Vidal nodded, "Perotta."

"And the number sixteen."

"Daniel De Rossi."

"They already had a yellow card before, you find a way to send them another one."

Vidal nodded without hesitation without asking why, "Understood, leave it to me."

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Gao Shen had to admit that it was very difficult to turn the situation around in this game.

The only thing he can do is to strive for an away goal, or to prepare for the second round.

Perotta's yellow card was received in the previous game. According to the rules of the Coppa Italia, two yellow cards are suspended.

Cannavaro Jr. before, and Rakitic tonight, were all suspended for this reason.

So Gao Shen wants to get rid of Perotta or De Rossi.

Of course, if he could, he would also like to get rid of Totti, but this is not realistic.

However, it is estimated that the two can only get rid of one.

Spalletti is not an idiot. He will definitely take precautions. As long as one gets a card, he will definitely replace the other immediately. At that time, Naples can organize a wave of attack and strive for an away goal.

Pretty insidious, right?

But this is professional football!

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After Vidal came on, he replaced Darabona.

The performance of this player is not very satisfactory, but Gao Shen knows that he has tried his best.

It should be said that last summer, it was difficult for all the Naples players who stayed on the team to keep up with the advanced requirements.

Each of them has benefited a lot from the advanced training, and their strength has been more or less significantly improved. Even the veterans have much better physical fitness.

But I have to admit that none of them can meet the advanced requirements.

Like Captain Montevino, he doesn't even get a chance to play.

There is no way, the strength gap is there.

Just like Vidal, who was born as a central defender, he plays very aggressively, but at the same time has the cunning of a South American player, with many small moves and very secretive.

In less than ten minutes of playing, he made a big move in a counterattack after losing the ball. While stealing the ball from Perotta's feet, he also tackled him to the ground.

The action was not dirty, and there was no intention of hurting anyone, but it destroyed a Roman counterattack.

Vidal walked over to pull someone, but Perotta stood up and pushed him lightly in the chest, trying to push him away.

Unexpectedly, Vidal staggered back two steps, and fell directly back to the ground.

The referee Luca Bandy immediately blew his whistle, ran over, and showed Perotta a yellow card.

The Roma midfielder was also very depressed, complaining that Vidal's defense just now was a bit brutal, but the referee signaled that it was not a foul.

On the sidelines, Roma coach Spalletti looked at the field, and then at the high level in front of the coach of the visiting team, obviously wondering if there was any connection between the two?

Why do you always feel that Vidal used to pull people like he was touching porcelain?

But look at Gao Shen again, with a calm expression of neither surprise nor joy, as if he didn't pay attention to the yellow card at all, with an upright demeanor, Spalletti was puzzled again.

Am I misunderstanding him?

Is this really just a random coincidence?

After much deliberation, Spalletti decided to make a substitution.

He replaced De Rossi with teenager Aquilani.

This is also a matchup substitution.

The main reason is that De Rossi had a yellow card before, and if he gets another card, he will be suspended.

This Coppa Italia rule of suspension after accumulating two yellow cards is really bullshit.

In front of the visiting coach's bench, Gao Shen saw Roma's substitutions, and followed suit.