Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 8 New season signings (the first guarantee)

A teammate who hadn't seen each other during the holiday returned to the team one after another, and Chen Yingxiong also met his friends Arshavin and Hamsik.

Everyone got together and naturally asked about such things as how the holidays were spent. Some went to the Maldives, some went to Mallorca, some went to the United States, and some went back to their hometown.

"Hero, how about you?"

Chen Yingxiong smiled and said nothing.

"Fuck, don't pretend to be deep, just say it!" Hamsik said.

"I went to Milan..."

"嘁——" Many people made disdainful noises in their noses.

"What's so rare about Milan...you won't go there for the first time?" Many local Italian players looked at Chen Yingxiong with sympathetic eyes. "We go to at least twice a season, that place is really meaningless!"

"It seems that the hero doesn't know enough about Italy... This Christmas holiday, you won't go to that isolated ravine, do you? Just stay and I will take you to some fun places!"

A group of people flaunted their vacation life and sneered at Chen Yingxiong's vacation to Milan. Others enthusiastically invited them to go on vacation next holiday, and promised to bring him good food, drink and fun.

Chen Yingxiong just laughed and didn't say anything. He and Ivanka's little secret will not be known to these vulgar people!

Head coach Mazzari appeared in front of the players, everyone gradually calmed down, waiting for their head coach to speak for their first day of training.

"I'm so happy to be able to see you again, boys. Obviously, after a holiday, many of you have gained a lot of fat, so the first part of this training, according to the old rules, is still physical fitness. Training. You must restore your physical condition to the way it was in the season, and be prepared for the next high-intensity training. This season, we are fighting for the qualification of the Champions League, so our preparations are even better than usual. Early, and hard work. I hope you are all prepared in your heart... This is definitely not a light-hearted pre-season training camp, I am ready to kill you all!"

Mazari smiled at everyone.

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Mazzari was in a good mood, because the club chairman de Laurentiis really kept his promise and began to attack from all sides and set about signings.

While the players are busy trying to get through their strengthening, the club's senior management is undergoing a blood exchange. After Marino left, the managerial position of the club was always vacant. At the end of the season, there was finally a replacement.

De Laurentiis brought a new manager to the team-Ricardo Bigon (riccardo_bigon). The new manager is inextricably linked to Naples. He is the son of Alberto Bigon (alberto_bigon), the coach who led Naples to the second Serie A championship. It can be considered to have the blood of Naples...

Choosing him to replace Marino, who had done a good job, did not arouse too many people's disgust. On the contrary, he felt that he was sincerely building a new Naples, instead of messing up with money. do.

The first thing the new manager did when he took office was to have a meeting with De Laurentiis and coach Mazzari. At the meeting, Mazzari told the club’s chairman and manager of his preparation plan for the new season, and De Laurent Tees once again reiterated his support for the team, especially in terms of funding.

Through this meeting, Bigan also chaired the team's power structure and future blueprint.

Next, he has to follow the list given by Mazzari, with the funds provided by De Laurentiis, and go to the world to search for players who can make Naples stronger quickly.

First of all he needs a midfielder.

Gargano, as a friend of Lavezzi and a loyal admirer of Maradona, is very dissatisfied with the team's abandonment of Lavezzi. This summer since the end of the league has been making transfers. Mazzari's strategy is to sell him if he can find a suitable replacement. If not, then it is a good time to comfort him and keep him for my use.

Mazzari took a fancy to Hamburg's Dutch midfielder De Jong (nigel_de_jong). Originally, Mazzari couldn't beat the Dutch midfielder. Because at the beginning of this year, the Hamburg team has already signed an agreement with Manchester City, agreeing to sell De Jong to the new Premier League nobility for a transfer fee of 18 million euros.

I didn't think that just after De Jong went to Manchester City, he was stuck at the physical examination level-he failed the physical examination because of the hidden danger of injury and was returned by Manchester City!

This is a shame for De Jong. He even thinks Manchester City is playing him at all.

He didn't think that he had just returned to Hamburg, he suffered a serious injury in a game at the end of January, for which he almost missed the remaining half of the Bundesliga season.

In this way, it becomes feasible for Mazzari to want to buy him. Players who have suffered serious injuries will generally make the teams that were interested in him somewhat worried, especially the midfielder who relies heavily on physical fitness. Moreover, because of this serious injury, Hamburg can no longer speak to those buyers.

So Bigang took the money to Germany and after some negotiations, he finally brought such a titan for the team at a price of 10 million euros.

His arrival will greatly enhance the team's interception ability in the midfield, so that Gargano's position becomes awkward.

His departure is inevitable.

Soon after De Jong arrived, Naples announced that Gargano had moved to Villarreal in La Liga for 8 million euros.

Now in the team, the only person who doesn't deal with Chen Yingxiong is the substitute goalkeeper Navarro, but it is clear that he has no say in the team's locker room after losing his ally, and he is insignificant.

These moves prove that Mazzari will build a new team lineup around Chen Yingxiong with him as the core.

