Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 36 Mazari’s Multiple Choice Question (Second Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 36 Mazzarri’s Multiple Choice Question (Second update with guarantee)

The away draw with Liverpool and their first Champions League point was a good thing for Naples. After the game, the local media in Naples also reported on the game. Chen Yingxiong, who scored the equalizing goal for the team in the game, naturally became the focus of the front page again.

Photos of him showing off his back tattoos and muscles at Anfield also made headlines in many Italian and Chinese media.

"Chinese heroes show off at Anfield!" 》

"At this moment, Maradona's soul is possessed, and Chen Yingxiong leads the team to score a valuable point!" 》

The reports in the Chinese media are naturally more disgusting and disgusting.

There was also praise from Italy.

"...Chen Yingxiong's performance was very good. He gave a wonderful second half at Anfield. The only regret is that he failed to seize more opportunities and expand the score..."

"Twenty-one-year-old Chen Yingxiong has an enviable body. When he withstood Skrtel's impact in the penalty area and scored the football into Reina's goal, he was hardly human!"

"In the contest with his former teammate Skrtel, Chen Yingxiong had the last laugh..."

Being able to help the team get a point on the road, Chen Yingxiong deserves these praises.

The Italian media is also accustomed to showering him with these accolades.

No one calls him a nobody anymore.

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But Napoli is a newcomer to the Champions League after all. They lack experience in fighting on both fronts. They played a beautiful 45 minutes away from home and tied with Liverpool. After returning to the league, they were tied by Udinese at home. .

Chen Yingxiong did not start this game. He only came on as a substitute for Sarayeta in the last fifteen minutes, but did not score.

The whole team looked very tired and he alone could not make any difference.

A two-front battle is not just as simple as traveling and traveling.

"Obviously, Napoli are not used to fighting on two fronts, especially playing in competitions like the Champions League and domestic leagues at the same time. They are still a little unable to do what they want."

"Mazzarri admitted after the game that the players' performance was not good, and it was related to the fact that they had just played a Champions League away game in midweek... This may be the difference between Naples and the giants. The giants have a very deep bench and a strong lineup. They can easily rotate and have enough experience to cope with such a scene, so that their performance will not be too different..."

"Mazzarri has been rotating, and he also rotated half of the starting lineup in this game. But the gap between the substitute players and the main players is still very big... Moreover, for a team like Naples, is rotation necessary enough? ?The difference in strength between the main lineup and the substitute lineup is too big. Frequent rotation naturally means that the team can never have a mature and stable lineup and tactics. Eleven players performed well in one game, but were dismantled in the next game. , how can we run the team together like this? Naples now has a serious defense problem, conceding almost every game, which is related to Mazzarri's arrangement. Rotation is necessary for those wealthy teams, but for Naples, which only has one lineup As far as the team is concerned, it is really useless..."

The media is like this. It was also a draw, and the away draw with Liverpool was the result of the media blowing Mazzarri and his players to the sky.

After being tied with Udinese at home, the criticism came.

Mazzarri felt that pressure, too.

He took over midway through last season, and Naples was full of things to do, but no one took Naples seriously, so it was relatively easy for Naples to rise.

This season, Naples was fourth in the league last season. The team also had last season's league golden boot and reached the Champions League group stage. Naturally, it has become a thorn in the side of many people. I don’t know how many people are studying Naples. I’m afraid it’s not easy to get good results with just a rush of motivation.

And...the media is right. A team like Naples really doesn’t seem to have the qualifications to rotate...

When he implemented the rotation, he hoped that while letting the players take turns to rest, he could still maintain both fronts.

Now it seems that this is just wishful thinking...

Naples has no experience and habits of rotation. In the past, Naples only had to focus on domestic competitions. Last season, Naples was eliminated from the UEFA Cup early, so they rashly implemented rotation. This group of players did not know what to do.

His main lineup had just found the feeling of playing together, and they were separated in one rotation... which is really not good. If this continues, even the substitute lineup will not find its feeling, and the main lineup will also lose its shape.

But if you don't rotate and just rely on one lineup, how long can you last? What if he has a big collapse in the second half of the season?

It seems that it's time for me to make a decision... Should I focus on the Champions League? Or keep the league?

In the first game of the Champions League, he discovered the spiritual potential of Naples. As a result, the team played very well and drew with Liverpool at Anfield. It seems that the team has a future in the Champions League. Mazzarri really wants to lead Napoli to a breakthrough in the Champions League and leave a mark in history.

But it wouldn’t be good if this drags down the league. After all, the league is the foundation...

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On September 23, Naples will play Inter Milan away from home in the fifth round of the league. Then on September 25th, Naples played Siena at home again. This was the sixth round of the league. Then on September 29, Naples returned to home to face Lyon, which was the second game of the Champions League group stage.

