i don't want to be king

Chapter 297 Naples Sleepless Night

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Li Liang to believe that someone could make such a perfect touch with the ball under such a high-speed sprint!
Nigerian left-backs Echegil and Callejon started almost at the same time, but they were completely thrown away by less than 5 meters, and there was no chance of fouling——

Callejon looked at Badiasil, who was attacking, and shot casually——

Looks like it's barely working.

Badiasil, who was about to surrender, fell to the ground and made a blocking action and hit the ball!
The ball was still rolling towards the goal, and Callejon, who was rushing forward in high-speed inertia, lightly jumped over the goalkeeper and was about to face an empty goal——

Echegil, who had been chasing after nothing, returned to the defense in place with a diagonal stab, and poked the ball out of the bottom line with one kick!

Li Liang felt incredible, Callejon was too relaxed!
Sarri also yelled, he was very dissatisfied with Callejon's absent-mindedness, and yelled on the sidelines for nearly half a minute.

Callejon, who came from Real Madrid's youth training, returned to Real Madrid after becoming famous in the Espanyol.In the three seasons, he played the role of "bench bandit". In the limited playing time of the bench, the efficiency of scoring and assisting is quite amazing.

In his first season at Napoli, Callejon scored 20 goals in all competitions.

That season he was the No. 2 shooter in the Naples team after Higuain, and helped the team win the Coppa Italia. He ranked No. 1 in the Coppa Italia scorer list.

His scoring rate has declined year by year in the following two seasons, and he only scored 7 goals last season after Sarri took over.

Even so, Sarri immediately renewed Callejon's contract until 2020 after the season ended.

Callejon's strength and great role in the team are well known, but there is one thing that makes Sarri very dissatisfied.

Callejon's desire to score seems to have been declining.

For the ball just now, Callejon neither took a serious shot, nor did he try hard to catch up and make a supplementary shot.

Li Liang looked at Callejon who seemed to be indifferent, and finally realized that the opponent didn't take this game too seriously!

A huge sense of powerlessness spread in his heart.

He has never felt such helplessness when facing stars such as Kompany, Falcao and Remy before, including in the two games against Fenerbahce even though he was behind.

Naples' strong overall offense and defense left a deep impression on him, and even overturned most of his previous understanding of football.

Unlike Fenerbahce, who was fighting for his life, Naples did not exert his full strength and completely controlled the situation on the court with ease.

Li Liang finally understands what a real strong team looks like.

In the rest of the first half, Monaco's offensive gradually improved under Li Liang's organization, but they always seemed to lack confidence in their finishing touches and did not create any real threatening opportunities.

Li Liang also attracted the attention of Naples players. Hamsik and Diawara stepped up their defense against Li Liang.

Because the whole team is passive, Li Liang's role on the field is greatly reduced, and his teammates can't form effective cooperation with him in the offense, making it more and more difficult for him to choose passes.

When defending, Naples' fast forward pass and efficient assault on the two wings made it impossible for Li Liang to keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

At the end of the first half, Monaco struggled to hold the score of 0:2.

At the beginning of the second half, Jardim replaced Li Liang with Bernardo Silva and Boschlia with veteran João Moutinho.

Naples has not made personnel adjustments for the time being.

In the 53rd minute, Hamsik's midfielder got rid of the defense, and a 40-meter long pass directly found Callejon.

This time Callejon didn't dare to neglect, he jumped directly on the right side of the small penalty area and lightly unloaded the ball with his toes, and then dunked the flustered left back Echegil, who was about to face the goalkeeper directly!
In desperation, Echegil stretched his leg and tripped Callejon, the referee whistled and a penalty kick was given!
Gabbiadini took the penalty, and he easily tricked Badiasil into the goal.

3:0, Gabbia Dini scored a hat-trick!

5 minutes later Naples came back -

The small man who came off the bench, the Italian Lorenzo Insigne, who is only 1 meters tall, passed two people in a row on the left, and accurately knocked the ball across the center. Gabbiadini, who was eager for a main position, outflanked the left Foot push and scored again, 64:4!

Gabbia Dini has staged a big four!
Li Liang covered his face with his hands, he couldn't face such a result, he was eager to win even in a friendly match.

The suspense of the outcome has long been lost. It seems that the players are only persisting on the court to hold the score of 0:4.

Unfortunately, this wish did not come true.

In the 77th minute, Insigne once again tore through Monaco's defense on the right, and still accurately sent the ball to Gabbiadini, who was in a hot state.

Bijadini controlled the ball and returned it to the midfielder, but Kaduri shot directly from 35 meters away. The ball flew into the net like an arrow against the turf!
5: 0!

In the subsequent games, Sarri replaced all the main players one after another, and Monaco had no intention of fighting.

At the end of the game, Naples won a big victory at the San Paolo Stadium.

……

Back at the hotel, Li Liang lay in bed and could not sleep all night. This defeat hurt him deeply.

He couldn't sleep until midnight, so he simply sat up and quietly changed his clothes to go to the gym.

Jardim also hasn't rested yet, he is watching the game video of Villarreal.

He heard movement in the corridor, came out quietly and saw Li Liang's back.

Li Liang turned up the earphone volume to the maximum, and was just about to start the treadmill when he saw Yardim in the mirror on the wall.

Li Liang quickly jumped off the treadmill, and Jardim smiled and said, "Li, you should rest now!"

Li Liang shook his head: "The season has already started, but I always feel that I am not good enough, and I am still far behind!"

Jardim patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "You must learn to lose before you can win.

I want to know, what are your thoughts on today's game? "

Li Liang replied without thinking: "The Naples team let me understand what a real strong team is!
Watching videos and playing games are completely different things. If you don’t compete face-to-face with players like Hamsik, Mertens, Callejon and Coulibaly, you will never know how strong they are!

We have to get stronger. "

The master and apprentice chatted like this until dawn.

(End of this chapter)