July 10, Castel Volturno.

  Today is the first day of the summer training camp for Napoli.

  A lot of media reporters have gathered outside the training base, and some of them have e from far away.

  From the verbal battle between De Laurentiis and Secco, to Secd Martín's accusations, and now to the start of the training camp, tless media outlets and fans around the world are paying attention to the test developments in Napoli.

  When the pyers joihe team, Gao Shen personally took Bueura with him to oversee the physical examinations.

  Bueura was mainly responsible for uanding the pyers' physical ditions and any injuries, while Gao Shen unicated with the pyers to uand their situations and needs, and to expin his ideas for team ma.

  Gao Shen also specially asked the club to hire two professional-level transtors to facilitate better unication with the pyers.

  Of course, he was also learning Italian himself, but it would take some time to bee fluent.

  Since preparations were made in advahe pyers already khe team's requirements before arriving at Castel Volturno.

  Gao Shen had clearly expihe team's discipline, rules, aions to each pyer, and Captain Montervino was also responsible for unig and expining these to the pyers.

  Speaking of the captain, Montervino's level makes it difficult for him to py a key role in a high-level team. His ability is fine for Serie B, but Gao Shen now demands more.

  Fortunately, Montervino is a versatile pyer who is familiar with Napoli's situation. He may not be able to py a more signifit role och, but he have a great impa the locker room.

  After returning from South America, Gao She with Montervino twice, mainly to discuss his tinued role as captain.

  The other captain is the veteran goalkeeper Iezzo, who is uo be the main goalkeeper this season, but both pyers have remained with the team.

  This is a lesson learned from Vils-Boas at Chelsea and Moyes at Maer United.

  For the first time, the most important thing now is cohesion and iion.

  The saries of these two veterans are not high, and they have been with the club from the beginning. It be said that they have been loyal and have tributed a lot. Gao Shen also hopes they py an active role in helping the new pyers ie into the team.

  They also promised Gao Shen that they would do their best to support him.

  Another person whom Gao Sherusted with important locker room responsibilities is the former Parma main defender Paolo avaro. He is a product of the Napoli youth system and is arguably the biggest star in the Napoli team.

  God knows how De Laurentiis mao persuade him!

  Gao Shen also spoke with him and expressed his hope that avaro could help bring the new pyers together and py an active role in the locker room.

  avaro had heard about Gao Shen and even revealed that one of the reasons he finally agreed to join Napoli was because of Gao Shen's coag reputation.

  This is undoubtedly a positive sign.

  Gao Shen clearly felt the advantages of fame and influence.

  For example, when he first started coag at Real Madrid, let alohe top superstars, even other first-team pyers weren't particurly ied in him or trusted him, let alone supported him.

  But now, with the halo of a double champion at Real Madrid, he had bee the most authoritative figure in Castel Volturno. Everyone had to listen to him, and he unicated smoothly with the pyers.

  To put it bluntly, he was the manager of this team!

  ...

  On the m of the first day of camp, there was a detail that reflected Gao Shen's authority: all the pyers arrived at Castel Volturno an hour early.

  This was because, on the first day of training camp, they o undergo a prehensive physical examination and then warm up.

  When Gao Shen unicated with them, the most important topic was discipline. One of the points was that training would start on time, so the pyers had to arrive och early to warm up. Each of his training sessions would st 90 minutes.

  The training time for many teams is very long, sometimes even 120 minutes, usually due to a ck of discipline.

  From the first day of the camp, Gao Sheablished rules immediately.

  With rules, effiaturally rises.

  In addition, Gao Shen emphasized that during the summer training camp, there would be a daily tactical css, sting 30 minutes, before the afternoon training session. This is to help the pyers better uand the coag staff's iions, including training and tactics.

  The instructors for the tactical css would be members of the core coag staff, including Gao Shen himself, who would personally expin his tactical ideas to the pyers and the importance of tactical discipline.

  He o make sure all the pyers uood his tactid implemehem within a month of training.

  The coag staff also specially designed some fun training sessions to motivate the pyers and increase their familiarity and uanding of each other. For example, Gao Shen found a trainihod from Van Gaal's book: all the pyers hold hands in a circle and use their heads to keep a ball in the air. If the ball touches the ground, there would be a penalty.

  This training is fun.

