Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 173 The Different Situations of the League and the Champions League (Second Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 173 The different situations of the league and the Champions League (second update with guarantee)

As Raul himself said, he has been playing in the Real Madrid first team for fifteen years and has been used as the banner and image spokesperson for ten years. As the first captain for seven years, the pressure has really been on him. It's commonplace.

The media's criticism of him did not affect him.

And he quickly turned the media's criticism of him into praise.

On September 19, in the third round of the league, Naples challenged Sampdoria away from home, and Naples won 3:1. In this game, Raul scored his first official goal after joining Naples.

It was a very beautiful shot.

After the game, the media's direction immediately changed, from criticizing Raul to praising Raul for his longevity.

What "This is the King Raul!" "Raul shows people why he is always worthy of respect!" "Real Madrid will definitely regret letting Raul go!"

Those who boast about being sexy will make people get goosebumps even on their penises. The media is indeed the most unscrupulous in the world.

Raul just smiled and ignored it.

When Chen Yingxiong saw what the media was doing, he knew how worried he was. Raul really didn't need to change his mood because of the media's fuss.

Let alone Raul, he wouldn't even do that himself.

Chen Yingxiong scored another goal in this game, and his number of goals in the new season has reached three. A good start for himself in the competition for the league's top scorer.

He is currently tied for the top scorer in the league with Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o with these three goals.

The next Champions League group stage will not be until September 29th. Before then, Naples can focus all its energy on the league.

Chen Yingxiong wants to go all out.

On September 22, Naples faced Chievo at home, and the final score was 3:1. Chen Yingxiong went on a killing spree in this game and scored a hat trick.

The commentators during the game went crazy, because now Chen Yingxiong's goals are easily reminiscent of his "crazy talk" about winning the Serie A Golden Boot for three consecutive years.

Every time he scores a goal, this arrogance will resurface in everyone's mind, reminding everyone - I mean it! I'm not kidding! This is the top scorer in Serie A for three consecutive years, I am very serious!

"There is no need to play in the Champions League, and there is no need to be distracted from fighting on two fronts. Chen Yingxiong can use all his strength in the league. So... the opponents in the league are all in bad luck!"

This is what one media outlet said after the game.

He was right, Napoli's opponents were indeed unlucky.

Napoli have never had such a great start to the league. The league has started four rounds, with three wins, one draw, and no losses. Accumulating ten points, beating Inter Milan with a goal difference advantage, temporarily ranking first in the league!

Since Naples returned to Serie A, they have never been in this position, even if it is only temporarily...

Chen Yingxiong himself even took the lead with six goals, leaving Eto'o behind. In this round of the league, Eto'o scored twice, but he could not match Chen Yingxiong's hat trick.

Someone suddenly thought of what happened when Chen Yingxiong was playing for Zenit St. Petersburg before moving to Naples. His last season in the Russian Premier League... no, maybe it would be more appropriate to say the last half of the season.

In the last half of the season, he scored crazy goals, scoring 21 goals in eleven league rounds, which ultimately helped him win the Russian Premier League title that season despite missing the remaining two-thirds of the league. Best shooter. It was not a big news at the time. However, because the value of the Russian Super League is too low in the eyes of many people, it did not cause a sensational effect.

Comparing the two now, it will inevitably make people think about the past of that season.

Back then, Chen Yingxiong scored crazy goals in the Russian Super League and became the league's top scorer. Some people said that the defense in the Russian Super League was too poor. Even an individual could do such a thing there, so there was nothing to brag about.

Well, now Chen Yingxiong faces the best defensive league in the world, Serie A. Judging from his appearance, he seems to want to do the same in Serie A...

This makes people think a lot.

And through these games, everyone has also discovered that Chen Yingxiong's movement is more erratic than in the previous two seasons. He always seems to appear in places that no one expects. Although you may not be able to score a goal, you can still scare everyone...

The most intuitive effect of the erratic movement is... the defenders find it more difficult than before to freeze Chen Yingxiong during the game.

In the past, Chen Yingxiong's movement range was very small. In addition to retreating in a straight line, he would move in the penalty area. He would not go to the side of the penalty area at all. Mainly concentrated in the middle area of ​​​​the penalty area.

So it's easy to defend him, just stay tight in the penalty area. If the defender's level is high enough, it's not impossible to freeze Chen Yingxiong. If the defender's level is not high, then the entire defense line should work together to cut off the connection between Chen Yingxiong and the midfielder, especially the two wingers, so that Chen Yingxiong cannot receive the pass.

