My uncle is Inzaghi

In this death group, for any team, the result of any game is quite critical.

This is especially true for Napoli, who currently sit fourth in the group.

If they lose this game, they will be eliminated directly.

Naples is located in southern Italy and is the largest city in southern Italy.

As the team in the largest city in southern Italy, Naples Football Club has the number of fans in Italy second only to the three northern powers AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus.

It is considered the fourth largest club in Italy.

The most glorious era of the club must be mentioned in the era of Maradona.

Maradona is the symbol and immortal myth of Naples. He won 2 Serie A championships, 1 Italian Cup championship, 1 Super Cup championship and 1 UEFA Cup championship for Naples. It can be said that Maradona made the world Got to know the Naples team.

Maradona's No. 10 jersey has also been retired by Naples.

Elsewhere in the world, Maradona belonged to an era.

In Naples, Maradona is everything to Naples fans and is a god in their hearts.

Maradona's 7 seasons in Naples were a dream that Naples fans could not get out of.

This was especially true after the club declared bankruptcy in 2004 and was relegated.

After starting again from the lower leagues, it took a few years to reach Serie A again.

The club's legendary coach Mazzarri took office in 2009.

After several years of hard work, Naples has become a force that cannot be ignored in Serie A.

Although Mazzarri left at the end of last season.

But Naples club president De Laurentiis is obviously very ambitious. He invited Spanish coach Benitez and bought Argentine striker Higuain from Real Madrid.

After several years of investment.

Napoli has a very competitive lineup in Serie A.

There are many famous players in the team, including former Ballon d'Or winner, Italian center back Paolo Cannavaro, Slovenia national team captain Hamsik, electric motorcycle Callejon, and Argentinian cigarette cigarette Higuain.

If they had not fallen into the death group, Napoli would have been the favorite to qualify in any other group, but in this group, they ranked fourth in the group after four rounds of group matches.

Naples head coach Benitez certainly has reason to think that his team is unlucky - in fact, after the grouping, Naples club president De Laurentiis was somewhat defensive and ridiculed UEFA on social media. Trouble with the Champions League groupings.

But no matter what, the team still retains hope of appearing.

Especially in this game at their home court, Naples must get three points in order to retain their hope of qualifying in the final round - although in the last round Napoli will go to Dortmund's Westfalenstadion to challenge Dortmund away from home. It will be difficult to conquer that stadium, but the Champions League is inherently difficult to play.

Benitez hopes to regain his reputation in Naples - he became Chelsea's firefighting coach last season. When he took over, Chelsea was ranked eighth in the league and had not won in 11 consecutive games. After the season, he finally led Chelsea to third place in the league and even won the Europa League.

However.

Even so, Chelsea owner Abramovich did not give him a permanent job - it stands to reason that his performance is worthy of Chelsea giving him a two- to three-year contract.

But there is no way, who made Mourinho unemployed from Real Madrid.

Mourinho is Abramovich's "first love as Chelsea coach". Mourinho ultimately failed to lead the team to win the Champions League, which was Abramovich's great regret.

therefore.

Not long after Mourinho resigned from Real Madrid.

Abramovich invited Mourinho back and asked him to continue his unfinished career at Chelsea.

As for Benitez, who helped the team win the Europa League, he was naturally sacrificed.

Taking over Mazzarri's position this season and becoming the head coach of Naples, Benitez naturally hopes to start over here and prove his ability.

Performance in the league alone is not enough.

What really attracts attention is the Champions League.

Benitez is a workaholic these days, studying his rivals Arsenal in almost every detail.

In the end, he came to the conclusion that if Naples wants to defeat Arsenal at home, it must first form a strong enough strangulation energy in the midfield so that Arsenal's midfielder cannot deliver cannonballs to Li Mo.

Naples, on the other hand, can rely on interceptions and steals from the midfield and continue to counterattack on the spot.

With the frenetic atmosphere at Stadio San Paolo.

Once Naples gets going.

Arsenal will definitely not be able to press it!

Benitez is still very confident about Naples' midfield defensive capabilities.

The double defensive midfielder composed of Zemaili and Behrami, as well as the defensive enthusiasm of Callejon and Mertens and the ability to move up and down the wing are very strong.

