Chapter 298: Sleepless Nights in Naples

Li Liang was stunned, it was the first time he had seen someone who could make such a perfect touch of the ball under such a high-speed sprint. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Nigerian left-back Uwa Elderson Echgiel and Callejon started almost at the same time, but were completely thrown off after just five metres and there was no chance of a foul.

Callejon looked at Badiashile and fired at randomness - he barely had much power.

Badiashile, who was already ready to disarm and surrender, fell to the ground and made a blocking action, because the speed of the shot was too slow, and he reached out and touched the ball!

The ball was saved and then slowed down, but it was still rolling towards the goal. Callejon, who was still rushing forward in high-speed inertia, lightly jumped past the fallen goalkeeper and ran towards the ball.

Seeing that Callejon was about to face the empty goal directly, Etchegil stabbed back into the defense and squeezed between Callejon and the ball and stabbed the ball out of the bottom line!

Li Liang felt incredible, this is not scientific!

When Callejon and Echgiel were sprinting side by side just now, they couldn't see the taillights of the Nigerian's car! This ball is facing an empty goal, a great chance, so that it can be caught up by Echegille from behind!?

He immediately understood that Callejon didn't care if he could score this goal at all!

Otherwise, he could have relied on his speed advantage and easily continued to dribble past Badiashile to hit the empty net. That is, Callejon started to slow down after making his first touch, and then only made a symbolic shot.

Li Liang's speculation was not wrong at all, and Sarri also yelled, he was very unhappy with Callejon's absent-mindedness, and roared on the sidelines for nearly half a minute.

Callejon, who came through Real Madrid's academy, returned to Real Madrid after making a name for himself with Espanyol. He has played the role of "bench bandit" for three seasons, and his efficiency in scoring goals and assists has been phenomenal in his limited time off the bench.

In his first season as a regular after his move to Napoli, Callejon scored 20 goals in all competitions, including 15 in the league, breaking his own top-flight record.

That season he was Napoli's second-leading scorer behind Gonzalo Higuain, helping them win the Coppa Italia title, and he was the top scorer in the Coppa Italia.

His goal rate has been declining over the next two seasons, with just seven goals scored last season after Maurizio Sarri took over.

Even so, Sarri signed Callejon until 2020 immediately after the season.

He was very impressed with Callejon's quality and the huge role he made in the team, but there was one thing that made Maurizio Sarri very unhappy.

Callejon's desire to score seems to be on the decline. The whole Napoli crew knew very well that Callejon must have felt that such a game was too boring, so he neither shot seriously nor tried to catch up with the shot.

Li Liang looked at Callejon, who seemed to be casual, and also understood, the other party didn't take this game too seriously!

A huge sense of powerlessness crept through his heart. He had never felt so helpless against stars like Kompany, Falcao and Remy who had a total rating of more than 80 before, including in the two games against Fenerbahce.

Napoli's strong overall attack and defense impressed him and even subverted his previous perception of football.

Unlike Fenerbahce, who was fighting for his life, Napoli did not use all his strength, and completely controlled the situation on the field with ease.

Li Liang finally understood what a real strong team was like.

In the rest of the first half, Monaco's offensive gradually improved under the organization of Li Liang, but the last kick always seemed to lack confidence and did not create a real threatening chance.

Li Liang also caught the attention of Napoli's players, with Hamsik and Diawara strengthening their defence against Li Liang.

As the whole team was passive, Li Liang's role on the field was greatly reduced, and his teammates could not form an effective cooperation with him in attack, resulting in his passing options becoming more and more difficult.

When defending, Napoli's rapid forward passing and efficient assault on both wings made Li Liang unable to keep up with the opponent's rhythm at all.

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

At the start of the second half, Jardim replaced Li Liang with Bernardo Silva and Boslia with veteran Joao Moutinho.

Napoli have made no personnel changes for the time being, and Maurizio Sarri has clearly had a role to play by throwing a tantrum in the dressing room.

In the 53rd minute, the Hamsik midfielder got rid of the defense and found Callejon with a long pass over the top from 40 meters.

Callejon didn't dare to slack off this time, he jumped up directly on the right side of the small penalty area and unloaded the ball lightly with his toes, and then deducted the panicked left-back Echegile, and he was about to face the goalkeeper directly!

In desperation, Echgiele stretched his leg and tripped Callejon, and the referee blew the whistle for a penalty.

Gabbiadini took the penalty and he easily fooled Badiashile to push the ball into the back of the net.

At 3:0, Gabidini scored a hat-trick.

Five minutes later, Napoli made a comeback.

The small man who came off the bench, the Italian Lorenzo Insigne, who is only 1.64 meters tall, connected two people on the left side, accurately knocked the ball to the middle, and Gabibieni, who was eager for a main position, outflanked it in place, and scored again with his left foot, 4:0!

Gabibidini has staged a big four!

Li Liang covered his face with his hands, he couldn't face such a result, even if it was a friendly match, he was hungry to win.

However, the game has been carried out so far, the suspense has been lost early, and it seems that the Monaco players are just trying to keep the score of 0:4 on the field and not concede any more goals.

This wish also did not come true. In the 77th minute of the game, Insigne once again tore apart Monaco's right side defense, and still accurately sent the ball to the feet of Gabibia, who was in hot condition.

Even Gabidini was a little embarrassed, he didn't kick the ball straight away, but took control of the ball and gave it back to the midfield.

Unexpectedly, teammate Kaduri showed no mercy and shot directly from 35 meters away, and the ball flew into the net like an arrow against the turf! 5:0!

In the following game, Risari replaced all the main players one after another, and Monaco had no intention of fighting. At the end of the match, Napoli won the game at the São Paulo Stadium.

Yaldim's heart was full of bitterness, and the combat effectiveness of this substitute lineup was seriously insufficient. Not to mention fighting on two fronts, Monaco can't even have one and a half sets of qualified rotation lineups.

Back at the hotel, Li Liang lay in bed and almost couldn't sleep all night, and this defeat stung him deeply.

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

Yaldim is also not resting yet, he is still watching the video of Villarreal's game on his computer.

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

Li Liang took the Bluetooth headset, turned the volume to the maximum, and came to the treadmill.

He was just about to start the treadmill when he suddenly saw a smiling Yaldim in the mirror on the wall.

Li Liang hurriedly jumped off the treadmill and turned to Yaldim. Yaldim smiled: "Lee, you should rest now!" ”

Li Liang shook his head: "Sir, the season has begun, but I always feel that I am not good enough, and I am still too far away!" ”

Yaldim's heart was hot, he patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "Li, you must learn to fail before you can win. I wonder, how do you feel about today's game? ”

Li Liang thought for a while and replied: "The Napoli team made me understand what a real strong team is!"

Television footage and immersive gameplay are completely different things, and if you don't go face-to-face with the likes of Hamsik, Mertens, Callejon and Kalidou Koulibaly, you'll never know how strong they are!

After playing Fenerbahce, I have a lot of confidence in myself and in the team. But now I know that we have only climbed to the bottom of the mountain, and there are still many heroes on the top, and we have to get stronger! ”

Yaldim stroked his palms and laughed, his insistence on bringing Li Liang to Italy to "be abused" was precisely the purpose. He hopes that Li Liang can have a clear understanding of himself and the strength of the team as soon as possible.

Yaldim was going to talk to him after returning to Latubi, but he didn't expect Li Liangdu to have a good experience.

The master and apprentice talked until dawn.