Chapter 36: Mazari's Multiple Choice Questions (Second Update)
The first Champions League point was a good thing for Napoli to draw away to Liverpool and the local media were also hyping up the game after the game. Chen Yingying, who scored the equalizer for the team in the game, naturally became the focus of the front page again.
Photos of him showing off his tattoos and muscles behind his back at Anfield also made headlines in the Italian and Chinese media.
"Chinese Heroes Win Anfield! 》
"At this moment, Maradona's soul is possessed, and Chen Yingying leads the team to win a valuable point!" 》
Naturally, the Chinese media reports are going to be more fleshy and more fleshy.
Italy, too, was full of praise.
“…… Chen Yingying was outstanding and he put in a superb second half at Anfield, the only regret was that he couldn't take more chances and extend the scoreline......
"Twenty-one-year-old Chen Yingying has an enviable body, and when he withstood Skrtel's onslaught in the penalty area and scored the football into the Reina goal, he was hardly a human being!"
"In the contest with his former teammate Skrtel, Chen Yingying had the last laugh......"
Being able to help the team get a point away from home, Chen Yingying deserves these accolades.
The Italian media is also accustomed to sending him these accolades.
No one said he was a nobody.
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But Napoli are Champions League newcomers after all, and they are inexperienced on both fronts, playing a good 45 minutes away from home to draw with Liverpool, and back in the league, they were held to a draw at home by Udinese.
Chen Yingying did not start in this game, only came on as a substitute for Salayeta in the last fifteen minutes, but did not score.
The whole team looked tired, and he couldn't do anything alone.
Fighting on two fronts is more than just a long journey.
'Obviously, Napoli are not used to playing on two fronts, especially when they play games like the Champions League at the same time, and in the domestic league, they are still a little bit weak.
'Mazzarry admitted after the game that the players were not doing well and that it had to do with a Champions League away game in midweek...... This may be the difference between Napoli and the giants. The giants have very deep bench depth and a strong squad that they can rotate easily and have enough experience to handle a situation like this that doesn't make too much of a difference in their performances......
'Mazzari has been rotating and he also rotated half of the starting line-up for this game. However, the gap between the substitutes and the main players is still very large...... And, is rotation necessary enough for a team like Napoli? The difference between the strength of the main lineup and the substitute lineup is too big, and the frequent rotation naturally means that the team has never had a mature and stable lineup and tactics. Napoli have serious problems at the back, conceding almost every game, and it is related to Mazzarhi's arrangement. Rotation is necessary for those big teams, but for Napoli, a team with only one lineup, it's really ......."
The media is like this, the same draw, the away draw against Liverpool, was blown into the sky by the media Mazzarri and his players.
And when they were held to a draw at home by Udinese, the voices of criticism came.
Mazzar felt that pressure too.
He took over halfway through last season, and Napoli was in ruins, but no one took Napoli seriously, so Napoli's rise was relatively easy.
This season, Napoli was fourth in the league last season, and the team also had the league golden boot last season, and reached the Champions League group stage, which naturally became a thorn in the side of many people. I don't know how many people who study Naples, and I am afraid that it is not easy to get good results with just one momentum.
And...... The media is right. A team like Napoli really doesn't seem qualified to play rotation......
At the beginning, he implemented the rotation in the hope that while the players were resting in turn, they could still keep both fronts.
Now it seems that this is wishful thinking......
Napoli has no experience and habit of rotation, in the past, Napoli only needed to deal with domestic competitions, and was eliminated from the League Cup early last season, so they rashly implemented rotation, and these players did not know what to do.
Their main squad has just found the feeling of playing together, and a rotation has broken them up...... It's really not good. If it goes on like this, the substitute lineup has not found a feeling, and the main lineup is also out of shape.
But if you don't rotate, just rely on a lineup, how long can you last? What if in the second half of the season and a big crash for him?
It seems that it is time for me to make a choice...... Is it specialized in the Champions League? Or keep the league?
In the first game of the Champions League, he discovered Napoli's mental potential, and as a result, the team played well, drawing with Liverpool at Anfield, so it seems that the team has a future in the Champions League. Mazzarri is keen to lead Napoli to a breakthrough in the Champions League and make a name for themselves.
But if it drags down the league because of this, it's not good, after all, the league is the fundamental......
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On September 23, Napoli will play Inter Milan away in the fifth round of the league. On September 25, Napoli played Siena at home in the sixth round of the league. Then on 29 September, Napoli returned to host Lyon for the second Champions League group game.
