Volume 1: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 120: A Double Kill that Has Long Been No Suspense (Second Update, Monthly Ticket!)
Chapter 120: A double kill that has no suspense for a long time (Second update, monthly ticket!)
After the game against Real Madrid, the Naples media were in high spirits and began to look forward to entering the quarterfinals.
The team also has to cope with domestic competitions.
They will face the powerful rival Inter Milan at home in the following round of 25.
In the first half of the season, Inter Milan lost two games, one of which was to Naples.
For Mourinho's Inter Milan, Naples is a disease that makes his brain hurt when he thinks about it.
It stands to reason that he should put on his strongest lineup in this game and strive to defeat Naples on the road to avenge their loss at home.
But Mourinho didn't do that.
Because in three days, they will face Chelsea's challenge at home. This is the Champions League quarter-finals. Compared with the league, the Champions League is obviously more important - after 24 rounds of the league, Inter Milan has 16 wins, six draws and two losses, accumulating 54 points. And what about second-ranked AC Milan? With only forty-eight points, the difference between the two sides is six points, giving Inter Milan enough room to maneuver to temporarily focus on the Champions League without worrying about the outcome of a single game causing them to fall from the top of the league.
Before Mourinho took office, Inter Milan had won the league championship for three consecutive seasons. It can be said that what Inter Milan focuses on now is not the domestic league championship at all, but the greater... Champions League championship. Inter Milan has been waiting for this championship for forty-five years. The last time they won the European Champions Cup was back in 1965. At that time, it was the "Great International Era" that Inter Milan people are most proud of. .
As a world-renowned team, it has not won the European Champions Cup for 45 years, which is the highest honor in Europe. This cannot but be said to be a pity.
Therefore, Inter Milan people's desire for the Champions League goes far beyond the domestic league. To this end, they invited the famous coach Jose Mourinho who has won the Champions League in the hope that Mourinho can instill his experience in leading Porto to win the Champions League into this team.
From Inter Milan's club president Massimo Moratti to ordinary fans, they all hope to see Inter Milan make some breakthroughs this season.
Mourinho knows this very well, so domestic leagues and so on... are really insignificant compared to the Champions League.
Even if their opponent is Napoli, the only team that has defeated them at San Siro this season.
He also did not intend to send all the main players to fight Naples in this game.
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"As the media speculated before the game, Mourinho hid half of the main players in the game. It is obvious that his goal is the Champions League quarter-finals with Chelsea, not the league match with Naples."
The commentator said this after the game started.
Naples originally had a "chicken blood bonus" at their home court, and Inter Milan played half as the main force and half as substitutes, and their thoughts were not on this domestic league...
And what about Naples? Playing at home, they have just defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, and their morale is high. There is no need to worry about the Champions League next week, so they can release all their strength on Inter Milan.
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“Hero—goooooooooooooool!!”
There was a burst of cheers at the Sao Paulo Stadium. The Blue Bears organization in the west stand waved several blue flags and red Chinese flags in their hands to cheer for Chen Yingxiong.
Their favorite idol scored a goal.
"The hero received Hamsik's wonderful pass in the penalty area, leaned on Inter Milan's central defender Cordoba, and then directly swept the goal! When he used his physical advantage to protect the football in the penalty area, it was really impressive. It is difficult for a central defender to cut off the football alone, unless there is a foul... The hero did not give Lucio a chance to come up and surround him. He quickly fell to the ground and fired, and goalkeeper Cesar was unable to save... The hero looked more and more like a A real center!" Liu Jianhong said happily.
Everyone can see Chen Yingxiong's growth. As a commentator for Serie A, Liu Jianhong can be said to have watched Chen Yingxiong go from being unable to make tactical moves to being able to receive passes from teammates in the penalty area and then score goals.
He is proud of every bit of progress made by Chen Yingxiong. It's a pity that such a player cannot play for the country.
At the beginning of this year, there was a storm of anti-gangsters in Chinese football. Nan Yong, who had claimed that "as long as I am in the Football Association, Chen Yingxiong will never enter the national team" was also arrested. This also made many people see Chen Yingxiong's return to the national team. Hope of returning to the national team.
But there is no follow-up to this matter. No one knows whether Chen Yingxiong can enter the national team...
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After scoring the goal, Chen Yingxiong rushed to the west stand and shook his fists at his fans. Following his actions, the fans in the stands also shouted "Hero! Hero! Our hero!"
Of course, the boos from the extreme fans are also essential. But now their boos are more like the salt on a plate - essential, but no longer the protagonist.
Chen Yingxiong didn't care whether the opponent Inter Milan played with full strength or semi-main strength. Anyway, as long as he won, he would be happy.
Since you are so humble, then we won’t be polite either!
Seeing him celebrating the goal excitedly, some commentators finally remembered - a year ago, this man once said that he would double-play the defending championship in the new season. Before, everyone thought he was arrogant, talking big words and hyping himself up... Who would have thought that he really did it this season...
The most critical one was at the Meazza Stadium. He scored two goals in the game, helping the team defeat Inter Milan and bringing Mourinho's unbeaten record at home to an abrupt end.
