Chapter 107: De Sanctis (First Update, Ask for a Guaranteed Monthly Pass!) )
That's what Mazzarri thinks now, and although some fans shouted the slogan "We want the league title" after the draw came out, he knew very well that it didn't represent the vast majority of Napoli fans, and more fans still wanted to see the team perform well in the Champions League.
This was also supported by the club's president, De. Laurentiis's support. At last year's Christmas dinner, de . Laurentiis gave a very expensive watch to head coach Mazzari as part of the club's New Year's celebrations, but it was the most expensive gift the club president ever made, even to Chen Yingying, who was called "godson" by the media, he was not so generous.
From this it can also be seen that Mazzari has conquered the discerning and demanding club president with his actual coaching results.
At that Christmas dinner, most of the time De. Laurentiis sat next to Mazzari, with the two men discussing the future of the team head to head. They said a lot, including plans for the team next year.
Mazzari told the club president that although the team drew Real Madrid as an opponent in the quarter-finals, he still wanted to fight hard, so he would focus on the Champions League in the first half of the year.
“…… The factor that determines how much energy we put into the Champions League is how far we can go in the Champions League......" is the phrase he did to Germany in the first place. Laurentiis said.
The club president expressed satisfaction with his plan and told him that if he wanted to strengthen the team during the winter break, he could come to him and draw up a list, as long as the name was not too outrageous, he could bring it to him.
He has already opened the list to the boss, and it depends on how many ...... the boss can cash in
The plan is to focus on the Champions League, so the domestic league has become a training venue for the Champions League, not to mention the Coppa Italia......
So, even though the Coppa Italia in four days was a big battle between Napoli and Juventus, Mazzarri had to give up.
For many Napoli fans, it may be a game that cannot be lost under any circumstances, but Mazzarri doesn't think it's a big deal. No matter how great the hatred is, it must be divided into occasions.
So on January 14, in the fifth round of the Coppa Italia, Napoli challenged Juventus away, and Mazzari kept almost all the main players at home, only bringing a group of substitutes and second-tier players to Turin. The final result was predictable, they were eliminated from the tournament after losing 3-0 to Juventus on the road.
But this time there was no criticism of him, and the vast majority of people did not take the game to heart, except for a small number of Napoli fans who were dissatisfied.
Because, as everyone knows, in order to prepare for the quarterfinals with Real Madrid, Mazzarri has been preparing since this time.
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Despite losing the Coppa Italia with Juventus, Napoli fans still have good news - the team has a new signing!
The first name written on the list by Mazari - Mogan. De Sanctis (man_de_ss) has officially joined the team.
He came from Sevilla and it was cheap, it cost the club 1.7 million euros.
De Sanctis has made a name for himself for a long time, having joined Juventus in his early years, but he has been given very few opportunities to perform in Turin, making just three appearances in two seasons. His career really began to flourish after his move to Udinese, where he gradually developed into the team's first-choice goalkeeper and was even called up to the Italian national team.
During his few seasons at Udinese, he became the best goalkeeper in Italy besides Gianluigi Buffon.
But Udinese was only a mid-tier team, so in 2007 he switched to La Liga powerhouse Sevilla. Those two years were the most glorious time for Seville.
Unexpectedly, after going to Sevilla, he only played eight games before being abandoned by Sevilla and was loaned to Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray for the second season.
Although he has played 26 games in Galatasaray, Galatasaray is also interested in buying him, but he has no intention of continuing to play in Turkey, he wants to return to Italy to play, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is imminent, he hopes to impress the national team coach Lippi with his performance, and get back on the last train of the World Cup.
And Italian football has a habit that they only care about players who play in the domestic league, because it is more convenient to check it this way......
In the 09-10 season, he returned to Sevilla and still couldn't get a chance to play.
Sevilla, of course, want to let him go, but only if they can sell him for a good price.
For this reason, they did not even register De Sanctis in the Champions League, for fear that he would not be able to transfer smoothly for this reason.
However, the teams that were previously interested in De Sanctis all abandoned the acquisition because the price was not negotiated.
