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After leaving the hotel where De Laurentiis stayed, Gao Shen took a taxi and returned to the hotel he booked in advance.

After checking in, he went into the room to take a shower and changed his clothes. Gao Shen made a phone call to Sacchi, who was far away in Italy.

This senior has been on the phone with Gao Shen from time to time since the last time they met at a dinner in Florentino. After Gao Shen resigned from Real Madrid, Sacchi immediately stood up to speak for him.

For this, Gao Shen is still grateful.

This time Naples came to the door, and it was also through Saki's relationship. If it is reasonable, Gao Shen should tell Sacchi.

Knowing that De Laurentiis of Naples had rushed to the capital to meet with Gao Shen, Sacchi laughed heartily on the phone.

"I heard it earlier, this guy's style of behavior is very resolute, and he will come out as soon as he thinks of it."

However, Saki also revealed some news to Gao Shen.

De Laurentiis doesn't actually have much money, let alone the local tyrants behind Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, even Sensi of Rome and Craniotti of Lazio, etc. much richer than him.

The reason why he took over Naples, on the one hand, was out of affection, and on the other hand, he also had investment considerations.

Gao Shen also thinks it's normal, people are always selfish.

Many times, fans are emotional. They are used to being emotional, but they have never thought that emotion is the most unreliable thing in the world, because it is fickle.

Maybe you like it today, but not tomorrow.

But interests are different. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, it matters only if you have interests.

This should be the biggest conflict between fans and club managers.

Since talking about Rome and Lazio, Gao Shen remembered what De Laurentiis said, he wanted to make Naples the most powerful opponent of the three northern heroes.

"If I remember correctly, the Sensi in Rome and Craniotti in Lazio you mentioned just now thought the same thing back then. What's the reason?" Gao Shen asked curiously.

Saki smiled and explained why.

To put it simply, it is the region.

The economic gap between the north and the south of Italy is very different. The capital is Rome in the south, but the economy has always been dominated by the north. Even many people around the world think that Milan is the capital of Italy.

"You may not be able to feel that emotion when you were growing up, but in the 1980s, there was no Internet, no globalization, and even live TV was not developed, and a team could only grow by being rooted locally. The market, which is the ticket revenue."

"In those days, the feelings of fans were often vented through the team. In the same city, two different teams represented different classes fighting on the football field. In the same country, two different teams represented Different nationalities and regions, on the pitch you live and die, this is the derby."

"In any case, in terms of economy, politics, and even all aspects, the North has a greater right to speak in Italy, and this is also true in the field of football. The three heroes of the North have always been the most powerful teams in Italian football."

"Be it Roma and Lazio back then, or Naples now, as a southern team, they are rooted in the local market. Naturally, they must respond to the sentiments of southern fans, and naturally they must challenge the three heroes in the north."

Gao understood what Saki said.

In the years of the turn of the century, Rome and Lazio in the south were really big investments. How many world superstars were taken in by the Roman duo, and even the three northern heroes were overwhelmed for a time.

But unfortunately, in the end, the Roman duo were also weak in succession and could not continue to compete with the three northern heroes in terms of financial resources.

In the final analysis, they have not found a sustainable development path.

In professional football, if you want to continue to grow, you must generate income.

From this point of view, Florentino is actually right.

If it cannot generate income, there will be no foundation for sustainable development. Even if it rises in the world, it will be difficult to operate for a long time.

As for the feelings Saki talked about, in fact, with the development of the Boseman Act, the development of live TV, and the advent of the Internet and the era of globalization, such feelings have become weaker and weaker, and the barriers have long been broken.

To put it bluntly, they are all lay people, they all like strong teams, and they all like to win.

There are few such sentiments, the most famous being the derby of the century between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

But while the barriers are broken, tradition shapes each team very differently.

For example, in Serie A, the temperament of the three teams in the north and the teams in the south are completely different.

"I once told you that as big as a country and a city, as small as a team and a person, they all have their own unique character and temperament." Sacchi continued to talk, "You have coached Spain, so you Certainly know that the temperament of the teams in the north of Spain is very different from the teams in Madrid, Catalonia and the south."

