Volume 1: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 121: The Impact of Two-Front Operations (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)
Chapter 121 The impact of two-front operations (Third update, please vote for me!)
Surprisingly, there was no large-scale war of words between the two sides after the game, which was different from the first round. At first, after the game, the two sides argued about the conflict between Chen Yingxiong and Cesar.
For a time, the father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.
It was very lively in the media for a while.
This time it's different. No one from either team talked much about the game after the game.
The media's focus is also on the Champions League in midweek. Inter Milan will welcome Chelsea at home, and this is Mourinho's first duel with his old club after leaving Chelsea. Obviously this matter is more of a gimmick than the feud between Naples and Inter Milan.
But that's okay, Mazzarri can prepare for other games with peace of mind instead of focusing on arguing with his opponents.
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Chen Yingxiong opened the Dell laptop he brought from Russia, logged into the website, checked the completion status of the task, and received the reward.
His completion of the task of "conquering the Apennines" was only short of the last small task, which was to win the Serie A championship. In addition, he has completed all other tasks that make up this series of tasks, such as winning the top scorer in Serie A, winning the best player in Serie A, and winning the best foreign aid in Serie A. He accomplished all three tasks.
These three items are actually relatively easy to accomplish. After all, as long as he works hard, it is possible to accomplish them. The Serie A championship is not decided by him alone.
Only by working together as a team can we have hope. At present, it is not known when it will be completed, because Naples' focus is on the Champions League. After defeating Inter Milan, the team accumulated 46 points. Although it beat Juventus and ranked fourth in the league, temporarily retaining qualifications for the Champions League, it was still eight points away from the 54 points of Inter Milan, who ranked first in the league. The gap is almost insurmountable considering that the opponent is Inter Milan who is in good condition. Besides, there are two teams, AC Milan and Roma, in front of them...
Even if Inter Milan loses their head and loses consecutive games and gives up the top spot, it will not be Naples' turn to reach the top.
Double-killing Inter Milan, Chen Yingxiong completed the task of "So what if we defend the championship?"
He is here to receive the reward for this mission.
This mission rewards a lot of experience, and experience is what Chen Yingxiong needs most now. On the one hand, he wants to upgrade, and on the other hand, he also needs to save up to buy those smart players.
Although he can only study with Inzaghi at the moment, Chen Yingxiong feels that after buying those intelligent players, he can not only learn skills from them, but also have more humane teammates in training, and this dungeon will be more fun. Isn't it?
Due to the addition of the apprenticeship system, when receiving experience from mission rewards, there is an additional option, that is, whether to deposit the experience into the "bank". If so, you can further choose how much experience to deposit into it, which is convenient for Chen Yingxiong himself. Choose to adjust your upgrade strategy and purchasing strategy.
Chen Yingxiong chose to deposit it all in the "bank" without hesitation. This so-called "bank" also appeared with the new expansion pack, and it did not exist before.
After receiving the mission reward, Chen Yingxiong logged out of the website and began to enter the dungeon to continue training with Inzaghi.
He has been training with Inzaghi for half a year and has already felt the benefits of this training.
His ability to run without the ball has improved during the game, and he is more able to find opportunities than before.
Moreover, training in the dungeon has a bonus effect, which existed before the apprenticeship system.
This upgrade system is really awesome!
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When Chen Yingxiong was training hard in the dungeon and teasing Cabrera from time to time outside the dungeon, the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals was already over.
Mourinho's strategy of temporarily abandoning the domestic league was wise and correct. He sent all his main players to face the visiting Chelsea at the Meazza Stadium. Facing his former team, he had no intention of showing mercy.
As a result, Inter Milan, which played with all its main players and was waiting to work, defeated Chelsea 2:1 at its home court. Although Chelsea scored an away goal, after all, it was Chelsea who took the lead in the total score.
What's more, compared with their city rivals, Inter Milan supporters have every reason to be happy.
AC Milan lost 0:4 in the away game... When the score appeared, people even thought that the TV broadcast had wrong subtitles.
After conceding four goals in the first round, AC Milan had almost no hope of advancing to the next round.
In other games, Lyon defeated CSKA Moscow 2:0 at home and proved with practical actions that Platini gave them a very good sign.
Also getting a good draw was Bayern Munich, who defeated Olympiacos 2:1 away from home.
Barcelona defeated Stuttgart 2:0 away from home.
Porto defeated Arsenal 2:1 at home.
Sevilla drew with Bordeaux 1:1 away from home.
Napoli defeated Real Madrid 2:1 away from home.
After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is over, the situation in some games is already very clear, such as Manchester United and AC Milan, such as Barcelona and Stuttgart, such as Bayern Munich and Olympiacos. It is not difficult for the three teams of Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to advance to the quarterfinals.
