Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 52: Dreaming in Naples (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 52: Dreaming in Naples (first update guaranteed)

After the game against Palermo, the media were all reporting on Arshavin's goal. Chen Yingxiong's direct lob from the center circle was the highlight of the goal. Of course, Arshavin's determined breakthrough was also the key.

As for the grievances between Chen Yingxiong and the fans, the media rarely mentioned it.

First of all, Chen Yingxiong did not make a celebratory gesture of slapping in this game, although the boos were still there.

Secondly, Lavezzi sat on the bench for a full ninety minutes, and this news became the target of media attention.

Nowadays, the whole city knows that there is a conflict between Lavezzi and head coach Mazzarri, and it is not a secret. All this was just like the disagreement between Chen Yingxiong and Rhea, which made a fuss.

Lavezzi has not expressed his dissatisfaction with Mazzarri in public. In front of the public, he still has the image of being silent and working hard, and then being unfairly treated by the head coach.

But anyone with a normal IQ knows that he and Mazzarri have conflicts.

There are always some well-informed reporters in the media circle who can know the inside story that others do not. These people either have a good working relationship with club officials or have a good relationship with the players' agents.

This time, Lavezzi's agent Mazzone wanted to put pressure on the club, so he revealed the conflict between Lavezzi and Mazzarri through the mouth of a reporter who had a good relationship with him.

"...It is said that when the team is training now, Lavezzi and Mazzarri ignore each other, and the two of them don't exchange a word!"

This is of course a serious contradiction, but when Naples players see this sentence, they will also think it is too exaggerated. How could it be possible that there was not a single word? It’s just that I spoke less...

But they can also see the contradiction between the two people.

Mazzarri didn't like the way Lavezzi insisted on going his own way, and Lavezzi also believed that Mazzarri was basically on Chen Yingxiong's side, and he had nothing to talk about with such a person.

He is already determined to leave the club, so there is nothing to worry about.

Lavezzi has nothing to worry about, and Mazzarri has nothing to worry about - Lavezzi did not play in the games against Palermo and Fiorentina, but the team achieved a victory. In the game against Roma, Napoli was trailing 2:3 when Lavezzi was on the court. As soon as he came off the field, the team was 4:3 behind. Any game where he is on the court cannot be won. In his absence, the team runs smoothly.

This shows what?

It shows that in this set of tactics, Lavezzi is no longer an indispensable figure. The team will continue to move on without him!

In this case, why should I be afraid of you?

That's what Mazzarri thinks.

Lavezzi can be determined to leave, and Mazzarri can also be determined to relegate Lavezzi to the cold palace. Marino, caught in the middle, had a hard time.

He is always asked by reporters: "Is it true that Mazzarri and Lavezzi have conflicts?" "Is it true that Lavezzi is transferring and leaving?"

He always said: "They have no conflict... We will not sell the team's star..."

It’s not okay to always use this excuse.

So now reporters come to him and ask directly: "What do you think of the conflict between Lavezzi and Mazzarri?" "Will you sell Lavezzi to Inter Milan?"

His answer was still: "We have no conflict...we will never sell the team's star player..."

The reporters also felt that Marino's answer was too perfunctory, so they simply went to find the team owner Aurelio De Laurentiis. Everyone knew that the club president was famous for his big mouth. Maybe from him What interesting revelations can you get?

Unexpectedly, De Laurentiis's reaction this time made everyone depressed.

"My team will never sell players for money!"

This kind of answer makes people think a lot - doesn't De Laurentiis want Lavezzi to leave? But doesn’t he have a close personal relationship with Chen Yingxiong? So is there another conflict between him and Chen Yingxiong?

That would be really big news!

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Chen Yingxiong, who was shot while lying down, was accepting a banquet from his boss in De Laurentiis's luxurious manor.

This is the first time he has visited a club owner at his home in Naples.

Compared with the movie tycoon's fifty-acre luxurious estate, Chen Yingxiong's rented "villa" of 210 square meters is simply an ugly duckling - even though Chen Yingxiong found a good one for himself before. The house is complacent.

Chen Yingxiong and De Laurentiis had already had lunch and were strolling in the sunny garden.

The warm sunshine shines on the body, making people almost forget that it is actually winter.

"I have been in Naples for more than half a year. How do you feel about this city?" De Laurentiis asked.

"To be honest, I haven't even seen what this city looks like!" Chen Yingxiong complained.

He told the truth. In addition to training every day, he returns home to continue training. For him, apart from games, he trains, and there is no rest time at all. Fortunately, the person beside him is the bodyguard Christine Cabrera. This woman will not ask him to go shopping with her, chat with her, or do many romantic things with her. She will just stay quietly next to her at night. At home, Chen Yingxiong closed the bedroom door and went to clear the dungeon by himself. Cabrera had no complaints.

Coupled with the tense relationship with the fans, Cabrera will not let Chen Yingxiong run around at all. Unless necessary, it is best to stay at home. Even though she came to the banquet today, Cabrera followed her without leaving, but instead of enjoying a delicious lunch with Chen Yingxiong and others, she drove away again.

De Laurentiis laughed.

"You..." He shook his head. "You know what I liked most about yesterday? Seeing you throwing your clothes at the fans after the game."

Chen Yingxiong shrugged: "I know what you mean, but it will never be possible for me and those extreme fans to reconcile."

De Laurentiis nodded: "I know, I know. That's the kind of person you are, but I just hope you can have the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of Naples in the future. Have you heard of the saying?"

"What?"

"Look at Naples and then die. Don't live too hard, boy."

"There are too many enemies."

"There are many enemies of your own making."

Chen Yingxiong wanted to refute, but then thought that since this was his boss, he had better restrain himself...

