Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 17 The Recruitment Is over (Fourth Update, Please Vote for Me!)
Chapter 17 The recruitment is over (Fourth update, please vote for me!)
As everyone knows, Chen Yingxiong and others did not stay in the reserve team for too long. A few days after the game against San Giovanni, they reappeared against the German team Berlin. In the warm-up match of pfullendorf.
This also means that the seven main players of the first team who were sent to the reserve team due to fights and fights have returned.
Of course, this is a return for outsiders to see. In fact, their return will be a few days earlier.
Almost the next day after the game against San Giovanni, several people were called into the office by Mazzarri.
"I hope you fully realize your mistake."
Ma Qiao was the first to jump up and said: "I understand! We fully understand it!"
He was afraid that Chen Yingxiong and Cassano, two idiots, would say something that would ruin everyone, so he simply answered.
Mazari turned his attention to the other two people.
Cassano and Chen Yingxiong did not say anything.
"Okay, starting from today, you can return to the first team." Mazzarri did not intend to continue to struggle with this issue.
The media has stopped hyping it up, and there is no need for me to continue doing it. Just give me a step down, the team's performance is the most important thing...
Macho cheered, and several other people also had smiles on their faces.
Just like that, they were back in the first team.
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When these seven people went to the reserve team to reflect on their mistakes, Naples did not stop buying people. Their lineup still needs to be replenished.
They have a very luxurious lineup on the offensive end, but their defense is still full of problems.
Last season the team played a three-back tactic, so they accumulated a large number of central defenders. However, the level of these central defenders is uneven. Paulo Cannavaro is the captain of the team and the unbeatable main central defender. Among all central defenders, he has the highest level, the most experience, and the most trust of all previous head coaches. , neither Rhea nor Mazzarri ever thought of changing his position.
So in Mazzarri's 433 formation, among the four defenders, who will partner with him at center back?
Santa Croce is extremely talented, but he is too young, and... he is not tall enough, only 1.81 meters. As a central defender, his air defense ability is naturally weak. He lacks experience, his skills are rough, and he moves too much in defense, making it easy for the opponent to trick him, and even causing free kicks and penalty kicks in dangerous areas...
He made a total of thirteen appearances in his first season at Napoli and received six yellow cards. Last season, he had the "achievement" of receiving three yellow cards and two red cards in four appearances, and he was known as a "villain". However, such a fierce player on the court is just a soy sauce when fighting. It's really shocking...
Contini didn't have many playing opportunities last season, but he had a lot of opportunities. Because Naples plays three defenders, they can get a lot of playing opportunities no matter what. However, his performance gave people a feeling of embarrassment and responsibility.
Leonardo Rinaudo transferred to Naples last season, but his performance was very average. Although he was big, he had nothing but good headers. He was too slow and prone to injuries, which made him almost fast in Naples. Became a forgotten figure. Chen Yingxiong had met him in the reserve team before.
Aronika is a central defender whom Mazzarri trusts very much. He is experienced and appears to be very stable on the back line. If you really can't buy a suitable central defender, you can use him and Paul Cannavaro.
But it's okay to deal with this central defender combination in the Italian domestic league, but not if you want to go to European competitions.
We have to continue to increase our strength.
His target assignment is Andrea Ranocchia, a center back who currently plays for the newly promoted Bari team but belongs to Genoa.
This rising star on the defensive line of Italian football once attracted the attention of many teams, but he missed the entire second half of the season due to injury in the second half of last season. This has also made many clubs that are very optimistic about him hesitate - if the central defender always plays like this for half a season and lies in bed for half a season, it will not work...
This player is indeed very talented, but his physical fitness...
Many clubs have backed down, and those who have not yet decided to wait and see for one more season.
It was at this time that Naples took decisive action.
Bigang took action, and after some fierce bargaining with Genoa, he finally paid 13 million euros for this rising star of the Italian defense, known as the "Cannavaro ***" and "Internal". The Stadt's centre-back was brought to the Stadio San Paolo from Genoa.
The club and the player signed a five-year contract, but the specific annual salary was not disclosed to the outside world.
Head coach Mazzarri seemed very happy about his arrival.
"We have the main central defender of the Italian national team for the next ten years!" He announced this at the press conference, and his evaluation was quite high.