Gao Shen agreed that even northern teams such as Athletic Bilbao, Sporting Santander, Osasuna, Real Sociedad, etc. may not seem to be strong, but they have always been a nightmare for strong teams, because northern teams The away game is too difficult to play.

It's hard to describe the feeling in detail. It seems that these teams are always very motivated when they meet strong teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and they have a very strong will to fight at their own home.

"By the same token, in Italy, the character and temperament of the southern team is completely different from that of the northern team, and even in the south, the character and temperament of teams such as Napoli, Roma and Lazio are very different, although they are all natural There is a sense of destiny to fight against the tyrannical power of the north."

"I have talked to many people, and we all feel that the reason why Maradona joined Naples back then, the reason why he was able to succeed in Naples, and is still praised by the Naples today, is that the temperament and personality between them are very different. fit."

When Saki said this, he gave what he wanted to express.

"So, when you choose a team, you should also pay attention to this aspect. Does the team's culture, temperament and character match you?

Gao understood what Saki meant.

There are actually many such examples. Some head coaches have been doomed to failure from the day they signed the coaching contract.

Gao Shen also paid more attention to this issue.

This is actually the reason why he is not very interested in Naples. Although he knows that this team has a bright future and the owner is willing to invest even though he has little money, he is still worried.

Sacchi understood the deep concern, but he remembered another interesting thing.

"De Laurentiis is not so simple. I have heard some things about him. This person looks outrageous, but there are many mysteries, such as their current head coach Raya."

Gao Shen got to know the head coach of Naples, but there is not much information.

Before the crossing, when he paid attention to Naples, the coach was no longer Reia.

"Actually, it's normal that you don't know about Rhea, but he is also quite famous in Italian football. He has a very rich coaching experience. , Vicenza, who took over Serie A in 1999, failed to prevent the team from being relegated."

"After Vicenza's relegation, he continued to lead the team to Serie B and successfully returned to Serie A, but he was soon fired for his poor performance, and then he coached Genoa and Catania for a short period of time until the end of the season. For three years, I took over Cagliari halfway through and led the team to Serie A, but something interesting happened."

Before Real took over Cagliari, the team's head coach was the Italian coach Ventura.

Gao Shen remembered the name, as Lippi said, "The best head coach in Italy is in Turin, and his name is Ventura."

It is also the old coach who later became the head coach of the Italian national team.

Ventura led Cagliari for two consecutive seasons and failed to upgrade, so in the second season, he was fired midway, and Rhea took his place. That was in November 2003.

Interestingly, after half a year of being out of work, as a famous coach, Ventura did not know what was going on, but was fooled by De Laurentiis, who had just reorganized Naples, to go to Naples to coach a third-tier league team.

This was also very surprising in Italian football at the time, not so much.

Even worse, Ventura failed to coach Naples and was fired after only 19 games.

On the other side, after Leia took over Cagliari, he washed the depression of the Ventura period and rushed directly into Serie A.

A strange thing happened. After De Laurentiis fired Ventura, he turned around and went to invite Rhea to Naples and took over Ventura's coaching position until now.

This operation is simply awesome!

Sacchi joked that in Italian football, many people say that De Laurentiis' mouth will do magic.

Gao Shen was also surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

Mazzari, Benitez, Ancelotti, Sarri…

What the hell!

I don't know, I was really shocked when I said it.

De Laurentiis is really a handsome harvester!

If you really want to say that this Naples boss is a tyrant, what's so special about him?

At least Abramovich can still make money and continue to pay you a high annual salary after firing you. What does De Laurentiis have?

The investment in Naples is also very cost-effective, and it does not look like a local tyrant.

Why are these famous marshals rushing to it?

Will cheat?

Gao Shen thought about it carefully, and he didn't seem to feel that way when he met De Laurentiis and Marino just now.

Sacchi wasn't familiar with De Laurentiis either, nor did he.

"Anyway, pay attention and don't be fooled."

Gao Shen hurriedly agreed.

Next, Saki asked about profound things with concern.

After seeing De Laurentiis, Gao Shen will return to Madrid next to deal with some things, and also meet with Blanco of Juventus to see how Juventus is doing.

The presidential election on Real Madrid is about to come out, and Gao Shen is also very curious, can Calderon win again?

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