Chapter 67 Welcome to Naples

When the Dortmund team arrived in Naples, they received a grand "welcome" at the airport. Hundreds of Naples fans held slogans and banners to demonstrate against Dortmund.

"Go back to Germany, bitches!"

"You are not welcome here!"

"You're dead here!"

Others seemed to give a normal welcome: "Welcome to Naples!"

However, these words are followed by images of knives and pistols.

Of course everyone knows what that means...

What’s even more outrageous is that among these slogans and banners, there are even Nazi symbols!

Although it was not very conspicuous, it was still seen.

Naples fans are really using any means necessary to disrupt Dortmund and put pressure on them...

Zhou Yi pouted at this. During World War II, Italy and Germany were in the same group. They were both Axis powers. Is this the way a monk scolds a bald man?

Although Zhou Yi is somewhat disdainful of this method of Naples fans. But the actions of the Naples fans did have some impact on the Dortmund players.

Security is indeed a very important issue.

Everyone comes here to play football games and make money from football. Although he is considered a star in front of the public, he is still a human being first. As a human being, he will die, get injured, and be afraid.

They just came to play a game of football,

If your life is threatened because of this, it's not worth it, right?

Starting from the airport, every Dortmund player felt this threat. In order to protect the safety of the entire Dortmund team, Naples sent a team of police to escort them along the road on motorcycles and in police cars.

And wherever the Dortmund bus went, they could feel the stares of Naples fans, and you couldn't feel any friendliness at all from the eyes of those people.

There are also people who unabashedly played with the dagger in their hands towards Dortmund's bus.

All this made the Dortmund players in the car a little uneasy.

"Why do I feel like we're on the battlefield?" Mark.

"Don't worry, Mark. It's just a bluff." Zhou Yi said with a smile. He didn't care much about the atmosphere. He didn't live in Naples all the time. He went directly from the airport to the hotel, and from the hotel to the stadium, all by bus. In fact, his life was threatened. The odds are very low. No matter how famous Naples is for the Mafia, they will not do irrational things just for a game.

So these are just the mental pressure created by Naples fans on Dortmund.

Smoke bomb, if you really care about this appearance, you have been fooled by Naples fans.

Although he heard Zhou Yi say this, Mark still shrank in his chair: "I will never go out alone anyway."

"There's nothing to go out. We'll go back after the game. Do you still want to have a taste of Italian women?" Zhou Yi teased.

"Stop joking, how dare I..." Mark cried sadly, he was really frightened.

Zhou Yi patted him on the shoulder: "What are you afraid of? Come to the hotel room. If you live with me, I promise not to disturb you!"

"..." Mark couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Zhou Yi could still joke in this environment, and he was speechless.

Suddenly there was a deafening roar outside the car window: "Naples must win! Naples must win!"

This roar alarmed the Dortmund players in the car. They turned their heads to the car window and looked at the large blue Naples fans gathered in front of the hotel in panic.

"Is it the wrong one? Aren't we going to the hotel where we are staying?" a player asked.

"This is the hotel we are staying in..." someone immediately said helplessly.

A group of people looked at those crazy fans and forgot what to say, so the roar of the Naples fans became clearer and harsher.

This is the hotel where Dortmund players stay, but now there are a large number of Napoli fans gathered here.

It was only a few steps from the bus to the hotel gate, but the Dortmund players were a little worried. They were worried that the weak security forces could not stop the crazy Naples fans, and they would be torn to pieces by the Naples fans who rushed up...

Seeing this situation, Zhou Yi couldn't relax anymore.

This away game looks... very difficult to play.

And there will be another away game like this, Galatasaras' home game in the group stage. There are too many rumors about crazy Istanbul.

From this perspective, this is probably the real reason why this group is called the "Group of Death"...

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Fortunately, the Napoli fans did not break through the security wall, so the Dortmund players were successfully transferred from the bus to the hotel lobby.

In fact, if you think about it calmly, of course Naples fans would not dare to attack Dortmund's bus and players. If such a vicious incident were to be avoided, this game might not be held at all, and UEFA would directly award Dortmund a 3-0 victory.

That would be a good thing for Dortmund.

Naples fans are not stupid, and of course they will not do such a thing to give people an excuse. The game hasn't started yet, and everything they did was just to create pressure on Dortmund and make the Dortmund players perform abnormally in the next game.

