"Thank you, Mr. Jai, freat game at San Paolo"

  After the game, at the entrance of the pyer tunnel, Ivo Jai was met by Gao Shen, who wore a smile on his face.

  At this moment, the old face of Frosinone's head coach was flushed a deep shade of red.

  It was a plete disaster for them, both in terms of the game's performand the final score a total fiasco.

  But what embarrassed Jai the most was the various ents and as he made before the game.

  For example, belittling Gao Shen in the locker room and his rude behaviour before the match. He should be grateful that the Coppa Italia wasn't broadcast live on television, otherwise his embarrassment would have been id bare to the ealian media and fans.

  "gratutions, you won!" Jai finally put away his arrogance, extended his hand, and shook Gao Shen's.

  Gao Shen was even youhan most of the pyers on his team, which made Jai find it all the more unbelievable.

  In fact, he was genuinely curious about how Gao Shen came up with such a tactical approach.

  But he refused to ask.

  Still, there was ohing he was sure of: Gao Shen was no pretender.

  On the trary, he possessed a unique, advaactical philosophy.

  ...

  After a few brief words, Jai left.

  Gao Shen didn't want to embarrass him.

  After a defeat like this, you'd want to find a quiet pce to lick your wounds, away from the spotlight, wouldn't you?

  If you win and make a big deal out of it, wouldn't that just be rubbing salt in the wound?

  No matter how you look at it, Gao Shen isn't that type of persht?

  Knock him dow a little payback, and that's good enough.

  "Do you think he's vinced?" Gao Shen asked with a grin.

  Carlo, Lucas, and Bueura all ughed.

  "Or, should I chase after him and ask for you?" Lucas was the most eager.

  "Alright, I'll leave that to you. If you don't get an answer, don't bother ing back," Gao Sheeo be serious.

  Lucas immediately begged for mercy; how could he dare ask?

  He'd get pummeled to a pulp by Jai and Frosinone's pyers in no time.

  Everyone ughed heartily.

  Winning the game, especially by such a rge margin, had everyone in high spirits.

  Gao Shen looked at his five trusted assistants, extending his hand to shake theirs and hugged eae, thanking them for their hard work and dedicatiohe past month.

  Even though it was their first year w together, their capabilities had already shohrough during this period.

  For instance, Carlo was excellent at leading training sessions and managing pyers. Naples, with its youthful roster, erfectly suited to Carlo's expertise.

  Bueura took on the challenge given by Gao Shen, striving to ehat every Napoli pyer would run over 10 kilometers per game this season. Serie B has 42 matches in a season, so the challenge was quite signifit.

  But if he succeeds, Bueura's reputation in physical training will rise to the level.

  The same goes for Lopis and Borrell.

  Many initiatives haven't yet shown their full effect, or their impact isn't immediately obvious. But over time, they will gradually beore evident, like Napoli's oouch py and quick pass-and-move style.

  Whether it's as small as a person or as rge as a team, building character doesn't happen ht. It takes time to cultivate, accumute, ale.

  "I won't say too much; everyone has worked hard!" Gao Shen smiled at his coag staff.

  "There are still challenges ahead. In three days, there's another Coppa Italia match. Let's keep it up!"

  The biggest challenge in this season's Coppa Italia is the schedule.

  Pying three secutive rounds in a single week is a signifit challenge for any team, especially in a single-knockout format.

  That means you 't know in advance who your oppo will be in the round.

  For example, now that Napoli eliminated Frosihe Italian Football Association will duct the sed-round draw tomorrow.

  Only after the draw will they know who their oppo is. There's no way to prepare in advance ather intelligence.

  Moreover, the first round of the Coppa Italia wasn't televised at all.

  Sht nooli has no idea who their oppo will be.

  ...

  As Gao Shehe pyers off the field and back to the locker room, club owner De Laurentiis arrived with Marino.

  From the broad smile on his face, it was easy to tell how pleased he was.

  This was Napoli's debut game of the new season and the first match since Gao Shen took charge. De Laurentiis had beeremely nervous before the match, but now he was finally at ease.

  At the entrance of the locker room, he was full of praise fao Shen's ma.

  "I have no doubts now that you'll lead the team to Serie A and succeed there!" De Laurentiis decred bluntly, and Marino nodded in agreement.

