Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 52 The visiting team's changing room at the Sao Paulo Stadium (second guaranteed)

The Champions League match against Lyon is Naples' second Champions League group stage, which is very important for them. Because after the away draw with Liverpool, Naples only accumulated one point. If they can't use their home court advantage to beat the visiting Lyon, their qualifying situation can be dangerous.

Lyon defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0 at home in the last group stage. Currently leading the group standings.

If this game allows Lyon to win again, Lyon will continue to occupy the first place in the group. As long as Liverpool away and Zenit St. Petersburg scored the victory, Naples, who had only one point, would be in a disadvantageous situation. Liverpool wins, Liverpool second, Zenit St Petersburg wins, St. Petersburg second, unless they draw... But if it is a tie, Liverpool second and Naples don’t know whether they can be ranked third or fourth...

It's not a good result anyway.

Therefore, in order to be able to firmly control the destiny in their own hands, the home game against Lyon, Naples must win.

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"Lyon is no longer the team with the seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles in previous years, but we still can't take it lightly." In the tactical class before the game, Mazzari was analyzing Lyon for the players.

Three games in six days, the time is too tight, there are many things too late to do targeted training, so Mazzari is a bit unsure.

He doesn't know what state his team can show when facing Lyon.

Of course, Naples is not without help. At the very least, even though Naples has been thoroughly studied by the opponents of the Serie A team, in the Champions League, Naples still has enough mystery, not all the head coaches of European teams will know Naples well.

In Serie A, the power of header tactics has become smaller and smaller, and there is still room for play in the Champions League.

Because the opponent didn't know enough about Chen Yingxiong and the tactics of Naples.

So this game has to hit Chen Yingxiong's head.

Chen Yingxiong is very happy with this arrangement, because it means that he will take on more offensive tasks and will have more chances to score goals.

He just likes to score goals.

"Their two central defenders have excellent air defense capabilities, so we have to try to pull them out and then pass before the cross..."

For this reason, a lot of the work in this game pass will be given to two full-backs, because Arshavin and Cassano will be allowed to enter the penalty area to attract Chen Yingxiong to the defense. They certainly didn't go in and compete for the header with the opposing guard. But as long as they can enter the penalty area, they will be able to attract the attention of the Lyon defenders. You know this set of tridents, but none of them are unknown. Chen Yingxiong is the best scorer in history since the Union Cup restructuring. Cassano became famous seven or eight years ago, and Arshavin was the biggest discovery in the 2008 European Cup. . These three people, the guards of any team can't just defend one of them, and allow the other two to enter the penalty area, regardless.

The tactic that Mazzari formulated for the team is that at least two of the three people must be in the penalty area at the same time to disperse the opponent's defensive strength. Whether it is attracted by Chen Yingxiong or Cassano and Arshavin, as long as Being able to attract one part can create opportunities for others.

In previous matches in Naples, Cassano and Arshavin were used as wingers. They were more active on the wing, and when they entered the penalty area, it was not uncommon, but less.

This time, Mazzari asked both of them to go in, and he didn't pretend to attack, as long as he had a chance, he rushed to score.

If they can show the state of threatening the opponent's goal, they will naturally attract the attention of the Lyon defenders. At that time, Chen Yingxiong will also have a chance. The reverse is also the same.

For this reason, Mazzari even modified the starting formation, from 433 that Naples has been playing this season to 343 that Naples has been playing last season. The three central defenders brought Maggio from the right back position to the right midfielder. At the same time, the left midfielder was replaced by Sanchez. The two men will act as the team's wing assaulter and passer. Many of the **** for Chen Yingxiong will come from their feet.

This adjustment is not too risky, because Naples played for a season last season, this tactic is relatively familiar to them.

The Italian team has begun to adapt to Naples' 343, because Rhea has played with this formation for several seasons. But the Europeans are not used to it-the three-back tactics have basically disappeared in the European continent, and very few teams use the three-back tactics.

So Naples can still "win by surprise" in Europe by using 343.

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In the changing room of the visiting team at the Sao Paulo Stadium, even if the doors and windows are locked, the loud noise from the outside can still be heard.

"Napoli! Napoli! Napoli!" At this moment, there is still an hour before the start of the game, and the São Paulo Stadium is full.