Even if you want to vent your anger, it will have to wait until the game is over, and after Naples loses the game...

So at least now, Dortmund's players are safe.

It's just that in this kind of atmosphere and environment, not everyone can think calmly. People can easily be manipulated by the atmosphere.

After dinner, assistant coach Buvac suddenly announced that the team would hold a meeting.

Everyone felt strange about this sudden arrangement: shouldn't the tactical meeting be held the night before the game...

When the players came to the meeting room in confusion, they discovered that it was not Dortmund's coaching staff who came to hold a meeting with them, but the Naples police!

As soon as they saw the policeman in uniform with a pistol in his waist, everyone involuntarily became nervous.

This is the first time they have participated in an away game.

"It's like this. The Naples Police Department is very concerned about our safety issues, so I want to clarify some situations for you..." Sports director Zorc explained to the puzzled players. When he said this, his expression A little... weird.

"That's it, gentlemen." The policeman spoke. Surprisingly, he could speak German. Although his accent was a little strange, it was really German and most people in Dortmund could understand it.

"I'm sorry that you have seen some not-so-good things, but on behalf of the Naples Police Department, I would like to assure you that your safety will be guaranteed. Please have no doubt about this. However, I also want to remind you, please do not go out at will. …”

Zhou Yi gave Zorc and the representatives of the Naples Police Department a strange look. He did see the performance of the Naples fans when he came from the airport, but he thought it was a common psychological warfare method used by the home fans against the visiting team. It was no big deal. , do those fans really dare to attack the players? He has heard of extreme fans taking action against opposing fans.

That year, Leeds United and Galatasaray met in the UEFA Cup semi-finals. In the first leg, Leeds United went away to challenge Galatasaray. On the streets of Istanbul, Leeds United fans and Galatasaray fans had an argument. The conflict ended with two Leeds United fans being killed. At that time, that incident shocked the world of football and aroused another round of attention to football violence.

But Zhou Yi has never heard of extreme fans taking action against players...

So he raised his hand.

The police representative noticed Zhou Yi's actions, so he stopped and looked at Zhou Yi: "Do you have any questions, sir?"

Zhou Yi stood up and said: "Mr. Police, are you making a fuss out of a molehill? That's just a way for the home fans to put pressure on the visiting team..."

The police representative shook his head repeatedly: "We cannot rule out this situation, sir. But we cannot rule out other situations. We have noticed the actions made by some fans, which have a very obvious threatening meaning. We cannot take it lightly. If nothing goes wrong, of course Okay, but what if something goes wrong? We can’t wait until something goes wrong to make up for it..."

"What could be the problem?" Grosskreutz asked loudly.

The police representative turned to look at him, then spread his hands: "In 1987, Naples participated in the Champions League for the first time in history. Our opponent in the first round was Real Madrid. In the first round, we were away and lost to Real Madrid 0:2. Madrid. Real Madrid came to Naples for the second round. When they arrived at the airport, some extremists pretended to be crew members, insulted Real Madrid players, and even engaged in physical violence..."

The Dortmund players were stunned by the police representative's words.

"At the airport, hundreds of people held banners, waved their fists, and chanted insults. In order to allow the Real Madrid bus to move forward smoothly, our police blocked the roads on both sides, but Naples fans on both sides of the road still threw slugs at the bus. Plant things. When passing by a certain village, the local villagers pulled up a big banner that said 'Welcome, bastards!'."

The policeman was white-haired and elderly. He seemed to have witnessed the incident at that time, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"For this reason, all the hotels where Real Madrid stayed were closed. At around ten o'clock, hundreds of people were waiting for Real Madrid on the street. They threw stones, eggs, and wood at Real Madrid players. There were also some extreme Fans hid near the hotel, blowing horns and affecting the rest of Real Madrid players... Finally, when the Real Madrid bus was going to the stadium for the game, we had to find six cash transport trucks to surround their bus in the middle to avoid Attacked by extreme fans with stones and eggs..."

When the old policeman finished, the conference room fell silent, and even Zhou Yi was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

When he was not born in 1987, he really didn't expect football hooligans to be so rampant, nor did he expect that in Naples, a mafia city, the public security could be so chaotic.