  However, Gao Shen asked with a smile, "So, you still had doubts before the match?"

  The smile on De Laurentiis' face froze, embarrassed. "Just a bit; it's only natural."

  Mari his faeutral and stared straight ahead, trying to tain his ughter.

  Sometimes he really admired Gao Shen. Both of them were teically employees, so why was there such a stark difference?

  It's all his fault fetting tricked at the start agreeing too quickly without holding back!

  Later, Gao Shen invited De Laurentiis into the locker room to meet the pyers.

  The German owner was quite a character himself. When it came to praising people, he was full of fluage, leaving Lucas and Bueura wide-eyed.

  Only then did they uand why Gao Shen chose to work with De Laurentiis.

  ...

  Napoli beat Frosinone 6-0!

  Gao Shen's Italia was a resounding success!

  This garnered signifit media attention the following day.

  Although the oppo wasn't strong, they were still a Serie B team at the same level as Napoli. Winning 6-0 was no easy feat.

  Unfortunately, sihe match wasn't televised, many media outlets didn't know the details of the game. Otherwise, there would likely have been more discussion and greater attention.

  Even the local media in Naples focused mainly oeam's offense in their reports, without going into ih analysis. This left the outside world still somewhat in the dark about the game's flow.

  Meanwhile, other matches also saw some big wins.

  The highest-sg match came from Serie A side Ascoli, who, like Napoli, defeated their oppos 6-0. They were even pying away, although their oppos were a sed-division team.

  Napoli pyed at home, and their oppo was stronger. paratively, this could be seen as evenly matched.

  Due to Gao Shen's involvement, another young coach attrag attention in Serie B this season is David Balrdini, a disciple of Sacchi and now the coach of Pescara.

  In his seaso, Balrdini's Pescara team defeated Pavia 4-0.

  Pavia, ially, is the first Italian club ter acquired by a ese sortium and is currently in the C-1 League.

  Gao Shen has a close retionship with Sacchi. Balrdini is a disciple of Sacchi. Both coaches led their teams to big wins in their debuts, garnering siderable attention in Italian football.

  Another offensive-minded coach, Zeman, coag Lecce, had a disastrous start.

  Zeman's team struggled in their opening match against Caveise, a C-1 team, g two goals within the first five minutes.

  Despite Lecce's relentless attag efforts, they were uo reverse the situation and ended up being eliminated from the Coppa Italia after a 1-2 defeat. Meanwhile, Juventus fortably won their away game against Martina in the C-1 League with a 3-0 victory, courtesy of goals from Marne, Bojinov, and Nedved. Gao Shen had scouts closely monit Juventus' matches, Deschamps' team, which featured a formidable lineup including Buffon, Nedved, Chiellini, and others. Their 3-0 win was strong, but they clearly held bae energy, given their busy schedule.

  The first round of the Coppa Italia didn't attract much media attention, but following its clusion, the Italian Football Association quickly held the draw for the sed knockout round. This time, Napoli's luck wasn't as favorable as they were drawn against Ascoli, a Serie A team that had just demolished their oppo with a 6-0 victory. Both Napoli and Ascoli had dominant performances in their first-round matches, adding suspeo their uping enter.

  Ascoli's offensive power, demonstrated in their first-round victory, indicated that Napoli would face a tough challenge. Fortunately, Napoli would have home advantage. Pescara, aeam managed by Balrdini, faced a simir challenge, being drawn against Serie A's Atanta. The gap in quality between Serie A and Serie B teams was evident, making these matchups quite difficult.

  Juventus, oher hand, drew a, a mid-level Serie B team, and seemed to have an easier path forward. The Coppa Italia's single-elimination format bined with a tight schedule emphasized the role of luck, with teams needing to quickly prepare for tough oppos.

  When Gao Shen found out that Napoli had drawn Ascoli, he was both surprised aed. While mentally prepared, he aowledged the challenge of fag a Serie A team. heless, Ascoli wasn't among the stro Serie A teams like Lazio, which made the prospect less daunting.

  Gao Shen saw this as an opportunity to test his team's capabilities and told his pyers that it was a ce to prepare for the future. He enced them by saying, "We use this game to gauge the level of a Serie A relegation team a mentally ready because season, we'll be fag teams even strohan Ascoli!"