Chapter 262： We are finally back!

We are finally back!

In the stands of the packed Sao Paulo Stadium, the excited Naples fans were cheering wildly, and many people played slogans celebrating the team's return to Serie A, and everyone celebrated with songs and dances.

De Laurentiis sat in the chairman's stand, with a stubbornness and sharpness in his old and cloudy eyes.

"Six years, two months, and nine days!" De Laurentiis said eloquently.

Marino sat beside him, and after listening to it, he felt emotional.

This is the time since Napoli's relegation.

The whole city, all the people, waited for this day for six years, two months and nine days.

In the past six years, Naples has also experienced bankruptcy and restructuring, and everyone has experienced despair and rebirth.

The arrival of Gao Shen has injected new soul and vitality into this team, and made everyone see hope again.

Therefore, at this moment, Naples fans in the stands at the San Paolo stadium are full of joy, encouragement, and hope, because they believe that Naples this season is not for relegation, but for the championship. !

Although, it's hard!

But they know that they can do it if they shout it out.

Just like the football king named Maradona back then, they will all become heroes of the city.

"A little trouble tonight." Marino said solemnly.

After De Laurentiis looked over, he hurriedly explained: "Cagliari's defense has not moved this summer, it was one of the best defenses in Serie A last season, Giampaolo obviously wants to keep it level. , so a four-three-two-one Christmas tree formation was adopted, which would cause problems for the team's offense."

It's not that De Laurentiis doesn't understand the ball, he also knows that Serie A is not easy to mix, but...

"I believe, he will have a way." De Laurentiis smiled slightly.

I don't know since when, he was full of confidence in Gao Shen.

That's a confidence that's hard to put into words.

Perhaps, from the first time they met, the profound words gave him this confidence.

"Tonight, more than 50,000 Naples fans came here, all of them for the high school, for the team, this is the most meaningful one for Naples in more than six years, no, even ten years. game."

After De Laurentiis finished speaking, his eyes could not help but fall to the coach of the home team.

The players on both sides have not yet played, and the place is still empty, but De Laurentiis seems to have seen Gao Shen standing there and commanding the team.

He has always been like this.

"He never disappoints, does he?" De Laurentiis murmured.

It's like asking Marino, but also asking himself.

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"Do you know what this game means to us tonight?"

In the home team's locker room, before playing, Gao Shen was making his final mobilization.

All the players nodded in unison after hearing this.

They all know.

Whether it is the media reports before the game, the cheers and encouragement of the fans, or the attention of the coaching staff and management, they can feel it.

It was the most important game for Napoli in recent years.

Or, the most symbolic battle!

After more than six years of absence, after going through bankruptcy and reorganization, and rebirth, Naples finally stood on the stage of Serie A again, and finally appeared in front of fans all over the world.

Only those who have experienced it themselves, such as captain Montevino, know how difficult it is, how difficult it is for Naples to get to where they are today, and how much effort and sweat it took from many people.

Two days ago, Gao Shen even specially asked Montevino to introduce the whole process of Naples bankruptcy and reorganization to the players, in order to arouse more resonance with the players and arouse their enthusiasm.

In fact, the mood and state of the players are very good.

"There are more than 50,000 Napoli fans waiting for us outside, and I am sure that you, like me, do not want to disappoint them because they have been waiting for six years!"

Six years, what a long time!

Many of the people present were still children six years ago.

Teenagers don't know the taste of sorrow, they can't understand how long six years are for a person.

But they can feel the desire of the group outside, everyone up and down the club, for this game.

"I won't say anything extra. Tonight, we will win this game no matter what, and we must not lose!" Gao Shen said fiercely.

"Our opponents are very strong, and they are not underdogs to be slaughtered by others. They will use all means to stop us, and may even adopt tactics of strict defense, so you must be mentally prepared for a hard fight."

"Remember, my players, you are about to start a Serie A game!"

"You are about to take the first step towards the Serie A championship!"

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Seeking progress in a high and steady manner, the formation of four, two, and three was discharged.

Goalkeeper Handanovic, Vargas, Cannavaro Jr., Bonucci and Lichtsteiner in the back line, Biglia and Rakitic in the double midfield, and Di Maria in front , Hamsik and Sanchez, the center is Cavani.

This is already the most aggressive lineup that Gao Shen can put out.

Giampaolo's Cagliari played in a four-three-two-one three-back formation.

