Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 192: Leon Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Stepping Stone (Guaranteed Second Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 192 Leon who doesn’t want to be a stepping stone (Second update guaranteed, please vote for me!)

In the away game against Lyon, Naples still sent out all its main players. Mazzarri did not dare to take it lightly. At the same time, Chen Yingxiong also needed more goals.

Therefore, Naples insisted on offensive tactics in this game even if it was on the road. Of course they know that Lyon will also attack - apart from attacking, Lyon has no other way, if they still want to make a comeback...

When the two sides attack each other, there will inevitably be many loopholes that can be exploited. Lyon can also score, Napoli can also score.

It depends on who scores more goals.

But Naples still has a four-goal lead, so if everyone goes against each other, Naples is not afraid of Lyon - provided there are no factors other than football.

At the same time, with more openings, it will be easier to score goals. This is a good thing for Chen Yingxiong who continues to score goals.

The media also paid special attention to this game, of course not because there was any suspense about the outcome of this game. Even the most optimistic Lyon fans thought they were destined to lose, not to mention the clumsy media.

The media paid attention to this game for only one reason - Chen Yingxiong.

Everyone wants to see if Chen Yingxiong can continue to score goals.

Because just before this game, Messi, who was silent in the first round, suddenly broke out. He scored twice in the second leg against Arsenal. One of the goals was a penalty kick. Messi is not the team's top penalty taker. From the fact that he was asked to take the penalty kick, it is obvious that Barcelona wants to walk Messi to win the top scorer.

In the Naples team, penalty kicks basically have nothing to do with Chen Yingxiong...

A reporter asked Chen Yingxiong what he thought about Messi scoring two goals.

As a result, Chen Yingxiong's answer made Barcelona and Messi fans crazy.

"He scored a penalty? That's great. It proves that they are afraid of me and have to use penalty kicks to score goals. Please tell Messi and Barcelona that they can rest assured that I will not take penalty kicks. "

People who hate Chen Yingxiong call this attitude "arrogant and arrogant", while people who like Chen Yingxiong think that this kind of Chen Yingxiong is "domineering and arrogant".

As for the fundamental turning point in the game caused by Van Persie's sending off, Chen Yingxiong shrugged: "I'm not surprised at all. Something controversial always happens in games against Barcelona. I don't comment on Van Persie's red card. , because I didn’t watch the game. I just feel sorry for the Gunners, they are a very good team.”

When talking about the second round with Lyon, he said: "Of course we will go all out and will not give up the game just because we are four goals ahead in the first round. As for the reasons why we will not give up the game, of course you also know... "

The reporters who interviewed him laughed when they heard this.

This is true. Within the team, everyone has discussed that even if they lead by four goals, Naples must go all out in this second round, because they still have another goal - to help Chen Yingxiong score more goals.

The 4:0 win in the first leg with Lyon now allows the team to have a relaxed mentality to concentrate on this matter, without having to consider the team's performance first.

※ ※ ※

Pierre seemed to know that his team had no hope of qualifying, but there was still one thing he could do, and that was... to prevent Chen Yingxiong from using Lyon as a goal scorer.

Therefore, this game was beyond everyone's expectations. Lyon did not raise the offensive banner at home in a last-ditch effort to advance to the quarterfinals.

From the first minute of the game, they shrank into their own half and put on an iron-barrel formation.

Many commentators and reporters were surprised.

Of course, Mazzarri was the most surprised.

He did not expect that Lyon would give up hope of advancing to the quarterfinals and defend with all his strength. Mazzarri also knows why they are defending with all their strength. They just don’t want Lyon to become a stepping stone for Chen Yingxiong to defend the title of top scorer...

Damn it... He couldn't help cursing in his heart.

Originally, he thought that Lyon would definitely attack in this game, and there would be a lot of space in the defense. This is a rare game in which Chen Yingxiong can score a goal. The further back you play, the more difficult the game becomes, and it is not easy to score such a crazy goal.

By using this game to score goals, Chen Yingxiong may be only two or three goals away from the top. In this way, it will not be so difficult to catch up later.

Unexpectedly, Lyon gave up the hope of promotion and tried his best to stop Chen Yingxiong...

※ ※ ※

On the court, Hamsik tried to pass the ball through, but when he raised his foot, he could not kick the ball out because there were so many people in front of him that there was no gap that could be exploited.

Lyon's entire team retreated and completely gave up attacking. They looked like "I've been eliminated anyway, and you absolutely can't let you continue to use me to score goals."