Of course, De Laurentiis knew that with Chen Yingxiong's current young and vigorous state, he would not be able to listen to his words. But he didn't ask Chen Yingxiong to listen, he just said it casually.

"Let's talk about the team, hero. How do you feel about playing in Naples?"

“It started out bad and now it’s getting better.”

"I think so. Mazzarri told me that he wants the team to qualify for the UEFA Cup next season..."

"League Cup?" Chen Yingxiong frowned upon hearing this.

"What?" De Laurentiis saw the change in Chen Yingxiong's expression. He was a movie maker, so he naturally knew what the change in expression meant. "You don't want to be able to play in Europe next season?"

"Of course I do, but I thought it was the Champions League." Chen Yingxiong said.

De Laurentiis was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled: "I should have guessed it a long time ago. Ha, this is what you can say. What, you are not satisfied with the UEFA Cup?"

"I have played in the UEFA Cup for two consecutive seasons, boss..." Chen Yingxiong said with a bitter look on his face. "If we play in the UEFA Cup again, I'm really going to vomit."

"Hey, to be honest. When that kid Mazzarri said to me that he wanted to lead the team to win the UEFA Cup, I still felt a little hopeful - we are currently ranked eighth. But if you want to talk about the Champions League... …”

Chen Yingxiong curled his lips: "It's one thing to be able to do it, and it's another thing to think about it, boss. If you don't dare to think about it, you can't even if you can. If you dare to think about it, you can do it even if you can't." He It's like a tongue twister.

De Laurentiis accepted Chen Yingxiong's "critical education" very humbly: "Ha, you are right, you are right!"

If the club manager Marino saw this scene, his jaw would definitely be shocked - in his impression, no one could avoid being reprimanded after speaking to Aurelio De Laurentiis like this. of. "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like this?!"

"Then I will slightly adjust my expectations. If we can really reach the Champions League next season, I will definitely increase investment!"

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The two of them - mainly the elderly De Laurentiis - were tired of shopping and sat down on a bench beside the garden path.

De Laurentiis leaned back on the chair and looked up at the blue sky. Naples is extremely humid in winter and the weather is rarely this good. The fine beads of sweat on his forehead reflected the sunlight, as if there were countless little suns. He slowly let out a breath of turbid air in his chest, and his whole body suddenly felt much more comfortable.

"Hero, do you know?" De Laurentiis said suddenly, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Huh?" Chen Yingxiong, who was sitting next to him, replied.

"The Champions League is an honor that even Diego Maradona has never won."

"Isn't that just right? Winning the Champions League will create a new era!" Chen Yingxiong said with fighting spirit, clenching his fists.

De Laurentiis grinned and said: "If the media hears what you said, I'm afraid it will cause another disturbance in Naples."

Chen Yingxiong looked at the Bay of Naples and said to De Laurentiis: "Boss, I may not be nice to speak because I haven't studied much, so I can't say nice things. But I understand the truth. I always I feel like Naples is still living in the Maradona era of the last century. In my home country, China, why do many fans like Naples? It’s because of Maradona, not because of Naples. I think you really want to When a team becomes a giant, it has to get rid of Maradona's influence. When everyone fell in love with this team because of Napoli's current results, and then they learned about Maradona, that's right. Anyway, that's how I am. Thought."

The old man beside him didn't say a word, he just stared at the Bay of Naples in front of him in trance. No one knew what he was thinking.

De Laurentiis's manor is located right on the mountainside of Mount Vesuvius. Here you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful Bay of Naples. Although the layout is messy, it is colorful and full of vitality. There are also cities shining in the sun. The sparkling Mediterranean Sea.

This was the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies more than a hundred years ago, and people here are still immersed in the glory of the former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The capital city is always the center where all desires in the region intersect. The problem that is difficult to escape is that people living in ordinary houses will also think that they live in the heart of the world and control the lifeblood and justice of the world.

The same goes for Naples fans. They are still living in the dream of the Maradona era and are unwilling to wake up. Whenever I feel unsatisfied, I will hide in a tavern, drink wine, and think about the past - when Diego was in Naples...

This obsession with the past led to Napoli's rapid decline after Diego left, and even fell into the abyss of bankruptcy and team disbandment.

The people in Naples are full of passion and play all year round, making it the best living environment for football. But the people here are too passionate, especially in their attitude towards Maradona. Maradona once hoped to leave Naples and go to Marseille, France, because the stubborn enthusiasm of the Neapolitans created too much anxiety in his life. But how could the city let go of Diego so easily? He had accumulated a city's obsession.

In the end, Diego reached the peak of his career in the city of Naples. He also accelerated his sinking in the never-ending enthusiasm of the Napoli people, and gradually became unable to extricate himself from the women and drugs offered by the mafia bosses.

Diego Maradona is the god of Naples, and to this day he still entrusts all the enthusiasm and hopes of all Neapolitans.

From this point of view, Aurelio De Laurentiis suddenly felt that it was actually a good thing that Chen Yingxiong fell out with the Naples fans because of Maradona when he first came to the team. At the very least, he does not have to inherit Maradona's mantle and take over all the hopes of the entire Naples people who are obsessed with the past, dissatisfied with the present, and have illusions about the future.

He is who he is, the Chen Yingxiong who makes Naples fans boo him wildly. He will never become the god of this city, not the second Maradona.

Diego Maradona is unique, and so is Chen Yingxiong.

After a long time, the old man suddenly spoke. "You are right, hero. We are still living in the glory of the past. Good memories are like drugs. Everyone knows that it is not a good thing, but they can't quit. After so many years, no one can make them stop. All Naples awakens from the dream of the past.”

He looked at Chen Yingxiong.

The young man in front of him had black eyes reflecting the light of the sun.

"I want to try something so challenging."

He said.