Volume One: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 37 Focus Battle (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 37 Focus Battle (First update guaranteed)

"...Hero: Records are meant to be broken!"

Mourinho put down the newspaper and showed his unique and unpredictable smile. When he smiled crookedly, you didn't know whether he was happy, sarcastic or contemptuous. you.

He stood up and walked to the office door, where a new day of training awaited him.

On the sidelines of the training ground, he was surrounded by the media. During the fifteen minutes of public training, these reporters had the freedom to conduct interviews.

"Jose, what do you think of Chen Yingxiong's words?"

"Are you confident you can defend your unbeaten record at home?"

Reporters raised their microphones and reached for him, shouting.

Mourinho stood in front of reporters.

"What he said makes sense. The only meaning of any record is to be broken." The Portuguese's first sentence made many reporters feel disappointed. "But he wasn't the one who broke the record."

This second sentence made many reporters secretly breathe a sigh of relief - this is Jose Mourinho's style!

As Mourinho stayed in Italy for a year, everyone gradually got used to his style of doing things. Although it still annoyed many people, especially the coaches in the circle, reporters liked it very much. Because there is such a person, they have no shortage of news and hype.

The arrival of Chen Yingxiong also brought them the same feeling - on the first day he arrived, he attracted the attention of all Italy and caused riots in the entire city of Naples. Never before has a player been able to make such a big splash when joining. When Maradona came to Naples, 80,000 fans crowded into the Sao Paulo Stadium, and more than 80,000 people paid for tickets to enter. The tickets sold by the Naples club to welcome Maradona cost 3,000 each. Lira has long been sold out, and many people bought tickets from scalpers at ten times the price. These people came just to catch a glimpse of the legendary Maradona.

The way Maradona arrived at the stadium by helicopter was also unique, and no one else had the effect.

But Maradona didn't cause riots throughout Naples, allowing fans and police to attack each other, overturning police cars and throwing stones, right?

Therefore, this player who made more noise than Maradona was naturally very popular with the media.

The last time these two men collided it would have made reporters excited.

This time, they did not disappoint the reporters who were waiting to see the show.

You come and go, tit for tat, no one is convinced by the other, and there is a life-and-death attitude.

But readers like to read stories like this.

"I don't think Napoli can be compared with Inter Milan... I'm not saying this to deliberately anger them, I'm telling the truth." Inter Milan's head coach shrugged, "In terms of strength, they are not at all the same as us. A level higher. This is our home court and we are not afraid of anyone or any team here.”

Mourinho's attitude is very tough and he has no intention of giving in at all.

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"Mourinho had a tough attitude during the interview. It seems that he definitely does not want his unbeaten record at home to be broken by Chen Yingxiong... In other words, Inter Milan will also use all its main players in this game..."

"... In terms of strength, Inter Milan is certainly one level better than Naples. Judging from the current state of both sides, Naples does not have the advantage. Inter Milan has won five consecutive league games, and the most worthy of special mention is One thing is that they beat AC Milan 4:0 away in the Milan Derby in the second round of the league! With the momentum of this big victory, Inter Milan jumped to the first place in the domestic league. This time it was In their home stadium, Inter Milan faced Naples, and I don’t think Naples has the upper hand..."

"Naples defeated Inter Milan at their home court last season, causing Mourinho's team a little trouble before taking the throne early. Although it did not prevent Inter Milan from winning the championship early, it made Mourinho's heartache There is a stone blocking it, I believe he must be very unhappy..."

"We must review for everyone the second round match between the two teams last season... The scene when Chen Yingxiong rushed to Mourinho and raised his jersey to celebrate after scoring the goal was a highlight of the league last season. One of the classic shots. It’s this shot..." The TV screen showed Chen Yingxiong’s celebration after scoring a goal. In the chaotic scene, only he and Mourinho maintained their original postures, silently Demonstrate to the other party.

This scene is indeed quite classic and has been repeatedly broadcast on many Italian TV stations.

"... We don't need to say more about the hatred between these two teams. Everyone has seen the war of words between the two teams last season... Just saying that the grudge between Mourinho and Chen Yingxiong has already... That’s enough for us to write a whole page about, so this match is important to both guys…”

"In short, this will be the focus of this league!"

