Lord of Greenery

Chapter 198

In the next 20th round of the league, Naples will face Rome at home.

The current Rome is different from the Rome we met at the beginning of the season.

First of all, Totti returned from injury, which is a huge boost to the team's morale.

Secondly, De Rossi is in very good condition, and he is now one of the best performers in the entire Serie A.

Finally, Rome will not take Naples lightly.

After an unexpected loss to Chievo, Naples is still the third-ranked team in Serie A.

No matter how proud the Romans are, they will not despise a team with a higher ranking than themselves.

The Neapolitans never dare to underestimate Roma. Roma's performance has been stable and strong in the past few seasons. It is a strong team in Serie A after the top three in the north.

Although Naples' current results are good, their reputation is still far inferior to that of Rome.

However, even if they didn't underestimate their opponents, the fans would never have imagined that the team suffered a disastrous defeat at home.

0: 3!

This is the score difference between the two sides after 45 minutes have passed.

Just 45 minute!

In the 18th minute, central defender Mex received a free kick from Pizarro and scored with a header for the team to open the scoring.

For this goal, Naples fans are very upset——

Slow motion shows that before receiving the ball, Mex was already in an offside position.

However, in the 32nd minute, another corner kick from Pizarro, headed by another defender Juan, once again broke through Napoli's goal.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a big flaw in Naples' set-piece defense.

After leading by two goals, the state and morale of the Roma players rose, completely suppressing Naples.

Li Ze, who had been staying in the frontcourt, felt a little out of breath.

At this time, the use of personal ability is very small.

In the overall downturn in Naples, it is also difficult for Li Ze to perform brilliantly.

Finally, in the 44th minute, before the end of the first half, Santa Croce made a mistake and was intercepted by Aquilani with a direct pass. Vucinic scored again with an attack from 8 meters in front of the goal.

0: 3!

With a miserable score, the Naples players entered the intermission.

"This season, this is Naples' worst half." He Wei sighed.

"Napoli's defense had too many problems. Li Ze didn't get enough support in the first half. Rhea should be responsible for this." Zhang Lu couldn't laugh anymore.

Li Ze held back his anger and tried not to attack.

He didn't know who to scold, and he didn't know how to make a comeback.

Rome's hard power is not stronger than them, but Naples, which appeared in Sao Paulo today, is a team he is very unfamiliar with.

The same goes for the teammates who lowered their heads. This is the first time Li Ze has seen them so depressed.

Head coach Rhea walked in, gave a few words of encouragement dryly, and symbolically announced a substitution.

Pazienza off, Boliacino on.

This substitution is a counter-substitution, both of whom are midfielders.

In Li Ze's eyes, this substitution can be described as irrelevant.

Looking up at Rhea, Li Ze could only sigh after seeing clearly the composure of the other party.

I don't know if he is inflated, but sometimes, he really feels that his teammates are not good enough for him.

Obviously his personal ability has improved a lot, but in the second half he suffered repeatedly.

He performed 2 shots and 3 pass in the first 1 games, and his performance was extremely impressive. The rookie wall that was considered to be a possibility was directly kicked over by Li Ze.

In the second half, Li Ze decided to go all out!

Even if you can't turn the tables, you still have to save some face!
And apart from him, no one in Naples can stand up.

Then the Roma players scored again...

This time it was De Rossi who scored the goal. The Roman intercepted Gargano in the middle and scored with a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

0: 4!

In other words, this is also the fourth time Jezzo has scooped the ball from the goal today.

Many fans couldn't bear the humiliation and finally chose to leave the field.

"Today, is Naples going to lose a tragedy in Sao Paulo?" Arecio lamented.

The commentator thought of this possibility, and so did the head coach Rea.

He opted to replace Sarajeta and brought in another midfielder.

Now, there are 6 players in Naples' midfield. If 2 players who can also be said to be full-backs are removed, Naples' formation can also be said to be 442.

Seeing Rhea's substitution, some fans chose to leave.

It can be seen from the substitutions that Reya has been persuaded.

Some Huaguo fans even planned to go back and stepped up to make a banner saying "REJA OUT", even though this is Italy.

They can't take it anymore!

Before the winter break, they were still qualified to compete for the league championship team.

What now?
How long has it been since the second half started, and Naples is about to fall out of the top four!
The poor state of the players is part of the reason, but as the head coach, Rhea is definitely to blame!

When the team was most desperate, Li Ze broke out.

In the 61st minute, Li Ze dribbled the ball and practiced with three players. After collaborating with Hamsik and hitting the wall, Li Ze got a one-handed chance.

In a one-on-one match against goalkeeper Dhoni, Li Ze definitely has no possibility of being soft-footed.

Taking advantage of the Roman goalkeeper's hesitation when attacking, Li Ze decisively shot straight into the far corner, and the ball hit the post and bounced into the gate.

After the goal, Li Ze did not celebrate, and there were only scattered applause from the fans in the stands.

In the eyes of everyone, Li Ze's goal can only save the team a little face.

Just like the 1:6 Dortmund game in Frankfurt.

After losing so badly, does Yang Chen have the nerve to brag about his goal?

Li Ze ran back to the midfield with a cold face. Seeing his appearance, it was impossible for his teammates to force him to celebrate.

In the 67th minute, Li Ze scored again. This time, a long-range shot hit Mex's body and was refracted. The referee Morganti counted the goal on Li Ze's head.

2: 4!

At this moment, the fans of Rome were a little panicked, and the singing of the fans of Naples was also a little louder.

Raya took the opportunity to make a decisive substitution and replaced Blasi, who performed poorly in this field, with Dennis.

"This substitution is useless. Is there any difference between Dennis and Sarajeta?" Arecio sarcastically said, "Now that Dennis is replaced, why should we replace Sarajeta?"

Instead of a defensive midfielder and a striker, Naples' frontcourt offense could not be organized.

It is not so much that the offense cannot be organized, it is better to say that the defensive end is about to be overwhelmed. Blasi's end is a huge loss to Naples' midfielder.

Yes, Blasi's performance in this game is not very good, but he is the only midfielder in Naples who is full-time defensive.

After he left the field, Naples' midfield possession almost completely fell!
Gargano was double-teamed by three big men and couldn't pass the ball at all.

Now, Li Ze was really helpless in the audience.

In the end, the two sides ended the game with a score of 2:4.

"Except for Li, all the rest failed!"

"The worst performer is Rea, he is the biggest shortcoming of Naples!"

(End of this chapter)