Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 172: His enemy, my hero (the first guarantee)

In the end, with Chen Yingxiong's two goals, Naples ushered in the first victory of the new season at their home court. They defeated Bari 3:2.

Contrary to what the commentator said, after Napoli took a two-goal lead in the first half, there was no suspense that killed the game. Instead, Barry broke out suddenly and pulled two goals in the second half. Fortunately, in the 86th minute, the captain Paul Cannavaro used a corner kick to stab Barry's goal with his head to keep Naples’ unbeaten record at home in the league.

After playing the league with Bari, there is nothing wrong with Chen Yingxiong, because Naples ushered in their first opponent in the Champions League group stage.

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The Champions League group stage is here, and the new season's Champions League match officially kicked off.

This game is the same as the previous two qualifying games, and has nothing to do with Chen Yingxiong. But he still came to watch the game.

This is also the first Champions League group match in Naples after Chen Yingxiong's absence. In fact, all aspects are very concerned.

Whether Naples without Chen Yingxiong can stand out from the group of deaths, and whether the offensive firepower of Naples without Chen Yingxiong will be damaged, these questions are all people want to know the answer.

This first strong dialogue with Valencia may be able to provide some reference for everyone.

Naples has no hero Chen, and Valencia has no Villa. Both sides are missing the biggest scorer.

As a result, the two sides drew a goalless draw in this game, and neither of them could score. Naples was tied 0:0 at home by Valencia.

Raul started the game and played for 90 minutes, but his performance did not meet people's expectations.

After the game, criticism about Raul rang out. Many people think that Raul is really old, no wonder he is not the main player in Real Madrid. Raul used to be famous for his inspiration in front of goal. That kind of agile playing style fascinated many people. Where is Raul now? There is no such aura at all.

Raul lost his aura, what else?

He is not good at speed, nor is he innately crazy, not to mention his body is not strong, and the skill of picking up the door is not as superb as Inzaghi... It seems that he has a little ability in all aspects, and he is not good. If even the most basic aura is gone, it is just an ordinary player.

Mazzari wanted to put the team's fate in the Champions League on Raul, which is obviously a failed gamble and doomed to defeat.

But in fact, the performance of the whole team in that game was very average. Naples still seems to have not been able to get used to the lack of Chen Yingxiong's way of playing. In the new season, Chen Yingxiong missed two games, and Naples was all tied, and no victory was won. To. In the first round of the league, Chen Yingxiong was absent and the team drew 1:1 with Fiorentina in the away game.

But the media and fans don't care so much.

Blaming one person for the reason for not winning is obviously easier than analyzing why the team performed poorly, and it is easier to be accepted and understood by others.

So Raul became a scapegoat.

These voices are overwhelming, as if the team is tied by Valencia, and the responsibility is all Raul's.

Chen Yingxiong also heard these voices and saw them. He was a little worried that Raul would be unable to withstand it. After all, a new player had just transferred to a new team and faced such a big criticism, and the pressure was not small. If the team wants to perform well in the Champions League group stage and advance to the knockout stage, Raul is definitely an important role, which coach Mazzari has told them many times.

So he wanted to talk to Raul and help him relieve the pressure. Chen Yingxiong thinks that he is quite suitable for this kind of work.

He is not the captain of the team, but he will actively want to do this kind of thing. This is the consciousness and role of the locker room leader. Why did he think of doing this kind of thing? Because he feels that for Raul, he is an old teammate of Naples. After two seasons, he is like Raul's predecessor. As a predecessor, he is naturally qualified and has the idea to talk to his new teammate. Just like Hamsik and Paul Cannavaro did to him when he first entered the team.

He had never thought that Raul was a veteran eleven years older than himself. He had no idea at all.

But what should I do if two people have language problems?

Raul speaks Spanish, and Chen Yingxiong speaks Italian. Although Italian and Spanish are actually very similar, there is a saying that the similarity between the two languages ​​is like Chinese proverbs.

The problem is that the Italian in Naples is the Italian with a strong southern Italian accent. To put it bluntly, it is the Italian dialect.

So who knows what dialects and dialects of Spanish and Italian in Naples are related. If it is Henan dialect and Shandong dialect, it would be fine. But if it is the difference between Hakka and Beijing dialects, then...

Anyway, Raul is currently trying to learn Italian with a Neapolitan accent. He doesn't communicate much with his teammates in the dressing room. He just relies on a smile to express his kindness. And really didn't fight for power in the locker room, want to do what the boss of the ball is.

Although it is possible to communicate in Spanish and Italian, Chen Yingxiong was afraid that his words would not express his meaning and that the other party might not be able to understand it, which would easily lead to misunderstandings, so he came to an interpreter.

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"Alex." After the training, Yingxiong Chen waved to Sanchez.

"What's the matter, hero?" As a member of the food, drink and fun group, the deputy commander's call can't be neglected, and Sanchez hurriedly ran over.

