Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 33 We Are Naples! (Guaranteed First Update, Monthly Pass~~)

Chapter 33 We are Naples! (Guaranteed first update, monthly pass~~)

Looking at the room of surprised people, Mazzarri repeated: "Yes, I apologize to you, guys. I have to apologize to you. Everyone knows that our tactics in this game are defensive counterattacks, and we did a lot of that. We prepared, studied the opponent's tactics, and showed you their game videos many times. We have been training against them for this period of time...but when we got on the court, our performance was very poor. Do you want to know why?"

A group of people looked at the head coach in confusion.

Professional football has a clear division of labor. Players just play football, and the head coach is responsible for telling them how to play. Therefore, even if many players are highly skilled, they may not think about so many things in their minds. They just listen to the head coach's arrangements.

"Let me ask you, what do you think of the city of Naples?"

The head coach doesn't talk about tactics or strategy, so how can he bring up local customs? Viviani could only worry secretly, but did not dare to remind him aloud. After all, the head coach was the biggest in the locker room and he had absolute authority. Assistant coach? He is nothing here, that is, he still has some status on the training ground.

There are a lot of head coaches who have all kinds of quirks. For example, Argentina's famous head coach Bianchi banned his assistant coaches from listening to his speech to the team in the locker room. So when his team was playing before the game, the assistant coach and everyone else had to be kicked out, and he was the only head coach left in the locker room, facing a dozen players who were preparing to play.

But no one will express dissatisfaction with this, because the head coach has this power. In such a sacred and superstitious place like the locker room, the head coach has his own quirks, which everyone understands.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine the head coach was selling. No one would answer.

Mazari directly ordered his troops and generals.

"Hero, tell me."

Chen Yingxiong has a lively and carefree personality. It seems that nothing can make him feel nervous. It is quite suitable for him to do this kind of outstanding thing.

"Well, the people here are very warm and open, and of course, they are also very cunning...The traffic is not very good and it is very chaotic, but the city scenery is very beautiful..." Chen Yingxiong replied, scratching his head. In fact, he didn't know why the head coach asked these questions, but he still expressed his impression of this city. "Oh, by the way, the people here are very, very passionate!" He thought about the fan riots. Just because of his words, he dared to confront the police on the street, overturning police cars and throwing stones. , the resistance horse that attacked the police...

If you don't have passion, you really can't do this kind of thing.

Mazzarri nodded, satisfied with Chen Yingxiong's answer: "Hero is right, guys. Naples is a passionate city. So, Naples football should be the same, full of passion!"

He opened his arms as if to embrace the passion.

"But I made a mistake. I asked you to deal with your opponents carefully, but obviously, this is not Napoli's football, and this is not the football you are accustomed to. So I have to apologize to you for the bad situation in the first half. It’s your responsibility, it’s my head coach’s responsibility.”

What Mazzarri said was sincere, not like an impromptu speech to stimulate the players' fighting spirit - although that thing can also have miraculous effects, the players will be immune after using it a few times. Today's players are not the ignorant, stupid and rough guys who were ignorant a few decades ago. They are all smart.

"But I think this may be an opportunity, an opportunity to reshape our Naples style and spirit. Guys. Although we finished fourth in the league last season, what I want to say is that we had a lot of luck. It's a fluke. It's rare for something like this to happen once. It's wishful thinking to expect it to happen more times. There is no such good thing in the world. We need something to make our victory justified... This thing is, our spirit and style!"

"Naples is a passionate and passionate city, and the football here should be the same as its fans. This is the football that Neapolitans want to see, and it is also the football that is most suitable for Naples. Since the Maradona era, , this is how we came here. After going to the C-League for a while, we seemed to have forgotten it. Now, I think it is a great opportunity to meet Liverpool in the first Champions League group match after rebirth. Opportunity. Let us get back what we have lost, guys! Naples in the Maradona era was a team that was running sideways throughout Europe. They were not afraid of anyone. This is why they have The Naples name that you are now proud of!"

The more Mazzari spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end he became impassioned.