Playing three games in six days, an average of two days, was a headache for Mazzal.
The team certainly didn't show great form in all three games, and their physical strength will suffer.
At this time, you have to make a choice, is to give up the league to protect the Champions League? Or give up the Champions League and play in the league?
Mazzari studied the league schedule and the team's current standings, and the league has only started four rounds, with two wins, one draw and one loss, and the team is in sixth place with seven points, and the middle table is above ().
The team is in a good position at the moment, after all, it is not far from the top four in the league.
There are 38 rounds in the league, but what about the Champions League group stage? There were only six.
Obviously, the Champions League group stage has a much smaller margin for error than in the league, and if you lose one game, you could lose a season of Champions League competition. But if you lose two games in a row in the league, it doesn't necessarily mean that your team will end the season empty-handed.
With such an analysis, this multiple-choice question is actually very easy to do.
Temporarily abandon the league, but not permanently. At least when there is a Champions League match, the domestic league is temporarily abandoned. When the Champions League is over, the focus will be on the domestic league.
So, should you put the match against Inter Milan on the list of waivers?
It stands to reason that there are still six days between this game and the Champions League group stage, and there is no need for a large rotation.
But after all, it was an away game to challenge Inter Milan, and the two teams have been fighting with each other since last season, and the hatred is escalating.
This road trip is anything but a relaxing and romantic "Milan holiday".
Mazzarri is worried that his team will suffer on the road – not because of losing, but because of injuries to key players. Because as you can imagine, the match against Inter Milan will definitely be intense.
With Mourinho's character, his team style must be tough. And Naples is not weak, and if the two strong compete with each other, there will be an injury......
Mazari hesitated.
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Chen Yingying didn't know that the head coach had gone through such a struggle before the match against Inter Milan, and during this time he had also become a celebrity in the media, and many reporters came to interview him.
Because the match between Napoli and Inter Milan is about to start.
Last season's clash between Napoli and Inter Milan attracted a lot of attention.
The war of words between the two sides before and after the game was as exciting as the game, which was addictive to watch.
Naturally, this encounter will not be deserted.
What's more, after last season's game, Chen Yingying also issued an agreement to Mourinho.
The defending champion of the "Double Kill" League!
This sentence is loud and scary.
At that time, many people felt that this was purely a momentary gamble, especially after seeing how Mourinho's team performed in the new season, many people did not believe that Chen Yingying could complete this agreement.
From the 1-0 win over Bari in the first round of the league to the 2-1 away win over Cagliari in the fourth round of the league, Inter Milan have maintained a winning record in the domestic league and are at the top of the table. In the group stage of the Champions League, they faced the strong defending champion Barcelona at home, and they got a draw, 0:0, and did not let the invincible Barcelona score a single goal, which is also a remarkable result.
Such a strong team, double kill? Or is it in someone's home field, you Chen Yingying, what is this not a joke?
If you insist on doing it, you're crazy......
"No, I'm not kidding. I'm still thinking about it very seriously. Chen Yingying said in an interview with reporters.
Someone sighed - well, he's really crazy......
'I know Inter are strong and they're in good form this season, but why can't we win?' Chen Yingying asked the reporter rhetorically, and the group of reporters who asked him were speechless.
yes, why do we have to swear so much that people can't win?
"Inter Milan is powerful......" a reporter tried to refute.
"Last season we also won against the strong Inter Milan."
"This time they're at home...... That's right, it's at home! "One of the journalists suddenly found confidence." He hasn't lost at home in the league since taking charge of Porto! Home is a must-win for Jose Mourinho's side! ”
Chen Yingying was a little surprised - this Mourinho is so awesome, he has never lost at home?
Seeing Chen Yingying's surprised look on his face, the reporter was even happier, and he said loudly: "From February 2002 to now, for seven and a half years, one hundred and nineteen home games have been undefeated!" ”
Looking at his triumphant appearance, it was as if the person who had created this great achievement was not José. Mourinho, but himself......
Chen Yingying felt funny when he saw that person so happy—such an awesome person is not you!
"Yo, that's amazing." Chen Yingying applauded. A group of reporters looked at each other, not knowing what this meant, and the applause of Chen Yingying alone at the scene sounded like it didn't want to be congratulations, but like ...... Satirize.
"But isn't it meant to break records from the day they were born?"
Throwing down such a sentence, Chen Yingying turned around and walked away in a very chic manner.
Leave a group of reporters, you look at me, I look at him, and finally everyone looks at Chen Yingying's back, I really don't know what to say.