From coaching Real Madrid

Mourinho once said this:

"Without eggs, there is no egg pancake. The quality of the egg pancake depends on the quality of the eggs."

"Some eggs are just more expensive than others, but these expensive eggs can make better egg pancakes."

This actually explains the relationship between the head coach and the players in a very easy-to-understand language.

The head coach is like a chef, the players are like eggs, and the game is like omelettes.

If a chef wants to make good egg pancakes, he often needs good eggs.

Of course, having good eggs does not necessarily mean you can make good egg pancakes. This is the difference between chefs.

…

After coming to Inter Milan, Mourinho has been adjusting and trying.

Others may not know it clearly, but they have paid close attention to him since he coached Inter Milan and know his thoughts better than anyone else.

In fact, he wants to bring better football, but he needs more time.

Returning to Mancini's 4312 is not only his compromise with reality, just like his reconciliation with players such as Cruz and Adriano, but it is also in line with his usual steady style.

Everyone knows that the three defensive midfielders of 4312 are very well organized defensively. Inter Milan's players are also more familiar with this tactical formation, so it is not surprising at all that he re-adopted 4312.

But there are still obvious differences between Mourinho and Mancini.

The first is Muntari, Mourinho gave him almost the entire range of activities in the left half.

In other words, the Ghanaian midfielder can go forward to participate in the attack, and retreat to protect the defense.

In fact, in Inter Milan's midfield configuration, Muntari's range of activities is very troublesome.

The Ghanaian midfielder was not Inter Milan's first choice for signings at first, but now he has become the midfielder Mourinho relies on most. Especially in this battle against Juventus, Gao Shen was particularly impressed by Muntari.

profound.

Mancini does not have a player like Muntari under his command, and he may not even be able to use Muntari well.

But Mourinho can.

The second change is Maicon.

In the 4312 formation, there are natural flaws on the wings, but on the left, Maxwell and Muntari together form Inter Milan's left attack, and on the right is Maicon.

It can be said that Maicon supports the entire right half of Inter Milan's offense. His dribbling can always create a threat, and he is not obsessed with the wing and often cuts diagonally into the penalty area.

During the Mancini period, Maicon was also the team's source of offense on the right, but he was not as threatening as he is now.

This has to mention another major change Mourinho has made recently.

Double center.

This doesn't seem new, because Mancini played as a double center during his time, but Mourinho is obviously different.

He gave up Crespo and re-activated Adriano, plus Cruz and Ibrahimovic, and even the young player Balotelli and Mourinho are still polishing it, because he feels that

Balotelli is not stable enough and efficient enough.

There is no doubt about Crespo's scoring ability and efficiency, but he belongs to the kind of Serie A center that was most popular at the beginning of the century and was born specifically to score goals.

There are many such types of centers, such as Trezeguet, Batistuta, Crespo, Inzaghi and so on.

The defensive characteristics of Serie A make this type of center very popular.

But times have changed.

This type of center has a natural flaw, which is that they are extremely dependent on the passing of teammates behind them.

To put it simply, the entire team must serve them.

What about the popular center right now?

Ibrahimovic has a very strong body and delicate foot skills. They can suppress the opponent's defender in the frontcourt, hold the ball, and create space and time for the team to penetrate behind.

Crespo cannot achieve this ability.

Ibrahimovic can do it, even do it perfectly, if he wants to.

There is another one, Adriano.

In the past, Adriano was a perfect goal-scoring machine, but now he is not as good as before, but his physical fitness is still very good. He can still hold the opponent's central defender in the frontcourt, hold the ball, and score goals for the team.

Teammates create opportunities.

At the same time, if given the opportunity, he can also hit the goal with his own kick.

Is this kind of double center combination completely different from the Mancini era?

In fact, it was completely rewritten conceptually.

To a certain extent, Mourinho's first requirement for the two centers is not to score goals, but to be able to hold the defenders in the frontcourt, hold the ball, and create time and space for the team to penetrate later.

This is where Chelsea's Didier Drogba comes into play.

As for whether he can score a goal after his teammates catch up, that all depends on the center's ability.

Having the two centers Ibrahimovic and Adriano allows Mourinho to make more changes.

For example, in the game against Juventus, Gao Shen saw more than once that the two centers took turns to pull wide and retreat.

In other words, no matter who pulls wide or retreats, the other one will always stand in the penalty area.

Any defensive line will have a headache when facing two such high center forwards.

Everyone has to admit that Mourinho did a really good job with this egg pancake.