Even Chen Yingxiong was affected by his emotions and words. He lowered his head and remembered something. He had previously said that if Naples wanted to regain its glory, it must completely get rid of Maradona's shadow. Now it seems that he has been abrupt... because there are some things that you can't get rid of no matter what, and those things have been inherited from that era. Come here, it has nothing to do with Maradona. They have become something that this club and this team are proud of. People call it "tradition".

Neapolitan tradition...

Chen Yingxiong really had never thought about this before. He knew very little about Naples before. He only knew that Maradona played for this team and was famous for it. As for other things, he knew nothing about it.

That's why he said that.

Why are so many fans against him, even the mild ones? Maybe it's because the name I offended was not Maradona but the name Naples...

It is said that Maradona is a god in the hearts of the people of Naples, but the people of Naples do not always obey this god. One thing can prove it - there have been rumors that Naples betrayed its country because of Maradona and collectively cheered for the Argentine team when Argentina fought Italy in the 1990 World Cup semi-finals. This incident was widely spread and served as a major evidence that Maradona was the true god of Naples.

But this is a rumor.

The truth is - when the semi-final between Argentina and Italy was decided to be played in Naples, Maradona relied on his huge popularity in Naples and called on Naples fans to cheer for Argentina during the game instead of cheering for Italy.

But what's the result? During the game, Naples fans gave their loudest boos to the superstar they worshiped as a god.

Yes, a very spectacular scene, just like the treatment Chen Yingxiong just enjoyed when he played in Naples' home game.

These people love Maradona, but they love Napoli even more.

——These things are all what Chen Yingxiong heard and saw after he joined Naples. As his contact with people here increased, bit by bit he heard and saw, which combined to form his impression of Naples.

Mazzarri's impassioned voice still echoed in the locker room, impacting everyone's eardrums and hearts. Some players who have deep feelings for this team have even clenched their fists, mumbling something, and the muscles on their faces are distorted with excitement and excitement.

"We are not afraid of Liverpool, because we are Naples. Even if this is at Anfield, in the temple in their hearts, we are not afraid of them! Now, we have returned to the European arena, we want to revive the banner of Naples and let All Europe knows——"

Mazzarri paused here and took a deep breath.

"We are back! Naples is back!"

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When Chen Yingxiong walked towards the court from the players' tunnel again, he saw the metal plaque hanging above the lintel of the visiting team's tunnel again.

"This is Anfield!"

It was like Liverpool's legendary coach Shankly widened his eyes and demonstrated to every opponent who walked towards the stadium from here.

That's what the old man did. I want every Liverpool opponent to know how different this stadium is and how different their opponents are.

It is said that a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. This sentence has been repeated tens of thousands of times, so naturally there is some psychological implication. When many teams came to this stadium, their breath froze just after seeing these words, as if they really felt the majesty of the great Red Army.

This has become a legend.

After the legend was amplified, it in turn promoted Liverpool's winning rate at home. Many teams regard this as a hell stadium. Charlton have only won once at this stadium in the past fifty years, and Newcastle have only tasted the sweetness of visiting Anfield twice in the past sixty years.

Chen Yingxiong suddenly stopped.

Anfield is an old stadium, and the player tunnel is not wide, but very narrow. Chen Yingxiong was tall and walked at the front. When he stopped, the other teammates were blocked behind him. No one can leave, they are stuck here like a traffic jam.

Everyone was surprised and turned their attention to Chen Yingxiong.

But Chen Yingxiong looked up at the words on the metal sign.

Captain Paul Cannavaro squeezed to the front and patted Chen Yingxiong: "Why don't you leave, hero?"

Chen Yingxiong raised his hand and pointed at the metal nameplate.

"This is Anfield," he told everyone.

But everyone knows this sentence. He is not the only one who knows English. Besides, this sentence is so famous, how could they not know it?

Chen Yingxiong stretched out his arm, and then with a "pop" sound, he pressed his palm on the sign.

"And we are Naples!"

He raised his head and said.

Hello Anfield, come visit Napoli!