Lord of Greenery

Chapter 171 Potential Crisis

Zhang Lu is mainly a Juventus fan and admires Juventus' defensive players.

At the same time, he also appreciates the Milan players. His favorite Milan player is not the star Kaka, but the Dutch midfielder Seedorf.

In the first two games, Naples only defeated Juventus, and now they are facing AC Milan.

Zhang Lu, who admires Milan more, naturally feels a little complicated at this time.

As a Chinese native, Zhang Lu naturally hoped that Li Ze could perform well, but she didn't want him to perform too well.

In the past 9 league rounds, Li Ze scored 7 goals and 4 assists, creating more than 1 goal per game!
This basically means that as long as he is on the field, the opponent has scored 1 goal by default.

Facing such an opponent, no one dared to underestimate him.

Li Ze is not the only one in Naples. Hamsik, who scored 9 goals in 4 games, Dennis, who scored a hat-trick in the last round, and Lavezzi, who has been performing very steadily, are all opponents that should not be underestimated.

Even if Milan recovers, they definitely dare not underestimate Naples.

In the same way, even if Naples is in excellent form, they dare not say that they can beat AC Milan.

The contest between the two sides is destined to test each other's quality.

"The side that wins the game will become the most powerful contender for the league championship this season!"

This is the view of outsiders, and also the view of players on both sides.

For this statement, some AC Milan fans disagree.

"The last time Naples beat us at San Siro was in 1986!"

Yes, Napoli are doing very well at home, as they have this season.

But in the same way, when away from home, Naples' results are always difficult to say ideal.

Last season at San Siro, Naples fought AC Milan 2:5. Naples fought against Milan bravely, but their defense was sieved.

This is not the most embarrassing thing. The most embarrassing thing is that since 1986, in the duel between the two sides in San Siro, Naples has an absolute disadvantage with 15 matches, 8 losses and 7 draws!
Against Naples at home, AC Milan fans are very confident.

Under the reminder of the fans, Rhea also seemed to recall what happened last season.

His well-built defense was beaten to pieces by AC Milan, and that feeling really made Rhea unbearable.

It seems that Rhea has learned the lesson of the last battle, and this time he has learned the wisdom.

When the starting lineup was announced, everyone was not very surprised when they learned that they were going to play a 352 formation.

Against AC Milan, who is like its own bitter master, it is very necessary to do a good job of defense.

The problem is that……

After the head coach read out the starting list, Dennis's name was not in it!
He only scored a hat-trick in the last game!

Dennis's own face was also quite ugly, and he wanted to rush forward to question the head coach.

Sarajeta was a little disappointed when he heard that he didn't have his name, but this was also within his expectation.

But Dennis was not on the starting list, which surprised Sarajeta, felt a little sympathetic and gloated, and even looked forward to it.

It seemed that Dennis was not valued by Rhea very much, so he could only sit on the bench with him.

Maybe, when the future lineup changes back to a three-forward, he will have a chance?

On the other side, Li Ze sat on the bench and watched, puzzled by Rhea's choice.

It has to be said that when only two strikers can play, it is a better choice to play Li Ze, who is the best performer, and Lavezzi, who has always been stable.

However, Dennis performed a hat-trick before, which is a different concept.

As we all know, whether the tactics are reasonable or not is second, and the most important thing is whether they can win.

When Dennis is in such a hot state, but let him sit on the bench instead of playing, this can easily hurt his enthusiasm and fighting spirit, and it will naturally wear down his state.

Letting Dennis sit on the bench seems to be a calm move, but it is actually full of irrationality.

Li Ze didn't even know what Rhea made a mistake in putting Dennis on the bench.

Although Li Ze knew that Rhea had done something wrong, he still didn't say anything.

He played well in the past month, leading Naples to 4 wins in 3 games, and he was a substitute for the game he didn't win.

With such results, he became the best player in Serie A in October.

In September, when the performance was the best, he failed to become the best of the month. In October, the data dropped but he got it. Li Ze really didn't know what to say.

Winning the best of the month proves that he is irreplaceable to the team, and Li Ze doesn't have to worry about his starting position anymore.

However, the conflict with Rhea will not disappear because of Li Ze's outstanding performance, just as a broken mirror cannot be reunited.

The two are now in a complete working relationship, and they basically don't communicate much at ordinary times.

Even in terms of tactical arrangements, Li Ze has no way to intervene now.

Moreover, Dennis is his good friend. If he speaks at this time, Rhea may think that he is abolishing the public for personal reasons.

If Rhea had such an idea, even if there was a possibility of being persuaded, it would definitely be gone.

Keeping silent is the only way Li Ze can help Dennis.

Dennis came to Li Ze for help, and after Li Ze explained to him, there would be no misunderstanding between the two parties.

Rather, because Li Ze was able to think so thoughtfully, Dennis was a little moved.

After encouraging the other party, Li Ze also hoped that Dennis could persuade Rhea.

However, Li Ze knew they had failed without waiting for the official announcement of the starting lineup.

After taking the initiative to find Rhea for a discussion, seeing their dejected looks, Li Ze knew that Rhea didn't listen.

Seeing this, Li Ze just handed over a bottle of mineral water and didn't ask any further questions.

It was the best thing for Dennis to ask nothing at this time.

Seeing him sulking there, Li Ze knew that Naples must win this match.

How would Dennis feel if his team lost the game while sitting on the bench?
If Dennis also has conflicts with Rhea, Li Ze feels that the future of his team is really hopeless.

But Li Ze thought about it carefully, and felt that things couldn't be counted that way.

If Dennis sits on the bench and Naples wins AC Milan, this will further convince Rea that he made the right choice, and Dennis will have even fewer chances.

Thinking about it this way, Li Ze felt like his head was getting bigger.

No matter how you look at it, the ending is not very happy for Dennis.

The best way seems to be to let Dennis endure it temporarily, and then use better performance to win himself a chance to play.

The relationship between Li Ze and Reya is so bad, isn't it because of their strength to secure a starting position?

If Dennis recovers, he might not be able to make Rhea change his mind.

The most important thing now is to be able to bear it.

Thinking of this, Li Ze planned to invite Dennis to drink after the game, and take the initiative to eliminate this invisible crisis.

(End of this chapter)