Volume 1: When Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention. Chapter 236: There Are Still People More Powerful than Heroes.
The next day, amid the media reports about Chen Yingxiong’s record-breaking performance, the referee Joseph mentioned an interesting episode.
"Yes, he did that to me. He scored an identical goal to prove to me that I was wrong in the first half... and then he actually scored a goal like that. I I was really shocked. Fortunately, I still remember the whistle and gestures that indicate a valid goal..."
From the referee's side, the media confirmed that Chen Yingxiong's words were not lies, but the truth.
This deepened everyone's "awe" for Chen Yingxiong...
For a time, except for the local pro-Liverpool media in Liverpool, other media were basically in mourning.
Everyone expressed pessimistically that it was almost an impossible task to defeat Chen Yingxiong.
This kind of Chen Yingxiong is too powerful.
People are used to the fact that a person's most powerful enemy is not others, but himself. Then Chen Yingxiong proved with practical actions that he can defeat himself.
The previous record for consecutive goals in England's top league was held by himself, scoring in thirteen consecutive league rounds. Now he has surpassed himself, breaking this record and creating a brand new record.
What does this mean? It turns out that even his past self can't stop him now.
He is truly a monster that has already broken through the sky!
Faced with such a Chen Yingxiong, the media have lamented that maybe one day when Chen Yingxiong is no longer in good shape, this matter may be included in the top ten news rankings of the year that affect the world...
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Chen Yingxiong was also very happy because he completed the task and received the task reward. At the same time, he was getting closer and closer to finally completing the series of tasks.
He had not cared about the media for a long time before, so he began to take the initiative to pay attention to the media's evaluation of his matter.
Just as he expected. It was almost overwhelmingly filled with praise, praise, and exclamation.
Looking at those disgusting words, Chen Yingxiong didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, he found it very helpful.
The media praised him as the number one football player in the world today, and he accepted it with gratitude.
This time, his limelight surpassed Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is already a big brother in world football.
He was very happy.
But when he saw a report from a German media, his excitement was dampened.
"...Hero is indeed a genius in today's football. Scoring goals has become commonplace for him, and the media has learned to stay calm about his goals. But the ability he has recently shown in English football is still It shocked the whole of England - he scored in fourteen consecutive league rounds! In one fell swoop, he broke his own record of scoring in thirteen consecutive league rounds. And he also scored in fourteen consecutive league rounds. It was completed in a single season, unlike the previous record which spanned seasons. This is quite an achievement. It is also only one step away from the record of consecutive goals in the five major leagues set by 'Bomber' Gerd Muller. Already..."
What?
Seeing this, Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment.
In my record of scoring goals in fourteen consecutive rounds, is there an even more impressive record?
He really didn't expect it. He had always believed that scoring goals in fourteen consecutive league games was a remarkable achievement, and it was unprecedented and unprecedented.
Who would have thought that there is someone more powerful than him!
Chen Yingxiong suddenly felt that he was happy too early. Neither is the most powerful. What's there to be happy about?
no! I can't allow someone to be on top of me! I want to be first! Not only to be number one in the Premier League, but also to be number one in Europe! First in history!
However, this news did not mention how many games the record set by Gerd Muller was.
He didn't bother to check, so he simply called Dracula and asked him.
After Dracula understood Chen Yingxiong's purpose, he smiled: "But this is not a mission requirement, hero."
Chen Yingxiong didn't care: "It doesn't matter if it's a mission or not. This has nothing to do with the mission requirements. I just don't want to find out that there is another person above me when I look through the records in the future... It feels very unpleasant!"
"That's German football. A legend in European football. It's just one step away from a legend, which is pretty good."
"No, I am one step better than the legend!"
Chen Yingxiong answered decisively.
"Okay. I knew it..." Dracula nodded, "Ged Muller's record is to score consecutive goals in sixteen rounds of the league, scoring a total of twenty-three goals. From March 1970 to In September, it’s also cross-season.”
Chen Yingxiong was very satisfied: "So as long as I can surpass him, I can become the first person to complete this feat in a single season?"
"Yes, hero. He is the real number one."
"Okay! Then I will work hard towards this goal, isn't it just three games!"
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Chen Yingxiong began to work hard towards his goal of scoring in 17 consecutive league games.
The first stumbling block is Chelsea.
In the first half of the season, Chen Yingxiong was suspended due to a red card. He was unable to participate in the away game against Chelsea. As a result, his team lost to Chelsea 0:1 away from home.
So far this season, Liverpool has only lost one game, which was to Chelsea.
So Liverpool must win this game. If Chelsea wins, it will be a double defeat. For Liverpool, this is unacceptable.
Chen Yingxiong made bold remarks before the game, claiming that he would include in this game the portion that he did not participate in in the first half of the season.
Everyone said that Chelsea seemed to be in trouble this time.
Chelsea manager Advocaat expressed silence.
He used to know the most about his disciples, but now this Chen Yingxiong has gone beyond his understanding.
He only knew that Chen Yingxiong was stronger than before. He was no longer the lame man who walked in Zenit St. Petersburg. He had become more powerful and more terrifying.
It's impossible to guard against him.
So Advocaat's focus was not on that at all, he was thinking about scoring goals. Although we can't beat Chen Yingxiong. But we can beat Liverpool. Liverpool has Chen Yingxiong, and Chen Yingxiong is very powerful, but Liverpool is not composed of eleven Chen Yingxiongs, and there are always weaknesses.