In addition, Hamsik, who has made good defensive contributions, serves as the attacking midfielder, and the forward position is supported by Higuain, who is good at running, has good starting speed, and is also very good at seizing opportunities.

As long as they can seize opportunities in the midfield, Naples will definitely have a chance to score three points at home.

Just when Benitez was studying how to defeat Arsenal tactically.

The media in Naples has already begun to build momentum for this match.

For this reason, they also specially go to "invite God".

Many Naples media went to interview Maradona.

In front of the camera, Lao Ma certainly looked full of confidence in his old club: "Naples can win any opponent in Sao Paulo!"

"What do you think of the offensive threat posed by Li Mo?"

"Li Mo? He is a good player, but he can't create opportunities by himself. He is not Messi hahahaha." After Maradona said this, he laughed and found that the people around him could not After getting his laugh, he rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "So as long as we cut off the channels for other players to pass to Li Mo, we can stop Arsenal's offense. As for Naples' offense, that was the game in Sao Paulo. , do we need to worry about Napoli not scoring?"

"Remember, you have to have confidence in yourself. Li Mo is not an omnipotent player. We don't need to be too afraid of him! In addition, I will also appear at the Sao Paulo Stadium in this game!"

"Naples fans, let's fight together!"

Maradona patted his chest and said that he would appear at the Sao Paulo Stadium to cheer for Naples in this crucial battle.

"Maradona will return to Sao Paulo! The invincible Naples is back!"

"Blessings from the King of Football! What does Arsenal count for?"

"Let's beat Arsenal in Sao Paulo!!"

For a while.

The Naples media were excited.

When Li Mo was watching TV in the hotel, the local Naples TV news broadcast in the local hotel in Naples was also full of such arguments.

"What's the news saying?"

asked Wilshere, who was on the roster for this game.

The team's injured players have returned one after another during this period.

Li Mo curled his lips: "The Naples TV station said that Maradona will return to the Sao Paulo Stadium, and Naples will beat us with the help of Maradona."

"How old is Maradona? He can still play?!" Wilshere said in surprise.

"Of course he can't play, but this is a kind of moral support."

"Spiritually" Wilshere curled his lips, "What's the use of that?"

"What's the use?" Li Mo shook his head, "It's like praying. For the Neapolitans, there is no difference between praying to God and praying to Maradona. Well, there should be a difference. God is illusory, but Maradona is Ladonna is a real person, he will even be in the stands during this game."

"So we can see a heavyweight audience in this game." Wilshere spread his hands.

"Bingo, correct answer!"

Li Mo snapped his fingers.

Arsenal players believe that the Naples media and fans are a little crazy.

Maradona is very good. If he were not good, he would not be the best player.

But now the world champion has a blood pressure of 160, a weight of 160, and a waist circumference of 160.

How much more can it help Naples?

In the stands, if you inspire Naples players and fans, can you win the game with this?

Isn’t this a spiritual victory method?

Is there any big difference from the idea of ​​letting a dozen death row prisoners go to the World Cup after training?

When Arsenal's players walked out of the tunnel at the Sao Paulo Stadium, they discovered the difference.

The atmosphere of this stadium can no longer be described as warm.

The players inside seemed to be surrounded by hot lava.

The passion of the Neapolitans is like fire.

Arsenal players can see it when they look up, in the stands opposite the players' tunnel.

Naples fans raised their A4-sized color cards and gathered together to form a huge portrait of Maradona.

"Welcome to the Stadio San Paolo, Arsenal! You are facing the team that is the best in the world!"

The DJ at the Sao Paulo Stadium reminded the Arsenal players in English: The King of Football is staring at you from the stands!

Be afraid!

Tremble!

The television camera first focused on the huge portrait of Maradona in the stands.

Then, he locked onto Mr. Football King who was sitting in the stands, wearing a big gold chain and a peaked cap.

"Maradona also came to the scene. This game is very crucial for Naples. If they lose the game and Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund decide the winner, Naples will be eliminated from the group one round early!"

Zhang Jun, a sexy sports commentator, said.

"It's really spectacular."

