Three Hundred and Eighty Bloodbath Meazza

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

It was half-time, Sacchi said in a live interview with live TV.

Saki's words surprised the media reporters who interviewed him on the spot.

Because Sacchi is talking about strength, not performance.

In Italian football, in the past few years, no team has ever been able to suppress Inter Milan in terms of strength.

But Sacchi repeats his point with great certainty.

"Yes, strength, Naples has improved too much, especially after experiencing the Serie A and Coppa Italia double crown last season, the overall strength has been greatly improved."

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

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

The implication is that Naples can play like this without the eight main players. Then when the main players come back, what level of strength will Naples have to achieve?

The first half ended with a scoreless score of two.

According to international practice, the home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

Inter Milan conceded two goals in a row 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 a mistake in the starting tactics.

"Through the process 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 also his first game in charge of Inter Milan. He wants to bring some confidence to the team at home, but we see that Inter Milan is in a very disadvantageous position on the scene and has not been able to create much threat. .”

"But the Nerazzurri were still unwilling to adopt a defensive tactic, which led to two goals conceded."

Sacchi recognized Mourinho's courage, but he believes that this also proves that Inter Milan can no longer hold down Naples in terms of strength, and the latter is becoming the most powerful team in Serie A.

However, the reporter who interviewed him did not seem to believe his judgment, and insisted that this was Saki's further consolidation of his No. 1 personality.

But Saki smiled and asked him to make a bet.

"This season's Serie A championship still belongs to Naples!"

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

He doubts this possibility, because the strength of Naples last season is more regarded as a flash in the pan.

Although this team did not sell anyone this summer, can their players maintain the state of last season?

Saki thinks it can,

And it will be better.

"A lot of people miss one thing, the average age of Napoli."

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

"Ignoring the average age, it is easy to draw a seemingly accurate but ridiculously poor conclusion, that is, Naples was at its peak last season, and we all know that the peak cannot be maintained for a long time, so their state will down."

"But I would like to ask, for a young team whose average age is only 21 years old and most of the players are 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 peak period of a player is around the age of twenty-four or five.

twenty one years old?

Even a genius like Messi is now 21 years old, far from his peak.

If he has not reached his peak, it proves that this player will continue to improve.

As the players improve, so does the team as a whole.

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

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

It has been two years since Gao Shen coached Naples.

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

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

Become stable because they are stronger!

"Look, Naples this season will shock us all!" Sacchi smiled confidently.

...

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

He was delighted, proud, and somewhat surprised by the team's progress.

In fact, the speed of progress of this team really surprised him.

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

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

Because of their own lack of strength, once the attack cannot be won, the game will become difficult.

But now, even like tonight, facing Inter Milan, Gao Shen did not allow the team to adopt the aggressive tactics of rushing to the opponent's goal in the past, because he has confidence in the team's strength.

If you have strength, there is no need to be aggressive.

Because radicalism represents 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 oppression are hidden dangers and risks in the defense line.

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

This is what Gao Shen told Pioli before.

But this has the advantage of concentrating on big things.

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

But when you encounter a strong team, or an opponent with a strong targeted ability, this will not work.

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

Therefore, really strong teams often do not adopt overly 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 don't have the weakest shortcoming.

But the balance here is not that of Capello's Juventus or Mancini's Inter Milan. Theirs is mediocrity, mediocrity without technology and creativity.

The balance here is the balance of offense and defense.

It’s as if a team can play a total of 10 games. It turns out to be very aggressive. The offense accounts for 8 or 9 points, leaving 1 or 2 points for defense. This risk is very high.

Later, when the strength improved and the overall progress improved, it became Qisan, or even Junsi.

Although he only scored seven or even six points, his overall performance was not inferior to the previous eight and nine points, or even better.

This is the situation in Naples now.

This is also what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Therefore, a good fighter can stand in an invincible position without losing the enemy's defeat. Therefore, victorious soldiers win first and then seek war, and defeated soldiers first fight and then seek victory.

The core idea is: as long as I live, as for whether you die or not, that is your own business.

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

This is because the so-called balance is dynamic and will continue to change according to various factors such as the game, state, opponent, etc. This is why Gao Shen added a Pintus.

No team can maintain this balance anytime, anywhere, all the time, and there will always be some loopholes.

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

In addition to confidence, there is also the lack of hard power of this team.

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

This will create another situation, that is, once the vulnerability is exposed, the easier it is to be massacred by a large score.

So what if neither team exposes a loophole?

That was the UEFA Champions League final between 2002 and 2003, the game between AC Milan and Juventus.

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

Therefore, it is not unreasonable that the strong teams in the Champions League pay attention to defense.

Gao Shen can now be very proud, very proud to say that Naples has truly entered the ranks of strong teams.

In Serie A, it is the top team.

As for the Champions League, this needs to be tested in the Champions League in the new season.

...

In the locker room at halftime, Gao Shen was smiling all the time, making everyone feel the joy in his heart.

For the team's performance in the first half, Gao Shen named Benatia, Thiago Motta and several other players, thinking that they performed very well, and at the same time encouraged the team to make persistent efforts.

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

The main reason is that Balotelli often runs to the center position.

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

A profound sentence made everyone in the locker room laugh.

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

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

"The second half is still the same, continue to play steadily, use our strength to suppress the opponent, force them to make mistakes again, and actively play our strength advantages on the two sides."

"In addition, the midfielder should pay attention to Muntari, this player 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 attack this point and form a breakthrough from here."

Finally, Gao Shen once again emphasized that the final mobilization is also in progress.

"Two years ago, we lost a 0-3 here. I said at the time, I swear, I must wash Meazza with blood, win back a 3-0, and avenge my hatred."

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

"Keep going guys, you can do it!"

The players responded in unison.

From coaching Real Madrid