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Chapter 181
After the ten-day vacation, all Naples players returned to the training base. In the first joint training on January [-], no one was late.They all showed up on the training ground on time - at the same time, they were all in good spirits, and it seemed that they didn't consume too much alcohol and women as Rhea said.

Seeing the appearance of the players, Rhea is very satisfied. In the next five and a half months (this season's Serie B will end in mid-June), Naples will finish the remaining 24 rounds of the league. Since Naples has been eliminated in the Coppa Italia, Naples can focus on the league in the next games.

Of course, this is not an advantage for Naples-the three teams ahead of him, whether it is Juventus, Genoa or Bologna, have not entered the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, and it is even more unlikely that they will be dragged down by European games.

"Before the start of this season, neither the club's senior management nor I myself made any rigid regulations on the results of this season." After the players assembled, Rea said to all the players: "Because although we already have a top-level lineup in Serie B, we were promoted from Serie C after all, and the players also need to run in."

The players listened quietly to his words: "In the first half of the game, we exposed many problems and encountered many difficulties, but we survived and are still ranked fourth in the league, and we are only one goal away from the top of the standings, so I can now confirm our goal for this season-that is to get at least No.2 results and directly enter the Serie A next season! Mr. Chairman made a plan for us to reach Serie A within five years, but we can't wait that long! Now that we have the ability to enter Serie A, why wait? Five years later? How many five years can a player have in his career? How many five years can a coach coach? This year, just this year! We are going to enter Serie A! When we were in Serie C last season, the general manager Mr. Marino once said that Serie C can only be regarded as a goldfish bowl, and Serie A is the sea! Serie B? Serie B can only be regarded as a river... What are we? Our bravest sailors! thing!"

"Boys, the second half of the game will be the beginning of our sprint, at least keep No.2, and strive to win the Serie B championship! This is the only thing we have to pursue for the rest of the season! I don't want anything other than No.2 or the championship! To achieve such results, the only thing we have to do is to win one game at a time until the end of the season, until the day we achieve our goal!"

Long Bisheng listened to the excitement below, but the other players didn't have any particularly excited expressions. After being a professional player for a long time, no matter how motivated they are, it would be difficult to get these old fritters excited.

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Now that the well-deserved boss of the team has set a goal, the younger ones will naturally follow the orders of the boss. After ten days of re-training, the players' physical fitness and condition have almost recovered.

Verona used to be an old team in Serie A, but they suffered relegation in the 03-04 season. On the contrary, Chievo, the little brother from the same city who was once ridiculed by them as "if they can play in Serie A, then donkeys can fly to the sky", has performed quite well in Serie A in recent seasons. This little story is also the origin of Chievo's nickname "Flying Donkey".

The current Verona is no longer the team that once trained the Romanian star Mutu. After struggling for two seasons in Serie B, Verona's situation this season is very bad. Now it only ranks No.18 in the standings.

However, the first game after the New Year is at home, and Naples must win this game, so Rhea dispatched the entire main lineup - goalkeeper Chu Ran, four defenders are Grava, Maldonado, Paulo Cannavaro and Domizzi, midfielder Montevino is in charge, Dara Bona is in charge of organization, Pia, Carayo and De Zerby lined up in front of them to attack the opponent's defense line in turn, and Long Bisheng is at the forefront. Withdrew from the penalty area to empty the opponent's defense line so that Carayo and others could insert into the penalty area to find fighters.

This is the main lineup that Rhea has gradually determined after half a season. It has both the drive of young people and the calmness of old players. At the same time, it can also display the abilities of all attackers. Considering that the schedule in the second half of the season is not particularly intensive, there are very few double matches in a week. As long as no one is injured or the state is really bad, Rhea is unlikely to make major adjustments.

Long Bisheng was not clear about this, but Chu Ran could see it, so before the start of the game, Chu Ran congratulated Long Bisheng, congratulations on his hard work and maintaining his state was not in vain - he finally won the main position that almost no one was optimistic about before the start of the season through his own hard work and a certain degree of luck.You must know that before the start of the season, everyone thought that Naples' main center should be Bucky and Sosa taking turns. One is the team's most expensive signing at the beginning of the season, and the other is the team's top scorer and upgrade hero last season. How about Long Bisheng?Compared with the above two, he doesn't have any aura. Everyone thinks that he can only get a little chance to play in garbage time, just like the difference in value between these three centers - Bucky cost the club 300 million, and Sosa, who transferred from Ascoli two seasons ago, also cost the club 100 million. What about Long Bisheng?A rental fee of only [-] yuan.

But for players, worth is a measure of their strength, but it is definitely not all. Just like Cambiasso, who came from free transfer, has gradually become an indispensable midfield core for Inter Milan in the past two years. In this world, there are examples of players who are cheap and good.

Luck came, couldn't stop it, Sosa was injured, Bucky quickly faded after the glory at the beginning of the season, Long Bisheng seized the opportunity and played an important role in a series of victories, seven games and six goals made him the top scorer of Naples in the first half of the season. front.

Long Bisheng accepted Chu Ran's congratulations with peace of mind. This is what he deserved. After becoming a member of the starting lineup, his countless hard work and sweat were hidden behind him. Although he was not lacking in luck in the process of becoming the main player, without his hard work, no matter how lucky he was, the head coach Rhea would not let him appear in the starting lineup.

Long Bisheng is very clear about this, he may underestimate himself, but he will never be arrogant - his special experience has created his special character, although such a character may make him lack self-confidence, but it can make him see clearly where he is, and move forward step by step.

His playing style on the court is the same as his own, down-to-earth, very simple, not fancy, but extremely practical. Maybe only when he shoots, he can make the fans cheer from the heart. As for normal times, he is just a dirty job.

But the focus of the head coach is different from that of the fans. Forwards like Long Bisheng are becoming more and more like a treasure in Rhea's eyes. There is such a center forward who is active in running, has a huge impact, and can often score final goals. How can his role on the field only show when he shoots!
After a winter break, the players will be a bit slow on the court. After all, they haven’t played an official game for more than half a month, and it will only take about ten days to resume training. But they can’t stand Naples. Poke through the gates of Verona!
After leading by one goal, Naples played with ease. They don't deliberately pursue more goals now. Victory is the most important thing. After the start of the second half, Verona, who was impatient, began to attack aggressively, but Naples counterattacked one after another. Morale was frustrated again and again.

Twenty minutes after the start of the second half, Long Bisheng made a long pass after stealing the ball from the backcourt of Naples. Long Bisheng ferried the ball near the center circle.

10 minutes before the end of the game, Naples got a free kick in the frontcourt. Dara Bona drove the ball into the penalty area. Long Bisheng used a powerful header from the back to draw a perfect end to the game!

Naples got off to a good start in the second half of the season, and Long Bisheng also stabilized his main position with his down-to-earth performance. Both he and the club began to move forward steadily.

(End of this chapter)