Lord of Greenery

Chapter 147 Crisis
Offensive teams play like offensive teams, and defensive teams play like defensive teams.

Although Benfica has been attacking, Naples' defense is also very solid.

more importantly……

Li Ze glanced at Benfica's defense and immediately found many loopholes.

The biggest weakness of the offensive team is here.

While focusing on smooth offense, it also caused many loopholes in their defense.

Arsenal's failure to win the Champions League is due to the poor defense, and Benfica is similar. Their weakness lies in defense.

Then, 15 minutes passed, and the teammate still failed to pass even a good ball!
Li Ze sighed slightly.

He will not blame all the reasons on his teammates.

What I have to say is that one of them was a pass from Hamsik. If he can stop the ball well, it might not be able to create a good opportunity.

It's a pity that even if he has improved after working hard, his current stopping ability is only 15/16, which is barely considered an upper-middle level in Serie A.

Although it is not unattractive, it cannot make him stand out.

After knowing his weakness, Li Ze decided to add points immediately when he went back.

But at least for now, he has to rely on his existing abilities to solve the problem.

However, the situation always changes inadvertently.

In the 16th minute, Di Maria saw that the midfielders were too dense, so he raised his hand and asked to try to go down the side.

Before bottoming out, he faked a swing of his shoulders that made it look like he was about to sprint down the middle.

It was Ma Qiao who was in charge of defending him. Although he couldn't tell if the opponent was a fake move, Ma Qiao knew how dense the defense in his own middle was.

In the blink of an eye, although Ma Qiao guessed that Di Maria's action might be a fake action, he still followed.

As a defensive player, his initiative is relatively poor, and he must respond according to Di Maria's actions.

Otherwise, once Di Maria's fake show is real, he, who is in charge of marking, will definitely not be able to escape responsibility!
While passively following Di Maria, Ma Qiao has been cautious all the time, for fear that Di Maria will suddenly change direction.

Di Maria took another two steps towards the middle like a dazed young man.

Seeing this, Ma Qiao doubted his judgment.

He hasn't played full-back for too long, and he is not very confident in his defensive ability and awareness.

Di Maria saw through his melancholy, and suddenly smashed the ball and changed direction at the moment when he was thinking about it.

Ma Qiao panicked, and his body's center of gravity was almost shaken.

Finally, he steadied himself.

But it didn't work!

As a player who can also perform outstandingly in the Champions League final in the future, Di Maria's level is beyond doubt.

During the short time when Macho was swayed, it was enough for him to break through the Italian's defense!

Ma Qiao saw that he was passed, but he was not very flustered.

He quickly chased back, trying to seal the angle and space of Di Maria's cross.

Di Maria, however, seemed to anticipate his moves.

The moment he turned around, Di Maria stopped suddenly.

He smashed the ball again and changed direction, cutting inward towards the middle!
Di Maria suddenly disappeared from sight, and Macho really panicked.

He hurriedly stopped and turned around, only to find that he had been thrown away by two positions by the Argentine!
This distance is enough to ensure that Di Maria has enough space to pass the ball.

Both Contini and Cannavaro were in place quickly, but Santa Croce's reaction was half a beat slower.

Di Maria kicked a long pass over the top and found Reyes on the left.

Reyes saw Di Maria showing off, and he was not to be outdone, he volleyed without stopping the ball!
His movements are relatively large, allowing Navarro to predict that he may shoot directly.

The Naples goalkeeper was mentally prepared, but found that Reyes hit the ball just in the dead corner!

Navarro quickly dived to save and barely blocked the ball.

Before he could rejoice, Suyaso, who had a good sense of supplementary shooting, had already grabbed the first spot and kicked the ball into the goal easily.

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

"David Suyaso! David Suyaso!"

"0:1! At home in Naples, Suyazo opened the scoring for Benfica!"

The commentator on the Benfica side suddenly went crazy.

"Macho's breakthrough is the biggest mistake. He looks inexperienced in front of rookie Di Maria!"

"Navarro has already made a world-class save, it's a pity he can't make a second one."

"Why does Naples keep defending? Lee stands alone in the frontcourt. With his level, he should get more support!"

After conceding the ball, the Naples commentator began to talk about the players and even the head coach.

However, their rhetoric is relatively restrained, otherwise Naples fans will complain.

Compared with them, Benfica fans are much more unscrupulous.

"**Napolitan! Is Benfica comparable to you?"

"Still mocking us? Have you ever been to the Champions League final?"

"We are a European giant, what is Naples?!"

Most of the Benfica fans were cheering excitedly, but there were also a small group of fans who wantonly mocked the Naples fans.

The Naples fans were furious, but Benfica's lead made them speechless.

There are also some stubborn fans who choose to believe in their own team unconditionally.

"Ezequiel enters one!"

"Hua people, as long as you can win, I will always support you in the future!"

"Fuck these Benficas! Fuck them!"

At the critical juncture of life and death, Eddie Reya did not overreact.

Rather, he smiled calmly.

Off the court, the camera immediately focused on him.

"Whether he is pretending or not, this calmness alone shows that Eddie Reya is not an ordinary person." Zhang Lu praised him.

"Who is an easy head coach who can coach in Serie A?" He Wei agreed with Zhang Lu's opinion.

At the critical moment when the team fell behind at home, the head coach's calm demeanor can inspire the players.

Eddie Rhea's calm appearance at this moment seemed to indicate that he had expected everything.

On the court, the Naples players also saw the signal from the head coach.

"Attack?" Li Ze muttered.

Next to him, Brazilian defender Louison saw his mouth moving, so he couldn't help but lean in to listen.

Because both Italian and Portuguese belong to the Latin family, Li Ze might be able to understand what he said.

Unfortunately, Li Ze speaks Chinese.

When Louisong heard Chinese, his eyes widened and he looked at Li Ze blankly.

At this moment, he wondered if he didn't learn Portuguese well.

(End of this chapter)