Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 74 The Talkative Lichtsteiner
Lichtsteiner was frustrated; he had just made a boast to the opponent, and now they had been awarded a corner kick.

He knew very well that Shan Yongzhuo often scored directly from corner kicks.

"No, he can't score!"

Lichtsteiner could only pray; Shan Yongzhuo couldn't score.

However, the result disappointed him. Shan Yongzhuo's corner kick went directly into the top corner of the goal, and Roma took the lead.

Roma fans were ecstatic, while Lazio fans were extremely disappointed.

The game had only been going on for 5 minutes when Shan Yongzhuo scored a goal. What could be done?

This goal left the Lazio players feeling desperate, but there was nothing they could do.

The opponent scored directly from a corner kick; how can we defend against that?

Lichtsteiner was also disappointed, but upon further reflection, he realized it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

"The opponent scored from a corner kick, so it's not my fault in defense. From now on, as long as I defend well and prevent him from scoring again, I will become famous overnight!"

Lichtsteiner thought this way, and he did indeed do it.

His defensive moves were quite aggressive, and Shan Yongzhuo had never encountered a defender with such aggressive defensive moves before, which made it a little difficult for him to adapt.

Moreover, Lichtsteiner kept nagging in his ear, which gave Shan Yongzhu a headache.

"Um, your name is Stefan, right?"

"Yes, with me, Stefan Lichtsteiner, here, you won't score again."

"I wasn't thinking of scoring again, and the ball wasn't being passed to me. You can relax a bit."

"That's right..."

Lichtsteiner suddenly felt that Shan Yongzhuo's words seemed to make some sense. In the past ten minutes, Roma had indeed not passed the ball to him, but rather focused on Totti.

I think I was being a little too nervous. The last two times, even though the kid got the ball, I immediately intercepted it. It wasn't anything special.

Lichtsteiner felt it made sense to relax a bit, as such intense marking throughout the entire match was very exhausting.

However, the next moment, Lichtsteiner was caught off guard and saw Shan Yongzhuo bypass him and rush directly towards the penalty area.

"What happened?" Lichtsteiner was completely taken aback.

Then he heard his teammates complaining.

"Stephen, what are you doing?"

"Keep up with him!"

Lichtsteiner then realized he had been tricked when he saw Shan Yongzhuo already shooting inside the penalty area.

"Damn it, didn't you say the ball wouldn't go through? How dare you lie to me!"

Dan Yongzhuo had no idea of ​​Lichtsteiner's anger. The moment the ball came through, he immediately unleashed a whirlwind ground kick, directly getting past Lichtsteiner. Then, inside the penalty area, he bypassed veteran Brocchi and took a shot.

"The ball is in!"

"It's Shan Yongzhuo again, scoring twice."

"Lazio couldn't stop him at all. He scored two goals in just 25 minutes of the first half."

"Lazio was completely destroyed by him!"

"..."

The commentators cheered excitedly, and the Roma fans were also very excited.

Lazio fans, on the other hand, looked as if they had lost their fathers.

"Damn it, it's him again."

"What is Lichtsteiner doing? Daydreaming?"

"And Brogy, that old guy should retire!"

"..." Lazio coach Ballardini shook his head as he watched from the sidelines, somewhat dissatisfied with Lichtsteiner's performance.

"Damn it, Stefan has been performing so consistently!"

"Perhaps he has played too many games and is a bit tired."

"It seems we should give him a break."

Lichtsteiner was unaware that he had already prompted the coach to rest him. He glared angrily at the Roma number 19 celebrating his goal, his eyes filled with rage.

In the following match, Lichtsteiner never let his guard down and stayed close to Shan Yongzhuo.

"The ball wasn't passed to us..."

"Don't try to lie to me again!"

"..."

Hearing Lichtsteiner's roar, Shan Yongzhuo decided to avoid talking to this hot-tempered guy.

"This guy is really not funny at all."

Dan Yongzhuo thought to himself, and couldn't help but miss Thiago Silva a little. Although the two of them couldn't understand each other's speech, Dan Yongzhuo felt that the communication was still very friendly and harmonious.

And then there's Nesta. Look how clean and elegant his defense is, and how good his temper is. Unlike this guy, he's simply unreasonable.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was quite confident in Lichtsteiner's defense. The opponent had a very tough style and good defensive skills. In the following matches, Shan Yongzhuo was unable to get any more opportunities.

In the second half, Shan Yongzhuo continued to struggle with Lichtsteiner until he was substituted in the 60th minute.

Vucinic then scored another goal, and Roma ultimately defeated Lazio 3-0 at home, sweeping away their defeat to Atalanta in the previous round of the league and once again completely overtaking Inter Milan.

After the match, Spalletti attended the press conference with great pride.

A 3-0 victory over their city rivals was a very pleasing result, but the other bald Lazio coach, Ballardini, was not in such a good mood.

"Single? He's exceptionally talented; he's a natural striker, born to score goals."

"Points? We don't care about that. We just need to play well in every game."

"Moratti is interested in a single player? We will never sell a single player!"

"Lazio's performance? You should ask Mr. Ballardini."

"..."

Spalletti spoke eloquently, a smile he could hardly hide on his face.

However, he was still very clear in his mind that the league is a long war. Judging from the current situation of this season, AC Milan and Juventus are in danger of falling behind, while Fiorentina has completely lost its performance from last season, and Sampdoria, the dark horse at the beginning of the season, has also begun to fall behind.

According to Spalletti's estimate, the world stage will likely end up being a battle between Inter Milan and Roma.

Roma's squad depth is far inferior to Inter Milan's, and they are also competing on two fronts, so the pressure is immense.

Shan Yongzhuo scored two goals in this match, making him the biggest contributor to the victory.

However, when he returned home, he was confronted with the sorrowful gaze of his neighbor, Elena.

"Dan, you're too ruthless, two goals."

Elena ate her pasta, gripping her knife and fork tightly.

“Um…” Shan Yongzhuo said seriously, “You might not believe it, but I’ve already gone easy on them. But Lazio is just too weak, so I can’t be too perfunctory, right? It’s not that I’m ruthless, it’s just that Lazio is really terrible.”

"..."

Elena suddenly felt a very strong suction between the knife and fork in her hand and Shan Yongzhuo's face, and she had to use a lot of effort to control herself and prevent the knife and fork from flying over.

What Shan Yongzhuo said was true; Lazio's defense, apart from Lichtsteiner causing them some trouble, was really terrible.

Moreover, Lazio's attack was simply unbearable to watch, and Roma's defense was so strong that it's rare to see a game where they keep a clean sheet, but this game did just that.

If things don't change, Lazio's fate this season may not be good.

(End of this chapter)