The game hasn't even started yet, but the Italian media has already worked together to hype up the game.

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Chen Yingxiong did not continue to respond to Mourinho's tough attitude, and his own attitude was also very firm. But it is very weak to say this thing in words. It must be proved with iron-clad facts!

So he held back his energy until the game and went to ask Mourinho for advice.

This time he didn't prepare any T-shirts with words written all over them. He no longer needs to prove who he is to Mourinho. Mourinho was also smart this time and did not say stupid things like "Who is Chen Yingxiong?"

Both sides had already secured their names, and those who were killed by this sword were no longer nameless ghosts.

Just like the last time the two sides met, Chen Yingxiong ran to Mourinho after scoring a goal to demonstrate who he was in a provocative manner. It is estimated that this game will never happen again.

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After some struggles, Mazzarri finally decided to field the strongest lineup against Inter Milan. On the one hand, there are still six days left before the Champions League group stage, so it makes no sense to rotate at this time. Another aspect is that this game has been hyped up by the media. The whole of Italy is discussing the confrontation between the two teams. Even if they are not as strong as the other team, they cannot admit defeat in advance. Otherwise, how can he, as a head coach, maintain his authority in front of the players?

You know, he personally said impassionedly to his players in the Anfield dressing room: "We must revive the banner of Naples and tell them that no one of us is afraid."

If he faced Inter Milan and was timid before fighting and brought on a bunch of substitutes, wouldn't this be a slap in the face?

If you do this, how can you motivate your players in the future?

The players in Naples are a bit wild. These players are easy to manage but also very difficult to manage. Easy management means that as long as they recognize you, they will listen to you. It's hard to control, but if you dissatisfy them, I don't know what tricks these thorny people will come up with...

As long as the temper is correct, this team can be brought out with strong enough combat effectiveness.

Their temper is just like the city of Naples and the people in this city - they will never bow to power and fight to the end against the powerful and wealthy capitalists in the north. The stronger the opponent, the more motivated they are to fight. On the contrary, if the other party is too weak, they will lose interest...

This is also one of the reasons for the ups and downs of this team's performance.

Therefore, Mazzarri is worried that if he takes the initiative to show weakness at Meazza, it will not only affect the team's performance in the league, but also affect the team's morale, leading to the collapse of the Champions League. He didn't dare to take this risk, because it was a greater loss than a player being injured - if a player was injured, there would be a substitute, and the tactics could be adjusted to make up for it, but a team's military spirit and fighting spirit were gone, but it was really It's a mess...

This situation is too common in football.

For example, Udinese is not weak, and the team is well-run, but why are their results always lagging behind, and no one thinks they are the kind of team that can threaten the giants?

Just because this team is too "utilitarian" and "short-sighted", they buy young players at low prices and sell them at high prices. This is their characteristic, and everyone knows it. As long as the team improves and enters the European war, what the team wants is definitely not to buy strong players and have a good time in the European war, but... while those players can still be sold at an affordable price. , selling all the heroes who helped the team enter the European war to make money! Then we will search around for those young players who have potential but are not well-known, poach them at low prices and train them for a few years, and then continue to sell them when they have the opportunity to play in the European competition next time...

It is no wonder that for such a team, it is always the fate of a mid-table team. It clearly has the conditions but cannot get up.

Mazzarri doesn't want Napoli to become that team.

His boss Aurelio De Laurentiis is ambitious, so why not? He hopes to restore Naples' glory and become the figure who will leave his name in history.

So it is very important to regroup the ethos of Naples.

The fighting spirit of an army is forged in blood and fire through tough battles. The same is true for teams. If a team can only bully teams that are weaker than itself, or teams that are about the same strength as itself, but surrenders voluntarily when facing a strong team, leaving it vulnerable and without any fighting spirit, it will have no future at all. words.

This season, Mazzarri doesn’t know what the team’s final results will be, but it is indeed a very important season. Because this is his first full season leading Naples, he wants to instill his philosophy into this team.

Dare to go head-to-head with strong teams, which is one of the necessary qualities.

For this reason, Mazzarri gritted his teeth and formed the strongest lineup, going to Meazza and Inter Milan to fight to the death!