Volume 1: Heroes Appear and Everyone Pays Attention. Chapter 174 Is Worthy of Being a Group of Death (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 174: Worthy of being the group of death (first update guaranteed)

Although this summer, Naples bought some players to strengthen the thickness of the bench. However, Naples still does not have the luxury of being like a real giant, having one lineup for the league and another for the cup, and not having the same starting lineup for half a season...

Naples under Mazzarri still implements a limited rotation. That is to say, not everyone will be rotated, and some positions will not be rotated.

However, in one position, Naples implemented a very luxurious rotation.

That's the center.

In the domestic league, Chen Yingxiong is the starting center and the absolute core of tactics. In the Champions League, everyone has to adjust and re-adapt to the tactics with Raul as the core of the offense.

So it's no wonder that Naples' performance in the Champions League is very different from last season. It is really this kind of switch that the Naples team really needs time to adapt to.

For Naples and Chen Yingxiong, this is a brand new experience.

Naples' two consecutive draws in the Champions League will naturally make Naples fans worried about the team's future, but there are also happy people. It would have been better if Napoli failed to advance out of the group.

It's just that there are only a few people who take pleasure in others' misfortune.

Even Barcelona actually hopes that Naples can qualify from the group and then the two will meet.

Because last season, Barcelona eliminated Naples. But after the game, many media said that Barcelona was unable to win. The reason why they were able to eliminate Naples was entirely because of the help from UEFA.

There is little solid evidence for these conspiracy theories, except for that controversial call. But it is very marketable, everyone always has a dark heart, and there is a devil in everyone's heart. And conspiracy theories are a good way to release the devil in everyone's heart in a way that everyone thinks is reasonable.

Barcelona also received scolding after that game. Some people say that they bully others, others say that they are all a group of performing artists... Later, Butzquez's classic performance of covering his face and peeking made the entire Barcelona team solidify this name, and even the world-renowned La Masia, Barcelona's youth training base, has become the "La Masia Film and Television Academy"...

So everyone in Barcelona was actually holding their breath in their hearts. I thought to myself, if it weren’t for you Naples, would we have suffered so much infamy? Is our reputation so bad?

So don't look at Naples clamoring for revenge against Barcelona. In fact, Barcelona also wants revenge in their hearts.

They really want to meet Naples again, whether it is in the quarter-finals or the final, as long as they meet. This time they want to defeat Naples with dignity, erase all the infamy they have suffered before, and let the world see that we at Barcelona win based on our skills and strength, not acting skills and so-called godfathers!

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Although the center position can be rotated at will, other positions should not be so excessive. Therefore, Naples always has to preserve its strength in the league for the Champions League. This is especially true in the first and last league games of the Champions League group stage.

In the seventh round of the league, Naples' five-game winning streak was terminated. Because they are going to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United in midweek, which is not an easy game.

In order to prepare for this game, Mazzarri sent a second-line lineup composed of multiple substitute players in the league. Except for goalkeeper De Sanctis and center Chen Yingxiong, all the starting lineups were changed.

In the end, Naples shook hands with Catania 1:1 in the away game. Chen Yingxiong, who lacked support, did not score.

Although they did not win, Naples still ranked first in the league with 17 points, but they were only one point behind Lazio.

After this game, Naples went to challenge Manchester United away.

Almost no one was optimistic about Naples before the game.

In fact, judging from the first half of the game, this is also the case.

Naples was handed three goals by Manchester United in the first half. The defense line composed of Paulo Cannavaro, Ranocchia, Maggio and Criscito was completely beaten by Manchester United's powerful attack power...

Nani scored twice in six minutes and helped the team seal the victory in the 13th minute.

In the 42nd minute, Park Ji-sung added another icing on the cake.

The Italian commentator lamented: "Naples without its heroes is like a tiger with its claws removed..."

Just when everyone was feeling sad for Naples' failure, at the beginning of the second half, Naples gave everyone a slap in the face.

They got a goal back!

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"Forty-fifth minute! Naples' Arshavin breaks through alone! Beautiful goal!!"

The announcer's excited howl came from the TV, and Chen Yingxiong jumped up from the sofa, raised his arms and shouted: "Long live Shawar!"

Cabrera next to him couldn't help but smile when he saw Chen Yingxiong so excited.

This man didn't act like that big star at all, more like an ordinary fan.

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However, Arshavin's goal only made Chen Yingxiong and other Naples fans happy for a while. Although Naples attacked fiercely, they failed to score a goal.

Manchester United controlled the ball very skillfully and dealt with it with ease.

