Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 173 The Different Circumstances of the League and the Champions League (Second Guarantee)

As Raul himself said, he has played for the first team in Real Madrid for 15 years and has been used as a flag and image spokesperson for ten years. As the first captain for seven years, the pressure has really been for him. It's homely.

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

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

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

It is a very beautiful shot.

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

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

Those who tout the numbness make people see goose bumps even in the chickens. The media really is the least ethical in the world.

Raul just smiled and ignored it.

When Chen Yingxiong saw the situation of the media, he knew how worried he was, and Raul really didn't need to have emotional changes because of the media's fuss.

Let alone Raul, he wouldn't do it himself.

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

He currently tied for the top scorer list with Inter Milan's Eto'o with these three goals.

The next group stage of the UEFA Champions League will have to wait until September 29. Before that, Naples can put all their energy into the league.

Chen Yingxiong wanted to use full firepower.

On September 22, Naples played against Chievo at home and the final score was 3:1. Chen Yingxiong fought a big kill in this game and staged a hat-trick.

The commentators were crazy in the game, because now Chen Yingxiong’s goals are easily reminiscent of his “Kyugan” that he would dominate the Serie A Golden Boots for three consecutive years.

Every time he scores a goal, this kind of crazy talk reappears in everyone's mind, reminding everyone-I'm serious! I'm not kidding! This Serie A's top scorer is three times in a row, I'm serious!

"There is no need to play in the Champions League, or to be distracted in two-line combat. Hero Chen can use all of his power in the league. So... the opponents of the league are in luck!"

This is what a media outlet said after the game.

He was right. Naples' opponents were indeed out of luck.

Naples has not had such a great start to the league. The league has started four rounds, with three wins and one draw, without losing a game. Accumulate ten points and beat Inter Milan with a goal difference advantage, temporarily ranking first in the league!

Since Naples returned to Serie A, it has never been in this position, even temporarily...

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

Someone suddenly thought of Chen Yingxiong when he was still playing for Zenit St. Petersburg before moving to Naples. His last season in the Russian Premier League... No, maybe it's the last half of the season.

In the last half of the season, he scored crazy goals, scoring 21 goals in the 11th round of the league, and finally helped him to get the most of the Russian Premier League that season without missing the remaining two-thirds of the league. Good shooter. It was not a big news at the time. It's just that because the gold content of the Russian Super League is too low for many people, it has no sensational effect.

Comparing the two now, it is inevitable that people will think about the past of that season.

At the time, Chen Yingxiong scored crazy goals in the Russian Super League and won the league's top scorer. Some people said that the Russian Super League's defense is too poor. It is an individual who can do such a thing there. There is nothing to brag about.

Well, now Chen Yingxiong is facing the best defensive league in the world, Serie A. From his look, it seems that he wants to play the same way in Serie A...

This can't help but make people think a lot.

And through these few games, everyone also found that Chen Yingxiong's running position is more erratic than the previous two seasons. He seems to always appear in places that no one can think of. Although it may not be able to score a goal, it can also scare everyone...

The most intuitive effect brought about by the erratic movement is that... the guards found that it was more difficult to freeze Hero Chen during the game than before.

In the past, Chen Yingxiong's running range was very small, except for a straight retracement, he was only moving in the penalty area, and he could not go to the side of the penalty area at all. Mainly concentrated in the middle of the restricted area.

Therefore, it is easy to defend him. Just guard him in the penalty area. If the guard level is high enough, it is not impossible to freeze Chen Yingxiong. If the guard level is not high, then the entire back line will work together to cut off the connection between Chen Yingxiong and the midfielder, especially the connection between the two wingers, so that Chen Yingxiong can not receive the pass.

In this way, Chen Yingxiong basically has no chance.

But since the beginning of this season, everyone has noticed a change. Chen Yingxiong's ability to capture opportunities in front of the door has been significantly enhanced. There are an average of nine shots in each of the four games. Although these shots may not be converted into goals, it shows that he can capture opportunities.

He has scored six goals so far, three of the six are headers, one is a long shot, and the other two are shots from the penalty area. However, of the three headers, it was not the previous scoring method that relied on brute force to solve the battle. Two of them were headers after finding a space in front of the goal.

The specific performance can explain the problem.

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

This is a very incredible thing. Many people thought that Chen Yingxiong was a juvenile and aspiring type. He was too dazzling at the beginning, and his abilities reached the limit at a young age. After that, it was difficult to improve.

How can I think of such obvious progress in Chen Yingxiong's body.

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

Following this trend, 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 continue to score, which made many people secretly relieved.

Otherwise, I really don't know how to describe this person... enchanting?

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On September 26th, in the fifth round of the league, Naples defeated Cesena 4:1 in an away game. Chen Yingxiong was unlucky and hit the goal post once in the game and a header slipped out. However, he contributed two assists, which is considered an important contributor to the team's victory and performed well.

After playing this league, nothing happened to Chen Yingxiong.

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

Naples challenged the Glasgow Rangers away.

Raul finally broke off in this game and helped Napoli score an equalizer goal.

After he scored, the commentators took off their hats to pay tribute.

Because this is his 67th goal in the Champions League. Although he is one goal behind Inzaghi in the European Championship, he is two goals behind the old bomber Ged Müller, but in the Champions League. On the scorer list, he is 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 scored a goal, Naples still failed to win. They shook hands with the Glasgow Rangers 1:1 away.

After two rounds of group matches, he accumulated two points and is currently ranked second in the group, but this name is very unsafe. The current situation in Group C is like this-Manchester United was tied at home by the Glasgow Rangers in the first round, Naples drew with Valencia in the first round, and neither of these two games had a goal. In the second round, the powerful Manchester United finally began to show off. They defeated Valencia 1-0 in the away game, and Naples drew the Glasgow Rangers 1:1 away. Therefore, Manchester United, who has one win and one tie, has four points, ranking first in the group. Followed by two teams that have tied two games in a row, Naples and the Glasgow Rangers. The two teams have the same number of goals, the same number of goals conceded, and the relationship between victory and defeat is also the same, but Naples is temporarily ranked second in the group by virtue of the advantage of away goals. The Glasgow Rangers came in third, while Valencia finished last with only one point.

Although it has only played two rounds of the group stage, this group has already demonstrated the demeanor of the "death group".

At present, Manchester United has a relatively large advantage. Anyone of the other three teams may qualify and anyone may be out. A word difference, but 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, you don't need to look at the rankings, only the points.

The points are only two points, and the second place in the group will one day be pulled down from Malaysia.

The media have said that although this topic has been rotten by everyone, they still have to say-without Chen Yingxiong, the offensive firepower of Naples has dropped sharply. Although Raul has scored a goal, Naples is still not quite used to it.

Is it really necessary to adapt to the entire group stage? I’m afraid I’m getting used to it in the end, the group stage is over, and Naples will have to be eliminated in the end...

However, Chen Yingxiong can't help with this. All he can do is to play better in the league. Perhaps this will allow the team to have more experience to cope with the Champions League group stage.

So in the sixth round of the league, his "goal shortage" that lasted only one round was over.

Relying on his goals, Naples beat Rome 2-0 at home and won the first "Sun Derby" victory of the season.

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