football redemption

Chapter 48 Do you think it's over?Actually no
In the away game against the Naples youth team, Shaqi certainly entered the squad.

However, Pioli did not announce the 18-man squad in advance, but announced it after arriving in Naples.

It is no different from the last start. After all, it is common sense in football that winning a game does not change the lineup.

When you arrive in Naples, it is impossible for anyone who likes football culture not to visit the football king Maradona and the Naples team led by him.

Naples is a great team. It is the only club in Italy that has won the Italian football league championship at all levels. It has maintained the longest winning streak in the Coppa Italia and the only record of winning the Italian Cup.

Talking about the Naples team, you can’t avoid the football king Maradona. It is the dwarf from Argentina, the giant of football, who under his leadership made Naples into a wealthy team at the time, with the fourth largest fan base in Italy.

It is he who made the rich, not the rich who made him. This is the biggest difference between Polo King and Melo.

After the departure of Maradona, the Naples team began to decline. It was not until the 09-10 season that Mazari began to be reborn as the head coach. After two years of careful training, the striker Cavani, the midfielder Hamsik, and the winger Ravizi's trident killed all sides and returned to the Champions League after many years.

Naples' home stadium is the San Paolo Stadium, which is the third largest football stadium in Italy.

In this stadium that can accommodate more than 7 people, fans are scattered everywhere in the surrounding stands. In fact, there are more than 1 people, but the stadium is too big, so there are very few people.

This is the difference between the football market in the south of Italy and the north. Economic development determines the popularity of the football market, while youth games have become tasteless in some places.

The AC Milan youth team arrived at the San Paolo Stadium by bus. They did not see the scene of countless fans gathered at the entrance to cheer for them.

This made everyone a little disappointed.

Warm up before the game...

"Why is there no one there?" Maldini looked around, only to find a few AC Milan fans.

This is the real football market in Italy and the reason why Italian football is in decline.

"Xia, why aren't you nervous at all? The Naples youth team is tough."

"Why are you nervous?" Xia Qi pointed to the empty surroundings.

"The Naples youth team was fourth last season."

"So what? We're a championship team."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words: "Yes, yes, Xia Qi is right."

Although the game didn't receive much attention, there were still cameras broadcasting it, so that the mother at home and the father in Trapani could still watch the live broadcast of the game.

Back in the locker room, coach Pioli's expression was quite serious. He felt that this year's AC Milan youth team could have a small goal, such as getting a ticket to the UEFA Youth League.

An opponent like Napoli is a good touchstone.

"The opponent's strength is not bad. They were the semi-finals last season, but children, you have to remember that you are also very strong. This year we will enter the semi-finals."

Afterwards, Pioli explained the tactics of the game: "Their tactic is a high-position press, which we have already targeted in training.

In short, we have to play more proactively in this game. You two, Daniel and Hamdoy, have to dare to break through, and you have to trust Xia Qi.This tactic was arranged by Miss Gattuso, so we will definitely succeed. "

The players burst into laughter, only Maldini buried his head in his crotch and dared not see anyone.

The meme that Miss Gattuso is the head coach has been circulating on the Internet.

After Pioli finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Shaqi.

The addition of Shaqi gave this team, which was originally a mid-level league team, a chemical reaction.The team's midfield connection has become more compact, tactics have become diversified, especially the ability to seize opportunities has become stronger.

Turning the advantage of the field into a victory is a sign of a strong team, which has also fueled Pioli's ambitions this season.

Meanwhile, in the dressing room of the Napoli youth team.

Their coach Pires is also explaining the tactics of the game to his players.

"According to intelligence, the core of AC Milan this season is not Molfetta, but him."

Pointing to number nine on the tactical board, Pires drew a circle with a pen: "The Chinese number nine is their real core.

After AC Milan steals the ball in the backcourt, he will be handed over to organize. He is good at finding gaps and opportunities on the court. The most dangerous thing is that he is not a pure organizer. In a stalemate, he can also use his flexible off-the-ball movement to transform into a penalty area killer at a one-step speed.

Remember, he is the Kaka and Messi of your generation, as dangerous as he is!So there's no shame in flanking him.When one goes forward to steal, the other must lag behind. "

A game may not explain anything, but Shaggy's speed, golf intelligence, and vision have proved that he has the potential to become a superstar.For a team like the Naples youth team that wants to compete for the championship, it will definitely attract the attention of the head coach.

The two sides started to play in the player tunnel, and Xia Qi was paid special attention like a panda.