"This is not a story, this is a true story." After the old policeman let the Dortmund players digest their shock a little bit, "Of course, the security now is still better than it was then, so you don't have to worry about you being attacked by Real Madrid. Same treatment. First of all, you did not defeat us 2:0 in the first round. Secondly, we are also very strict against extreme fans now... In short, pay attention to what should be paid attention to, and everyone else should not be too nervous... …”

Although the old policeman comforted the Dortmund players in the end, until he left, the inner worries of the Dortmund players did not lessen at all, but intensified...

After Zhou Yi returned to his room, he checked online and found that this was indeed the case.

He was completely speechless. It seemed that the old policeman was not making up stories to scare them.

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The Dortmund club announced a closure order, and Dortmund's players are not allowed to leave the hotel for even half a step. They must stay in the hotel except to adapt to the venue. You are not allowed to leave the hotel, either alone or in a group. Who knows if there are any extreme Naples fans lurking in the dark alley?

In addition, Dortmund also issued a safety reminder for Dortmund fans who went to watch the away game, reminding them to pay attention to safety and try not to appear alone on the streets of Naples. It is best to walk in groups. And try not to anger the Napoli fans by wearing a Dortmund jersey.

No one wants to happily go abroad to watch a game, only to end up staying there forever.

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The Dortmund team spent two days preparing for the game amid tight security and a spreading atmosphere of panic.

But I don’t know whether it’s because the security measures provided by the Naples police are relatively strict and comprehensive, or whether the extreme fans in Naples are very disciplined this time...

Although some extreme Naples fans gathered outside the Dortmund hotel in the early morning, singing loudly and disturbing the rest of the Dortmund players. But because of the story of the old policeman, everyone thinks it’s okay to just sing and interfere. It’s better than throwing rocks at your window glass, right? In many cities in Europe, most hotels are not skyscrapers like those in China, but are old buildings on the street with low floors, often only the fifth or sixth floor reaching the sky. So if there are really extreme fans who want to throw stones, they can definitely hit the glass window...

The situation was not as serious as everyone thought, and no unexpected incident occurred. The bus that the Dortmund players took was not stoned or eggs thrown at them when they went to the stadium to adapt to the venue.

With two hours left before the start of the game, the entire Dortmund team boarded the bus.

The bus left the hotel and headed towards the St. Paul Stadium.

Along the way, the Dortmund players will see the Naples fans gathered together. When they meet the Dortmund bus, they will pay attention to the Dortmund bus on the roadside, but it is not the same as when they first arrived in Naples. Again, this time the fierce expression is less common and the middle finger is less common.

It looked no different than what they would see at any away game.

The atmosphere in the bus became more relaxed, and the teammates even joked with each other.

"Did the Naples police forget something?" Zhou Yi suddenly asked.

"Forgot what?" someone asked him curiously.

So Zhou Yi pointed to the police car that drove for them in front. "They forgot to use the cash truck!"

After hearing Zhou Yi's words, everyone burst into laughter.

Klopp heard the laughter of the players from behind and felt much more relaxed.

He is most worried about the team losing momentum before the game.

In the previous two days, when the Dortmund team was locked in the hotel, Klopp felt that he could see the team's morale plummeting.

He even wondered whether Naples deliberately created this tense atmosphere to interfere with Dortmund's preparations...

Now that everyone can joke around, it means they are back to normal. As long as Dortmund can perform normally, even if it is an away game, Klopp feels that Dortmund has a high chance of winning Naples.

Along the way, the atmosphere in the bus became much more relaxed.

But this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere ended abruptly when the bus approached the Sao Paulo Stadium.

It's still some distance away from the San Paolo Stadium. Looking up, you can only see Naples fans wearing blue jerseys. They gathered outside the stadium and filled every space.

The bus that the Dortmund players were riding in was like a small boat, plunging into the turbulent blue sea...

The sea is rough, and a wave can break this small boat into pieces.

The Veltins Arena (known as the Schalke Arena), where Dortmund's Ruhr derby rival Schalke 04 is located, is the devil's home stadium that once set a record for the loudest cheering volume from Bundesliga fans. Schalke 04 fans They also wear blue jerseys.

But Dortmund players now feel that the pressure given to them by the Veltins Arena is far less than that of the St. Paul Stadium in front of them...

This discovery silenced many people.

The relaxed and joyful atmosphere disappeared without a trace in an instant...

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