Volume 1: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 22 My Big Ax Is Already Hungry and Thirsty! (First Update Guaranteed, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 22 My big ax is already hungry and thirsty! (First update guaranteed, please vote for me!)

Of course Chen Yingxiong also wants to score a goal, but if it comes down to it, if his friend scores a goal, he will still be happy. It is impossible for him to fall down just because he did not score a goal and his friend did, as if Whoever owes him two hundred coins is the same.

Chen Yingxiong is not such a stingy person.

But he really wanted to score.

Why, because...

"My great ax is thirsty!"

When entering the intermission, Chen Yingxiong couldn't help but sigh again.

Of course, no one around me could understand...

The other two members of the Trident have scored goals, but he has not. Thinking about it, I still feel a little unwilling!

He made a gesture of swinging his axe, as if he could cut the opponent's defense in half.

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Mazzarri was thinking about why Chen Yingxiong had not scored a goal.

It can be seen that Livorno put a lot of effort into Chen Yingxiong in this game.

This is the side effect of being the top scorer in Serie A - Chen Yingxiong is now famous. Even newly promoted teams will prioritize how to contain Chen Yingxiong's scoring when they encounter Naples, rather than defending Arshavin, Cassano and others.

Judging from observations in the first half, Chen Yingxiong was subject to many restrictions, especially in catching the ball and turning.

How to liberate Chen Yingxiong in the second half?

Continuous crosses from the wing and a strong attack on the high point? Give full play to Chen Yingxiong’s advantages in fighting for the top?

Or remove him from the penalty area so that he can get space to turn and face the goal head-on for a good shot? His long-range shooting ability is very good...

He decided to ask Chen Yingxiong for his opinion.

First of all, start with a joke to avoid making Chen Yingxiong too impatient and nervous, which will make things worse...

"How's it going, hero? Do you feel the trouble of being a celebrity now?" In the locker room, he said to Chen Yingxiong with a smile.

"If you mean I didn't score... that has nothing to do with my reputation. I just... uh, just took a nap." Chen Yingxiong said stubbornly.

The teammates next to him all laughed.

Cassano laughed especially loudly. In the end, he was the only one laughing in the locker room. That laughter... no matter how it sounded, it felt fake.

Chen Yingxiong turned around and glared at Cassano.

Cassano immediately made an "I'm so scared" face, which made everyone laugh again.

The team currently leads by two goals and there is still half of the game left. Logically speaking, winning this game should not be a problem. So everyone is in a relaxed mood.

"Okay, so are you awake now?" Mazzarri asked with a smile.

"I think so, I'm awake!" Chen Yingxiong answered firmly.

"Very good, then do you plan to stay in the penalty area or do you want to try to withdraw and look for other opportunities?"

Chen Yingxiong's answer was very characteristic of his own style: "Of course I'm at the front, coach! I'm the center!"

That means the center forward should be at the forefront and never retreat.

Mazari thought about it and thought he could try this. Although Chen Yingxiong was in the penalty area in the first half, he received priority in support. Most of the balls were given to Arshavin and Cassano, so they each scored one goal. Chen Yingxiong took on the role of attracting defensive firepower.

"Okay, guys, in the second half we have to go more wide and pass more passes to the heroes, especially the ball in the air!" He patted the top of his head.

Chen Yingxiong also waved to everyone and said: "If you can't catch it, it's my fault!"

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In the second half, Chen Yingxiong waved his big ax and rushed out, intending to fight Livorno to the death and score his first goal of the season.

Naples' tactics also changed from the first half. They began to pass from the wing more frequently and put pressure on Livorno from the air.

Whether it is Colombian defender Nelson Rivas (nelson_rivas) or captain Fabio Galante (fabio_galante), no one person can compete with Chen Yingxiong in the air.

So the two of them went together.

In fact, they did this in the first half, and the effect was barely okay. Although they caused several dangers in front of the goal, at least they did not allow Chen Yingxiong to score.

But in the second half, they found that the pressure increased sharply, and it was a bit too much even for two people to play together...

Just when they were about to collapse, good news came from the frontcourt. They scored!

Yes, Livorno scored!

The newly promoted Livorno scored a goal as a guest, bringing the score between the two sides to 1:2!

"Ah...ah...Livorno scored! Naples' defense once again had the problem of insufficient cooperation. It seems that the analysis before the season was correct. If there are any factors in this team, they may be let down. If they fall short, then it must be their defense... Ranocchia's state is very average. In this game, he made a marking error, which led to Livorno forward Lucarelli regaining a point for the team. Points are very important, maybe Livorno can take this opportunity to counterattack and equalize the score in one go?"

Seeing the team losing the ball, Mazzarri looked very angry off the court - he was very dissatisfied with the team's defense.

But now is not the time to think about how to strengthen the defense, but how to score again.

Chen Yingxiong watched the team lose the ball and clenched his fists in front.

The so-called hero has to appear at this time, right?

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"Hero! His shot was saved, what a pity! Napoli got a corner kick!"

cried the narrator.

Livorno's players were nervous.