“The Stadio San Paolo is well-known as the home of the Serie A Devils.”

"Arsenal's game should be difficult."

In the comment area of ​​the live broadcast room, fans expressed their opinions one after another.

Li Mo naturally also saw this scene at the St. Paul Stadium.

Li Mo, who grew up in Milan, is not surprised that Naples fans adore Maradona.

"Do they think Maradona sitting in the stands can still bring them victory?"

Li Mo thought.

The passion of the Neapolitans burst out from the beginning of the game.

Amidst the waves of cheers at the St. Paul Stadium.

Napoli's players played aggressively.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal tried to establish an advantage in the midfield, press Naples back, and then play the offensive routine they are good at.

But Naples didn't give them this opportunity.

Down, foul.

Napoli's midfielders cut the game apart with aggressive physical play, turning the game into intermittent episodes.

Arsenal's midfielder was unable to complete passes continuously, so it was naturally impossible to organize an offense.

Therefore, it was Napoli who created the opportunity first.

Mertens intercepted Xhaka in the midfield and passed the ball to Hamsik. Hamsik drove the ball straight in to attract the defense and then split the wing. Callejon on the wing attacked at high speed, and the small motorcycle suddenly reached the bottom line. Cross from nearby.

Higuain ran back and volleyed the ball into the side netting.

When the side netting shook, the cheers at the Sao Paulo Stadium suddenly increased, like a rocket engine soaring into the sky. It was not until everyone saw clearly that the ball hit the side netting instead of appearing in the goal that the entire stadium let out a sigh of regret. Voice.

"Higuain! Ahhh! Almost!!! He almost helped Naples take the lead!!!"

The Naples commentators in the commentary box were as passionate as the Neapolitans.

He held his head in his hands and roared in disbelief.

Then he clapped his hands vigorously: "That's how we play! That's how we play! This is our home court, this is the St. Paul Stadium."

"Maradona is watching from the stands!"

When he said.

The television broadcaster also switched the camera to Maradona.

Lao Ma held his head in his hands and had the same expression as the surrounding Naples fans.

Then.

They started clapping, cheering, and chanting Higuain's name.

Maradona and the surrounding fans sang "Maradona's Song" loudly together.

The atmosphere at the San Paolo Stadium became even more intense.

On the sidelines, Benitez leaned back and almost stumbled to the ground.

He was so sorry.

Benitez does not dare to expect Arsenal to remain in this passive situation for a long time. The opponents will definitely adjust to the situation they face.

As the Premier League champion last season, Benitez knows very well that such a team that can win the championship definitely has the ability to adjust itself.

Naples' opportunity lies in scoring first before the opponent completes their adjustments, and completely overpowering the opponent in terms of momentum!

If Higuain scores this goal, Naples will have accomplished more than half of their goals.

what a pity!

Benitez felt regretful in his heart, but did not show any regret on his face. He clapped his hands vigorously and praised his players' performance.

The atmosphere of the San Paolo Stadium is Naples' best boost!

Arsenal are indeed making adjustments.

Midfield control now looked unworkable and Arsenal's players decided to play more long passes to connect with the forwards.

Mainly contact Li Mo.

Li Mo began to expand his range of activities. He withdrew from the penalty area and found space to respond.

Napoli dared to commit unscrupulous fouls in the midfield.

But at the front of the penalty area, they didn't dare.

Li Mo's free kick was very intimidating.

But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing they can do.

As long as Li Mo has the possibility of getting the ball, Naples' defense will immediately close in and restrict Li Mo's getting the ball through physical confrontation and entanglement, making it impossible for him to easily complete the turn.

In the 11th minute of the game, when Li Mo picked up the ball with his back, Naples center back Albiol and midfielder Behrami intercepted the ball successfully.

There was a roar of cheers from the San Paolo Stadium.

But Benitez frowned slightly and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Arsenal adjusted quickly. They reduced the passing in the midfield and chose to quickly connect with the strikers through the midfield.

This means that Arsenal's lineup has a very strong ability to correct itself.

The 13th minute of the game.

Almost the same picture.

Arteta in the backcourt passed the ball across the midfielder, and the football went over the midfielder's head and fell to Li Mo's feet.

