Lord of Greenery

Chapter 159 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Less than 5 minutes after playing, Li Ze assisted Dennis to get back a goal, rewriting the score to 3:2.

The Genoa players also panicked a bit, and began to set up an iron barrel formation.

Li Ze, who had just played, did not enter the state immediately, and was unable to break through Genoa's defense for a long time.

Until the 89th minute, Li Ze's breakthrough won an excellent free kick for Naples.

Gargano took the penalty and found Cannavaro Jr. in the crowd, who headed in but was blocked by goalkeeper Rubinho.

Naples won a corner kick, which is probably the last chance.

Gargano, who was in charge of taking the penalty, also seemed to be under a little pressure, and he kicked the ball sideways.

When the final whistle sounded, the score was frozen.

3: 2!

Naples ushered in the first loss of the new season!
After the game, a reporter from Huaguo questioned: "Why did you let Li Ze sit on the bench?"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after Li Ze played, Naples, especially Naples' offense, seemed to have changed teams.

If Li Ze can start, Naples may not win this game.

Before Eddie Reya could respond, Li Ze rushed to answer the question.

"This was discussed between the head coach and me."

Li Ze's first sentence made Eddie Rhea's face change.

Then, he chose silence.

"I just came to Serie A, and I am not very familiar with the rhythm here. If I play too much, I will be easily injured. After discussing with the head coach, I chose to take a rotation."

Li Ze talked nonsense without changing his face, and even made fun of the reporter at the end.

"Could it be, do you think I should play all the games?"

Li Ze's teasing made the reporter laugh too.

In a high-intensity professional league like Serie A, even Nedved, who is known as the iron man, has difficulty maintaining full attendance throughout the season.

For a skilled Chinese like Li Ze, it is a bit difficult to expect him to be fully present.

"You took one game off, and Naples lost the first game of the season. Do you think your teammates are holding you back?"

Li Ze took a deep look at the reporter who asked this question.

is an italian.

"In the second round, Genoa defeated AC Milan 2-0." Li Ze said irrelevantly, "This is because the strength of the team is actually very strong. They also have outstanding players like Milito. I think they are qualified. Fight for a place in Europe."

"Facing such an opponent, no team in Serie A dares to win easily."

Li Ze didn't answer the reporter's question directly, but his meaning was already obvious.

Facing such a Genoa team, even if he starts, he may not be able to win.

As for the reason for not answering positively, it is also very simple——

He wondered if the Italian was digging holes for him.

In order to avoid your own meaning being misinterpreted, the best way is not to say relevant words, not to talk about your teammates.

On the other side, Milito looked at this side curiously and with a smile.

He was very happy to win the game, and he was even happier when the opponent recognized him and his team.

The current Li Ze is not an ordinary person, but a talented player who has attracted much attention in Serie A and even in the whole of Europe.

What's more, in today's game against Naples, although Li Ze didn't have much playing time, he saw his ability in Milito's eyes.

To be honest, if this Chinese player starts today, Genoa may not really win.

Being recognized by such a player, and being named and praised, made Milito a little bit flustered.

In fact, how could Li Ze not know him?
After this season, he will move to Inter Milan and score twice in the Champions League final, helping the team win the first Triple Crown in the history of Inter Milan and in the history of Serie A.

How dare Li Ze look down on a player like him who can shine in the Champions League in the future?
In fact, when seeing him Milito, Li Ze also realized that he was a little careless——

Before the match against Genoa, Li Ze didn't pay much attention to this team.

After all, in Serie A, in addition to the top three in the north, that is, Roma is now a little famous.

In the future, Naples will also shine in the capital injection of local tyrants, but after all, they have not achieved any good results.

Compared with these teams, a team like Genoa seems a little unknown.

However, even such a team now has players like Milito.

Rather, before joining Inter Milan, Milito had a very impressive performance.

But before joining the giants, Milito was just an ordinary star after all, and not many fans survived his name.

In the middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues, how many players are like him?
They may not be without strength, but they just don't have a bigger stage.

Underestimating such an opponent is bound to cause problems.

Just like this game, Naples was scored three goals by the opponent.

Even if there is no Li Ze, according to the current strength and state of Naples, it is not possible to just come to a Serie A team to win.

Yes, Genoa has Milito, but according to the player's overall contribution to the team, Milito may not be better than Hamsik and Ravezzi.

However, Naples lost, and there was no hope of victory at one point. Why?
In this Genoa team, apart from Milito, other players should not be underestimated!

Professional football is a game of 11 against 11, and to be able to beat Naples, Genoa's 11 must have two brushes.

At least, of the 3 goals conceded by Naples today, only 1 goal was scored by Milito.

And precisely because he looked down on Genoa, Li Ze didn't bow his head even though he was pressed on the bench by the head coach.

He thought that he would not lose this game, he underestimated his opponent, this was the biggest mistake he made.

If he was given another chance to do it again, maybe he would bow his head for the team's victory?
Do not!
Li Ze glanced at Eddie Reya who was walking in front of him, and shook his head slightly.

By this time, the press conference was over.

On the way back, there was not a word of conversation between the two.

In front of media reporters, two people must maintain the most basic harmony.

Therefore, Rhea will help Li Ze cover up, and Li Ze will also help him change the topic.

This has nothing to do with preferences and mutual grievances, it is the basic quality of a professional.

But in private, there is no need for them to act.

The atmosphere in Italy and Spain is still a bit different. At least, it will not be like La Liga, where any problems in the locker room will be exposed to the outside.

Even so, their attitude let the team members know that the relationship between the two is not good.

The two of them didn't even have a basic communication, so how could it not be seen?
After understanding the situation, the attitudes of the Naples players are also different.

Hamsik was a little worried about this, Dennis was in mixed feelings, and Sarajeta saw hope.

What they didn't know was that Eddie Reya was also struggling.

(End of this chapter)