Chapter 0699, Genius vs. Grassroots
At the end of the game on 30 August, the team returned to training after a day of rest, but soon the players were leaving the team again.
Because this weekend, the national team will usher in the day of the national team, and many national team friendly matches are in full swing, which is also an opportunity for the national team to practice.
Especially after the 2010 World Cup, various national teams are facing a rebuild, and the lineup and style of play have also changed a lot.
Most of the Juventus team are internationals, and the players who do not have national team tasks, Yunsheng simply gave them the opportunity to return to China for a short period of time, so that they can rest and rest.
After the international break, the players returned to Turin City and Juventus are on the verge of the second round of Serie A fixtures.
Many people say that Juventus have a better schedule this season, but Yunsheng knows very well that this schedule is actually not easy.
In the first four rounds of the league, Juve faced Udinese, Napoli, Fiorentina and Palermo in turn.
Last season, the final four opponents were ranked 15th, 6th, 11th and 5th.
Looking at it this way, it's not too difficult.
But Yunsheng is very clear that in the parallel world of later generations, the final rankings of these four opponents this season are: fourth, third, ninth, and eighth.
All of them are in the top row of the standings, and there are two strong teams in the top four who have qualified for the Champions League!
Who said these four opponents are easy to deal with!
Each one is a hard nut to crack!
On 12 September, Juventus visited Napoli to challenge the 55,000-seat São Paulo team.
As the third largest stadium in Italy, Stade São Paulo is second only to the San Siro (Meazza) and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and is once home to the king of the ball.
But when he came here today, Yun Sheng felt a little incomprehensible: "Why is the attendance rate so low?" Is the stadium half full? ”
"Napoli is the largest city in southern Italy, but the unemployment rate is extremely high, and the economy has been in recession in recent years, so the attendance of the stadium has not been too high. ”
Speed looked at the empty stands, and he shook his head repeatedly: "This is not a professional football stadium, because of the running track, the first floor of the stands is not good to watch the game, and I heard that because of facilities and security problems, it is generally not open to the public." When I was in Europe before, I saw a lot of Serie A teams having this problem at home. ”
'When we play in the Premier League, the atmosphere is much better. Almost all of the home stadiums of Premier League teams are professional football stadiums, and even teams in the Championship and even League One have their own football stadiums. The fans and players were very close and the shouts were heard very clearly. ”
Cannavaro quipped, "It's also easy to kick the fans after arguing. ”
Speed smiled: "That kind of situation is rare, we English gentlemen don't do it." ”
Yun Sheng recalled his experience in the Bundesliga: "The atmosphere of the Bundesliga is also very good, and the professional stadium is also very good. Moreover, the tickets for the Bundesliga are very cheap, and ordinary people can afford to spend them, so the attendance rate is relatively high. Not as expensive as tickets for Premier League matches. ”
Cannavaro spread his hands: "Anyway, the ball market in Serie A is really not good, except for our northern powerhouses and Roma City, the attendance of other teams is very low, especially these grassroots teams in the south." ”
The three of them were chatting, when suddenly an angry voice came from behind them: "We are a grassroots team, so what?" Aren't you Juventus the overlords of Serie A? Didn't we finish as well as our grassroots teams last season? ”
Yun Sheng and the three of them looked back, only to see a burly middle-aged man standing behind him, who looked about 40 years old.
But Yunsheng quickly recognized him, Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri!
Yun Sheng stepped forward to greet him in a friendly manner and explained: "Coach Mazzari, you just misunderstood, we just casually talked about the attendance of the stadium, and we did not target Napoli. ”
But Mazari didn't listen to his explanation, but snorted coldly: "Yunsheng, you are young and vigorous, you have won ten championships in three years after your debut, and you have become the youngest Champions League champion young marshal." You are a genius, others are afraid of you, we in Naples are not afraid of you! You're right, we're grassroots, the kind of roots that can tear down big trees! Even if you coach Juventus, I still have the confidence to overturn you, if you don't believe it, we'll see! ”
Venting his anger, Mazzari angrily walked to the home team's dugout, not even shaking hands with Yun Sheng.
The three of them were stunned for a moment, and Yun Sheng smiled bitterly: "This guy misunderstood us." ”
Speed shook his head: "When we used the word 'grassroots' just now, it does mean that we look down on people. ”
But Cannavaro didn't care: "So what! They are weak, and even if they are looked down upon by me, they deserve it! ”
Looking at Cannavaro's arrogant appearance, Yun Sheng thought to himself, although his arrogance was a little excessive, it was precisely because of this spirit that he became a Golden Ball defender in world football.
Yun Sheng looked sideways at Mazari not far away, and Mazari didn't look at Yun Sheng at all.
About this Mazar, Yun Sheng was quite impressed.
This excellent Italian football coach is, indeed, as he just said, down-and-out grassroots.
When he was a young player, he frequently traveled to Serie A and Serie B, and although he worked hard, he did not achieve much.
After becoming a head coach in 2001, he also spent a long time coaching in the lower leagues, accumulating experience.
And in the summer of 2006, Mazzarri received an offer from Sampdoria and the grassroots boss finally had the opportunity to take charge of a traditional giant. In his first season in charge, Sampdoria finished sixth in Serie A, and it was only then that he made a name for himself in Italian football.
However, in their second season, Sampdoria finished 13th in the league, but they swept past Inter in the Coppa Italia to reach the final.
Since taking charge of Napoli in October 2009, he also led Napoli to the top six at the end of the season, beating Juventus, Fiorentina and other strong teams to get a European ticket.
In the parallel world of later generations, Mazzari achieved great success in Naples.
Under him, Napoli won the Coppa Italia, finished runners-up in the league, went on to beat the Champions League group stage and even came close to beating eventual champions Chelsea in the knockout rounds.
Such a grassroots Mazari should never be underestimated.
And this Napoli team has a group of talented and talented players!