Li Mo stopped the ball smoothly and then pressed Albiol behind him.

When Behrami tried to steal the ball again, Li Mo poked the ball with the tip of his right foot and passed it to Cazorla who came up to respond.

Then he quickly turned around and headed into the penalty area.

This time he turned around and pushed forward, taking Behrami and Albiol away.

Cazorla had room to dribble forward, and he didn't hesitate and took the ball directly towards the Naples goal.

This dribbling of the ball caused Behrami and Albiol to make a small mistake in coordination, and the two pounced on Cazorla almost at the same time.

Although Albiol immediately realized his mistake after seeing Behrami's action, he immediately stopped and continued to stare at Li Mo, but it was such a small setback that allowed Cazorla to find the ball. A chance to pass through to Li Mo.

The football passed from Albiol's feet. Li Mo quickly started and chased the ball to the edge of the penalty area.

"Li Mo!!"

to the narrator's exclamation.

Li Mo raised his right foot, looking like he was about to shoot.

Napoli's full-back Maggio came back to defend. Without doubting his presence, he turned his body sideways and prepared to block Li Mo's shooting angle. However, he just fell to the ground and Li Mo's right foot fell, but he did not shoot the ball. Go out and dunk the ball to his left foot instead.

Maggio moved in, which meant that there was space on the Naples wing, and he directly passed through the arch of his left foot.

Sure enough, Sanchez came from the wing.

He followed Li Mo's through ball and chased after him. Near the baseline, he first looked up at the penalty area, and then swept the ball to the left side of the small penalty area with his left foot.

Walcott came up from the other side and swept the ball towards the goal with his right foot!

The football comes close to the ground.

Naples goalkeeper Rafael reacted quickly. He fell to the ground quickly enough and his hand touched the ball.

But still a little slower.

The football changed its direction slightly and still got into the goal.

"Li Mo. Through ball! Sanchez crosses! Walcott GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Beautiful! Beautiful! Arsenal's first threatening attack of this game resulted in a goal!!!"

"Naples' fierce attack in the opening stage yielded no results. Instead, their defense was penetrated by Arsenal!"

"Zero to one! Arsenal, playing away from home, took the lead! For them, the better news is that in another game, Paris Saint-Germain faced Borussia Dortmund at home without a goal, and it was still zero to zero. Now In real-time points in Group F, Arsenal has overtaken Paris Saint-Germain to take first place!”

After scoring, Walcott excitedly rushed to the corner flag area to celebrate wildly.

Arsenal's players also rushed forward.

Only then did the fans at St. Paul Stadium react.

They can't let their opponents take it too easy here.

The extremely sharp boos swept through the stadium, making everyone's eardrums vibrate violently.

However, this does not change the reality that Naples is lagging behind at home.

The TV broadcast was replaying the recent goal.

The commentators were analyzing the birth process of this goal and its impact on the game situation and even the group situation.

"Most of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Li Mo. His shot fake deceived the entire Naples defense. But from another aspect, this is also because the Naples players are too afraid of him. This caused them to overreact when faced with Li Mo's actions."

"Sanchez's cross pass was very accurate, Walcott's shot from the small penalty area line, Naples goalkeeper Rafael's position was too close to the left post, and Walcott was almost facing half the ball when he shot. It’s an empty goal, he just needs to hit the ball inside the goal frame. It’s not easy for Rafael to still touch the ball in this situation!”

"Benitez's team fell behind at home, and Naples was in desperation. They had to equalize the score to retain the hope of qualifying! This is the Sao Paulo Stadium, they can do this, they have defeated Paris Saint-Germain here. Germany, one goal behind is not the end of the world!”

A close-up of Maradona appeared on the television screen.

Mr. Football King looked depressed and was complaining endlessly to his friends next to him.

"Maybe Maradona was complaining about Benitez's tactical arrangements"

Some commentators are speculating.

At this moment, the broadcast screen switched to Benitez on the sidelines.

Not far away from Benitez, members of the Arsenal coaching bench were celebrating excitedly.

His own expression seemed very calm.

There is a kind of calmness like "Taishan collapses in front of you, but your face does not change".

