Four Hundred and Seventieth IX Why Me?
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Now, the situation in European football is becoming more and more confusing.
In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Napoli, the Serie A team participating in the UEFA Champions League for the first time after the restructuring, shocked the world with a 4-0 victory over Arsene Wenger's Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and captured Arsenal.
This battle surprised the media and fans all over the world.
On another battlefield, Manchester United was sitting at Old Trafford. After conceding a goal in the opening four minutes, Rooney relied on a pass and a shot to lead the score.
But at the last moment of the game, Manchester United conceded another goal.
In the end, the Red Devils drew Porto in the Portuguese Super League two to two at home, which was another big upset.
Everyone was very puzzled. Could it be that the subversion of 2004 was really going to reappear this season?
On the second day after the top half was played, the other two games in the bottom half also started.
Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-0 at home and won a hearty victory.
Pep Guardiola's side continue to be the top favorites to win the Champions League this season.
Benitez's Liverpool drew 1-1 with Villarreal in the away game, and the promotion situation is also very good.
Generally speaking, the situation in the upper half is changing, but the lower half is basically calm.
Although most of them are still optimistic about Manchester United's promotion, but Porto is at home, and there may not be no chance of upset.
Therefore, after the first round of the knockout round of the quarterfinals, Naples' odds of winning the championship have increased significantly, jumping to third place, second only to Barcelona and Manchester United.
Of course, there are only eight teams left now.
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This is the case in the Champions League, and the same is true in Serie A.
The third-line battle has caused Naples to fluctuate in their results. From the earliest lead of seven points to only three points now.
The better Napoli performed in the Champions League, the more worried the media and fans became about their Serie A prospects.
The high-shen rotation mechanism is going smoothly, but who can guarantee that Naples will not make mistakes again?
Another loss, or even a draw, will almost wipe out the lead. When Inter Milan is chasing, all kinds of pressure will come up. For Naples, it will definitely be a huge challenge.
Gao Shen also realized this early on, so he attaches great importance to the communication with the players. At the same time, he also has a psychologist stationed in Fort Volturno, who is responsible for communicating with the players and calming their emotions.
Externally, Gao Shen has repeatedly insisted that the team has no problems and insists on fighting on the third front.
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On the afternoon of April 11th, the thirty-first round of Serie A.
Naples sits at home against Del Neri's Atalanta.
As a guest at Sao Paulo, Del Neri still resorted to a three-back tactic of four, three, one, and two, with the first priority of stabilizing the defense.
Since the second round of the UEFA Champions League against Arsenal will be in the middle of next week, Gao Shen still has a large rotation of the lineup.
In order to prepare for the away game against Porto, Ferguson has rotated nine players in the league, and he is not too advanced. He also rotated nine players, almost playing with a full substitute lineup.
The two sides fought inextricably.
Atlanta's defense is also very good, especially when Del Neri focuses on defensive counterattacks, it has effectively restricted Naples' offense.
Strictly speaking, Del Neri didn't do anything, just four defenders, three midfielders, swung towards his penalty area, then hooked his fingers towards Naples, and shouted very seriously: "You Come here!"
Naples is besieging Atlanta.
But never got a goal.
Since the 55th minute, Gao Shen has been making substitutions and adjustments, trying a variety of different offensive routes, but he has never been able to penetrate Atlanta's defense.
Until the 84th minute, Atlanta blocked the ball out of bounds on the right side of its own half and gave Naples a chance for a foul.
Ma Qiao stepped forward, threw the ball quickly, and directly threw the ball directly in front of the right.
Valencia sprinted forward at the fastest speed, after throwing away Atalanta's left-back Bellini, after catching up with the football, he cut into the right side of the penalty area and made a low pass to the goal.
Cavani and Pellet, who came off the bench, both rushed to the goal.
It was Cavani who took the first step and sent the ball into the goal close at hand.
Atalanta players kept protesting, and midfielder Dhoni got a yellow card for this.
Because they believed that Naples' throw-in was illegal, but the referee didn't think so.
In the end, Naples beat Atlanta 1-0 at home.
What really got Napoli up and down was that, in another game at the same time, Inter took a 2-0 lead at San Siro despite early goals from Balotelli and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. , but the situation turned around in the second half, Inter Milan conceded two goals in three minutes in the 73rd and 75th.
In the end, Inter Milan drew Palermo 2-2.
Mourinho's team stopped the recent winning streak and scored a draw.
Inter Milan tied, Naples scored a valuable three points, and the lead was extended to five points again.
This also made Gao Shen, Zidane, Carlo and others heaved a sigh of relief.