Playing three games in six days, an average of one game every two days, this intensity gave Mazzarri a headache.

The team will definitely not be able to perform in excellent form in these three games, and its physical strength will also be affected.

At this time, we have to make a choice: give up the league and protect the Champions League? Or give up the Champions League and play in the league?

Mazzarri studied the league schedule and the team's current ranking. The league has only started four rounds. The team has two wins, one draw and one loss. It ranks sixth with seven points, which is above the middle.

The team's current situation is pretty good, after all, it is not far behind the top four in the league.

There are thirty-eight rounds in the league, but what about the Champions League group stages? Only six games.

Obviously, the fault tolerance rate of the Champions League group stage is much smaller than that of the league. If you lose one game, you may lose the Champions League for a season. But even if you lose two games in a row in the league, it doesn't necessarily mean that your team will be empty-handed at the end of the season.

After such an analysis, this multiple-choice question is actually easy to do.

Abandoning the league temporarily, but not permanently. At least when there are Champions League games, domestic leagues will be temporarily abandoned. After the Champions League games are over, the focus will be on the domestic league.

So, should we include the game with Inter Milan in the list of forfeits?

It stands to reason that there are still six days between this game and the Champions League group stage, so there is no need for a major rotation.

But after all, it was an away game to challenge Inter Milan. The two teams had been at war with each other since last season, and their hatred was escalating.

This road trip is definitely not a relaxing and romantic "Milan holiday".

Mazzarri is worried that the team will suffer losses on the road - not because he is afraid of losing, but because he is afraid that key players will be injured. Because it can be imagined that the game against Inter Milan will definitely be fierce.

With Mourinho's character, his team's style must be very tough. And Naples is not weak either. When two strong forces fight, one of them will be injured...

Mazari hesitated.

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Chen Yingxiong had no idea that the head coach had gone through such a struggle before the game against Inter Milan. During this period, he had also become a celebrity in the media, and many reporters came to interview him.

Because the match between Naples and Inter Milan is about to begin.

The clash between Naples and Inter Milan last season attracted a lot of attention.

The war of words between the two sides before and after the game is as exciting as the game, which makes people addicted to watch.

This encounter will naturally not be deserted.

What's more, after last season's game, Chen Yingxiong made an agreement to Mourinho.

"Double kill" defending league champion!

This sentence is so loud that it scares people to death.

At that time, many people felt that this was purely a matter of anger. Especially after seeing how well Mourinho's team performed in the new season, many people simply did not believe that Chen Yingxiong could fulfill this agreement.

From the 1:0 victory over Bari in the first round of the league to the 2:1 away victory over Cagliari in the fourth round of the league, Inter Milan maintained a unbeatable record in the domestic league and ranked first. In the Champions League group stage, they faced the powerful defending champion Barcelona at home, and they got a draw, 0:0, without allowing the invincible Barcelona to score a goal. This result is also remarkable.

Such a strong team, a double kill? It's still on someone else's home court. Chen Yingxiong, isn't this a joke?

If you insist on doing this, you are crazy...

"No, I'm not joking. I'm still considering this matter seriously." Chen Yingxiong said in an interview with reporters.

Someone sighed - well, he was really frustrated and crazy...

"I know Inter Milan is very strong, and their current form this season is also good, but why can't we win?" Chen Yingxiong asked reporters, and a group of reporters who asked the question were speechless.

Yes, why do we have to swear so confidently that others can’t win?

"Inter Milan is very powerful..." a reporter tried to refute.

"Last season we also beat a very strong Inter Milan team."

"This time they are at home...yes, at home!" Someone among the reporters suddenly found confidence. "Since coaching Porto, he has never lost at home in the league! Home court is a must-win for Mourinho's team!"

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised - Mourinho is so awesome that he has never lost at home?

Seeing the surprised look on Chen Yingxiong's face, the reporter became even happier. He said loudly: "From February 2002 to now, in seven and a half years, we have remained unbeaten in 119 home games!"

Looking at his triumphant look, it was as if the person who created this great achievement was not Jose Mourinho, but himself...

When Chen Yingxiong saw that man looking so happy, he felt funny - such an awesome person is not you!

"Oh, that's amazing." Chen Yingxiong applauded. A group of reporters looked at each other in confusion, wondering what this meant. Chen Yingxiong was the only one on the scene to applaud, which sounded more like...sarcasm than congratulations.

“But from the day records are born, aren’t they meant to be broken?”

After saying these words, Chen Yingxiong turned around and walked away gracefully.

A group of reporters were left behind. You looked at me, I looked at him, and finally everyone looked at Chen Yingxiong’s back. I really didn’t know what to say.