"Welcome to the Stadio San Paolo, Mr. Castori!"

At the entrance of the players' tunnel before the game, Gao Shen looked friendly and at the same time extended his hand to Castori who came out with a polite smile, while the Italian head coach with a personality looked very cold.

After the two shook hands politely, they went back to the coaching bench without even exchanging greetings.

Gao Shen felt puzzled the whole time. He is already in his fifties, why is he still so bad-tempered?

You deserve to be stuck in a lower league for the rest of your life!

But it is quite funny to say that Castori has collected championship trophies from all levels of Italian leagues, but he does not have the most important Serie A championship trophy.

I wonder if the nickname of the champion collector is ironic to him? Or is it a compliment?

"If it were me, whoever said that about me, I would be the first to beat him up!" Gao Shen said firmly.

Damn, can you not be so sarcastic?

"Who do you want to hit? That old man? Come on, he's over fifty. If you hit him, aren't you giving him an advantage?" Lucas didn't understand what Gao Shen meant and thought he was going to hit Castori.

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Gao Shen is speechless, who can he talk to?

"I want to beat you!" Gao Shen said in a pretentious voice.

Lucas' originally smiling expression froze, "Why?"

"Do I still need a reason to beat you?" Gao Shen asked, "Or, should I wait until you choose a good day before I do it?"

At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Today should be a good day!

Suitable for hitting people!

…

I don’t know if it’s luck, but Naples’ Coppa Italia debut this season is at home.

The venue was still crowded, and the entire stadium was packed.

Naples fans have always supported the team, especially after winning the Serie B championship last season, which made the fans even more proud. They are all working hard this season, waiting for the team to reach another level.

The season premiere, sitting at home, Gao Shen didn't dare to be careless at all.

Goalkeeper Handanovic, defense Vargas, David Luiz, Cannavaro Jr. and Lichtsteiner, midfielder Biglia and Rakitic, and Dima in front

Leah, Hamsik and Sanchez, the lone forward is Cavani.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be Gao Shen's main lineup this season.

The only one who is more suspense should be the central defender.

In the second half of last season, Gao Shen frequently tried to use a double central defender combination of David Luiz and Bonucci. The Brazilian central defender pressed forward and Bonucci trailed behind. The two players cooperated well, and they both had excellent kicks.

Pass the ball, especially long passes.

In many games last season, Naples' two central defenders played wildly.

But for the sake of safety, Gao Shen let Cannavaro Jr.

In his opinion, replacing Cannavaro with Bonucci should be a matter of time.

If nothing else, the long pass from the two central defenders to initiate the attack is really great.

Completely different from Naples, Castori's Cesena played a retro three-back game.

Although the three-back tactic was indeed popular in Italy at the beginning of the century, is it too retro?

It’s already 2007!

Castori formed a 3-6 formation and stayed in the midfield.

This style of play reminded Gao Shen of the Golden National Youth Team back then. What a distant memory it was.

"It's really quite original and very grassroots." Carlo also smiled bitterly.

Who says it’s not?

How long has it been since you started playing with a back three?

Of course, Castori can also say that he adheres to the Italian football creed.

What?

Stick to the middle!

Isn't it Italy's creed that no matter how strong the wings are, they have to return to the center to score goals?

What a strong old boy!

"Today, if I had not disabled him, I would have felt sorry for him." Gao Shen also laughed.

What is the best in Naples?

Wing!

Do you really think that if you sell Gervinho, Naples will have no one on the wing?

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That being said, in fact, Cesena's defense is really well organized.

There are three defenders, but in fact the two wings of the front six midfielders are basically back, which forms a five defenders.

Naples took the lead in launching the attack as soon as the game started, and it was still the team's signature fast-paced high-post press.

Cesena was also well prepared and organized a tight defense without haste. After grabbing the ball, he quickly cleared out of the dangerous area. He did not miss the ball at all, but concentrated on defense.

This allowed Naples to really fail to create a threat for the first ten minutes.

After all, it was the first season of the season, and the players' playing rhythm and body were completely out of shape.

After a wave of attacks, Naples patiently controlled the situation and the ball, and patiently became familiar with the rhythm of the game.

But fifteen minutes into the game, Gao Shen made an adjustment, signaling Di Maria and Sanchez to press forward and directly press against the opponent's defense, forcing the opponent's defense to retreat further.

At the same time, the two full-backs must also actively move forward and provide support.

Hamsik in the center retreated appropriately, which turned the entire formation into something similar to a four-three-three, with the midfielder in a triangular position, but the players' responsibilities on the court have changed.

For example, two wingers, after sticking to the defensive line, devote themselves to attacking and counterattacking, and basically do not return to defense.

After adjustment, just five minutes later, Naples found an opportunity.

After Sanchez received the ball from Rakitic on the right, he tried to break through the defense on the right but failed. He then cut in laterally and passed the ball to the right side of the top of the arc in the penalty area.

After Cavani used his body to squeeze away the defensive player, he stopped with his right foot and stopped the ball to his right. He adjusted his body again, and before the defensive player could react, he volleyed with his right foot and kicked a goal.

A powerful long-range shot from the front of the penalty area.

This sudden shot was so powerful that the opponent's goalkeeper Berti couldn't react at all, and the ball broke through their goal.

One to zero!

The entire Sao Paulo Stadium couldn't help but cheer.

When Gao Shen saw him on the sidelines, he also waved his right fist vigorously and loudly applauded Cavani.

This shot was really beautiful!

"Well done, Edinson!" Gao Shen shouted.

After Cavani heard this, he turned around and raised his fists towards the head coach, as if to say: Praise me as much as you like, boss, look how good I am!

…

After scoring the first goal, Cesena was a little confused.

Naples took the opportunity to launch a wave of attacks, but Castori is indeed very experienced.

Speaking of ability, he definitely has it, otherwise he wouldn't have won so many championships.

Therefore, after losing the ball, Castori immediately made adjustments in an effort to stabilize his position.

But in the 37th minute, Naples launched an attack from the left.

After Vargas moved forward and formed a cooperation with Di Maria, the Argentine dribbled the ball to the bottom line and broke into the penalty area. However, he was restricted at all levels and was forced to knock back to Cavani who ran over to meet him.

After the Uruguayan center stopped the ball with his back turned, it was basically impossible to turn around and face the goal, but he chose to pass the ball back.

Only then did Hamsik rush to meet Cavani's back pass and hit it directly!

The ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal, 2-0!

…

The first half ended with Napoli leading by two goals.

During the halftime break, Gao Shen was satisfied with the players' performance, but he also pointed out that the team did not do enough in many areas, such as the connection between the front wings and the center.

"Keep up the good work in the second half and try to get a good start!"

"come on!"
To be continued...