There is no way to attract the attention of the players, coach Pires put the titles of "Kaka" and "Messi" on Shaqi's head.

Shaqi wanted to keep a low profile but he couldn't. Those Naples players were looking at him like a panda.

"Do you want to sign?"

"Tut! I'm sick."

The Naples player sent Shaqi a look of contempt.

"Xia, so you are quite narcissistic." Maldini patted Xia Qi on the shoulder and said sarcastically.

"Daniel, I sold a thousand jerseys last week."

Maldini Jr. is an old man in the team. Fans of his jerseys have long been there, but Shaggy is a newcomer. So after playing Juventus, many fans remembered Shaggy and began to order Shaggy jerseys. In this way, last week, Shaggy’s weekly jersey sales were the highest in the team.

"Go away, is it better to wear my jersey than yours on the court?"

"You can't say that, Daniel, so people will say that you are a little old man, and you can only eat your money if you have been a balloon star."

Damn, it's so annoying, it's obviously a nonsense, why do I think it makes sense?

Xia Qi stepped onto the lawn, and the light screen lit up:

Long-term mission: the Medal of Beautiful Ball (Silver), which has been worn and lit.

Side mission: perform a hat-trick and get Gattuso's attention.

Complete the task: reward 300 gold coins, 200 blue coins, and 150 green coins.

Rewards: One simulation card, two training cards, and one free attribute point.

Award: CET-[-].

Failure: deduct [-] point from any physical attribute, [-] point from technical attribute, and [-] point from mental attribute.

Hey, the task is quite difficult, and the rewards are few, but this English level six award is good.From now on I will be a language genius.

"di"

It's time to start.

The style of play of the Naples youth team is high position pressing. Their three lines are very close, and the back line is very high.

This style of play with tens of meters behind him seems dangerous, but in fact Jurgen Klopp's success in Mainz and Dortmund proves that this is a very mature and efficient tactic.

This tactic is a delicacy for a fast striker. If the football can be sent out of the cage set by Naples, if a striker like Shaqi who is known for his speed is not offside, it will be a feast for thousands of miles.

Although the shortcomings of high-position pressing are obvious, it can be accepted by the majority of head coaches because of two advantages:

One is to get more counterattack opportunities in the frontcourt. Due to the proximity to the goal, this kind of counterattack is often fatal, so it is sought after by coaches who like offensive football.

The second is to maintain a tight position near the midfield, compress the space and isolate the opponent's players through continuous running, so that the opponent has no time and space to organize an attack, and the danger is resolved in the midfield.

This concept of defending away from the goal was not accepted at the beginning. With Klopp's success, more and more people can accept this concept.

Now the high press has become a trend.

Naples coach Pires sat on the coach's bench, carefully watching Shaqi.

As an academic head coach, rather than winning, he wants to know whether a speedy player like Shaqi is really a nightmare for this tactic.

From the 10-minute game on the field, Pires could only see that Naples' high-post press forced AC Milan to struggle in the midfield and could not fight back at all.

This is the success of its own tactics.The fast horse that worried him seemed lost in the muscle forest.

Pires sighed depressingly. The academic research he wanted to see had not been completed. He looked at the opponent's coach Pioli, who was sitting there as firmly as a mountain.

I cursed secretly in my heart: You are too good. You can use China’s high-speed rail, but you can’t use it well. If you give it to me, I will have three kinds, oh, no!Five ways to break.

In fact, it's not that AC Milan has broken the law, but the young players were forced by Naples' "Cheng Yaojin's three-axes".

But Naples did not convert the initiative into a goal. Slowly, the teenagers of AC Milan felt that you were nothing more than that, nothing more than a little more fierce, fierce, what else?
Seeing that the midfield was divided into small pieces by Naples, and the usual long and medium passes could not be played, Shaqi and Molfetta began to try Tiki-Taka, short-distance passing, fast passing and running.

Molfetta passed the football to Shaqi. Before the football reached Shaqi, the Naples player Solda, who was in charge of defending Xiaqi, came over. He planned to force Xiaqi to stop the ball in a hurry and make a mistake.

Shaqi simply didn't stop the ball, and directly passed the football horizontally to Olzer, who was not far from him, and then he ran forward.

Solda, who was defending Shaqi, also ran with Shaqi. Naples did not use zone defense but full-court man-to-man defense.

So Solda is Xia Qi's security guard throughout the whole process, and he will be there wherever Xia Qi goes.

