When someone becomes popular, it often attracts both admiration and trouble.
For Gao Shen, who is at the peak of his popularity right now, even a small issue can bring in a wave of people trying to ride his coattails.
It can't be helped; he is the hot topic these days. The third round of the Coppa Italia is being broadcast live on national TV, and even mainstream European media are paying attention. How can it not be a big deal?
Paolo Cannavaro's yellow card suspens...
"Fuck, is there such a thing?"
When Gao Shen saw the fax from the Italian Football Association in his hand, he was immediately dumbfounded.
He even had the urge to storm the headquarters of the Football Association in Rome.
Damn it, why do they have to play tricks like this when a decisive battle is looming?
I've prepared everything, and now they're suddenly throwing a suspension at me?
The fax was a notice from the Italian Football Federation, informing...
After it was confirmed that Napoli would face Juventus in the third round of the Coppa Italia, Juventus sent out a message in their "circle of friends" (an online network of contacts).
"Asking about how to deal with Napoli"
Juventus' contacts immediately started replying.
From Ascoli's head coach, Texel, to the player Paolucci, to various other individuals, including some media reporters, all left their comments in Juventus' circle of friends, each offering their clev...
The sun was setting in the west, and the day's training session had ended, but the training ground at Fort Volturno remained bustling.
Many players voluntarily chose to stay for extra training, and the coaching staff also remained on the field.
In the next two days, they all had an important task: to focus on personalized training for Pelle.
Before the afternoon training session, Gao Shen had asked the defensive players to volunteer for additional work. As a result, all t...
There is a saying in Italian football: Defense never goes out of style.
At first glance, many people might scoff at this statement, but if you delve deep into the history of football's technological and tactical development, you'll find that this sentence is quite reasonable.
The world of football is always changing. Sometimes the wings are dominant, sometimes the centre is strong; sometimes it's a 4-4-2 formation, sometimes it's 4-3-3...
But no matter how the world chang...
There's a saying that's quite true: Plans often fail to keep up with changes.
Does that mean planning is useless?
No, this fact tells us that when planning, we must fully consider various variables and leave room for adjustments.
Drawing Juventus was indeed unexpected, but Gao Shen had already made preparations for this scenario. He had considered how Napoli should play if they drew a strong team like Lazio.
Moreover, he even studied the possibilities of how the t...
Perhaps due to the "Calciopoli" scandal, the Italian Football Association (FIGC) underwent a self-cleaning process, bringing in new personnel and adopting a new style. After winning the World Cup in Germany, they held a series of lively celebrations at their headquarters building next to the Borghese Museum in Rome.
One such celebration involved hanging massive posters of the Italian national team on the walls of the five-story headquarters building.
On one side was a scene of t...
Dino Manuzzi Stadium, Cesena, Italy.
When referee Bertini blew the final whistle, Juventus coach Didier Deschamps turned around in frustration, clearly unsatisfied with the match outcome.
Juventus narrowly defeated Cesena 2-1 thanks to goals from Bojinov and Del Piero.
Yes, it was a comeback, and a fairly nerve-wracking one at that, with both goals coming in the second half.
Del Piero, who replaced Marchionne in the 74th minute, scored the crucial goal just a minut...
Tony Leung's character in the movie Cold War has a classic line: "Every institution, every department, and every position has its own rules of the game. Whether they're overt or covert, the first step is to learn them."
However, many people fail before they even get to this point. Do you know why?
Because they're too stubborn!
...
Actually, this statement is true, but not entirely so.
We live in an era of specialization and cooperation. From individuals to e...
"Thank you, Mr. Jaconi, for a great game at St. Paul's."
After the game, at the entrance of the player tunnel, Ivo Jaconi was met by Gao Shen, who wore a smile on his face.
At this moment, the old face of Frosinone's head coach was flushed a deep shade of red.
It was a complete disaster for them, both in terms of the game's performance and the final score a total fiasco.
But what embarrassed Jaconi the most was the various comments and actions he made before the ga...
Forty minutes have passed, but Napoli's relentless attack shows no signs of stopping on the pitch.
The fans in the stands are utterly captivated.
When was the last time they witnessed such a ferocious offensive display?
The emotions of the fans rise and fall with the rhythm of the game, drawing gasps and cheers in waves.
Arrigo Sacchi, seated in the chairman's box, watches as the Napoli players orchestrate attack after attack. Listening to the astonished exclamatio...