  At first, the pyers were a bit cautious, but after getting to know each other better, they began to have fun, pying around, and even pying tricks on one another.

  The forms of punishment were also varied, with all sorts of chaotialties being ied.

  Gao Shen and the coag staff generally didn't get involved ahe pyers decide for themselves.

  The training ground was filled with ughter.

  Not only Gao Shen, but the entire coag team was satisfied with the atmosphere of the first training session of the camp.

  Although there were still some gaps in nguage and mutual uanding wasn't suffit yet, the team showed great energy.

  ...

  "How are you feeling?"

  After the first training session, Gao Shen appeared in the press feren, fag all the media reporters who had e specifically for the event.

  This was a necessary gesture of goodwill as the host.

  But he didn't wait for the reporters to ask questions. As soon as he sat down, he was the first to ask the media their views on the first training session.

  In fact, the training tent was very basic, mainly adjustments and recovery. The more iing parts were some warm-up exercises carefully designed by Bueura before training, and some recovery activities after training, such as the overhead ball game.

  "The atmosphere on the field was very lively, and everyone seemed to have a good time," a reporter stood up and ughed.

  "Any other thoughts?"

  "I think it's good, but could it be too rexed?" another reporter asked.

  This is indeed a , as Italy has always been servative.

  This servatism exists not only at the tactical level but also in the overall mentality of teams.

  So in Italy, it's rare to see a team that pys very freely and eically.

  "On the first day of the training camp, our training iy was retively loill increase the iy in subsequent sessions. These game-like exercises are for the bination of work a, and also because our pyers are quite young," Gao Shen expined with a smile.

  "Mr. Gao." A reporter raised his hand, and after getting approval, stood up. "Mr. Gao, your team is young. Acc to our data, you have the youeam out of all 20 teams in Serie B. What do you think about this?"

  Gao Shen smiled aured for him to sit down. "I personally think that when Van Gaal led Ajax to win the UEFA Cup, the average age of the team was only 23. When they won the Champions League, it was also 23 years old, simir to our current team."

  "Of course, I don't deny that age brings issues of experience, but I don't think it will cause too many problems for the team. The key is the execution of teiques and tactics. For me, young pyers are like a bnk vas, and I hope to paint the most beautiful football on this vas."

  This profound statement was met with rounds of appuse.

  Italy's ethos might be servative, but that doesn't mean they 't appreciate passion and energy.

  "Mr. Gao, you must have noticed the ret remarks by Juventus' Sp Director Secd former Real Madrid President Martín. Do you have any respoo their ents?"

  Gao Shen smiled and did not hide his displeasure. After motioning for the reporter to sit down, he said seriously, "This is the st time I will answer such questions, so please don't ask them anymore."

  "I uand Secco's amateurish ents. As for why he's so amateur, you all know the reason by now, don't you?"

  The media reporters burst into ughter.

  In the end, De Laurentiis was too clever. He deliberately spoke half-truths, leading the reporters to dig deeper, which led to how Secco got his position at Juventus through es. This was fully exposed by the media.

  This is why Secco is stantly attag Gao Shen.

  "As for Martín, I will repeat what I've said before. I am very grateful to him for appointing me as head coach of Real Madrid. That was the start of everything I have now. At the same time, I uand his a this moment because he is now the former president of Real Madrid."

  Gao Shen emphasized the word "former."

  "I don't spend much time or energy responding to these issues because I'm too busy. I'm very busy every day, and trivial things like this aren't worth my time."

  "If I had to say something, I would say, it's all about performan the pitch!"

  "I trust my pyers. Secco doesn't think the same. Well, let's settle it och. "I'm even hoping to face Juventus before the season starts. As you all know, revenge is something that 't wait too long."

  "As for Martin's ents, he say whatever he likes; after all, he has plenty of time now."

  As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, some media reporters quickly raised their hands.

  "Mr. Gao, is this your challeo Juventus?"

  "You could see it that way. I respect Juventus, I resped I respect Deschamps, but I don't have much patienateurs like Secco, buzzing around my ear like a fly."

  The reporters burst into ughter.

  It sounded polite, but the message was sharp.

  Calling someone an amateur and paring them to a fly if Secco heard this, he'd be furious.

  Ever since De Laurentiis exposed him, Secco has been fag trouble. And now, with Gao Shen's remarks, it's likely that the Juventus sp director will be livid.