Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 152: Come on, Old Gun! (First Update, Please Vote for Me!)
Chapter 152: Come on, old gun! (First update, please vote for me!)
"Come on, old gun!"
There is such a banner hanging in the stands of Rome's Olympic Stadium.
It was given to their captain by visiting Udinese fans.
In the last game of the 2009-2010 season, Udinese challenged Lazio away from home, and their fans used such slogans to cheer for Di Natale.
Di Natale, who was born in 1977, can indeed be regarded as an "old gun".
At almost thirty-three years old, he is now the closest to being the top scorer in Serie A.
Udinese has no worries about being relegated this season and has no hope of European competition. For the fans of the "Black Chicken", the personal honor of the captain is what worries them the most.
He is 32 years old and will be 33 next season. How much condition can he still have by then? Who knows? If I don’t take advantage of this season to win a Serie A Golden Boot, I may not have any hope in this life.
Di Natale's performance this season is so good that he is fearless in the face of powerful opponents and clings to Chen Yingxiong on the scorer list.
So even the commentators for this game were cheering him on.
"I'm not a fan of Udinese, and I'm not a fan of Di Natale. But in today's game, I want to cheer for the veteran. I don't hide my thoughts at all - I hope Di Natale Can win the league's top scorer! Come on, old gun!"
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At the same time, in another arena, Napoli's opponent is Sampdoria.
Before this game, Cassano, who had been discharged from the hospital, appeared in San Francisco with his fiancée Carolina - after a heart attack, Carolina has been upgraded from "girlfriend" to "fiancée". The result was naturally cheered by fans from both sides at the Estadio Ferraris, Pudolia's home ground.
Heart disease may not be all bad for Cassano. At least many people in the country have changed their views on him, and he himself has thought about some things clearly.
Cassano appeared in the stands, waving to everyone and thanking them for their concern.
But when the game starts, he still has to cheer for Naples.
In fact, before this game, Naples had already achieved the top four in Serie A ahead of schedule and qualified for next season's Champions League. The only suspense is whether fourth or third - Mazzarri certainly hopes to get fourth, not third. As for the reason, I have already mentioned it before.
Ranked fifth is Sampdoria. Originally, this game was supposed to be about Sampdoria fighting hard to pull Napoli down and jump into fourth place in the league, but it doesn't matter now. Because Sampdoria had 64 points before this game, while Naples had 69 points. The two sides were already five points apart. The outcome of this game had nothing to do with the overall situation.
So in a sense, Mazzarri even wanted the team to lose the game, so that no matter what the result was on AC Milan's side, Naples would be sure to finish fourth in the league.
It is not difficult to achieve this, and Mazzarri can achieve this goal by sending a bunch of second-team substitutes. But Mazzarri didn't do that. He didn't even reveal his true thoughts to the players.
Because he already knows very well that the reason why this team can face opponents like Real Madrid and Barcelona without fear this season is because they have found the fearless momentum of the past.
This kind of momentum is the most precious. This kind of momentum can only be looked up, but it must not be suppressed. Otherwise, once you do this, the players will have doubts about the beliefs they have held before. In this way, you will never be able to instill this kind of momentum into this team in the future. Energetic.
So Mazari made up his mind. Even if the team is "unlucky" to reach third place in the league, Chen Yingxiong can only wait until the quarter-finals to come back, and he can only accept this reality. And he also wants to confirm this belief to the players - even without Chen Yingxiong, we can still reach the quarter-finals!
Therefore, Mazzarri sent out the entire main lineup for this game.
After all, even if the team doesn't care about results, Chen Yingxiong still cares about the honor of being the league's top scorer. Udinese will definitely help Di Natale score in this game, so at this time, Naples has no choice but to help Chen Yingxiong.
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"Udinese organized an attack in the frontcourt... Antonio Di Natale! He received the pass from his teammates! Di Natale! Di Natale! Di Natale -" as the commentator The speed of speaking is getting faster and faster, and everyone knows that football has reached a very dangerous area.
Yes, the football was rushed to the front of the penalty area by Di Natale, and it was already within shooting range!
I saw Di Natale fake a long shot, which made the Lazio defender lose his center of gravity. Then he flicked the football and entered the penalty area!
"He's in!!" the narrator shouted.
The Udinese fans in the stands cheered loudly, while the Lazio fans booed the uninvited guest.