Many media also exclaimed that Naples signed Ranocchia, showing their ambitions this season.
"Ranocchia's move to Naples shows that Naples has begun to transform their defense. To improve defense, Mazzarri obviously knows that if he wants to make a difference in the European competition, he must rely on defense!"
"I am becoming more and more interested in Napoli's performance in the new season. I want to see what kind of surprises this team will bring us!"
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After Mazzarri won Ranocchia, Napoli has invested 48 million euros in the transfer market this summer. This transfer fee investment is considered rare in Serie A football.
But Napoli didn't stop.
Then they bought Argentinian winger Jesus Datolo (jesus_datolo), known as the "Messi copycat", from Boca Juniors for 5 million euros to continue to strengthen their offensive power in the frontcourt. Datolo is fast and his dribbling is not as good as Sanchez and Lavezzi, but his crosses are much better than these two. His arrival is obviously prepared for Chen Yingxiong.
In the frontcourt, Chen Yingxiong is the core of the team's offense. Whether he is shooting or creating opportunities for his teammates, he is an unavoidable role.
He only landed in Serie A last season, and it took him half a season to become the league's top scorer. This was achieved after he wasted half a season. If he were to unleash his full power... what would the result be like?
Mazzarri wanted to give it a try.
So this season he unswervingly established Chen Yingxiong as the core of the offense.
Although Datolo is an Argentine player, no one is worried that he will create another Argentine gang in Naples, because he is a newcomer, and he is not the kind of person who likes to be a leader.
So with this introduction, there is no need to worry that the Naples locker room will be divided again.
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Naples' expansion did not stop there. They continued to recruit. This time Bigang spent 9.5 million euros to bring Luca Chigarini, known as the "next Pirlo" from Atlanta. luca_cigarini), a playmaker who serves as a defensive midfielder.
In addition, the team also bought Camilo Zuniga, Siena's main right back last season, from Siena for a transfer fee of 7.5 million euros. The player's outstanding performance even attracted the attention of Juventus. Like Maggio, he can play almost all positions on the right. He will be a powerful complement to Maggio. Mazzarri will decide who to play depending on who is in good condition.
In this way, Naples has sufficient personnel reserves in the midfield, frontcourt, and backcourt.
Of course, it's not without its weaknesses.
At the left back position, Naples has never been able to find a suitable candidate. Currently in the warm-up match, Mazzarri puts Aronika at the left back position.
In fact, he was interested in the young left back Criscito (domenico_criscito) who played for Genoa but was owned by Juventus, but he had no choice but to make a purchase from Juventus, but Juventus stated that he had no intention of selling Criscito. .
Nonetheless, the Naples club has spent 70 million euros on players so far this summer, not counting the contract salaries offered to these players... It can be said that De Laurentiis has delivered. His promise to Mazzarri - when the team reached the Champions League, he devoted himself desperately to make the team stronger.
At the same time, it also proved something to the whole of Italy - the second five-year plan formulated by this famous loudmouth in Italian football is not just a joke, he has already taken it seriously!
After failing to acquire Criscito, Mazzarri announced that their summer recruitment work for this season was completely over.
"Yes, we will not buy any more players. What I want to say is that our transfer window is closed. I am very satisfied with the current lineup of the team and thank the generous owner Aurelio De Mr. Laurentiis, I would also like to thank Mr. Bigang for his hard work. I am very satisfied with the Naples club. We have a very strong lineup. I understand the fans’ expectations for the team next season. But no matter how powerful the giants are, they must Step by step from pre-season training... Yes, by announcing the end of the transfer so early in advance, I hope the media will stop hyping up news about who we are eyeing again. What Naples needs now is not those rumors, but to calm down. Come to training. Ending the transfer cycle early will also help the team focus more, because all of them know that they are in my plan."
Mazzarri said this in an interview with reporters after announcing that the team had ended the transfer cycle early.
Before August, Naples ended all transfer activities at a lightning speed, splashed out checks on the transfer market, signed players on Mazzarri's list, and then announced the end of the introduction of players. and selling players.
For them, this is the official start of pre-season training.
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***, Naples’ signings for the new season are over, and the two consecutive days of outbursts are also over~
Although the outbreak is over, I still have to ask everyone for help!
There are only a few days left in this month. If you still have extra money, throw it over!
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