Chapter Fifty-Eight: New Goals (First Update)

Napoli, who are sixth in the league, defeated Milan, who are fifth in the league, and the most intuitive result is that Napoli became fifth in the league, while Milan fell to sixth in the league ().

Napoli stepped on Milan's corpse to cement their qualification for next season's UEFA Cup.

Napoli fans also found themselves just four points clear of fourth-placed Genoa.

This is not some insurmountable barrier, this is a quarter that can give them endless hope!

Two games! In just two games, they may be able to overtake Genoa and step into fourth place in the Champions League!

It's a reality that makes Napoli fans go crazy.

'Why can't we go to next season's Champions League?' Many fans asked such rhetorical questions.

Similarly, the local media in Naples are asking Mazzari such questions.

And this is also a question that Napoli boss Gazari has seriously considered.

The Champions League is clearly more attractive than the UEFA Cup.

If you were to compare it simply, of course everyone would choose to go to the Champions League rather than the UEFA Cup. In general, this is nothing to think about, there is no need to hesitate.

But Mazzari wants to go to the Champions League, is Napoli ready?

This season, the team finally qualified for the League Cup through the Toto Cup, but the team's performance in the League Cup is obvious to all - it is a mess.

It gives people the feeling that Napoli are completely unready to go to the European arena for a walk, they have been defeated, they have not been to the European arena for many years, but they did not expect that in the years they have sunk, the level of the European arena has changed dramatically, and it is no longer what they were when they won the League Cup.

Originally, according to Mazzarhi's plan, it was to play another season in the League Cup, and use the League Cup to train the team, so that they can feel the atmosphere of the current European competition and have a first-hand experience of the level of European competition.

He won't be asking for any good results in the UEFA Cup next season, but at the very least, he will be able to reach the knockout stages. Then try to finish in the top four in the domestic league and qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

In this way, the teams that have gone through the baptism of the League Cup can avoid becoming the target of the slaughter of the same group of teams and the goal difference of the same group in the Champions Cup.

It was at this time that he received the boss De. A call from Laurentiis.

Mazzari hasn't been in contact with the club owner for a long time since he met the boss when he signed the contract, and the movie mogul is always busy, and he is more used to reporting to Marino, the team's general manager.

"I've read the latest newspapers, do you have any ideas, Walter?" The owner got straight to the point, without any pleasantries, and the first thing he said on the phone was this.

"Uh...... My original plan was to ...... the League Cup" Mazzari to the boss, bringing out his innermost thoughts.

After listening to Mazari's plan, de Den. Laurentiis said: "But the team now has a chance of qualifying for the Champions League. ”

"That's something we won't know until the end of the season, Mr. Lawrentiis ()."

Mazzari thought to himself that this boss really doesn't understand football, how can he see that the current ranking is close and he thinks he can qualify for the Champions League?

Result De. Laurentiis's words made Mazzari almost break out in a cold sweat.

'Well, I don't know much about football, Walter. But I think that no matter what I do, there is always something in common with them - for example, when I want to make a movie that grosses 50 million, I always make a plan for everyone to make a box office of 100 million. So that even if we fail in the end, we can get a better result than 50 million, and if we are not careful...... If it succeeds, then ...... Hahaha, you know what I mean? ”

Mazari was not a fool, he knew exactly what his boss meant.

"Yes, I see, Mr. Lawrentiis." He's still a little scared, de. Laurentiis's first words seemed like nothing, but he always felt that the moody boss knew that he was disdainful of him in his heart......

"Very well, so let me hear what you think about Champions League qualification?"

So Mazari spoke out about his concerns about the Champions League.

"So, if the team can qualify for next season's Champions League, who do you want to buy, give me a list and I'll try to satisfy you and get our team ready. What do you think? "De. Lawrentiis asked.

Mazari's mouth was wide open, he didn't expect to get such a promise in the end.

Napoli is known for their financial stinginess, which can be seen from their "salary cap" regulations, except for Chen Yingying and Arshavin, the salary level of the whole team is only 1.4 million euros at the highest level, and many people are only hundreds of thousands of euros. A star of the team like Lavezzi wanted to raise his salary and was rejected by the owner, let alone others.

But today the boss was so generous that he was surprised ().

"What do you think, Walter?" Morality. Laurentiis asked again.