But his heart is bleeding

Because his carefully laid tactics failed.

Li Mo can be used as a tactical fulcrum. Arsenal can use Li Mo to quickly pass through the midfield, making it impossible for Naples to engage in a so-called midfield fight.

Now we are one goal behind

Benitez hesitated for a moment.

The latest instructions were finally issued; execute Plan B and attack! !

It is impossible for any head coach to formulate only one tactical plan for a game.

Depending on the situation, the head coaches will have to come up with different tactics to deal with them, and these must be adjusted in advance during normal training.

You can switch over at any time during the game.

Benitez can only hope that Naples can make good use of the momentum at home and if they can equalize as soon as possible

That's all fine.

Falling behind by one goal is indeed not the end of the world for Napoli.

They still have plenty of time to equalize the score.

After the game resumed, the atmosphere at St. Paul's Stadium remained enthusiastic.

In this warm atmosphere, Naples launched a fierce attack.

Their offensive is quite fierce. Italian football is usually associated with "conservatism", "emphasis on defense" and "defense is king".

But Napoli is the outlier.

After their attack started, they were quite vigorous and open and close.

Coupled with the crazy atmosphere at the Sao Paulo Stadium, Arsenal was pushed back to half-time.

Faced with Naples' counterattack.

Arsenal did not panic.

The players stood their ground. Although Naples was on the offensive, if you look closely you can see that there was not much offensive momentum that could really threaten, and Szczesny did not make many saves.

Since the Arsenal team won the championship last season, this season it has begun to look like a "championship team".

To evaluate a team's combat effectiveness, it is often necessary to look at its performance in adversity.

From now on, it seems that the performance of Arsenal's players is qualified.

The game time passes minute by minute.

Naples' offensive also began to gradually become weak.

Although Naples fans are crazy, their players are not robots and cannot have unlimited physical strength.

So after seventeen or eighteen minutes of continuous attack, and after the first half of the game entered forty minutes, the physical fitness of the Naples players reached a bottleneck period that required adjustment.

They began to take the initiative to slow down the pace.

However, it is impossible for Arsenal to not notice the changes in Naples.

Cazorla and Arteta are both very experienced midfielders.

After regaining the ball once, they immediately waved to signal their teammates not to worry.

The opponent has begun to gasp.

How could Arsenal give the opponent a chance to breathe?

We must take advantage of now to launch an offensive!

Benitez sensed the danger. He waved his arms crazily on the sidelines and yelled at Naples players to quickly return to defense and wait until the end of the first half.

When Arsenal passed the ball across half-court.

Naples has recycled all its members.

Football has developed to the left wing, which is the right wing of Napoli's defense.

Li Mo is also moving closer in this regard.

At the same time, Sanchez, Monreal, Cazorla, and even Xhaka who came forward are also coming here, and even Walcott is also leaning here.

For a time, a large number of players from both sides gathered in the right area of ​​Naples' defense.

After several consecutive passes, Naples' defensive focus was completely attracted here. Then, Cazorla transferred the ball to the right side of Arsenal's attack with a long pass.

Shape left and solid right.

Make noise in the east and attack in the west.

Football tactics and thirty-six strategies are the same.

It was full-back Sagna who provided the assist there.

At this time, there was an open space in front of him.

Naples' defense was forced to move in his direction as a whole, and gaps inevitably appeared during the movement.

So, when Sagna swept the ball towards the penalty area.

Li Mo's figure went straight into the middle. Before Naples' defense could adjust, he moved forward at high speed and shoveled the ball into the goal! !

Two to zero!

Before the end of the first half, Li Mo helped Arsenal expand the score.

"Li Mo!! The sixth goal in the Champions League this season!! Well done!"

"Arsenal leads 2-0!"

"Naples is in danger!"

"Li Mo! It's still Li Mo!!"

"The atmosphere at Naples' home court is extremely hot, but at this moment, even the Sao Paulo Stadium is quiet. Li Mo's goal extinguished the heat in Sao Paulo."

"The suspense is over."

the commentators chanted.

In the stands.

Naples fans put their heads in their hands and looked at the court in shock.

Arsenal's two attacks resulted in two goals.

