Lord of Greenery

Chapter 155
Prior to this, Mourinho's speech made most Naples fans angry.

The madman's underestimation of Naples is simply undisguised.

Any fan who loves the team deeply will not be indifferent.

However, there are also fans who have different ideas——

Mourinho's war of words is generally only aimed at opponents he likes, even opponents he fears!
If such an opponent's mentality can be problematic, then Mourinho's war of words will not be in vain.

Considering that Naples ranked first in the league before, many Naples fans also believe that Mourinho's provocation is a symbol of their own club!

Once, they thought so, until——

On October 10, at the Stadium of Light, Benfica's home stadium, the last round of the Europa League qualifying match between the two sides was staged.

After 45 minutes of the first half plus 2 minutes of stoppage time, the score became 2:0.

When the players from both sides walked into the tunnel, the Naples fans were even silent for a while, leaving only the Benfica home fans cheering neatly and loudly.

The Naples fans who reacted resisted and sang the team song, but their singing sounded a little lacking in confidence.

After the first half, Naples, as the visiting team, had fallen behind by 2 goals.

Compared with falling behind, what makes the fans more uncomfortable is that at Benfica's home court, Naples has almost no ability to resist!
The rhythm of the game was perfectly controlled by Benfica. Throughout the first half, Naples did not threaten Benfica's gate even once!

As a team of similar strength, Naples' performance in this game is definitely something wrong.

At least, Naples, who played against Benfica at home in the last round, and the current Naples are not like the same team.

But where is the problem?

"Napoli's start is exactly the same as the start of the previous game."

"According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with such a layout. After all, as the winner, there is no need to take the initiative to change."

"But there are exceptions to everything. From now on, it seems that Benfica has mastered the weaknesses of Naples' lineup."

"Eddie Rea is facing a test. Napoli has a group of talented young people, but there is not a good enough manager."

"It's better to say that Eddie Rea, as the head coach, is dragging the team back!"

When the commentator realized this problem, Li Ze gradually realized this problem in the locker room.

In Naples, although he performed well, he won more attention for himself.

But Li Ze himself has always been very clear that he is very uncomfortable playing here.

He can play more roles and take on more tasks, but Eddie Rea only makes him a striker, a pure striker.

Li Ze, who has just arrived, has no right to dictate to the head coach. What's more, Eddie Rea won the game he should have won with that kind of tactics before, and even temporarily stood at the top of the Serie A list.

The grades are there, even if Li Ze feels that there is something wrong, he can't say it out——

The team is already at the top of the league table, but you still think there is a problem with tactics, are you looking for faults?

When the team loses, everything is wrong.

Conversely, when the team is winning all the time, any problem is a minor problem.

However, just because the victory conceals some problems does not mean that the problems have been solved or even do not exist, they are only temporarily lurking.

When there is a problem with "Victory", these hidden dangers will explode in one breath!

This kind of problem that erupts in one breath is more deadly than a slow eruption most of the time!
The Naples in front of me cannot be regarded as internal and external troubles.

But one thing is already obvious——

Li Ze looked at Eddie Reya.

The Italian coach is now 65 years old.

In his long life, leading Napoli to the top of the Serie A table this season may be his most noteworthy achievement.

In the future that Li Ze is familiar with, this veteran coach has not been able to make a name for himself.

It can be said that this old man's ability is definitely not outstanding.

But the problem is that he has played in Naples for 5 years.

He spent 5 years with Naples, accompanied the club through the darkest moment of relegation, led the team back to Serie A, and led the team to the middle of Serie A in the first season as a newly promoted team. Qualified for the current Europa League qualifiers.

In terms of qualifications, Li Ze can't compare to this meritorious coach even if he flatters him.

It is precisely because of this clear understanding, coupled with Hamsik's persuasion, that Li Ze has remained silent.

But now, no more...

He is bound to win the place in the UEFA Europa League!

When he walked out of the locker room, Li Ze moved to Eddie's side.

"Coach, I will expand my action position in the second half."

Before Eddie Reya could react, Li Ze left.

Then, he found several of his teammates, mainly Ravitch and Hamsik.

"We had to make changes in the second half, the coach's tactics couldn't make us win."

Several people changed their expressions at the same time.

The meaning in Li Ze's words is to take Eddie Reya out of the picture!
"Don't worry, the problem is not as serious as you think."

Li Ze explained.

"I didn't say this in front of everyone to save face for the coach."

Hamsik understood immediately, and Ravitch was still excited with a little worry.

"The coach will always know afterwards, what will he say then?"

Li Ze didn't take his worries seriously.

"If we win and don't say anything about the disobedience to the coach's arrangement, then there will be nothing wrong with it."

"And if we lose, I will personally find the head coach to make amends!"

Li Ze patted his chest and promised.

He initiated this plan, so if something goes wrong, he should bear the consequences.

If it fails, Li Ze is not worried about problems.

He is still young, and he is already a key figure in the team. Reya will not punish him too harshly if he wants to.

"no problem!"

Lavitch patted his chest and agreed on the spot.

On the other hand, Hamsik has no reason to refuse.

Li Ze has already said so much, if he still refuses, he is not enough friends.

The tactics that Li Ze asked to change are also very simple, that is, he wants to increase his running position and cooperate more with his teammates in the frontcourt.

Previously, Li Ze played as a shadow forward for a long time in Cannes, and now he can still play like this.

Lavitch was in charge of the right, Li Ze was in charge of the left, and Dennis ran to the middle, doing the work that Li Ze had been doing before.

Moreover, since both Li Ze and Hamsik will come to the middle, how to move and cooperate is a considerable challenge for Li Ze and Hamsik.

On the sidelines, after just watching for a few minutes, Eddie Reya quickly understood what else Li Ze and the others were doing.

He's not blind, Li Ze and the others didn't play according to their own tactics, so he could see it.

However, Eddie Reya did not stop it.

It is said that bystanders are clear, but in fact, Eddie Reya is also vaguely aware of his own problems.

In other words, he had expected it.

After all, he has been coaching in Naples for almost five years, and his tactics are not complicated, and he rarely changes them. It is normal for his opponents to study them thoroughly, and he has expected such a day.

Now, Li Ze and the others seem to want to change something. While Eddie Reya is angry, he can't help but look forward to it...

(End of this chapter)