Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 100 Luca, the penalty area is yours.

The match started quickly, and the Northern Bank Arena erupted in cheers.

Hamburg is currently suffering from a serious injury crisis, with key attackers Ze Roberto and Elia unavailable. They can only field young players Toren and Pitroipa on the wings, while the midfield is comprised of veteran Jarolim and young player Jos.

This lineup is far inferior to Roma's, and they were immediately overwhelmed by Roma from the start of the match.

Meanwhile, Hamburg's highly anticipated striker Guerreiro was sitting leisurely on the bench, with Van Nistelrooy and Petric forming the main attacking duo. This left the Italian media feeling frustrated, as if they had nowhere to vent their anger.

Roma quickly launched several threatening attacks. On the edge of the penalty area, De Rossi, who had made a run, unleashed a powerful shot that nearly broke through Hamburg's defense.

"call……"

As the ball flew out of bounds, the home Hamburg fans cheered with relief, but they were very dissatisfied with their team's performance.

The German commentator was also embarrassed and immediately changed his tone: "Hamburg hasn't adapted to the game yet; they need time to adjust..."

De Rossi shook his head regretfully, then glanced at Shan Yongzhuo and smiled, "What a pity, Shan. I really wanted to help you, believe me."

"..."

Shan Yongzhuo said he didn't want to talk to this guy.

Labbadia sat on the coach's bench, feeling a bit anxious. He knew the team wasn't in good form, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Labbadia, only 44 years old this year, has had a rather illustrious career as a player. He won the German Cup with Kaiserslautern and was a member of the German national team, which was at its peak in the 1990s. Moreover, Labbadia is the only player to have scored at least 100 goals in both the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, which is quite an achievement.

However, Labbadia's coaching ability is not very good. He coached Darmstadt, Greuther Fürth, and Bayer Leverkusen, but without exception, the teams under his leadership experienced a high start followed by a decline.

During his tenure as manager of Hamburg this season, he continued this style, and in the early stages, Hamburg achieved an impressive record of six wins and two draws. However, as the league progressed, Hamburg's performance deteriorated, immediately leading to a seven-game winless streak. Currently, Hamburg sits in seventh place in the league with 11 wins, 11 draws, and 6 losses. While this result isn't bad, it's clearly unsatisfactory compared to the large sums of money invested in the summer.

Labbadia's biggest weakness is his poor on-field command and reaction, as demonstrated in this match.

Hamburg was under pressure for ten minutes straight, but Labbadia was helpless and didn't even give the players any instructions. Instead, he just sat there anxiously.

Spalletti, on the other hand, adopted a mysterious demeanor, standing on the sidelines and occasionally nodding and smiling, which was quite eye-catching.

Spalletti's attention-grabbing finally changed the situation on the field.

In the 15th minute, Hamburg finally managed to turn the tide and their possession rate rose to 45%.

However, at that very moment, Hamburg's attack failed, and Roma launched a quick counter-attack. Perrotta intercepted Petric's ball and then passed it to De Rossi.

De Rossi launched a long ball to Baptista, who was making a run down the wing. Baptista carried the ball all the way to a position 30 meters from the goal in the opponent's half, before Hamburg could get back in time.

At the front, Shan Yongzhuo raised his hand to request, with Boateng beside him.

Baptista didn't hesitate and kicked the ball directly.

Since the start of the match, Shan Yongzhuo had been constantly harassed by Boateng, but this time, Boateng inexplicably lost focus.

Shan Yongzhuo immediately went to meet him, easily deflecting the ball to the side, and found that Boateng had not followed up in time.

"What a great opportunity!"

Shan Yongzhuo immediately pushed the ball forward and swung his right foot while running.

A powerful shot! The football flew straight towards the goal!

The moment Shan Yongzhuo received the ball, Hamburg realized the danger and noticed that Boateng had not kept up.

Goalkeeper Rost was on high alert.

However, the ball went straight towards the corner of the goal. Although it was just a straight shot, it was too fast and the angle was too tricky.

Rost made a save, but he still couldn't get the position right or keep up with the speed of the ball, which went straight into the goal, just past the post.

"Goal! Shan Yongzhuo!"

The German commentator lamented, "Hamburg's goal has been breached. This goal is Boateng's fault; I don't know why, he was distracted!"

The Hamburg fans were in an uproar, while the away fans were in a frenzy.

The long-legged cheerleaders, in particular, were very eye-catching and undoubtedly a beautiful sight in northern Germany in April, when it was not yet very warm.

Boateng was actually drawn to the scenery and then his mind wandered off.

Mathijsen walked over to Boateng and complained, "Jerome, what are you doing? This is a game!"

Boateng was a little embarrassed. In fact, he had been thinking about what Mathijsen had said before the match, and wondered to himself, "Am I really that ugly?"

However, only now, after realizing that the opponent had scored, did Boateng realize something was wrong.

"Damn it, I can't get distracted, this guy is dangerous!"

"Jerome, don't take that bastard Matthias's words to heart, you're the sexiest man!"

On the other side, Shan Yongzhuo didn't think too much about it; in fact, he was very happy with the goal.

His shot after dribbling past Boateng wasn't a powerful kick; it was a goal scored entirely on skill, and the opponent was Boateng.

Even a fake football fan like Shan Yongzhuo knew Boateng in his previous life; he was the main center-back of the World Cup-winning German team!
"My current strength is actually quite good, I've even surpassed Boateng!"

Dan Yongzhuo also had a misconception that his strength seemed to be very strong.

However, as the game continued, he realized something was wrong.

Boateng is serious!
Then, Shan Yongzhuo was completely and utterly restricted.

Boateng is tall and strong, and his one-on-one marking skills are also very strong. Under his comprehensive marking, Shan Yongzhuo has a lot of difficulty. It is not easy for him to receive the ball, let alone display his skills.

"Damn it, this guy lied to me, making me mistakenly believe that I was already very strong..."

Dan Yongzhuo felt somewhat helpless, but there was nothing he could do. After thinking about it, he could only leave the restricted area to Tony and retreat himself.

"Luca, the penalty area is yours now."

Upon hearing what Shan Yongzhuo said in a low voice, Tony's face darkened, but he could only nod.

(End of this chapter)