It's hard to say for other teams.
Naples has not paid much attention to the Champions League. The next round of the game will not be until March 9, and there will be several league games before that.
For Mazzarri, this is a chance to seize the opportunity to consolidate the team's position in the league.
Naples is currently ranked fourth in the league with 46 points, and Juventus is fifth with 41 points, five points behind. It seems to be quite safe, but football is round and the league is not over. No one dares to say that Naples will definitely qualify for the Champions League next season.
What's more, Naples is only four points away from third-ranked Roma, and only five points away from second-ranked AC Milan.
Why can't you work harder and try to get your ranking higher?
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On February 28th, Naples hosted Roma at home. If they can win, the gap between the two sides can be reduced to one point.
But on the other hand, Roma also knows very well what the consequences will be if they lose this game.
So in this game, sparks are flying everywhere. No one is willing to admit defeat, everyone wants to win.
While Chen Yingxiong wanted the team to win, he also wanted to return himself to the top of the league's top scorer list. After twenty-five rounds of the league, he scored sixteen goals, while Di Natale scored Seventeen goals, overtaking Chen Yingxiong again.
In the competition, Chen Yingxiong lived up to expectations and scored two goals. But Di Natale scored another goal in Udinese's 2:3 home defeat to Inter Milan.
Both sides tied for the top scorer list with 18 goals.
Chen Yingxiong's two goals did not help Naples win, because Roma also scored two goals.
In the end, this passionate match ended in a 2:2 draw.
The difference between the two sides is still four points.
In fact, Chen Yingxiong scored three goals in the game, not two. But his third ball was called out by the referee because it was offside.
Over this matter, Chen Yingxiong argued with the referee and received a yellow card. This is the fourth yellow card he has received in the league this season.
According to the rules of Serie A, accumulating four yellow cards will result in an automatic one-match suspension. Therefore, Chen Yingxiong will not be able to participate in the next away game against Bologna.
But as it happens, Mazzarri did not arrange for Chen Yingxiong to start in the next game, so now he will simply let him rest completely.
Not only Chen Yingxiong needs to rest, but also the main players such as Cassano, Arshavin, De Jong, Hamsik and so on.
Because on March 9, Naples will welcome Real Madrid at their home court.
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As a result, Naples, which had rotated most of its main players, lost to Bologna 1:2 in the away game. Fortunately, Roma was tied 0:0 by AC Milan at home, so the point difference between the two sides was not widened too much.
The bad news is that they are soon being caught up by the people behind them. Palermo suddenly emerged, surpassing teams such as Juventus and Sampdoria. Now it has accumulated 46 points, and the two teams are only one point apart.
Originally, Mazzarri wanted to use these games to consolidate the team's position in the league. Unexpectedly, he did not close the gap between himself and Roma, but allowed Palermo to catch up.
But I can’t worry about that much now, after all, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is imminent.
From this we can also see the impression of two-front operations on Naples.
If we don't play in the Champions League and send all the main players to play against Bologna, we can definitely defeat Bologna at home...
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Naples club president Aurelio De Laurentiis once joked after acquiring the team: "I hope that one day I can watch the games of giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United at home, and then let them See the majesty of San Paolo."
At that time, this sentence was naturally attributed to the "crazy words of a big-mouthed boss", and no one took it seriously. Maybe even De Laurentiis himself didn't take it seriously... But now, this scene has become a reality.
Real Madrid is coming to Naples to compete.
When teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United play away games in other cities, they are often welcomed and supported by many local fans because they are well-known and have many likable stars in their ranks.
For example, Barcelona has Messi and Real Madrid has Cristiano Ronaldo.
But in Naples, they will never find such supporters.
The entire city of Naples is a supporter of the Naples team, and they definitely do not "worship foreigners."
So when Real Madrid arrived at Naples Airport, except for the media who came to interview them and report their arrival, they didn't see any fans supporting them. It was really normal...
In fact, not only were there no local fans to support them, but even those Real Madrid fans who followed them received warnings from the club and the Spanish Embassy in Italy before setting off. Remind them that Naples is an extremely dangerous city with extremely fanatical fans and that if you were wandering around alone in a Real Madrid shirt before this game, you would be in danger. Therefore, for safety reasons, please try to follow the group and do not leave the group easily, especially do not wander alone on the streets at night.
For safety reasons, Real Madrid has also reduced the number of fans who can follow the team to watch away games.
Of course, the actions of Spain and Real Madrid made the Naples city government very angry. They thought it was a slander against Naples, because in terms of crime rate, Milan is higher than Naples.
Nonetheless, the Napoli club should be happy because this means that there will be a lot less Real Madrid fans coming with the team. Real Madrid will encounter a tougher battle than they imagined at the San Paolo Stadium!
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