Shaqi is already suitable for Naples' defensive style. He stopped suddenly on the way forward, turned around and ran back, taking advantage of the poor rhythm to receive Olzer's pass.

At this time, the midfielder of AC Milan was brought forward by Shaqi five meters.

As soon as Solda turned around, Xia Qi kicked the football to Roebuck. He ran past Solda and shouted: "Follow."

Solda suddenly felt uncomfortable, what do you mean?Think I'm slow?Are you a devil?
Roebuck received the football with his back facing the attacking direction, and the players defending him were also very experienced. He held Roebuck tightly to prevent him from turning around. If he couldn't turn around, wouldn't he be unable to organize the attack?

In fact, he made a wrong calculation. Roebuck didn't intend to turn around at all. He tried his best to get sideways. Seeing that Xia Qi advanced from his side, he passed Xia Qi diagonally to give an advance.

When Shaqi took the football back, the entire AC Milan midfield advanced another seven meters.

Then Xia Qi followed the example and distributed the football to his teammates around him, Roebuck, Olzer, and Molfetta, and then he inserted about five or six meters forward before receiving the football, which slowly pushed the Naples youth team back to their half.

It's not that Solda, who is defending Xia Qi, is ignorant of Xia Qi's intentions, but his explosive power and speed are not as good as Xia Qi's. He stopped suddenly and slowed down, and turned back and ran slowly. The defense against Xia Qi was useless.

The worst part is that every time Xia Qi passed by him, he confessed: keep up.He is now very sure that Xia Qi is the devil in the Bible.

He couldn't help but want to foul a few times, but fouling at this time is meaningless. He didn't want to be called "brainless" by the head coach, so he could only hold back.

Off the court, Pires and the TV commentator understood Shaqi's intention, which was to push the front line to the front of the Naples penalty area.

Pires really understood. The academic head coach guessed that AC Milan will play behind Naples in the next moment.

It's just that he couldn't figure out one thing, since he was going to hit the back, why didn't he hit it from the beginning?For a speed player like Shaqi, isn't the longer the runway, the higher the flight?
Pires stood on the sidelines and blew a whistle to the players, reminding them to pay attention to offside.

This time Solda defended Shaqi, Shaqi did not pass the ball to his teammates but passed the football diagonally into the left rib of the penalty area.

Naples' last line of defense moved forward as a whole at the moment Shaqi passed the ball, making it offside.

If Hamdoy didn't get distracted and started according to the training requirements, then maybe he was offside. He thought that Shaqi would pass to Maldini Jr., because the two cooperated very well in the last game.

As a result, Xia Qi had no emotion and only passed on the right ones. Hamdoy escaped the offside trap and rushed towards the vast grassland.

"Strike! No offside!" The commentator exclaimed excitedly.

"what!"

The Naples fans in the stands screamed in horror.

Pires laughed. It turned out that it was not a thousand-mile horse that ran for a thousand miles, but a rough horse. No wonder the front line was moved forward step by step in a stupid way. It was impossible to see that the Chinese boys were not only fast, but also had a high golf quotient!
When Hamdoy moved forward, Naples goalkeeper Bauman decisively abandoned the goal.

Hamdoy escaped the offside trap, but his slowness also showed that he was not faster than the goalkeeper.

The two arrived almost at the same time. Hamdoy didn't go to poke the football. He could only go forward as he ran forward. In front of him was the goalkeeper who fell to the ground and blocked the goal.

So instead of stabbing, he swiped the ball diagonally to Maldini Jr. on the other side.

The problem is that Maldini Jr. thought that Xiaqi would pass to himself, and he was offside a second earlier, so he gave up and did not follow up. When Hamdoy moved forward, Maldini Jr. ran again.

Speed ​​is not his forte, he missed the tackle and the ball rolled towards the baseline.

Is this the end of this attack?

Do not!
Shaggy says no!

When Hamdoi went forward and the goalkeeper abandoned the goal, Shaqi thought according to Rummenigge's thinking. What would happen if Hamdoi's shot was blocked?
He then goes forward to the other side of the goal. If he judges wrong and returns in vain, if Hamdoy really needs help, then he is a sharp knife.

Xia Qi's speed was at the full level and soon he surpassed Maldini Jr., and when the football was about to roll off the baseline, Sha Qi caught up in time and knocked him back with his heel.

Maldini Jr. found a bargain in the middle. As soon as he got up from the ground, he saw the football rolling back.

Immediately kick it into the empty door.

0: 1!

After 18 minutes, AC Milan turned away and scored the first goal.

(End of this chapter)