Two Hundred and Seventy-Seventh, He Is Risking His Life!

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

This is what Mancini said to the media at the pre-match press conference after the training session the afternoon before the game 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 bring back the painful memory of Naples' zero-to-three match last season, and at the same time stimulate the confidence of the Inter Milan players. After all, the players were basically on the team in the San Siro match last season.

Mancini also commented on Naples in an interview.

The coach of Inter Milan believes that Naples played very well at the beginning, especially the victory over Udinese, which indeed played a rare offensive storm in Serie A, showing the momentum of Naples.

"But obviously, recently, this team has encountered problems. Their offense has become less threatening. This needs to be solved by the head coach and give guidance and help to the players."

Mancini also commented on the depth of Naples coach.

Regarding what the media mentioned, when Gao Shen was the head coach of the Champions League champions and La Liga champions, Mancini obviously did not answer. He said that Gao Shen was still too young and had little experience in playing football, so he inevitably had shortcomings in coaching.

"As a non-professional player and a head coach who has just turned 27, I think he has done a pretty good job, and we have no way to put higher demands on him."

Mancini revealed that whether it was last season or this season, he has never watched Naples games seriously, whether it is good or bad, he has 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 a better version of ourselves, without thinking too much about our opponents."

"Before the Coppa Italia semi-finals last season, I couldn't even tell you what kind of football our opponents were playing. I only knew what kind of team they were based on the materials provided by my assistant. What should be done, and then..."

Mancini pointed to the end, but the meaning was picked very clearly.

"It's the same now. I can't say anything about Naples at all, but I know that as long as we play normally, we don't have to worry about the opponent at all, especially at San Siro!"

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Mancini's remarks are fully in line with his status as the defending champion and leader of Serie A.

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

Unless there is a problem with itself, no team can beat Inter Milan.

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

Gao Shen also challenged Inter Milan in the pre-match press conference, saying that the team will not be conservative in the away game.

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

Gao Shen said that Naples has a certain advantage in the schedule, because Inter Milan is still distracted by the Champions League.

But the strength of the opponent is indeed stronger.

On this point, Gao Shen has always been seeking truth from facts.

"We will not deny the opponent, but what I want to say is,

In the more than one year that I have 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 insists on its own tactical style and will not compromise or change it easily.

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

The implication of Gao Shen's words is also very clear, Naples will fight against Inter Milan!

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The head coaches of the two sides fought back and forth before the game, and the Italian media naturally became excited.

But for what Gao Shen and Mancini said, the media interpreted them differently.

Many media believe that Naples played against Inter Milan, which is a suicide 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 Meazza 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 Naples."

Sacchi warned Gao Shen that if Naples stay calm and focus on defense, they will still be able to fight Inter Milan.

However, Sacchi also concealed that Gao Shen is likely to confront Inter Milan head-on through a confrontation, and then recover the morale blow suffered by Naples after the failure of last season, and restore the team's confidence and fighting spirit.

"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 6th, at the Meazza Stadium in Milan.

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

The game has entered the second half.

The score on the scoreboard was one to zero.

Only six minutes into the first half, Inter Milan took advantage of Napoli's unsteady footing but was too high. Stankovic sent the ball behind, and after Kroos stopped the ball into the penalty area, he grabbed Handano. Vecchio volleyed past Napoli to give Inter Milan the lead.

Subsequently, the game completely fell into a stalemate.

Naples showed an aggressive momentum from the very beginning, attacking mainly against the guest, without any fear or holding back, but showing a determination to go all out and fight Inter Milan to the end.

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

This is a showdown!

A decisive battle that no one can lose!

...

Mancini sat in the coach's bench of the home team, put his palms together in front of his nose, his eyes were like electricity, staring at the court.

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

He was puzzled.

They are all professional players, they all participated in the same game, and even the players from Naples ran more than Inter Milan, but why do they look like they won't be tired?

And what about Inter Milan?

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

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

That's the average age of the players on the field for both teams.

But Mancini shook his head, "That's not the case. They seem to run a lot, and they actually run a lot, but they run more as a whole, so their energy consumption is much smaller than ours."

Mikhailovich is also a famous star, and when he heard Mancini's words, he immediately figured it out.

Although Inter Milan's players are holistic, they still rely more on their individual abilities to solve problems, which leads to their players' running being very uneven. Running back and forth non-stop consumes a lot of energy, while some players run very little or even not much.

In contrast to Naples, the overall movement, although the running distance of the players varies, but it is still average. The biggest advantage of this is that most of the players are running at a constant speed, and the consumption is much smaller than that of frequent switchbacks.

After Mancini figured out the account at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little ominous in his heart.

From the beginning to the present, Naples has always been proactive, playing unconservatively, and pressing hard in the frontcourt, forcing Inter Milan to make many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball in the backcourt, but they failed to form a goal.

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

The point is, it's been almost 60 minutes, and Naples still has room to spare.

"Advanced training is not easy!" Mancini sighed.

Mikhailovich glanced at the head coach in surprise. In his impression, this should be the first time Mancini has exaggerated his prowess, right?

how?

Changed?

Mancini, who is proud and arrogant, has always looked at Gao Shen with disdain before.

"You said, will he be waiting for us at this time?" Mancini suddenly opened his eyes.

Mikhailovich was taken aback, "No way? Can he count this?"

Mancini also swallowed his saliva, turned to look at the coach of the visiting team, always standing very straight and deep.

"If you want to say, Ancelotti or Ferguson and other old coaches, they are old and cunning. If they can play a game, they will be able to reach this point. I believe it, but if you say that they can do it..." Mikhailovich shook his head .

He doesn't believe it!

This is too risky!

In particular, it must be considered that in order to compete with Inter Milan, Naples played unconservatively throughout the game and took the initiative to attack. If there is a little carelessness, Inter Milan may score a big score at any time. This is desperate!

Gao Shen is young, not so ruthless!

Even if it is Ferguson or Ancelotti, they will not play so big unless they have to.

But the more Mancini thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, especially when Gao Shen suddenly turned around and walked back to the coaching bench of the visiting team, 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 his preset trap.

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

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

There's still half an hour left in the game.

There is so much that can be done for a team like Napoli.

Just when Mancini was a little impatient, Naples next door began to make substitutions.