Since it is focused on Chen Yingxiong, how can there be fewer wingers?

Of course, Mazzari, who is familiar with Serie A, must first look for a suitable candidate from Serie A. In fact, he already has a goal. This time he valued Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez (alexis_sanchez), the Chilean international who played for Udinese. Although he is still very young, he is already a striking new star in Serie A.

Regardless of his young age, his worth is not small.

Udinese has never demonstrated their idea of ​​buying young players at a low price and cultivating them to sell at a higher price, so they put a price of 20 million euros on Sanchez. Which club can afford this price, can bring it right away. Walk the sidewalk wizard of Udinese.

It's just that the price is a bit high for Sanchez, who is still young, scaring away giants such as Manchester United...

On the issue of Sanchez's transfer, Mazzari may be able to take a good look at whether his boss De Laurentiis is really willing to spend money.

So he called for Sanchez, such a wing player who can break through, is an excellent winger embryo.

At present, the only person in the team who can be called a winger is Arshavin. Although Hamsik has been a guest for a long time, after all, his job is to organize and connect.

De Laurensti gave Mazzari an answer that satisfies him.

Without a word, he bought Sanchez for 20 million euros!

Udinese had no way to refuse such an offer. Although Sanchez was bought by Udinese in the summer of 2006, he switched to his team after only playing for the Wuji for one season. But from this transfer, Udinese has made ten times as much money-they bought Sanchez for only two million euros, and now they sell it for 20 million.

Udinese did a good business, and many media sighed after learning about the transfer.

As for Naples...Whether it is worth 20 million is still open to question. After all, although Sanchez has amazing talents, but too young and too thin, it is difficult for such a player to achieve any major development in European football. This can be described as a venture capital.

But Aurelio de Laurensti doesn't care.

Although Sanchez was bought, Mazzari's efforts did not stop.

The striker still needs to be strengthened in this position. At least he needs an outstanding striker. The future of Naples intends to adopt the 433 formation. By then, there will be three starting strikers all year round. What about their substitutes? There is only one Sarayeta... which is obviously abnormal.

This time, Mazzari set his sights on the team he once coached...

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Antonio Cassano (antonio_cassano) is not happy now in Sampdoria.

The reason is simple. The coach Mazzari, who cared about him as a father, left and went to Naples.

This made him feel lonely. In the 07-08 season, he was loaned to Sampdoria by Real Madrid. That season was also the first season that Mazzari took office in Sampdoria. Cassano was where he came on loan. , And let the boss spend money to buy out the ownership of Cassano after a season.

Under Mazzari's training, Cassano, who had already become half a dead man in Real Madrid, was rejuvenated, with ten goals and seven assists in his first season. Although there are occasional attacks on referees that make Mazzari feel headaches, Mazzari’s approach to this kind of thing is different from that of the coaches that Cassano has encountered before-he did not simply and rudely. Cassano entered the cold palace and imposed punishments such as team fines and bans on him. Instead, he sat down and talked with him, enlightening him like a father, persuading him, supporting him, and letting him realize his mistakes. .

How long has it been since Cassano feels like this?

Long, long ago, in Rome, Capello gave him that feeling, he even called Capello his father. Roma captain Totti is like his elder brother, so he can rely on.

But then these relationships broke down. Before leaving Rome, he and Totti had already become enemies. Went to Real Madrid, his honeymoon with Capello only lasted a very short period of time.

It’s really hard to imagine such a betrayed player, someone who can accept him without reservation, tolerate his bad temper and problems, and keep telling him: “Antonio, you can return to the top! Believe me, I never Lie! You are the best star on the planet. You are just taking a nap. When you wake up, everyone will be surprised for you, so try hard, Antonio! Don’t stop, you can!"

Mazzari did it, and this is what he said to Cassano.

With his encouragement and training, Cassano really revived his second spring. He cut his salary and came to Sampdoria, unexpectedly becoming the choice for his career recovery.

He even thought that for his outstanding performance in Sampdoria, he was selected for the national team to participate in the 08 European Cup squad.

But all this became a memory of the past with the departure of his benevolent teacher Mazari in Sampdoria.

After Mazzari left, Cassano felt a very deep sense of loneliness. He instantly felt that in this Sampdoria, there is no longer a coach who can understand him. Although the new head coach Gianluca Atzori (gianluca_atzori) continued to entrust Cassano with a heavy responsibility, he suddenly lost his way and lost all of his form...

Now, rumors about him are rampant.

Many people are speculating that he may leave Sampdoria, but may sink.

"Look, I'll just say it. You can't repay any hope for that Barry boy. All his splendor is just short-lived fireworks, and more is the silence in the dark." It's quite poetic, but the meaning is very mean. That is his assertion that Cassano will never be able to return to the top again, that his talented player will eventually sink completely because of his flawed personality.

Even Cassano himself felt discouraged, and even began to secretly consider hanging up his boots...

But at this moment, he received a call from his mentor Mazari.

"Antonio, would you like to come to Napoli?"