It was not until the 79th minute that Napoli scored the second goal by Criscito. However, the team is still one goal behind Manchester United.

In the following time, Naples attacked with all their strength, completely abandoning the defensive style of play, while Ferguson shrunk the defense to maintain this goal lead.

The game was so intense that both sides received a red card in the last ten minutes. Criscito, the hero of the goal, received his second yellow card of the game and was sent off because he made too many moves when competing with his opponent. Two minutes later, Manchester United's Anderson also received a red card for a dangerous tackle.

But no matter how fiercely the players on both sides fought, Naples was unable to equalize the score, and Manchester United ultimately defended their victory.

2:3, Naples suffered its first defeat in the new season of the Champions League at Old Trafford.

On the other side, Glasgow Rangers scored one goal each against Valencia at home and ended in a 1:1 draw.

As a result, Manchester United has two wins and a draw, ranking first in the group with seven points. Naples fell from second place in the group. The second place in the group became Glasgow Rangers with three points from three games. Naples temporarily ranks third with the advantage of more goals, and Valencia continues to rank fourth, but they are already tied with Naples.

After three rounds, the group stage schedule is halfway through. Analysts believe that it can basically be said that there is no big problem for Manchester United to qualify as first in the group.

The remaining three teams are still very close in points, and the situation is unclear.

However, Mazzarri did not look too frustrated when attending the press conference after the game. He expressed that he was proud of the performance of his players in the second half. He also said that as long as Naples can show the same momentum in the second half in the next three group matches, it will not be difficult to qualify from the group.

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Back in the domestic league, Naples returned from a loss at Old Trafford, but Chen Yingxiong felt the spirit from his teammates - the players were not too depressed, they were full of fighting spirit and optimism. As Mazzarri said, this spirit is Naples' most valuable asset and most powerful weapon. As long as it maintains this mental state, it is not impossible for Naples to qualify for the group... To talk about Naples' strength last season It doesn't matter how strong they are. Isn't it the fearless spirit that makes them different from other teams?

All Chen Yingxiong has to do is play well in the league and reduce the burden on his teammates.

Just in time, in the eighth round of the league, Naples will welcome AC Milan at home.

It’s not unusual for Naples to play AC Milan, and it’s not unusual for Chen Yingxiong to play AC Milan.

But Chen Yingxiong has the opportunity to confront Ibrahimovic again, who he doesn't like. This was the first face-to-face confrontation between the two people since they became hostile.

This season, when the summer transfer window was about to close, on August 28, AC Milan announced that it had loaned Swedish god Ibrahimovic from Barcelona.

And AC Milan also has the priority to buy out Ibrahimovic for 24 million euros after the lease expires.

Ibrahimovic is very happy to be able to join AC Milan. He said that he has joined one of the greatest clubs in the world, even better than Barcelona.

As a result, many Barcelona fans were dissatisfied with the Swede's statement. Ibrahimovic's approach of joining a team and then praising the new club and then belittling the old club is really disliked.

Also dissatisfied are Inter Milan fans. As AC Milan's rivals in the same city, they could not accept that the superstar of Meazza had now become a member of AC Milan and promoted AC Milan to the sky.

It is said that some Chinese Inter Milan fans also gave Ibrahimovic a nickname. Because Ibrahimovic's abbreviation in China is "Ibrahimovic", so they called Ibrahimovic "Lu Bu" "...The meaning behind it is self-evident, and every Chinese person knows it.

Ibrahimovic kissed the Barcelona team emblem when he joined Barcelona, ​​which disgusted the Inter Milan fans. Now that he has joined AC Milan, the Inter Milan fans will not look good on him.

In fact, Ibrahimovic has no place in Barcelona for a long time. With Villa joining this season, he has completely become a beggar. There is a very important reason for Ibrahimovic to choose to return to Serie A.

That is Serie A with Chen Yingxiong.

He transferred and left a season ago, which some media thought was to escape Chen Yingxiong, which made him very unhappy.

So now when he decided to leave Barcelona, ​​he chose Serie A without hesitation. He wanted to use practical actions to prove that he was not afraid of Chen Yingxiong at all. Those claims that he ran to La Liga because he was afraid of competition with Chen Yingxiong are all rumors!

At the same time, he also wanted to have a direct competition with Chen Yingxiong to prove that he was not as weak as Chen Yingxiong.

However, after seven rounds of the league, Naples' Chen Yingxiong scored seven goals, while Ibrahimovic only scored one goal. From this point of view, he is still not as good as Chen Yingxiong...