Chapter 655: International Champions Cup (1)
Although he was leading at half-time, Sarri was really not happy, and this forward line did give him a bit of a headache, which was really not enough to see.
Jiang Chen only played ten minutes in the second half, and he still failed to score, but before the end of the game, Jiang Chen completed an assist.
This time, though, he didn't provide an assist for Mertens, but for Hamsik.
Mertens did not perform well, he stayed on the pitch in the second half, but still did not find his form, in 90 minutes, he completed nine shots, but unfortunately only one hit the woodwork, but unfortunately the force was too small, and flew directly into the arms of the Rapid Vienna goalkeeper.
Mertens' state is indeed miserable, and it is directly miserable.
In the end, Napoli defeated Rapid Vienna 4-1 in Vienna, ending Napoli's overseas warm-up trip this season.
After the warm-up trip abroad, the Napoli players flew back to Italy the next day, and the Napoli team returned to Italy to prepare for the most important international competition before the season, the International Champions Cup!
The International Champions Cup is not the same as the general competition rules, every year of the International Champions Cup, each group is four teams to participate, but each group of teams only play two knockout rounds, that is to say, there is an opponent they can't touch, and there is no penalty shootout.
In addition to this, small points are scored, one point is awarded for each goal scored, and after two matches, the team with the most points wins the championship and takes home the trophy of the International Champions Cup.
Of course, there will be a situation where the points are the same, and in the case of the same points, the points will be relatively small. If the goal difference is the same, it's the number of goals scored, and if it's the same, the two pairs share the trophy.
This is also a kind of warm-up game, so the number of substitutes and substitutions is also different from the normal league, each team can bring eleven substitutes, and each team can change six players in a game.
In this year's International Champions Cup, Napoli's group schedule is like this, the first match day is Napoli against AC Milan, France's Lyon against Scotland's Celtic.
Among Napoli's opponents, it is clear that the Rossoneri are the stronger, but Celtic cannot be underestimated.
The International Champions Cup is the most important warm-up game for Napoli before the new season, and it is a game that will test the quality of their Napoli team, and Maurizio Sarri and Napoli are very serious.
Of course, it doesn't matter whether the title is won or not, the important Maurizio Sarri hopes to see the current form and problems of the Napoli team from this competition, and make the final adjustments for the new season.
After returning to the Napoli team, the players of the Napoli team were naturally warmly welcomed by the Napoli fans, especially Jiang Chen, at this time, the fans of the Napoli team did not have the freshness of Jiang Chen, they were more enthusiastic and positive.
During this period of time, the Napoli No. 13 jersey, which was spurned in previous years, is now selling very well, directly surpassing Hamsik and Mertens in the team, and becoming the best jersey selling ball number in the Napoli team.
It can be seen that the fans of the Napoli team are very warm and welcoming to Jiang Chen, and they hope that Jiang Chen can bring the championship to the Napoli team.
Jiang Chen is very grateful for the love of these fans for him, he is very happy and very happy.
Jiang Chen was very happy to be so popular when he first arrived, and at the same time he also felt some pressure, he could feel that the fans of the Napoli team had very big expectations for him, and he was a little worried that he would live up to the fans of the Napoli team, and these expectations for him.
But Jiang Chen will not run away, he will rise to the challenge, he firmly believes in himself, he believes that he can do it.
Therefore, Jiang Chen devoted himself to training, integrated with the Napoli team as soon as possible, gave full play to his greatest combat effectiveness, and brought strong help to the Napoli team.
Shortly after the Napoli team returned to Naples, AC Milan, Lyon of France and Celtic of Scotland also flew to Naples, and everyone could feel that the pace of the International Champions Cup was getting closer and closer, and the game was about to start.
This time, the A Milan team came with their strongest squad to participate in this International Champions Cup, and the Rossoneri still attach more importance to this International Champions Cup, which is a rare opportunity to train.
The Rossoneri have a lot of prestige, but at this stage, compared to the deep pockets of their city rivals Inter Milan, the Rossoneri seem to be a bit heroic and sunset.
The results of the Rossoneri are actually not very good now, and the big players in the Rossoneri team are all old, such as Kalinic, Montolivo, Bonaventura, Dzeko, Bonucci, etc., they seem to be a little less brave than they used to be.
This is something that makes Rossoneri fans very disappointed and disappointed, the Rossoneri have already reached the time of replacing the old and the new, but the Rossoneri have not invested, and they have not been able to attract strong new signings and newcomers, so these old talents have been carrying.
Abate is the best proof, he is a person who has thought about retiring several times, but because there is no successor, Abate has always stood like this. Until the end of last season, Abate couldn't stand it anymore and finally chose to retire.
AC Milan are not the Rossoneri of the past, but if you underestimate them, then you have to wait for the loss.
The Rossoneri's generals are indeed getting old, but their ability may not have dropped very much, some people are the kind of players who are getting older and more demonic, more and more powerful, Montolivo is a typical representative, this person is definitely a person who cannot be underestimated.
The fighting power of this Rossoneri team is still very strong, and the Napoli team will not underestimate the opponent at all.
Napoli's first opponent in the International Champions Cup is AC Milan, who they believe to be their biggest opponent in this International Champions Cup.
The match between AC Milan and Napoli was the second match of the first matchday, which means that their match was played after the match between Lyon and Celtic.
Because they are playing on the same field, they have to wait for the first game to be played before the next game.
In the first game, they will face the strongest opponent, and the players of the Napoli team are indeed still a little nervous.