Chen Yingxiong was in the penalty area, surrounded by people. He seemed to be completely submerged in it...

If you insist on passing the ball directly, it will definitely be intercepted by the opponent. Even if you barely catch the ball, you will not be able to score.

In desperation, Hamsik turned around and passed the football to the center back Ranocchia.

This return pass was the epitome of Naples. Facing Lyon's shrinking defense, they were helpless and had no idea what to do.

Until the end of the first half, the score was 0:0.

Chen Yingxiong did not score a goal.

※ ※ ※

"Look, I said it, it's impossible for him to maintain such a crazy state. A hat-trick in one game is already great. Does he still want to have a hat-trick in every game?"

During the halftime break, all TV stations were analyzing the first half, and Chen Yingxiong's performance was naturally the focus of discussion.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, Chen Yingxiong did not score a goal. Not only that, he did not even have a threatening shot, which gave those annoying critics something to say.

"This first half is actually real and believable, and this Chen Yingxiong is normal."

"The hero's crazy performance in the first round was largely due to the fact that Napoli was playing at home, plus he missed the entire six group matches. That hat trick had unleashed all his passion and state... "

Of course, some people ridiculed Lyon: "If Messi is ultimately elected as the top scorer, the person he should thank most is not his teammates, but the Lyon players and Lyon coach Pierre."

Chinese TV stations are also worried about Chen Yingxiong: "I think Napoli must make adjustments in the second half. If they cannot break Lyon's intensive defense, then Chen Yingxiong will not be able to score..."

※ ※ ※

At the same time, in the Naples dressing room, everyone was complaining that Lyon's stubborn defense made it difficult for them to score goals.

At this time head coach Mazzarri walked in.

"Okay, guys. Stop complaining. We didn't expect Lyon to be so timid at home!" Mazzarri mocked Lyon to arouse the players' fighting spirit and confidence. They encountered trouble and trouble in the away game. Difficulties, the biggest fear is that the team will be discouraged. As long as you don't vent your anger, you can say anything.

Sure enough, the players laughed.

"Let's change our style of play in the second half. Is the dense defense difficult to break? Maybe it is like this for other teams, but we have the ability!"

This is not "bold talk" to boost morale.

Naples does have the ability to break through dense defenses because they have...a very, very powerful center, and such a center is the key to breaking through dense defenses.

The key to intensive defense lies in the word "intensive", accumulating heavy troops near the penalty area to form a numerical advantage in the local area, while shrinking the space and not providing the opponent with any space to facilitate their passing and movement.

So how to break the dense defense?

A powerful center must first be physically strong so that he can withstand the impact and interference from those strong center backs in a crowded penalty area. In such situations, he must control the football. As long as he can control the opponent, The defense will become defensive, which may create murderous intent and also disrupt the opponent's defense.

In addition to having a strong enough body, he must also have certain skills with his feet, otherwise it will be useless if he cannot hold the ball.

Next, he'd better have good scoring ability - as a center, you can't always expect to attract all the opponent's defensive attention and then pass the football to your teammates to score, right? If you can withstand defensive pressure, control the ball, and score goals, then what's the use of the opponent hoarding more troops in the penalty area?

In fact, crosses from the wing are one of the good ways to break dense defenses. The premise is that your team must have a center who is very good at heading the ball. Otherwise, it will just let the opponent's center back collect header clearance statistics.

It just so happens that Naples has a center who ranks first in heading goals in football today...

※ ※ ※

After the second half of the game started, when the commentators and commentators were still debating whether Chen Yingxiong was in a normal state or an abnormal state in this game, and whether he could achieve anything in the forty-five minutes of the second half, the game had already happened. Some changes.

"Naples has strengthened their offensive on the wing..." Sky Sports commentator was the first to see it.

"They are going to..." ESPN's commentary also discovered this.

"Hero - Header!!" Amid the roar of the Italian commentator, Chen Yingxiong jumped up high and still grabbed the header despite being separated by another person.

It's a pity that there is a person separated by him, which affects the quality of the header, not to mention that there are people behind him who interfere with him.

The ball was eventually deflected by Chen Yingxiong and did not threaten the goal guarded by Lloris.

However, after the Naples players saw Chen Yingxiong's header, they felt confident - what the head coach said during the halftime break was indeed right, if we play like this, we will definitely win!

※ ※ ※

ps, Lyon is not willing to be a stepping stone, and we don’t want to be a stepping stone for too many people on the top rankings, so we beg everyone to vote!