Two Hundred and Sixtieth Three, the Crotch-Wearing King

Whether Giampaolo and his Cagliari can hold the full 90 minutes, Gao Shen does not know, but until the 60th minute, they still defended very firmly, it seems that there is really a desire to hold the whole game Stance.

I have to say that this team is really good.

From the beginning of the second half, Naples continued to press and attack, constantly exerting pressure on Cagliari, and constantly consuming opponents, but Cagliari never made major mistakes and did not give Naples a good chance to score.

With a score of zero to zero, it has not been moved for an hour.

In the stands, the Naples fans were still cheering for the team and shouting.

This is Naples' first return to Serie A after a six-year absence. It is a day full of special significance. They all hope that the team can end the game with a victory.

But unfortunately, I ran into an iron barrel formation like Cagliari.

The fanatical Naples fans knew that the players tried their best, but they still wanted to win, so they shouted desperately in the stands until their voices were hoarse, and they were still shouting crazily.

...

Gao Shen was always standing in the command area in front of the home team coach's bench, looked up at the time, scratched his dry mouth with his left hand, sighed inwardly, turned around, walked to the home team coach's bench, and took over from the staff. Bottle of water.

"They were very well prepared. Judging from the whole game, their physical fitness has declined to a certain extent, but if we can't put more pressure on them, I'm afraid..." Lucas frowned and shook his head.

He now has a complete set of software for analyzing the entire game, mainly through various factors such as the player's running data, activity level, and accuracy rate, and then deduces the player's overall performance and physical condition.

From the current point of view, Cagliari is indeed better prepared.

Naples played two more cup rounds before, while the opponent is carefully preparing for the first round of the new season. This situation is obviously different.

Gao Shen drank the whole bottle of water in one breath, and cursed secretly in his heart: Damn Juventus! Damn the Italian Football Federation!

Playing those two more cup games will still have a great impact on Naples, because Gao Shen doesn't want to give up the cup game.

Although it is a home game, Naples is really a headache when encountering a hard stubble like Cagliari.

It can be seen from many statistics and situations that Giampaolo really intends to stick to the entire game.

Of course, he was sure in his heart that Naples would definitely do everything possible.

Under this mentality of both the enemy and the enemy, Naples is actually not safe at all.

This is also the reason why Gao Shen has been unwilling to take risks.

In order to make progress while maintaining stability, we must first stabilize ourselves.

Giampaolo and Cagliari are probably waiting for Gao Shen to make a substitution, preferably more aggressive.

The more aggressive you are, the easier it is to make mistakes, and the more opportunities Cagliari can take advantage of.

After turning around to drink water, Gao Shen didn't say a word, but everyone in the coach's bench focused on him.

He is the head coach of the team and some decisions have to be made by him.

No one can replace it!

Gao Shen thought for a while, turned his head, and glanced at the time again, it was already sixty-three minutes.

It cannot be delayed any longer.

"Let Pastore warm up!" Gao Shen ordered.

Everyone was surprised as the coaches passed by.

This 18-year-old Argentine teenager has strength and talent, but he is a newcomer, and it is quite surprising to be included in the squad. Everyone thought that after the victory, let him play to familiarize himself with the rhythm of Serie A.

Now is the critical moment!

"How about..." Carlo felt that Parejo might give it a try.

After he came off the bench in that game three days ago, he performed well.

"There is no choice. It must be effective with one substitution. Parejo may not be able to exert the effect."

"Pastore can?" Carlo was a little worried.

He has always been so cautious, even a little conservative.

This is the first show in Serie A, and it is such an important battle. At a critical moment, let a new kid come off the bench to change the situation?

"He can provide us what others don't have." Gao Shen said firmly.

After Carlo took a deep look at Gao Shen, he nodded heavily.

He expresses his own opinion, but he will fully support whatever the specific decision is made.

...

The movements on the coaching staff's side naturally couldn't be hidden from the bench.

When they vaguely heard Pastore's name, everyone turned their heads to look at the young, slightly thin Argentine boy.

He is tall, but slender.

At this moment, Pastore himself was as surprised as everyone else.

He knows the importance of this game, the tension of the current situation, and the significance of the substitution at this moment.

But he really didn't expect that the head coach would replace him!

"Javier, hurry up and warm up!" Carlo came over and shouted loudly.

Pastore jumped up almost reflexively, hurriedly took off his coat, and was about to run to the warm-up area.

"Boy!" Carlo called to stop him.

Pastore stopped in front of him and looked at the assistant coach.

"He's pinning all his hopes on you, just to fight for breath, understand?"