Advocaat studied the video of Liverpool's away game against Arsenal.
Although everyone is now discussing Martinez's Wigan Athletic tactics against Chen Yingxiong, Advocaat believes that this thing has no reference value.
But Arsenal's tactics are worth watching.
Because Wenger found Liverpool's loopholes and everyone exploited them.
It's just that Chen Yingxiong was in great shape in that game. Moreover, Van Persie's outstanding performance clearly aroused Chen Yingxiong's fighting spirit - this may not be clear to others, but Advocaat does understand it very well. He knows what kind of person Chen Yingxiong is. He is really a person who gets stronger when he is strong. Van Persie's good performance will naturally arouse the fighting spirit in his heart. Let him burst out with greater energy.
It can be said that Arsenal lost to Chelsea at home. It was really Robin van Persie who succeeded and van Persie lost.
Angry Chen Yingxiong will never end well.
He knew this from the beginning.
Just look at Wigan Athletic, that's a classic example of failure.
If you just use foul tactics, but don't anger Chen Yingxiong. Maybe he will let Chen Yingxiong's anger burn him. But once the opponents try to anger Chen Yingxiong, Chen Yingxiong's situation of being unable to find an outlet for his anger will be relieved, because he finally found someone who can let him vent his anger, and the anger in his chest pours out. It is not something that the opponent can resist...
Therefore, he was particularly low-key. He even asked the team not to respond to any of Chen Yingxiong's remarks.
No matter what he does. Just treat it like air.
Football is about talking with your feet, not your mouth but also showing the truth in the game.
So before this game, Chelsea was really silent.
Chen Yingxiong saw that his provocation had no effect
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On February 1st, the last game of the 24th round of the league, which can also be regarded as the focus of this round, started with Liverpool's home game against Chelsea.
In this game, Chelsea was uncharacteristically not conservative in the away game, but attacked directly.
They attacked Liverpool's goal from the beginning of the game.
This was somewhat beyond Liverpool's expectations.
Liverpool has been going so smoothly during this period. After being tied 1:1 by Fulham, Liverpool has won nine consecutive games.
In the last round of the league, Wigan Athletic did that, and still could not prevent Chen Yingxiong from scoring and winning with Liverpool. This made Liverpool players feel like they were invincible.
For a time, Liverpool's goal was a little shaky, which made Liverpool fans tremble with fear.
Chelsea's offense is not a blind attack. If you want to score goals, you still have to pay attention to methods.
Dick Advocaat knows what is wrong with Liverpool. Their offensive lineup is already the most powerful in the Premier League. The offensive combination of Chen Yingxiong, Suarez, Sanchez, and Gareth Bale has allowed Liverpool to score 70 goals this season, far ahead of the rest. team.
But their defense is not very good.
So, maybe a lot of people will laugh at Advocaat. Because Liverpool has only conceded 20 goals this season, which is the third-fewest team in the entire Premier League. How can such a result be regarded as poor defense?
But Advocaat's research found that Liverpool's defense actually has serious hidden dangers.
This hidden danger did not appear because of Agger's injury. It already existed before Agger was injured.
Their defense is composed of two tall central defenders. They have no problem guarding high balls, but there is a problem guarding back balls because they turn too slowly... This is fatal.
But why is there no opponent to take advantage of?
With such a fatal weakness, but still only conceding twenty goals, this is not acceptable!
The reason still lies in Liverpool's offense. Liverpool's offense was so powerful, coupled with their attacking tactics, they pressed the opponent most of the time and quickly took the lead. The opponent was intimidated by Chen Yingxiong's reputation and basically had no intention of counterattack. When he saw that he was falling behind, he surrendered early.
Because of this, Liverpool's defense basically did not encounter any major tests.
Until the game against Arsenal, Wenger let Van Persie return to the center and used his speed, flexibility, and skills to successfully score two goals for Liverpool...
Only those with a discerning eye can see the clues.
However, some people saw it but did not have the ability to take advantage of it, because the team was too weak and collapsed when Liverpool rushed it.
Chelsea is different. Chelsea is an established and strong team. Advocaat is very confident in his players and he believes Chelsea can take full advantage of this weakness in Liverpool's defense.
Therefore, the offensive tactics he developed for the team were mainly based on direct passes. This can also make full use of the weakness of Liverpool's two central defenders who are slow to turn.
Of course, the risk of a direct pass is also very high, and the success rate is not high, but as long as it succeeds once, it is fatal enough. This is similar to flying in an airplane. Airplanes have the highest accident rate, but once an accident occurs, there is basically no chance of survival, and the mortality rate is the highest.
Therefore, it is impossible for Chelsea to use defensive counterattacks. In that case, there will be too few offensive opportunities and the success rate will naturally be low.
They must attack Liverpool. Only in this way can they get more offensive opportunities, and only then can quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes...
Of course, the dangers of doing so are also great. Because once you are stopped by the opponent, it will be a very threatening counterattack.
In addition, they have an awesome forward like Chen Yingxiong, who can turn decay into magic.
But Advoca has no other choice. If he wants to beat Liverpool and not lose, he has to do this. There is never a perfect tactic in the world. Just like Martinez has said, in order to get something, you may need to sacrifice more other things.
In order to beat Liverpool, this risk is well worth taking! ! .