Of course, it would be a pity if I really wanted to say that.

Mancini Jr., Quaresma, Crespo, and even the newly introduced Pandev may all become victims of his changes and adjustments. Moutinho is still qualified for Stankovic's position.

As for Lucio, a central defender of this level has become the anchor of Inter Milan's defense.

…

After playing for Real Madrid, Gao Shen and the coaching staff finally found time for a training session to make targeted arrangements for Inter Milan.

For example, for Maicon, Gao Shen arranged for Di Maria to specifically suppress Maicon.

Di Maria's tactical execution is very high. At the same time, he is very fast and has strong breakthrough ability. Not only can he contain Maicon, but he can also use his speed to directly hit behind Maicon.

Gao Shen did not even require Di Maria on the offensive end, but asked him to closely mark the Brazilian defender when Maicon got the ball to prevent Maicon from easily passing the center line.

This is Di Maria's number one task in this game.

The same situation happened to Rakitic.

The task Gao Shen gave him was to keep an eye on Muntari and prevent him from easily crossing the center line.

"If, I mean if, Muntari has a chance to kick or pass a threatening ball during the game, it will be considered a dereliction of duty on your part!"

Gao Shen spoke very seriously, and Rakitic solemnly promised: "Don't worry, boss, I will never let you down!"

The double center is Inter Milan's most relied-upon offensive point, and naturally it is also a key part of Naples' defense.

Gao Shen also made special arrangements for Inter Milan's double center.

"Don't they like to be sidelined?"

"Whether it is Ibrahimovic or Adriano, after they are pulled to the wing, the central defender and full-back on that side will jointly attack, and the central defender and full-back on the other side must be in position in time.

Cutting off the connection between Inter Milan's two central defenders."

"I have only one request for you, so that there cannot be an effective connection between Ibrahimovic and Adriano, especially inside and outside our penalty area!"

"Ibrahimovic likes to get the ball with his feet and is slow to handle the ball. You can let him go to the outside to get the ball. Adriano has a very obvious weakness, which is his right foot, so when marking him, especially when he plays with his back

When you get the ball, you must watch his left foot so that he cannot turn around and hit the goal with his left foot."

This is a detail, but Gao Shen specially asked Carlo and the coaching staff to develop targeted training to train the players.

For example, let a left-footed player play the role of Adriano to train the central defender's marking.

Many times, the handling of such technical details will directly affect the trend of the entire game.

All in all, Gao Shen only has one request, and that is to prevent Inter Milan from attacking.

…

In addition to a lot of details such as targeted defense, Gao Shen also kept communicating with the players as usual.

Whether in team meetings or private communications, Gao Shen repeatedly emphasized that this game may change the trend of Serie A and even determine the trend of Naples in the second half.

By winning this game, Naples can expand its lead from two points to five points. This will reduce the pressure a lot for Naples in the next game and increase the error tolerance rate.

The simplest example is the battle against AC Milan, where Gao Shen was able to lay out his plans calmly.

Another thing is the Champions League.

Gao Shen told his players that the team has reached the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

"All teams that advance in the Champions League and the league and go far at the same time often have a certain advantage in the league, or even an overwhelming advantage."

"Now, we not only have to consider the league, we have reached the Champions League knockout rounds. I hope you can all take a longer view and look at the Champions League knockout rounds, the top 16, and the quarterfinals."

"If we win this game, we will be more confident in our formation in the second half. At the same time, we will have more confidence in the Champions League. Otherwise, even Inter Milan cannot win, so why should we go to the Champions League?"

Go up and compete with the top teams in European football?"

Gao Shen will not tell his players, but he actually feels that Inter Milan already has the strength to win the Champions League.

He also won't tell his players that after Napoli broke through the group of death, especially after finishing first in the group, his confidence increased again and he began to want more.

He believes that his players do the same.

The league is long-term and the knockout rounds are round-based. The two competition methods are completely different.

When it comes to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, Napoli must concentrate on playing every game well, and it will be impossible for the league to avoid making mistakes.

If by that time the domestic league is overtaken by Inter Milan, it will inevitably affect the team's performance in the Champions League.

"I don't know how far we can go this season, and I don't know if we can last until the end in the Champions League, league and cup, because I am not God!"

"But I want to say that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. If we don't even have this preparation and can't do it, then I can only say that we are not worthy of the championship!"

"But I also believe that you will not agree with what I say!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Shen could see the look of determination in each player's raised eyes.

Naples has never been a coward!