Goalkeeper Fortin, the back line is Del Grosso, Blanco, Diego Lopez and Ferry, the midfield is Parola, Conte and Biondini, the front is Fini and Foggia, the single forward is Matri, co-owned by Cagliari and AC Milan.

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As soon as the game whistle blew, Napoli immediately launched a wave of attacking towards Cagliari.

This is already an iconic tactic for Naples.

But Serie A teams are really different.

In Serie B last season, those teams could easily become in a hurry when they encountered such high pressing pressure from Napoli, but Cagliari did not do this, but organized a tight defense in an orderly manner.

With four backs, three midfielders, and two midfielders, Cagliari has three lines of defense, firmly stationed inside and outside of their own penalty area, making it difficult for Napoli's attack to be effective.

They also learned a lesson. They don’t stick to the ball at all. As soon as they grab the ball, they immediately pass forward with big feet, as if the football will burn their feet. Grab it again.

But after grabbing it, it was still the opponent's strict defense.

As expected by Gao Shen, Cagliari is strictly guarding and does not intend to leave a gap for Naples at all.

After more than ten minutes of attacking at the opening, the team had to slow down the pace and offensive, trying to make Cagliari press out to play.

As a result, this team is still firmly guarding, and the attack is more dominated by Matri, with Feeney and Foggia cooperating.

In fact, this is also the characteristic of 4321. It is easy to get out of touch in the front and back courts, but after the disconnection, the defense is still very solid.

No way, seven players are stuck inside and outside the penalty area, can it be firm?

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Gao Shen had expected this situation for a long time, and he was not in a hurry. He stood on the sidelines in his leisure time, reminding the players from time to time to avoid impatience, to be patient, and to pay more attention to passing and running and pulling the opponent's defense. .

Bit by bit, Napoli had the upper hand on the pitch, but were never able to form a threatening shot.

Cagliari did not hit a long shot until the 24th minute, forming the first shot of the audience.

But defensively, they did a decent job.

As an opponent, Gao Shen has to admit that Giampaolo's ability to catch defense is still very good.

Gao Shen quickly made adjustments, indicating that Di Maria and Sanchez should pay attention to creating threats on both sides.

Naples quickly created murderous intentions on the flanks, but when they reached the middle, it was often difficult to form a threat.

There are people in the dark, one by one, and Cavani and Hamsik are powerless.

After all, the efficiency of Xadi Chuan is not high, and Cagliari is strictly guarded, making it difficult for Naples to attack from the wing.

Afterwards, Gao Shen signaled Rakitic to press forward and actively participate in the attack in the frontcourt, especially that long shot.

But Cagliari was also well prepared to prevent leaks.

Both Rakitic and Hamsik quickly shot long-range shots each, but the problem is that the third midfielder and the fourth defender are all there, and the long-range shots are basically hitting people, making it difficult to form a threatening shot.

Napoli could only watch like this, time passed bit by bit, but they still failed to score Cagliari's goal.

Everyone, including Gao Shen, was the first time to truly experience the defense of a Serie A team!

Especially when this team, when this group of people, adopts a very conservative tactical strategy, it can really keep you until the end of the world.

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"Mass, it's really zero mistakes!" Gao Shen cursed with a wry smile.

Carlo and the others also smiled wryly.

Napoli performed very well, the players are very hard, the advantage on the field is obvious, but it just can't be converted into goals.

"Actually, it's not zero mistakes. It's just that we can't convert the advantage into goals because of the advantage of numbers." Carlo explained with a wry smile.

The point is that there are too many people on the other side of the defense. UU Reading

"In this meticulous defensive formation, Parejo is afraid that it is difficult to play an effect." Carlo continued.

Gao Shen nodded, facing this tactic of strictly guarding and defending, all teams in the world felt a headache.

Moreover, there is almost no effective way, only to continue to attack, continue to exert pressure, and force the opponent to make mistakes.

The key is that the opponent's action is still clean, basically not giving Naples a threatening free kick.

This was clearly prepared.

Giampaolo is equivalent to shrinking himself into a turtle shell and hooking his fingers towards Gao Shen.

If you have the ability, come here!

However, Gao Shen knew for a while, and there really was nothing he could do about him.

"Continue to attack in the second half! I don't believe it anymore, he can really hold on for 90 minutes without slack!" Gao Shen also became ruthless.