Chapter 138: Disappointment

The old captain Roki got a few good shots, but unfortunately the old captain was too far from the goal, and the few shots were from outside the penalty area, which did not pose any threat.

Instead, Chievo had a couple of good shots on goal in the first half, and in the 24th minute, Pelissier burst into the Lazio box after receiving a pass from Bradley.

Fortunately, Pisari was in really good shape today, and once again defused Pelissier's shot to ensure that Lazio did not lose the goal in the first half.

It was Chievo's last chance in the first half, and the rest of the game was extremely dull, with both sides fighting in midfield to find their way into the opposition's penalty area.

At half-time, Rea did not make any adjustments, but changed the team's attacking strategy in the second half, moving from the middle to two wings, and attacking more on the wings.

Lulic and Hernanes began to struggle frequently on the wings, but Klose was a little alone in the penalty area, and Rocchi had a little header ability, but unfortunately he was too old and bounced not as much as before, coupled with his height of less than 1.8 meters, it was really difficult for him to fight for the header now.

As for Klose, it is true that the bounce is not as good as before, but he grasps the landing point of the ball and the timing of the bounce almost to the point of precision, and he does fight for a few headers.

However, the opponent made full preparations for Klose in this game, otherwise he would not have played two tall men, and in the end, Klose failed to pose any threat with several headers under their defense.

Seeing that there are fewer and fewer games, and his team has been unable to break the deadlock, both the fans in the stands and the head coach Rhea on the sidelines are a little anxious.

So, Rea shifted his attention to the bench, Lin Dong and Kozak, since Roki couldn't help Klose, he could only send another striker to give Klose enough support.

Lin Dong and Kozak were very clear about their team's situation on the field, so from the fifty minutes into the game, their eyes began to shift to the head coach.

And now, Rea has finally turned his attention to himself, and Lin Dong and Kozak are well aware that the next step is their chance, and the team must make changes when the team is unable to break the deadlock.

The real debut of his career, for the player, the league is fundamental, it is true, Lin Dong played a real game in the Europa League qualification, but Labriche has no way to compare with the Serie A team.

Lin Dong is eager to play, he is eager to perform, he also needs the training of the game, doing tasks, and getting attribute points, and now relying on training alone, attribute improvement is only too slow.

You know, now the system has promulgated several tasks, Serie A debut, you can get two attribute points, Serie A first goal can get three attribute points, you can get five attribute points for scoring two goals, and you can get ten attribute points for a hat trick, of course, these tasks are unique.

However, it is a pity that Lin Dong's blazing eyes did not get a response from Rhea, because Rhea's last gaze shifted to the person next to Lin Dong, Kozak.

It is clear that Rhea trusts Kozak more than Lin Dong, the Czech striker who has been with him for two years, who performed well last season and continues to improve this season.

"Libor~~~ warm up, ready to play in five minutes" Rhea yelled at Kozak.

"Okay~~~ boss" Hearing Rhea's words, Kozak immediately jumped up from the bench and rushed to the side to warm up.

Immediately, Rhea's eyes returned to the court, as for Lin Dong, he was not paying attention, and naturally he couldn't see Lin Dong's overflowing disappointment.

Disappointed? Lin Dong had no reason not to be disappointed, originally he thought that Rhea had worked hard for him in training before, and let him play a full normal game in the qualifying round, all of which seemed to tell Lin Dong that Rhea valued himself very much.

However, now, when the team needs someone to bring about a change, Rea has chosen Kozak over himself, what does that mean? It shows that he has not won the trust of the manager, and in the eyes of Rhea, he is not as good as Kozak.

Is this a fact? Of course, to a certain extent, it is a fact, Lin Dong is indeed not as good as Kozak, at least in the previous friendly matches and qualifying matches, Kozak's performance was very eye-catching, better than the old captain Roki.

With endless disappointment, Lin Dong could only continue to sit on the court and watch the game, and soon, Lin Dong was replaced by a different person, from Kozak to the old captain Roki.

"Little guy, watch the game carefully, since you can't appear now, then use your own eyes to observe the opponent," Captain Roki found Lin Dong's state after sitting down, and couldn't help but remind.

"Thank you~~~" Hearing the captain's words, Lin Dong shook his head, and then put his eyes back on the game.

On the field, after Kozak came on, Lazio officially changed to 442, although Lazio was also a double striker before, but captain Rocchi has been cruising outside the penalty area.

And after Kozak came on the field, Lazio's crosses were even more unscrupulous, after all, Kozak's height and header ability are still very trustworthy, plus Klose on the side is eyeing him.

Lazio began to threaten and in the 73rd minute, Kozak made a brilliant header in the box, and Hernanes cut in diagonally from the flank and volleyed it over.

However, the Chievo goalkeeper made a world-class save and relied on a stunning reaction to deflect Hernanes' volley away.

In the ensuing corner, Kozak once again showed his ability to head the ball past Sorrentino in the six-yard box, but it hit the crossbar.

Seeing that the time was getting less and less, Rhea continued to adjust, however, after the adjustment, Rhea's eyes would still sweep over Lin Dong, but in the end, Lin Dong was not allowed to appear.

On the pitch, Lazio were unable to break the deadlock, and when the third minute of stoppage time was played, referee Brigi blew the whistle for the game.

Lazio launched a strong attack in the last 20 minutes, but unfortunately it was always close to the goal, and even when the referee blew the full-time whistle, Klose had a chance to attack, but the last header was slightly wide of the goal.

Lin Dong's first Serie A game did not usher in, and for 90 minutes, Lin Dong sat on the bench except for the necessary warm-up to maintain his physical condition.

And in Asia, the fans and fans who followed this game couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment, although many real fans didn't have much hope, but they still had hope, what if there was a what?