There are no underdogs in the Champions League, and there are no underdogs in Serie A.
Any slightest slack and carelessness may lose the good situation.
Naples almost overturned Atlanta, and Inter Milan lost points at the feet of Palermo. Although it was only one game, the entire trend of the league was formed by the convergence of this game after game.
But from the perspective of the game process, Naples, who are fighting on the third front, is indeed a little tired.
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On the night after the Atlanta game, Gao Shen went to the Hilton Hotel near the Bay Area.
The hotel is located in the north of Civic Park next to the famous Egg Castle, less than three kilometers away from Gao Shen's home, and about the same distance to St. Paul's Stadium.
After Gao Shen arrived, he was received by the hotel staff, who took him all the way from a separate passage into the VIP room of the hotel. As soon as he arrived at the door, the people inside had already received the news, and someone greeted him.
"Mr. Gao, hello, it's a great honor to meet you. I'm Liu Wenda who contacted you."
"Hello, Mr. Liu."
After Gao Shen shook hands with him, the group went straight into the private room.
This is Hilton's most upscale private box, with dedicated chefs and staff to entertain guests, absolutely guaranteeing the privacy of guests.
Liu Wenda is the president of the Middle East Emirates Airlines in China, and he was the one who called Gao Shen before.
But on this trip, the main character to meet is not him, but two other people.
Richard Jobley, Regional President, Asia and Oceania, Emirates Airline.
The other one surprised Gao Shen, and that was Mubarak, the new chairman of Manchester City.
Gao Shen had never seen him before, and was not even very familiar with him in his previous life, so he didn't recognize him for a while, until Liu Wenda introduced him, Gao Shen was a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, he would appear here.
But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem surprising.
Although the headquarters of Emirates Airlines is in Dubai, it is also in the United Arab Emirates. The big benefactor behind Manchester City is from Abu Dhabi. The chief of Abu Dhabi is also the president of the United Arab Emirates. However, Abu Dhabi seems to have its own airline, which is later Manchester City. Sponsor Etihad Airways...
Anyway, it was a mess, a mess.
Gao Shen didn't bother to think about it anymore.
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After everyone met, shook hands and greeted, they began to sit down.
Liu Wenda is also Chinese, and he was the one who contacted Gao Shen before, so naturally he was also responsible for the hospitality.
Gao Shen was also used to such occasions in his previous life, and he was able to socialize with ease.
Before, Gao Shen gave them tickets for the Naples game, which was the game against Atlanta, so he specifically asked them how they felt, and also asked if they planned to stay in Naples again to watch the game against Arsenal four days later.
Unfortunately, they were all busy, so they declined Gao Shen's proposal politely.
This meeting is mainly to discuss cooperation matters.
Emirates has been supporting and sponsoring sports over the years. For example, they sponsored Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. This business seemed exaggerated at the time, but looking back now, it is actually worth it.
In addition, in 2006, Emirates sponsored Beckenbauer to catch the enthusiasm of the World Cup, and now it is also preparing to play the card for the World Cup in South Africa.
The airline is also well-known in the field of sports sponsorship.
The reason why Gao Shen agreed to meet was also because of this.
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"Mr. Gao, this time we meet, in addition to inviting you to be our airline's global image ambassador, the UAE Tourism Board also hopes to cooperate with you as a tourism promotion ambassador."
Gao Shen was secretly surprised by Liu Wenda's words.
Looks like a big deal.
"Why me?" Gao Shen asked with a smile.
This is also his consistent style.
When a pie falls from the sky for no reason, Gao Shen will habitually ask himself first, why me?
"There are many reasons." Liu Wenda is also well prepared, "Emirates Airlines has entered China since 2004. In the past few years, it has grown by double digits every year. The prospect is very gratifying, so the headquarters attaches great importance to Asia, especially Chinese market."
"We are very optimistic that in the next few years, China's overseas tourism will create a peak. Therefore, the UAE has always attached great importance to official cooperation with the government and will soon sign the ADS agreement. Once the agreement is signed, places such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi will become It is a very popular tourist destination and transit point in China.”
"In addition, in addition to Asia and China, Mr. Gao has a very large influence in Europe, America, and even the United States. He has more than ten million fans on the Internet. We are very much looking forward to working with you."
Liu Wenda's words are really in line with everything Gao Shen knows.
Indeed, in the next few years, Dubai will become a popular destination for overseas travel that is well-known in the domestic streets.
And when they said this, Gao Shen really believed it.
Besides, Gao Shen is not completely unprepared.
Now we are just talking about cooperation, and the specific cooperation matters will be handed over to the following people to follow up and be responsible.