Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 61: Former Comrades Are Different Now (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 61: Former comrades are different now (first update guaranteed)

In the first half, Naples took the lead with Hamsik's long shot. No matter what the situation was on the field, Davydov always looked calm in the camera, which made many commentators admire him. ——Look at the psychological quality of this head coach, how good it is!

But in fact, Davydov has been thinking about why this is happening and what to do.

Then after thinking about it, he found that the problem still lay with himself - he showed too much weakness before the game, but instead conveyed to the players a signal that the head coach himself seemed to lack confidence. Since the head coach had shrunk, the players How can we still have confidence?

So after all, I sent a wrong message to the players.

His low profile is to not put too much pressure on the players and to make opponents lower their vigilance. Unexpectedly, none of these effects played a role. The players were indeed not under pressure, and they were not under excessive pressure. Naples was not proud of his opponent because of his low profile.

It seems like the whole team needs to be tightened up during the halftime break.

Being only one goal behind was better than he thought, so that he could counterattack in the second half. As long as he could draw, it would be considered as completing his pre-match task.

During the fifteen minutes of halftime, Davydov spat impassionedly for fifteen minutes, telling his players that Naples had nothing to fear and that they should not be intimidated by the atmosphere at their home court.

He kept repeating: "Remember, you are Zenit St. Petersburg, you are the blue, white and blue that have won the UEFA Cup! You should not be afraid of any opponent! We beat Bayern Munich with four goals at home!!" In this case.

Anyukov secretly rolled his eyes below.

That's true. Zenit St. Petersburg overturned Bayern Munich, who looked very strong at the time, in the away game and finally won the UEFA Cup. But we also have to look at who is in Zenit St. Petersburg to do it. Right?

Hero, Arshavin, and Tymoshchuk, the three heroes who won the game at that time, are no longer in the team...

Davydov is eyeing Pogrebnyak again. This high center forward was bought as a substitute for Chen Yingxiong. His performance at Zenit was pretty good. Although he only played half a season last year, he had nine games. goals. He has scored fifteen goals this season and currently ranks third in the league's top scorer list. If the whole team hadn't been weak, Zenit wouldn't have achieved this kind of results...

"Pavel! Pavel! You have to give full play to your role as a center. Yes, your task is to score goals... You should be more active! You have to know that you are no less than a heroic center. !”

Of course he knows that compared to Chen Yingxiong, Pogrebnyak is still a little behind, but now besides stimulating the player's fighting spirit, does he have any other better way?

Denisov lowered his head. He and Pogrebnyak had been together for more than a year, and their relationship was pretty good... But no matter how good the relationship was, it would not be as good as the relationship between him and Chen Yingxiong. Poor Pogrebnyak, being compared to that monster of a hero, the pressure will be great - in the history of Russian football, there was a person who scored 21 goals in eleven rounds of the league, and then took away the league's top scorer award. ?

Pogrebnyak has already done a very good job, but because he was introduced as a replacement for Chen Yingxiong, everyone will always compare him with Chen Yingxiong, and then... shake his head and sigh - that giant bear It is irreplaceable!

Pogrebnyak is also used to being compared with Chen Yingxiong. In fact, before coming to Zenit St. Petersburg, he had already admired the name Chen Yingxiong for a long time. The man was very arrogant, but he was indeed capable. So he said more than once that he is not a substitute for Chen Yingxiong, but Pavel Pogrebnyak.

Having an opportunity to confront Chen Yingxiong face to face is obviously an opportunity for him to clear his name - if he can defeat Chen Yingxiong in the game, wouldn't he be able to get rid of the image of himself as Chen Yingxiong's replacement in the minds of others?

He clenched his fists.

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Davydov thought that relying on his understanding of Chen Yingxiong, he could contain Chen Yingxiong.

But he soon discovered that his understanding of Chen Yingxiong was outdated...

"The hero is now dribbling the ball forward...he suddenly changes his line! Beautiful!"

Chen Yingxiong, who was running with the ball, suddenly hit the ball with his heel when facing Denisov's defense. His right foot knocked the football from behind to the left. This was completely unexpected by Denisov. Unexpectedly, he didn't react. Chen Yingxiong took the opportunity to stop and turn around, and wiped away the stunned Denisov!

It was not only Denisov who was stunned, but also Zenit coach Davydov on the sidelines. He stood on the sidelines with an expression of disbelief on his face!

"Oh! This heel pass by the hero is so beautiful! Let's see... even Zenit's head coach Davydov was shocked!"

"Davydov finally changed his expression... I almost thought he had facial paralysis!"

When Denisov reacted and tried to chase Chen Yingxiong, his foot slipped, he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. He could only watch Chen Yingxiong move to the middle, and then... take a long shot!