Such efficiency is difficult for them to accept.

Maradona in the stands also shook his head repeatedly. It was no longer possible for Naples to win this game.

Although some Naples fans are still lucky.

But it is what it is.

Arsenal, who were leading by two goals, played very calmly in the second half. They could stand on the fence and wait for Naples to make mistakes. In order to equalize the score, Naples made continuous substitution adjustments in the second half, but after the substitutions, the offense became more aggressive. The more confusion there is.

The 79th minute of the game.

Kaka, who came on as a substitute for Cazorla, once again penetrated Naples' goal with a low shot from the penalty area line.

Arsenal led 3-0 and completely sealed the victory.

Although at the end of the game, Hamsik scored a world-wide shot from long range and pulled back a face-saving goal.

But Naples, playing at home, still lost the game 1-3 and was eliminated from the Champions League group stage.

After the game, Maradona walked out of the stadium and became the focus of reporters.

"Naples' luck is so bad. This group should not have appeared at all. If it were any other group, Naples would have no problem qualifying. It doesn't matter, we will come back next season!"

Maradona said helplessly.

After the fifth round of the group stage.

Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund played out a 1-1 draw at home as Arsenal defeated Napoli away from home.

Arsenal scored 8 points and ranked first in the group with a slight goal difference. ,

Paris Saint-Germain, who also scored 8 points, ranked second in the group.

Dortmund ranked third in the group with 6 points.

Naples only scored 4 points and ranked fourth in the group.

In the final round of the group stage, Arsenal faced Paris Saint-Germain at home, while Dortmund faced Naples at home.

No matter what the result of the game is, even if Napoli beats Dortmund 100-0, they can only get three points, and cannot surpass Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, who can get at least eight points.

"What is your comment on Li Mo, who scored a goal in this game and assisted Kaká's goal?"

a reporter asked.

Maradona pouted: "Li Mo? He is indeed a good player, but for me, Messi is the best of this era. Li Mo is very good at scoring goals, but he can only be a shooter." , and Messi can do anything!”

Naples was eliminated, and Maradona was naturally depressed, but he did not hesitate to praise Messi on many occasions, even in this game that had little to do with Messi.

Maradona's comments attracted widespread media attention.

First in Italy.

Maradona believed that Li Mo was not as good as Messi. Most of the Italian media spoke to Li Mo. After all, Li Mo was the star of his national team, while the media in Naples remained silent.

In England, Spain and other places, the media are also beginning to discuss the question of "who is better, Li Mo or Messi?"

The emergence of this problem also proves that Li Mo's influence is indeed growing.

The eighteen-year-old player was discussed together with Messi, and the topic of discussion was "who is better."

This in itself is surprising.

Many football stars have joined in.

Most people are arguing that Li Mo and Messi are not the same type of players and cannot be directly compared.

Li Mo was surrounded by reporters at the entrance of the training base.

The reporters insisted that he respond in person.

"Everyone has their own opinion, and Maradona can of course do the same." Li Mo shrugged and said, "But Maradona is from a previous era, and his thinking may still be stuck in that era of his. "

"Is this your time or Messi's time?"

a reporter asked.

and the question is clearly provocative.

Li Mo smiled slightly: "It's not Maradona's era anyway."

The reporters burst into laughter.

Li Mo's witty answers were praised by many people, who believed that he had grown rapidly and his emotional intelligence was getting higher and higher.

But his words unexpectedly offended another group of people in Naples.

The media in Naples immediately added fuel to the fire, fanned the flames and quoted quotes out of context.

[Li Mo: Maradona is from the last era! 】

【Old antique? Li Mora commented on Maradona! 】

[Is he worthy of being evaluated as the best player? 】

With media coverage in Naples.

The crowd in Naples was furious.

Naples fan organizations even jointly issued a public statement: Li Mo is disrespectful to Maradona, and Naples will never welcome Li Mo!

Li Mo was surprised and publicly responded on his Twitter: Do I really hope to be welcomed by Naples fans?

These remarks triggered a war of words between northern and southern Italy.

Northern fans support Li Mo, while southern fans criticize Li Mo.

It’s not just a day or two that the north and the south of Italy don’t look at each other.