After Pastore heard this, he looked at the head coach who had returned to the sideline, and he nodded emphatically.

...

Three minutes later, Pastore came back after warming up.

"Come here!" Gao Shen waved to him.

The Argentine teenager quickly came to Gao Shen's side, bent down, and straightened his socks and pants.

Gao Shen explained to him how to adjust the team's tactics after playing, and the positions and responsibilities of other players changed.

"I know, you should be very nervous and stressed now, but you don't need to be afraid."

Gao Shen stared at Pastore with both eyes, pronounced his words very clearly, and explained with great force.

"After you go up, you only have one mission. Remember, don't worry about everything else, you only have one mission."

Hearing this, Pastore stood up straight, looked straight at Gao Shen, and nodded vigorously.

"Play what you are best at. After you get the ball, rush to the opponent's penalty area decisively. I don't care whether you are juggling or magic. As long as you can bring the ball to the penalty area and pass it well, I will count You have a head!"

The biggest problem facing Naples now is that the opponent's defense line is layered on top of each other, which is too meticulous and there are too many people.

In this case, whether it is passing the ball or running positions, it is actually difficult to play an effective role.

So there must be a person who is responsible for taking the ball, advancing it to the threat area, and then passing it out.

This is what Gao Shen said before, the greatest tactical value of central advancing players such as Modric, Moussa Dembele and Kaka.

Looking at the Naples team, only Pastore can advance with the ball in the middle.

Di Maria and Sanchez should try to stay on the side as much as possible, and pull apart the opponent's entire defense line, so that Pastore will have a chance to explode in the middle. Otherwise, if the opponent shrinks, it will be useless for anyone!

Of course, this also involves the transfer and pull of horizontal pass and ball control. Gao Shen has practiced it on weekdays, and the team has also used it in the game just now, but the lack of such a hot spot in the middle has no effect.

Hamsik's offensive power and passing are good, and his defense is also very active, but this aspect is still weak.

Parejo is good at passing the ball, Pastore is good at advancing, and it is not easy to buy a high-level player.

"Don't stress, Javier." Gao Shen grabbed Pastore's shoulders forcefully.

This kid is actually taller than him, but he is too thin.

"Look, the more than 50,000 fans tonight have all pinned their hopes on us, and now all our hopes of winning are pinned on you, and you only need to do what you do best after playing. thing, understand?"

Pastore nodded heavily, "Boss..."

"Say it." Gao Shen saw that he was a little unspeakable.

"Can you wear crotch?" Pastore asked with difficulty.

I still remember that when he first came to Naples, Gao Shen taught him that those South American football habits need to be changed, especially wearing crotch, which is very insulting and cannot be used, otherwise he will be taught to be a man every minute.

Therefore, Pastore is really uncertain at this moment.

"Wear it, just wear it, if you have the ability to wear a few more, I will give you a certificate of crotch wearing king after the game!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Shen grabbed the boy with long Argentine hair vigorously.

Nima, what time is it, are you still thinking about whether you should wear crotch?

As long as you can score goals, let alone wearing crotch, I will support you if you take off his pants!

Pastore immediately grinned, laughed, and nodded hastily.

"Remember, pay attention to the timing of the pass, pass the ball well, understand?" Gao Shen urged.

Pastore nodded heavily, and walked straight to the sidelines.

Gao Shen is very clear that there is no way to ask for Pastore or Parejo like Zidane or Guti.

Young players are always unstable, so they must be allowed to make mistakes.

But right now, the situation in Naples is really tense.

This substitution is actually a bit risky.

But the football game itself is full of risks.

...

"Napoli took the lead in making a substitution adjustment."

"Let's take a look at the profile of this player. He is an 18-year-old player named Javier Pastore from the second level of the Argentine league. He has never played in the top domestic league in Argentina before. Made five appearances."

"He played in the warm-up match in Naples before, but we don't have his performance data."

"Now we can only roughly guess that this should be a young player with great potential."

"But we also have to wonder, what does Gao Shen want to do when he arranges Pastore to play at this critical moment? Or, he thinks, what other players can't do, Pastore can do ?”

"Pastore replaced Rakitic."

"Is Naples going to adopt a single midfielder tactic?"

"We saw that after Pastore and Rakitic hugged, they ran into the court and kept gesturing to communicate with their teammates. Obviously, they brought up the latest instructions and adjustments of Gao Shen."

"Biglia appeared in the back position, and Pastore was slightly forward. It still looks similar to Rakitic's position just now. It seems that Gao Shen is relatively stable."

"This is Naples' first game back in Serie A after a six-year absence. It is understandable for him to be cautious."

"But time is not on Napoli's side."