After Di Natale broke into the penalty area, he did not continue to dribble, but suddenly took a shot!
This shot was very sudden, and the angle was also very tricky, which fully demonstrated the reason why Di Natale can cling to Chen Yingxiong on the scorer list this season - shooting skills!
His shooting skills are much better than Chen Yingxiong's...
Although Lazio goalkeeper Marchetti made a save, he was unable to stop this tricky shot.
The football almost missed the goal post and flew into the goal!
"Oh... oh oh oh!! Antonio Di Natale——!!" the commentator shouted excitedly, as if he had been brewing for a long time and was waiting for this moment to explode.
"Di Natale scored his 28th goal of the season! Twenty-eight goals! He tied with Chen Yingxiong in the scorer list! Naples' leading shooter has not scored a goal so far !”
Di Natale was very excited after scoring, but his teammates were more excited than him. They pulled the captain to the ground as he rushed to the sidelines, and then others pressed on him.
"The scene a year ago seems to have repeated itself. The laggards have become the pursuers! Only this time, the hero's roles have been reversed. He has changed from the pursuer to the pursued! Is the final result the same? ?"
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After all, the battle for the top scorer is not as fierce and important as the competition for the league title. If Napoli were competing with Udinese for the league title, Di Natale's goal would be enough to make the Napoli fans at the Ferraris boo.
But now, Naples fans will not boo crazily in the stands just because Di Natale scored a goal and tied Chen Yingxiong.
Therefore, Chen Yingxiong did not know that Di Natale had scored.
He doesn't care about that either.
It doesn't matter who the opponent is, because he is the leader. It is enough for him to keep scoring goals to ensure that he is still the leader.
To put it simply, it is - I want to score!
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The excitement of Udinese fans did not last long. Although they took the lead in the away game, it was an away game after all. Lazio responded quickly, equalizing four minutes after falling behind, through Rocchi's goal.
In fact, the outcome of this game does not matter to Udinese, nor does Lazio. No matter what the result of this game is, it will have no impact on these two teams. They will neither be relegated due to losing, nor will they advance to the European war due to winning.
A game with no desires and demands, seems to be quite suitable for scoring goals?
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"Thirty minutes into the first half, the hero has already had four shots, while the Napoli team has only had six shots in the past thirty minutes... The hero has a strong desire to shoot. No matter where it is, it only needs to be at his feet. , that’s a kick... On another court, Di Natale has scored his 28th goal of the season, and is currently tied with Chen Yingxiong..."
CCTV's Liu Jianhong was talking about the current situation, and there were many hints in his words. Chen Yingxiong was worried, fearing that he would be too independent and too eager to score, and not only would he not be able to score, but he would also offend his teammates - such an example It’s not like you haven’t before?
But while he was still talking, he saw Chen Yingxiong taking the ball outside the penalty area with his back to the attacking direction. Then, before Sampdoria's defender could come up to him, he quickly knocked the football away and completed his turn.
Chen Yingxiong turned around and adjusted the football slightly, then raised his thick right leg.
Powerful long shot!
Like his header, this is his signature, but in terms of fame, it is not as famous as header. When many people see Chen Yingxiong's height, they will naturally think of "Skymaster", but they will not naturally think of "Heavy Artillery".
But in terms of power...these two weapons are comparable!
The football shot by Chen Yingxiong was like a cannonball, turning an arc in the air that was not obvious, but successfully bypassed the defensive player in the penalty area!
Then...he directly penetrated the Sampdoria goalkeeper's fingers!
Liu Jianhong, who was chattering, did not react for a moment. He was stunned for more than two seconds as he watched the football fly into the net.
"Eh? The ball, the ball has gone in! The ball has gone in!! It's in, it's in, it's in, it's in! It's in! It's in - it's so beautiful!" After he reacted, he used his own chain " Come in!" the commentator shouted.
Unlike him, his Italian colleagues were much more focused and did not put too much energy into worrying about Chen Yingxiong during this attack.
When they saw Chen Yingxiong blast the football into the Sampdoria goal, they shouted loudly: "goooooooooooooooooool!!!"
"Hero! Hero! The hero of Naples! His long shot! It's so impressive!"
"Twenty-ninth goal, twenty-ninth goal! Di Natale just tied him, and now he has widened the gap between the two to one goal again! Chen Yingxiong continues to lead the scorer alone List!"
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ps, the first update is here, it’s the middle of the month, I beg you all for ***!