His two wonderful goals in the game are unforgettable.
Naples has won all the difficult away games. Returning to play Inter Milan at home, there is really no psychological pressure for them who have already defeated Real Madrid.
"Some people say that he is arrogant, but I think it is this unreasonable arrogance that is the reason why he continues to make progress and can always create miracles that make us feel incredible..."
exclaimed the commentator for Sky Italia.
But unfortunately, such a sigh is destined to not resonate. Because the media's propaganda only focused on the flaws of Chen Yingxiong's character, highlighting his arrogant, ignorant, domineering, and cowardly side in the hearts of fans, just like they did with Cassano. Over time, fans have accepted the "fixed image" shell that the media has put on Chen Yingxiong.
This kind of thing happens often. When it comes to Beckham, the media always take the trouble to claim over and over again that Beckham is handsome, has a wife in the entertainment industry, is a heartthrob, sells his jersey well, and has high commercial value, but His dedicated professional attitude, superb football skills and never-give-up spirit are not mentioned at all, or rarely mentioned, hidden under those dazzling "business auras". When Beckham first came to play in La Liga, the Spanish media even commented: "How to become a world-class superstar? All you need is Beckham's face."
It wasn't until Beckham's last half season at Real Madrid that the media did justice to the British. Then the whole world seemed to know David Beckham again. Everyone said: "Although he earns more , he is handsome and his commercial value is very high, but as a football player, he deserves to be respected."
It's not as good as Inzaghi back then. Everyone always used to scornfully call him a "picker", thinking that there is no technical content in grabbing points in front of the goal. Although he is very good at scoring goals, he will never be able to reach the level of elegance. But as he continued to score goals, his number of goals in the Champions League had surpassed Shevchenko's. When he was about to catch up with Raul, everyone guessed that they had changed their views on him and called him a "master". …
There are many such examples. In the football world, everyone is always susceptible to the influence of pride and prejudice. This is especially true for young players.
c. When Ronaldo first debuted, he liked fancy moves and diving, so everyone thought he was flashy and had a problem with his character. Once this fixed impression is formed, it is difficult to change. I'm afraid we really have to wait until the Portuguese is about to retire before we can "redress the injustice", right?
The 21-year-old Chen Yingxiong has been labeled with various labels, and these labels will follow him for most of his career. Perhaps even people in football circles and his opponents will be affected by this and have contempt and disdain for him.
But we all know that Chen Yingxiong is always happy to slap those pretentious people who have their nostrils turned up in front of him. But this will only intensify people's impression of him as "arrogant, arrogant and loud-mouthed".
I really don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for him...
But one thing may not be controversial, and that is... Chen Yingxiong doesn't care what others think of him.
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Before the end of the first half, Hamsik's long shot from outside the penalty area scored another point for the team, leading Inter Milan by two goals. Mourinho looked calm on the sidelines, as if it was not his team that conceded the goal.
Before the game, the media did not hype up the feud between the two teams. They were busy hyping up the reunion between Mourinho and Chelsea. If they continued to hype the past story between him and Naples, there would not be enough space...
In the second half, Inter Milan replaced three main players one after another to let them find a feeling. Inter Milan's offensive gradually picked up, and they scored a goal before the end of the game. In the end, Inter Milan lost to Naples 1:2 away from home.
"The game is over! Napoli defeated Inter Milan 2:1 at their home court! Continue to remain unbeaten at home this season!"
After the final whistle of the game, the TV cameras followed Chen Yingxiong. He was not the best player in the game. He followed him because he really succeeded in double-killing the defending champion this season!
"When Chen Yingxiong said he wanted to double-play Inter Milan last season, many people were in disbelief and thought it was all nonsense and daydreaming. But he really did it! Although Chen Yingxiong is indeed arrogant sometimes, but His enemies have to painfully admit that he has the strength to be arrogant..."
Chen Yingxiong on the TV screen is celebrating the victory with his teammates.
The Inter Milan players and head coach Mourinho who hurriedly left the field became the best background for this scene.
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho refused to talk about "the agreement between Chen Yingxiong and him."
"That was an agreement between your media and him, not between me and him. I have nothing to do with him." Mourinho put on a stinky face, as if no one wanted to talk to him. Although he had decided to give up the league temporarily for the Champions League, he was still a little unhappy after losing to Naples.
After the game, Chen Yingxiong also talked about this matter when he was interviewed in the mixed zone: "Yes, a double kill! I have not forgotten that I am very happy to be able to double kill the defending champion, so I seemed very motivated during the game. However, In fact, ever since I defeated them at San Siro, I felt that a double win against Inter Milan was no longer difficult or unbelievable..."
Chen Yingxiong acted "cool" again after the game, saying that it was not surprising to double beat Inter Milan. I believe that after the media amplified the next day, many Inter Milan fans would be very unhappy with him.
He might get more boos the next time he plays at San Siro.
However, Chen Yingxiong, who came out of the Sao Paulo Stadium amid boos, said he was not under much pressure.