In this way, Chen Yingxiong basically has no chance.

But starting from this season, everyone noticed changes. Chen Yingxiong's ability to capture opportunities in front of the goal has been significantly enhanced. There were an average of nine shots per game in the four games. Although these shots may not all be converted into goals, they show that he is able to seize opportunities.

He has scored six goals so far. Three of the six goals are headers, one is a long shot, and the other two are shots from the penalty area. However, among the three headers, it was no longer the previous way of scoring goals that relied solely on brute force to resolve the battle. Two of them were headers after finding space in front of the goal.

Specific performance is very telling.

The media began to notice this and believed that Chen Yingxiong was making progress. As a forward who has been the top scorer in Serie A for two consecutive seasons and won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the Champions League in his first season in the Champions League, he is only 22 years old, but he is still making obvious progress.

This is a very incredible thing. Many people used to think that Chen Yingxiong belongs to the young success type. He was too dazzling at the beginning, and his abilities reached the limit at a young age. After that, it was difficult to make progress.

Who would have thought that Chen Yingxiong would be making such obvious progress.

Many people were stunned, while his opponents felt...horrible.

If this trend continues, what will Chen Yingxiong eventually become? Even the most imaginative people dare not think about it.

Fortunately, in the fifth round of the league, Chen Yingxiong did not score any more goals, which made many people secretly relieved.

Otherwise, I really don’t know how to describe this person...monster?

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On September 26, in the fifth round of the league, Naples defeated Cesena 4:1 in an away game. Chen Yingxiong was unlucky. He hit the goalpost once during the game and another header slipped out. However, he contributed two assists, which can be regarded as an important contributor to the team's victory and performed well.

After finishing this league match, Chen Yingxiong had nothing to worry about.

The second game of the Champions League group stage is here.

Napoli challenged Rangers away from home.

Raul finally got going in this game and helped Naples score the equalizer.

After he scored, the commentators took off their hats.

Because this is the 67th Champions League goal he scored. Although he is still one goal behind Inzaghi and two goals behind the old bomber Gerd Muller in the European War goal list, in the Champions League On the scorer list, he is the well-deserved number one in history. In the 55 years since the Champions League was founded, no one has scored more goals than him.

Although Raul's goal was a great event, Naples still failed to win. They shook hands with Glasgow Rangers 1:1 away from home.

After two rounds of group matches, they have accumulated two points and are currently ranked second in the group, but this name is very unsafe. The current situation in Group C is this - Manchester United was tied by Rangers at home in the first round, and Naples drew with Valencia in the first round. There was no goal in these two games. In the second round, the powerful Manchester United finally started to show its power. They defeated Valencia 1:0 away from home, and Naples drew 1:1 away from Glasgow Rangers. Therefore, Manchester United, which currently has one win and one draw, has four points and ranks first in the group. They are followed by two teams that have drawn two games in a row, Napoli and Rangers. The two teams scored the same number of goals, conceded the same number of goals, and had the same winning-loss relationship. However, Naples temporarily ranked second in the group due to the advantage of away goals. Rangers finished third, while Valencia finished last with just one point.

Although they have only played two rounds of the group stage, this group has already shown the style of the "Group of Death".

At present, Manchester United has a relatively large advantage. Anyone from the other three teams may qualify, and anyone who has it may be eliminated. One word is the difference between heaven and hell.

Naples is currently ranked second in the group, and there is nothing to be happy about. At the beginning of the group stage, we don't look at the rankings, only the points.

With only two points, ranking second in the group will one day be pulled down.

The media have said that although this topic has been talked about by everyone, they still have to say-without Chen Yingxiong, Naples' offensive firepower has dropped sharply. Although Raul scored a goal, Naples was still not used to it.

Do we really need to spend the entire group stage to adapt? I'm afraid that after finally adapting, the group stage is over, and Naples will be eliminated in the end...

But Chen Yingxiong can't help with this matter. All he can do is perform better in the league. Perhaps this will give the team more experience to deal with the Champions League group stages.

Therefore, in the sixth round of the league, his "scoring drought" ended after only one round.

Relying on his goal, Naples defeated Roma 2:0 at home and won the first "Sun Derby" of the season.

The future in the death group of the Champions League is filled with fog, but in Serie A, Naples is now leading the Serie A group!