Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 52: The Visiting Team’s Locker Room at St. Paul’s Stadium (Second Update Guaranteed)
Chapter 52: The visiting team’s locker room at St. Paul’s Stadium (Second update, guaranteed)
The Champions League match against Lyon is Napoli's second Champions League group match, which is very important for them. Because after drawing with Liverpool in the away game, Naples only accumulated one point. If they cannot take advantage of their home court to defeat the visiting Lyon, their qualifying situation will be in danger.
Lyon defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 1:0 at home in the last round of the group stage. Currently leading the group standings.
If Lyon wins again in this game, Lyon will continue to occupy the top spot in the group. And as long as Liverpool and Zenit St. Petersburg decide the outcome, Naples, who only has one point, will be in a disadvantageous situation. If Liverpool wins, Liverpool will be second. If Zenit St. Petersburg wins, St. Petersburg will be second, unless they draw... But if they draw, Liverpool will be second, and Napoli doesn't know whether they will be ranked third or fourth...
Not a good result anyway.
Therefore, in order to be able to firmly control their destiny, Naples must win the home game against Lyon.
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"Lyon is no longer the team that won seven consecutive French Ligue 1 titles in previous years, but we still can't take it lightly." In the pre-match tactics class, Mazzarri was analyzing Lyon to the players.
Three games in six days, the time is too tight, and there is no time to do targeted training on many things, so Mazzarri is a little unsure.
He doesn't know what state his team can perform when facing Lyon.
Of course, Naples is not helpless. At the very least, although Naples has been thoroughly studied by the opponents of the Serie A team, in the Champions League, Naples is still mysterious enough. Not all head coaches of European teams will know Naples well.
Heading tactics have become less and less powerful in Serie A, but there is still room for them to be used in the Champions League.
Because the opponent doesn't know enough about Chen Yingxiong and Naples' tactics.
Therefore, Chen Yingxiong still has to play with Chen Yingxiong's head in this game.
Chen Yingxiong is very happy with this arrangement, because it means that he will take on more offensive tasks and will have more opportunities to score goals.
He just loves scoring goals.
"Their two central defenders have very good air defense capabilities, so we have to try our best to pull them out before passing the ball..."
For this reason, a lot of the work of passing in this game will be left to the two full-backs, because Arshavin and Cassano are required to enter the penalty area to attract the opponent's defense for Chen Yingxiong. They certainly didn't go in and challenge the opposing defender for a header. But as long as they can enter the penalty area, they can attract the attention of Lyon defenders. You must know that none of these tridents are unknowns. Chen Yingxiong is the top scorer in history since the UEFA Cup was restructured. Cassano became famous seven or eight years ago. Arshavin was the biggest discovery in the 2008 European Cup. . Of these three people, it is impossible for any defender of any team to only defend one of them and let the other two enter the penalty area without caring.
The tactics Mazzarri formulated for the team is that at least two of the three people must be in the penalty area at the same time to disperse the opponent's defensive power. Whether it is Chen Yingxiong who attracts more, or Cassano and Arshavin who attract more, as long as If you can attract some people, you can create opportunities for others.
In previous Naples games, Cassano and Arshavin were used as wingers. They were more active on the wing and entered the penalty area less often.
This time, Mazzarri asked both men to go in, and not to feint, but to score goals whenever there was a chance.
If they can show a threat to the opponent's goal, they will naturally attract the attention of Lyon defenders, and by then, Chen Yingxiong will also get a chance. The reverse is also true.
For this reason, Mazzarri even modified the starting lineup, changing from the 433 that Naples has been playing this season to the 343 that Naples has been playing last season, with three center backs, and moved Maggio from the right back position to the right midfielder. At the same time, the left midfielder position was replaced by Sanchez. These two will serve as the team's wing attackers and passers. Many of the balls given to Chen Yingxiong will come from their feet.
This adjustment is not too risky, because Naples played for one season last season, and this tactic is relatively familiar to them.
The Italian team has begun to adapt to Naples' 343, because Rhea has played with this formation for several seasons. But Europeans are not used to it - the three-back tactic has basically disappeared on the European continent, and few teams use the three-back tactic.
Therefore, Naples can also "win by surprise" in Europe by using 343.
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In the visiting team's locker room at the Sao Paulo Stadium, even if the doors and windows were locked, you could still hear the loud noise coming from outside.