The football was drawn out in a straight line and rushed towards the goal guarded by goalkeeper Malafeev.

Almost as soon as Chen Yingxiong unexpectedly passed Denisov, Malafeev's muscles tensed up and he was ready to save.

So he jumped out at the same time as Chen Yingxiong.

He pounced on the football, but did not catch it. The football hit the upper edge of his palm and bounced into the goal!

"Boom——!" St. Paul's Stadium erupted again!

"Chen Yingxiong! Chen Yingxiong! He really beat his old club mercilessly! A very beautiful dribbler plus his iconic long shot! Oh - it's really wonderful!"

the narrator shouted.

After scoring the goal, Chen Yingxiong did not celebrate. He just waved his fist and then turned around and walked back.

Denisov got up from the ground and looked at Chen Yingxiong's back.

I already feel that they are people from two different worlds...

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Davydov never expected that Chen Yingxiong would break through in this way and then complete a high-quality long-range shot. He was two goals behind and the game was basically unplayable...

The surprise on his face has not dissipated since Chen Yingxiong passed the person.

At this time, he suddenly realized that his previous arrangements... might really be outdated.

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"The hero scored his third goal in this Champions League! Three goals in three games! His scoring efficiency is amazing!"

"What a beautiful goal! Zenit St. Petersburg finally tasted the counterattack of the players they trained!"

"I wonder what Sansanya will think after seeing this scene..." The Russian commentator also did not forget to ridicule Zenit's manager. In fact, we really can't blame Sasania for Chen Yingxiong's transfer. It was Chen Yingxiong who was determined to leave...

Even if Sasania meets his requirement of a weekly salary of 100,000 euros, I am afraid that Chen Yingxiong will not agree to renew the contract.

Now the facts prove that Chen Yingxiong was right to leave because he has a broader stage in Naples, and Naples has more development prospects than Zenit St. Petersburg. Just look at the score difference between these two teams in this game... you can see it clearly at a glance.

In fact, no one is right, only the fans of Zenit St. Petersburg will sigh.

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Seven minutes after Chen Yingxiong scored, Naples scored another goal. This time the goal was by De Jong. The score of 3:0 can already seal the victory.

Although Zenit's Portuguese midfielder Denis scored a face-saving goal for the team at the last moment, he could not save the defeat.

Naples defeated visiting Zenit St. Petersburg 3:1 at home, remaining unbeaten in three group matches and continuing to lead the Group E standings.

On the other side, Liverpool lost to Lyon 1:2 at their home court. The terrifying and sacred Anfield does not seem to be able to protect the Red Army. They have not yet won at their home court in the Champions League this season.

As a result, Lyon continues to rank second in the group, Liverpool ranks third in the group, and Zenit St. Petersburg, which has two losses and one draw with only one point, ranks at the bottom. Naples tops the list. This situation was something that many people had not thought of after the grouping results came out.

No one expected that Napoli would rank first in the group with two wins, one draw and seven points. It seemed that qualifying for the group was not a problem...

After the game, Chen Yingxiong and Denisov exchanged jerseys.

He put his arm around Denisov's shoulders and comforted him: "Okay, don't cry in despair. I'll invite you to the best nightclub in Naples tonight! You can choose the best girl there!"

Only then did Denisov squeeze out a smile from the corner of his mouth: "This is what you said, don't blame me for being rude then!"

"I was afraid you would be polite to me!"

After saying that, he patted Denisov on the shoulder and ran to find Anyukov again.

Denisov looked at his back. The giant bear tattoo on it was still eye-catching. This tattoo was brought to him by himself and later became this guy's symbol.

I think back when he was at Zenit St. Petersburg, he was still his junior... He was selected for the first-team squad for the first time. He lived in the same house with him. He seemed extremely curious about downtown St. Petersburg. He heard himself bragging about the colorful nightlife. Eyes widened.

He looks like a little brother who has never seen the world.

It's only been a few years... The younger brother was already the golden boot of Serie A. He scored three goals in three games in the Champions League. He was a hot striker throughout Europe and became more and more famous in Naples.

Little St. Petersburg really has no room for him.

He clicked his tongue.

A hand was placed on his shoulder.

It's Arshavin.

"You feel deeply?" he asked.

Denisov tilted his head: "I was thinking, people, their fates are really different... When he joined the team, you were already the best player in Russia. Even the commentators didn't know the games he played. He came out of nowhere. The result? Now he's not as famous as he is."

Arshavin smiled. "He is a genius, follow him and you will have meat to eat."

Denisov chuckled: "I only know that if you follow him, you will have girls to play with!"

"I support you killing him tonight."

"On behalf of the Zenit team, I want to make him poor!"

Denisov made a passionate statement.

But a voice deep in his heart sighed.