Before the game, their head coach Vittorio Russo specifically warned them to be extra careful about Chen Yingxiong's role in corner kicks. In order to defend Chen Yingxiong, Russo specially arranged multiple people in the corner kick to contain him and prevent him from competing for the top.

In a mobile battle, due to limited conditions, Livorno was unable to use more people to defend Chen Yingxiong. But in corner kick tactics, he can arrange personnel at will to defend Chen Yingxiong.

So this time... there were three players surrounding Chen Yingxiong, and another player was waiting for an opportunity.

One person attracted the defense of four players. At this time, if the football was passed to other Naples players, such as Paul Cannavaro, a central defender who is equally good at heading the ball, wouldn't he be able to score?

But no, Arshavin, who took the corner kick, raised his index finger and told everyone that we would use the No. 1 tactic for this corner kick.

The so-called "No. 1 tactic" is a tactic with Chen Yingxiong as the main offensive point. The football is passed directly to Chen Yingxiong, while Chen Yingxiong has to ambush at the back point. The requirement for the server is to kick the football as high and as far as possible. The football can bypass the area with the most people in front of the door and is not easily pushed out by defenders in advance.

The disadvantage is that the football flies in the air for a longer time, and the opponent's defender can complete the defense in advance. The offensive player loses the suddenness when fighting for the top. In addition, because it takes off from the same place, the angle is small, and the competition for the top is difficult. The top technical and physical requirements are higher.

But Arshavin insisted on using the team's No. 1 corner kick tactic, which is enough to show his confidence in Chen Yingxiong.

Just kidding, in the air, that’s Chen Yingxiong’s territory!

This has been clear since their days at Zenit St. Petersburg.

There may be players who can stop Chen Yingxiong in the air, but they are definitely not these people from Livorno...

So Arshavin insisted on using the No. 1 corner kick tactic.

After Chen Yingxiong saw his gesture, he also ran from the middle to the back.

Seeing his position change, Livorno's defenders planned to follow him. At this moment, Paul Cannavaro came up to fill the vacancy left by Chen Yingxiong.

In the last league game, the person who scored the first goal of the new season for the team was Cannavaro, also a corner kick goal. This central defender's corner kick scoring ability is not weak either...

When he did this, Livorno's defenders hesitated - they didn't know what Naples' No. 1 corner kick tactic meant, nor did they know what Arshavin's gesture meant. They just analyzed it with the simplest logic. Paul Cannavaro is also a player who is good at heading the ball. If he appears in the middle of the small penalty area, he cannot leave it alone...

In this way, four people were originally guarding Chen Yingxiong, but finally one Rivas was assigned to deal with Paul Cannavaro.

There are only three people left around Chen Yingxiong. They are the captain of the team, the center back Galante who is 1.85 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, and the right back who is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 76 kilograms. Perticone (romano_perticone), and forward Lucarelli who is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 83 kilograms...

Yes, because Livorno's ability in air defense is really poor, so in their corner kick defense tactics, their center Lucarelli, who has excellent headers, is also an indispensable member.

Chen Yingxiong looked at the three people around him. They formed a triangle and surrounded him, trying to stop him.

He raised his hands in the air: Shoot me—!

Arshavin took a running start and kicked the football up.

Sure enough, as practiced in training, the football was high and flying, flying towards the back of the goal.

Livorno's No. 11 player Benussi (francesco_benussi) is not a forward winger or full midfielder, but a goalkeeper. He looks up at the football and adjusts his position with the football.

At first, he chose a decent position in the middle of the goal, so that he could take care of the ball coming from any direction. However, when the football flew straight back, he quickly followed the football back.

When he lost sight of the football, he turned sharply and prepared to pounce.

At the same time, Chen Yingxiong also jumped high, and three players wearing Livorno jerseys jumped with him.

But Chen Yingxiong didn't jump in place. When he jumped up, he made a forward kicking action, so that his jump was... forward!

Like a long-handled battle axe, he drew an arc from behind and swung it towards the target in front!

Perticone was simply a fool. He was behind Chen Yingxiong before, but when Chen Yingxiong jumped forward, he was thrown away...

Chen Yingxiong now has two Livorno players in front of him, one is their captain, and the other is the high center forward who just scored a goal.

Chen Yingxiong completely ignored them and bumped towards the football!

His two shoulders, one on each side, knocked Galante and Lucarelli away from each other!

Chen Yingxiong fell from the sky and carved a way out of numerous obstacles!

"Header to the top——!" the commentator exclaimed.

Bang!

It was the sound of the football colliding with the forehead, and the sweat was thrown away along with the hair and splashed out.

The football passed goalkeeper Benussi's fingers and flew straight to the far goal post...

Then he fell directly into the goal from the junction of the goal post and the crossbar!

"goooooooooooooooool!! The ball is in! The ball is in!"

"Chen Yingxiong finally scored his first league goal this season! Beautiful!"

"Signature header! Even though he was defended by three players, he still pushed the football in! Chen Yingxiong in the air is really scary!"

My big ax is bleeding!

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