"Napoli! Napoli! Napoli!" At this moment, there is still an hour before the start of the game, and the Sao Paulo Stadium is already full.
This is the first Champions League match for Naples at the Sao Paulo Stadium after 18 years. Naples fans have been rushing to the Sao Paulo Stadium since early in the morning, waiting to enter.
They wanted to unleash all the passion they had held for eighteen years, just like Mount Vesuvius.
Submerge the invading enemy Leon with the passionate lava!
At this moment, they are doing this. Amid their shouts and songs, the Lyon fans could not make a sound at all.
Lyon head coach Claude Puel was just about to say a few words: "Okay, gentlemen..."
Then he was interrupted by sudden cheers from outside.
He had no choice but to shut up, and when the cheers passed and the Naples fans became less vocal, he continued: "...This game is an away game, and we will face many difficulties..."
After being interrupted again, the Naples fans outside sang a song, the song was impassioned and powerful.
Puel smiled helplessly, then spread his hands and said to his players: "I believe you should have a very deep understanding now..."
The visiting team's dressing room at the San Paolo Stadium is poorly soundproofed. This can be regarded as a little trick to deal with and interfere with the visiting team. This thing is not new. Many teams will have their own tricks to deal with visiting team players.
Logically speaking, the locker room should be a place where you can concentrate 100% and do what you should do. However, in order to interfere with opponents, the visiting team locker rooms in many stadiums are not as good as imagined. From playing loud music to pumping foul-smelling gases into the vents to changing room temperatures and serving only cold water, these tricks are the motto of some veterans: "If you can drive your opponent crazy, he probably can't." Normal game.”
A British medical study found that a leading actor experienced stress levels the night before a performance equivalent to the injuries from a car accident. So are football players under similar horrific pressure? The answer is yes. The live TV broadcast reflects the entire game. While the players have gained great fame, they are also under tremendous pressure. What should they do if they perform poorly in the live TV game? Immediately after the game, he will become a sinner criticized by the media and spurned by the fans.
This kind of pressure is not small.
Therefore, most players are actually very worried before the game, and some with poor psychological quality are even worried from the day before the game starts. If the home team takes advantage of their home court to cause some trouble for them in the visiting team's locker room at this time, it will have a greater impact on their state...
The poor soundproofing effect of the visiting team's locker room at the Sao Paulo Stadium is a little trick of the Naples club.
Everyone knows that Naples is known as the "Devil's Home Stadium" and the fans here are known for their extreme fanaticism. If the soundproofing effect of the locker room is not good and the head coach's voice is lower...then everyone should communicate via mobile phone text messages before and during the game!
Puel was not the kind of person with a loud voice. He waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, let's go out and warm up!"
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When the Napoli players appeared on the court to warm up, they were welcomed by tens of thousands of Napoli fans.
The Napoli fans cheered the team with endless waves of cheers, songs and shouts, while continuing to build pressure on Lyon.
Lyon's players are experienced in many battles, but to be honest, crazy fans like Naples are not common...
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The Lyon players were obviously influenced by the Naples fans. From the beginning of the game, they were slow to enter the state.
Puel sat on the sidelines, not anxious about the team not getting into shape. It doesn't matter if you can't score, as long as you don't concede the ball. So if you haven't entered the state yet, then defend first, as long as you don't let the opponent score.
He was well prepared for this game. He had heard that Chen Yingxiong's header was very powerful. For this reason, he asked Criss to partner with Jean-Alain Boumsong as the starting central defender. One characteristic of these two central defenders is that they are both good at heading the ball.
Among them, Chris is slightly better in headers, and his defensive abilities in other aspects are also very comprehensive. Baumsson's air defense ability is particularly outstanding because he has a height of 1.90 meters. This is a natural advantage. He is the same height as Chen Yingxiong in the Lyon team. The closest player.
These two defenders, coupled with Lyon's defensive system, should help them contain Chen Yingxiong's goals.
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Lyon seems to be slow to warm up, which is good news for Naples. They will not watch the show from the side, waiting for Lyon to get back to form, and the two sides can fight openly again - that is ***.
Neapolitans are never gentlemen; they are a cunning bunch of liars, scheming and proud of themselves. Reflected in football is...
While you are sick, I will kill you!
This is the wisdom of a team like Napoli.