It wasn't until the end of 2009 that things took a turn for the better with the intervention of Napoli FC, and the De Sanctis players themselves were very determined to sell Sevilla at a reduced price.
After some bargaining, Napoli finally won the former Italian No. 2 international.
His arrival can help Napoli to stabilize the back.
In the first half of the season, Napoli's backline was shaky, with frequent problems and almost no games without conceding a goal.
This is partly because Napoli still need a process of adaptation to the back four, and Ranocchia needs to find a feel for it when he first arrives.
On the other hand, it is naturally related to the low level of goalkeepers.
Now Napoli's main goalkeeper is Yezo, who came to join the team after Napoli went bankrupt, and he is considered an old courtier, but his level is really limited. If it weren't for the fact that Napoli never found the right goalkeeper, he would have been on the bench long ago.
If Napoli are to perform well in the Champions League, the goalkeeper position cannot but improve.
The arrival of De Sanctis has made up for Napoli's last obvious shortcoming.
So Mazzarri was delighted that the club had brought De Sanctis in: "Yes, I like Mogan. He's a fantastic goalkeeper and he's coming in to help us concede a lot fewer goals. I'm not kidding. If the team wants to go further, it needs an experienced and skilled goalkeeper like Mogan. He said in an interview.
There is still a month to go before the start of the Champions League, and it is a good time to use this month to brush in the tacit understanding between goalkeeper De Sanctis and the backline.
A good goalkeeper is not only able to save a lot of shots, but also has a very important quality that should not be forgotten, and that is ...... Command the rearguard. The goalkeeper who will command the back line will be much easier because there are many attacking opportunities that have been denied by the excellent performance of the backline and cannot threaten the goalkeeper at all.
But if you don't know your own defenders at all, you naturally can't command the defense.
De Sanctis is Napoli's only transfer deal during the winter break. Other players, either it is difficult to bring the team at this time, or there is no suitable candidate in the transfer market. So Mazari thought about it, so be it. Anyway, the tacit understanding of the team is good, and it is not impossible to rely on a group of players to fight the world, and what to buy will wait until the summer.
For now, just take care not to get the main players injured.
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Chen Yingying has been in a good mood recently, which can be seen from the smile he wears on his face all day. There are many reasons why he is in a good mood, first of all, it is related to the beauties around him.
In Cabriella's absence, he was extremely unaccustomed to it, so he reflected on the old days. He found himself interested in Christine. Cabrera was a little cold, although the other party was only his bodyguard in name, but in fact he did a lot of non-bodyguard work. And what about yourself? I usually have very little communication with her.
After the casino incident during the holidays, he found Christine, an all-round bodyguard who usually looks strong and capable. Cabriela is just an ordinary woman, and she has her own troubles that she can't solve.
He thought he might care more about the people around him?
So now, many times he didn't spend all his time in dungeons and nightclubs, but took some time to accompany Cabriela - of course, perhaps in Cabriella's opinion, it was actually Chen Yingying who asked him to do some ...... Something she finds boring.
Secondly, it has to do with the arrival of De Sanctis.
The team has been strengthened with new reinforcements. Of course that's a good thing. Because in a month, the team will go to challenge Real Madrid. As an ambitious player, of course, I also want the club to be ambitious, and to strengthen the club at this time, rather than to sell the club of heroes, that is ambitious.
His original choice was not wrong, which made Chen Yingying very happy.
Third, it is related to awards.
Last December was the "awards ceremony" of world football, and the most eye-catching news for a whole month was the selection of various awards. But in reality, those are all from all over the world, and in Italy, the grand prize that belongs to Italian football takes place in January.
That is in the annual selection of the Italian Players Association, known as the "Oscars of Serie A".
The competition is to determine the best players in Italian football of the past year: best player, best foreign player, best coach, best defender, best goal, most loved player......
Because it is voted for by Serie A players, the award is very valuable – the best of the best votes come from their own opponents. Being recognized by your opponents is the highest rating.
And what about Chen Yingying?
Right in the shortlist for the best foreign aid.
In addition, the best player in Serie A is produced in the best local player and the best foreign player.
So, he still has hope of winning last year's best player.