"Help me be an interpreter."

When Chen Yingxiong said so, Sanchez knew what he wanted to do. "Do you want to talk to Raul?" he asked.

These days, if anyone on the team wants to talk to Raul, they will find Sanchez as an interpreter. What Raul said is also the captain of the giants Real Madrid. He knows Real Madrid very well. The group of turtles in Naples is always full of curiosity and yearning for the life of the giants, so naturally they want to hear the gossip of the giants...

Hero Chen nodded.

"Okay, when?"

"Right now!"

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When Raul took a shower in the shower room in the dressing room, there was a loud noise outside, and the other Naples players returned. These people are always loud and noisy together, so the dressing room is very lively. The only time they can calm down is before the game, when the atmosphere in the locker room is a little tense and serious.

The hot water poured from Raul's head until it was poured, converged into a stream, and flowed to the floor drain inlet.

The locker room at the training base in Naples is relatively simple, with only showers and no bathing pools.

And Real Madrid's locker room not only has a hot spring water gauge with its own electric massage function, but also luxurious leather lounge chairs and a TV. The players can even enjoy the TV program while taking a bath.

Accustomed to the luxurious training facilities of Real Madrid, when he first arrived in Naples, Raul was still a bit uncomfortable.

Chen Yingxiong and Sanchez walked in naked, saw Raul taking a shower under the shower head alone, the two looked at each other, and then walked over.

Sanchez stood under the nozzle on Raul's left, and Chen Yingxiong stood on Raul's right.

Two people caught Raul in between.

Raul saw the two teammates coming to take a shower, smiled at them, and greeted them in the Italian he had just learned.

"Good, hero. Good, Alex."

"Hello, Raul." Because Sanchez can speak Spanish, he is currently the closest person to Raul in the team. They have become friends-Cassano is still training alone, usually very Few come to the team, so Raul and Cassano don’t have much time to meet, and there is no chance to relive the past.

"Hi, Raul." Chen Yingxiong said. After getting his whole person wet, he pretended to ask unintentionally: "Are you still used to it in Naples?"

This sentence was translated through Sanchez.

"There is nothing unaccustomed to. Spain and Italy have something in common and I had a great time."

Raul has joined the team for more than three months, and no one has seen him complain about anything. He didn't complain even if it was the bad and chaotic traffic in Naples. I can't tell at all that they used to be the prince of Bernabéu. He came from a wealthy family like Real Madrid. People are really low-key. However, Chen Yingxiong understood Raul's low-key as depressed...

"When will you move?" Chen Yingxiong asked again.

"It's just recently. Don't worry, I will ask everyone to be a guest when I move." Raul laughed.

"Then what... I watched the game, don't listen to the nonsense of the media, it is definitely not your responsibility to not win..."

Chen Yingxiong started to enlighten Raul in a serious manner. He had never done this job before, because he was not the captain, and this kind of thing was not his turn to do. However, Raul's performance and state directly affect Naples' performance in the Champions League, which determines whether Naples can qualify for the group, and also determines whether Chen Yingxiong can win the Champions League top scorer this season.

Since he did it for the first time and had no experience, he couldn't even speak smoothly.

Raul laughed as he listened.

He understood the young man's mind.

This is to enlighten and comfort myself, for fear that the pressure may cause problems.

However, out of politeness, he did not interrupt Chen Yingxiong's stumbling words.

After the other party finished talking, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, hero. But I'm really good, I'm not pressured."

Hero Chen stared at him with wide eyes: "Really?"

Raul nodded: "I played for Real Madrid for fifteen years and was the first captain for seven years. The pressure is with me almost every day."

He tried to make his attitude a little humble, but he still couldn't hide the sense of pride from his heart.

"The criticism here is much softer than the criticism in Madrid."

Chen Yingxiong thought, it was so. People from Real Madrid, what is the pressure? Home-cooked food!

Thinking about it this way, he was a little embarrassed to come, because he was self-conscious.

Raul saw the embarrassment of Chen Yingxiong.

"But thank you very much, hero. Do you know? Before I came, I heard many people tell me about you, but in their mouths, you are not a good fellow..."

When Chen Yingxiong heard that he was interested, he was not embarrassed: "What did they say about me?"

Seeing him so eager and excited, Raul was surprised: "Are you so interested in others saying bad things about you?"

Hero Chen nodded: "Of course. All the enemy's slander on me is praise, I like to listen to the enemy's curse on me, hahahaha!" He laughed up to the sky and asked after laughing, "What did they say? "

"They say that you are rude, uneducated, do not know how to respect people, and say that you are like a child who has not grown up..."

Every time he uttered a "count", Chen Yingxiong nodded, seeming to enjoy such an evaluation.

"But now I think you are different from what they said. You are a good person who gets along well."

Chen Yingxiong opened his mouth and smiled: "His own hero is of course the big villain in the enemy's mouth. This is all praise, hahaha!"