Amidst the cheers of over 50,000 Napoli fans, referee Bettany's whistle blew, officially kicking off the new season debut for Gao Shen and Napoli.
As Frosinone's centre-forward Maggiotta kicked the ball to his teammate Dinardo, Napoli's front line, ready and raring to go, quickly surged into Frosinone's half, pressing deep into their territory.
Leading the charge was the tall and powerful Edinson Cavani.
The Uruguayan centre-forward sprinted forward like a heavy tank, swe...
On the evening of August 18th, at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples.
The team's season debut is a Coppa Italia match against Frosinone, an old rival from the C-1 League.
The opponent isn't particularly strong, but they shouldn't be underestimated.
The key is to assess the overall strength of Napoli after investing more than 16 million euros.
This isn't just a question for Napoli fans, but for Italy and even all of Europe.
After leaving the spotlight of La Liga...
Napoli actually had the budget to go abroad for training, but Gao Shen refused.
The advantage of training abroad is that you can focus and avoid distractions, but there are also drawbacks the players have to travel back and forth.
Many players in Napoli had just joined the team. They were not familiar with their surroundings, and suddenly taking them to another unfamiliar place was not appropriate. It would affect the speed at which the players integrated.
Therefore, afte...
July 10, Castel Volturno.
Today is the first day of the summer training camp for Napoli.
A lot of media reporters have gathered outside the training base, and some of them have come from far away.
From the verbal battle between De Laurentiis and Secco to Secco and Martín's accusations, and now to the start of the training camp, countless media outlets and fans around the world are paying attention to the latest developments in Napoli.
When the players joined the t...
Coaching for a full season is a completely different concept than stepping in to put out a fire midway through a season.
Although it depends on the specific situation, generally speaking, it's easier to step in midway to fix things.
This is because when stepping in midway, there is already a clear picture of the problems. As long as those problems are resolved, the pressure of achieving results is not as high.
But a full season is different.
The moment you receive ...
"You're looking thin."
When Marino received Gao Shen and Lucas at Naples airport, he was somewhat taken aback.
After running around for half a month, Gao Shen indeed looked thinner.
Gao Shen smiled.
Although he flew from Europe to South America and took some time for sightseeing over the past two weeks, he had been more occupied with work.
Fortunately, the results were fruitful.
"How's the progress on the European side?" Gao Shen asked with concern.
Gao Shen would never have imagined that Alexis Sánchez, who would later receive a weekly salary of £500,000 from Manchester United, had grown up in such a place.
Facing the sea, there were no spring flowers blooming only the stench from garbage piled up along the shore.
The air here was incredibly polluted, and the sky was a dull grey.
All the way from Calama was a desert-like Gobi terrain. Gao Shen thought the situation might improve by the seaside, but he did not expe...
Every time he returns to Tocopilla from Calama, Sánchez feels as if he is moving from a ghetto to a war zone.
The rugged roads filled with potholes, broken tiles, and ruins are everywhere along the roadside. Garbage is scattered all around, and when the wind blows, sand and plastic bags dance in the air.
For all this, Sánchez and his compatriots have long become accustomed to it.
Before, every time he came back from Calama, he would feel a little lost, but today it was ...
Once upon a time, it was a near-monopoly business for South American players to move to Europe.
Take Ferger, the godfather of Brazilian football, as an example. As an agent, he controlled almost all the channels for Brazilian players to move abroad, recruiting partners in various European countries.
The most famous of these is Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, who started out running errands for Figer.
But gradually, the teams in the European leagues began to realize that th...
"Not here for Delgado?"
Heusler was a little surprised.
In recent times, most of the teams that came knocking on their door were looking for Delgado.
No wonder the Argentine forward was very eye-catching last season.
In 2003, Basel brought him from Argentina for just one million euros. Today, three years later, he was sold to Beşiktaş, and the transfer fee had risen to five million euros, a full fivefold increase.
It was a pity that the big teams in Europe...
The league system in European football is like a pyramid.
The giants are at the top of the pyramid, followed by mid-level teams from the five major leagues, then the giants of second-tier leagues such as the Dutch Eredivisie and the Portuguese Primeira Liga, and further down are the lower-tier teams of the five major leagues.
This is a competitive system where big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.
In the entire pyramid system, a newly promoted Serie B team i...
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