"Ah...... Ah, this...... This, I think...... I don't have any problems anymore, Mr. Lawrentiis! ”

Mazzarri feels that if the owner is really willing to meet his demands in the transfer market, then even if it is really a high-income Champions League, Napoli and himself may not have the strength to break through......

"Very good, so now you can lead the team to Champions League qualification single-mindedly?"

"Yes, the team's goal now is the Champions League!"

After Mazzari hung up the phone with his boss, his first thought was not to lead the team to the Champions League, but to ...... He's already wondering which players he's going to target this summer.

He took over midway through this season, but he didn't know enough about the team, and due to the limitations of the team's current personnel, he was unable to make the most of his abilities. But next season will be different, and he can start building the team in the summer. He could give him a list of players according to his tactical vision, and then negotiate with Marino and let him make the most of the money given by the owner and bring them to the São Paulo stadium.

For example, he doesn't plan to continue to use the risky 343, he plans to use the more secure 433, so that the defense is guaranteed, so he needs full-backs. Lavezzi is definitely going to be sold, this guy is not good for the unity of the team, so he also needs a striker......

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When Mazzari rushed to Marino to talk about his vision for next season, Marino's reaction left him feeling a little disappointed.

'That's a good point, Walter, but have you thought about the team's wages? Our team has been able to make profits continuously because of the strict control of the team's wages. In such a situation, it is very difficult to attract those players to join. ”

"But the boss told me that he would invest more...... "Mazzari felt that the general manager's worries were unnecessary."

"Walter, Walter......" Marino shook his head. Don't you know that our boss is out of the name 'moody'? He's always changing his mind. Maybe you'll get a call from him tomorrow afternoon, telling him that he drank too much yesterday and asking you to forget what he said to you yesterday......"

Mazzari left Marino's office with a frown, he always felt that his boss shouldn't be such a bad person? No matter how moody he is, he shouldn't be so childish in this kind of team's general policy.

But Marino and De. Laurentiis has indeed worked together longer than herself, maybe her boss is really like this?

Forget it, let's not think about it yet.

Mazzarri feels that he is a manager after all and that it is not his job to run the team.

He decided that no matter what the boss thought, it was always right to try to bring the team to the Champions League on his own, and it was his record after all.

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"Okay, guys. Now we have to revise our goals. 'At the start of a new day's training, Mazzari beckoned the players to gather around him and he had something to say.

"I know the local media has been talking about it lately, so you should know what it's about. What I'm going to tell you now is that from now on we are no longer looking for qualification for the UEFA Cup, but for the Champions League! ”

Someone in the team blew it. whistle, and someone exclaimed. More widened their eyes in disbelief at what they were hearing.

"Yes, don't be too surprised. Now that we're so close to fourth in the league, why can't we just go for it? ”

Chen Yingying smiled happily.

Individual and collective goals coincide ().

"So from now on, you're going to have to give more in training than before! Let's go to the Champions League next season! ”

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A higher-than-the-League goal did not deter Napoli's players, but rather fueled their spirits.

In the thirtieth round of the league, Napoli won 3:2 away from Sampdoria. It was a very difficult game to play, and Napoli came out victorious, and it is the goal of going to the Champions League that motivates the Napoli players.

However, thanks to Genoa's victory as well, they beat Reggina 1-0 away.

In the 31st round, Napoli defeated Atalanta 1-0 at home, while Genoa beat Juventus 3-2. Until the 84th minute, Genoa led Juventus 2-1 at home. In the 84th minute, Iaquinta equalised for Juventus.

This is a good opportunity for Napoli to close the points gap between them and Genoa.

Who would have thought that just four minutes later, Genoa relied on Palladino's rffdi goal to beat Juventus.

Napoli remain fifth.

Chen Yingying may have been too excited in the game against Milan, and in the next two games, he did not score a goal.

Once he failed to score in two consecutive rounds, it was before the match with Roma, they lost 0 to Torino in the seventeenth round of the league, drew 0:0 with Catania in the eighteenth round, and lost to Chievo 1:2 in the nineteenth round.

But he seemed to have just racked up goals from those three games and exploded in the fourth, followed by a stunning quadruple against Roma. To be continued [words provided by the Sail Innocent Love Group Qingque]