This is the first time that the São Paulo Stadium has ushered in the Naples Champions League after a lapse of eighteen years. Naples fans have rushed to the São Paulo Stadium from the early morning of the day, waiting to enter the stadium.

They want to release all their passion that they have continued for eighteen years, just like Mount Vesuvius.

Submerge the enemy Lyon with passionate magma!

At this moment, they are doing this. In their shouts and singing, the Lyon fans could not make any sound.

Lyon coach Claude Puel (claude_puel) was just about to say a few words: "Well, gentlemen..."

Then he was interrupted by a sudden cheering outside.

He had no choice but to silence. After the cheers passed for a while, the Naples fans were a little weaker before continuing to say: "...This game is an away game, and we will face a lot of difficulties..."

It was interrupted again, and the Naples fans outside sang, singing impassioned and compelling.

Puel smiled helplessly, then opened his hands and said to his players: "I believe you should have a very deep experience now..."

The guest locker room at the Sao Paulo Stadium has poor sound insulation. This can be regarded as a small trick to deal with and interfere with the visiting team. This thing is not new, many teams will have their own tricks to deal with the visiting team players.

It stands to reason that in the locker room, it should be a place where you can concentrate 100% and do what you should do. But in order to interfere with opponents, the visiting team locker rooms of many stadiums are not as good as imagined. From playing loud music to venting unpleasant gases in the vents, to changing the room temperature and providing only cold water, these tricks are the motto of some veterans: "If you can drive your opponent crazy, then he may not Normal game."

A British medical study showed that the stress level experienced by a certain male protagonist the night before the performance is equivalent to the injury from a car accident. So are football players under similar horrible pressure? The answer is yes. The TV live broadcast reflects the entire game. While the players have gained a huge reputation, they are also under tremendous pressure. What if they perform poorly in the live TV match? Immediately after the game, he will become a sinner criticized by the media and cast aside by the fans.

Such pressure is not uncommon.

So most players were actually very worried before the game, and some of the psychological qualities were almost worried even the day before the game started. If at this time the home team uses the advantage of the home court to create some trouble for them in the visiting team's locker room, it will have a greater impact on their state...

The poor sound insulation of the visiting team's locker room at the Sao Paulo Stadium is a trick of the Naples club.

Everyone knows that Naples is known as "the home of the devil", and the fans here are known for their extreme fanaticism. If the soundproofing effect of the locker room is not very good, and the head coach’s voice is lower...then everyone should use mobile phone text messages before and during the game!

Puel is not the kind of loud voice, he waved helplessly: "Forget it, go out to warm up!"

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When the Napoli players appeared on the court to warm up, they were welcomed by tens of thousands of Naples fans.

The Naples fans cheered on the team with waves of never-ending cheers, songs and shouts, and at the same time continued to create pressure on Lyon.

Lyon’s players are well-tested, but fans like Naples, to be honest, they are not common...

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The Lyon players were obviously influenced by the Naples fans. From the start of the game, they have been slow to enter the state.

Puel sat on the sidelines and was not anxious about the fact that the team did not enter the state. It doesn't matter if you can't score, as long as you don't lose the ball. So if you are not in form, defend first, as long as you don't let the opponent score.

For this game, he was fully prepared. Chen Yingxiong's header was very powerful, and he had already heard about it. For this reason, he let Chris (cris) partner Jean-alain_boumsong (jean-alain_boumsong) as the starting central defender. One characteristic of these two central defenders is that they have good headers.

Among them, Chris has a slightly better header, and other defensive abilities are also very comprehensive, while Baumsson’s air defense ability is particularly outstanding, because he has a height of 1.90 meters, which is a natural advantage, is the height of the Lyon team and Chen Yingxiong The closest player.

These two defenders, coupled with Lyon's defensive system, should help them to contain Chen Yingxiong's goal.

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Lyon seems to be slow and hot, which is good news for Naples. They won't be watching the theater next to them, waiting for Lyon to get the status back, and the two sides will fight again in a dignified battle-that is ***.

Neapolitans have never been gentlemen, they are a group of cunning liars, scheming, and proud of not being ashamed. Reflected in football is...

Kill you while you are sick!

This is the wisdom of a team like Naples.