Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 72: Farewell to Kirov, Farewell to 2006

There are two rounds left in the Russian league in 2006, and this season is coming to an end.

Since Zenit St. Petersburg does not qualify for the European War this season, they do not have to continue training after the end of the league and wait for the final round of the European War group stage.

As soon as the league ended, the team entered the holiday.

But for Zenit, now is not the time to relax. In the last two rounds, Zenit still has to consolidate his fourth position in the league. The difference between the fourth in the league and the ninth in the league is very close. All of these teams have hopes of landing, and everyone may fall short.

Although he went out to the nightclub, Chen Yingxiong's state was not affected.

This is what makes Denisov's group of people most admire Chen Hero-no matter how crazy he played last night, it will not affect his performance today.

How did they know that even if Chen Yingxiong didn't go out to the nightclub, he would still be practiced in the dungeon every night, so picking up a girl or something didn't affect him at all, it was just drizzle. The stamina and energy consumed are not as good for him as being trained for half an hour in the dungeon.

On November 24th, Zenit St. Petersburg challenged Yaroslavlshnik (shinnik·yaroslavl) in an away game. Yaroslavlshnik ranked sixteenth in the league and had been relegated early.

So there is no suspense for Zenit in this game.

However, Chen Yingxiong did not score in this game.

This is not to say that he slackens after signing the new contract. In fact, he is very motivated in this game today, especially wanting to score goals in the game to prove to the club that their money is very worthwhile.

Although he worked hard, he also got a few good opportunities. But today's game Yaroslavlshnik's goalkeeper is like a chicken blood, making wonderful saves again and again. Hero Chen just can't get in his door!

The season is coming to an end, but Chen Yingxiong's goals this season are still hovering above nine.

Chen Yingxiong hopes to make his goals in the first season double digits.

But now, his goal can only be left to the final round of the league to achieve.

Although there was no goal, this did not affect Chen Yingxiong's image in Ed Wo Carter's mind.

With Chen Yingxiong, what the team's offense looks like, fools can see.

In the match against Yaroslavlshnik, although Chen Yingxiong did not score a goal, Zenit won 3:1. Because the defenders of Yaroslavlshnik put all their energy on defending Chen Yingxiong, Chen Yingxiong did not score a goal, but created a chance for other teammates to score.

Now the media has stopped scolding Chen Yingxiong for falling into a scoring drought, because they all know that Chen Yingxiong's role is not only in scoring.

It's just that Chen Yingxiong doesn't think so... he still hopes to score.

This wish was finally realized in the final round of the league.

November 30th, the last game of the 2006 Russian Premier League.

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Tomsk at home.

It is a good thing for the team to be able to end this season at home, and it is also a good thing for the fans.

Moreover, this game has a special meaning. That is, the Kirov Stadium, which has served the team for decades, is about to withdraw from the stage of history. The club has announced a new stadium plan, which will build a brand new modern stadium on the original site of the Kirov Stadium-Gazprom Arena.

Today, the majority of Zenit St. Petersburg fans are here to see off the old stadium.

Many people hold a flower when they enter the arena.

Not only the fans, but many Zenit St Petersburg players are also reluctant to give up.

After all, they have been fighting here for several years or more than ten years.

For example, Arshavin, when he was a child, was taken by his father to the stands of this stadium to watch Zenit's game. Therefore, he became a fan of Zenit and eventually became a player of Zenit, Zenit. Core.

He is very affectionate for this stadium.

Sure enough, in today's game, Arshavin was extraordinarily vigorous, as if he wanted to bid farewell to Kirov Stadium with his excellent performance.

Hero Chen knew what Arshavin wanted, so he didn't choose to shoot himself at the most critical moment, but...passed the ball!

Since Chen Yingxiong almost attracted the attention of all Tomsk defenders, when he passed the football to Arshavin, there was no defensive player beside Zenit's core!

Arshavin faced the big gift delivered to the door, is there any reason to refuse? Draw the football directly into the goal!

Arshavin was very excited after the goal. He lifted up his jersey and revealed the T-shirt he had prepared.

There was an earth-shattering cheer from the stands.

It says:

Goodbye, Kirov! We will always love you!

After bidding farewell to Kirov Stadium with a goal, Arshavin ran back and hugged Chen Yingxiong: "Don't you want to score a goal too?"

Chen Yingxiong wants to score his tenth goal in his first career. The whole team knows about this.

Chen Yingxiong smiled at Arshavin: "Aren't we only scoring one goal in a game?"

Arshavin reacted, he also smiled: "Haha! That's right! We are not only scoring one goal in a game! Wait a moment to pick up my pass, hero!" He was happy on Chen Yingxiong's back Take a picture on it.

Give it a peach, and repay it with a plum.

Chen Yingxiong used an assist in exchange for the gratitude and rewards of others for him.

So it's no surprise that his tenth goal came.

At the end of the first half, Arshavin sent a cross after breaking through the wing. Chen Yingxiong used his signature header to smash the football into the goal!

There was thunderous cheers-Zenit is about to bid farewell to Kirov Stadium with a victory!

"Tenth ball! This is the hero's tenth ball of the season! When did he start playing in the Zenit first team? September 17, the 19th round of the league! Up to now He has played eleven rounds so far and scored ten goals! Such a goal rate is really terrifying!"

Shirgeevsky, an narrator of the local St. Petersburg TV station, exclaimed excitedly.

For him, Zenit’s greatest achievement this season was not regaining his qualifications for the European War, but... the discovery of such an air king who turned out to be!

The club said two weeks ago that they had successfully renewed the contract with Chen Yingxiong, which means that Chen Yingxiong will continue to stay with the team next season. In this way, Zenit St. Petersburg next season is really worth looking forward to...

Chen Yingxiong, who finally scored his tenth goal of the season, looked very excited. He even took off his shirt, naked upper body in the ice and snow, rushing to the camera to show his full power and explosiveness. Then he roared at the camera, turned around and hugged his teammates.

For Chen Yingxiong, using a goal as the end of the first season of his career couldn't be better.

For Ed Wocart, it couldn't be better to use a game victory to qualify for the UEFA Cup next season. Because the schedules of the Russian League and the European League are different, St. Petersburg will have to wait until August next year to participate in the UEFA Cup. In fact, it is to participate in the UEFA Cup in the 07-08 season.

For Ed Wocart, it doesn't make sense to lead Zenit to dominate the country. This team has such a strong investor, and I definitely hope that the team can play wild in the European arena. If it can be like CSKA Moscow and win the UEFA Cup again, it would be even better!

Ed Wo Carter came here for the purpose of the European war.

For Zenit fans, it would be great to bid farewell to Kirov Stadium with a victory.

After Chen Yingxiong and Arshavin scored, Krzakov also scored a goal in the second half.

In the end, Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Tomsk by a score of 3:0 at his home court and finished fourth in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup next season.

After the game, the Zenit team thanked the fans and bid farewell to Kirov Stadium.

Fans threw their flowers off the stands, and in this way bid farewell to the Kirov Stadium that had accompanied them for decades.

Chen Yingxiong has no feelings for this stadium, after all, he only stayed here for less than half a season.

For him, being able to qualify for the UEFA Cup makes him very happy. This means that next season he will have the opportunity to go to Europe to play against those stronger opponents. If he can score a lot in a game like that, I believe he will be an instant success.

When he first entered Zenit, how could he still want to become famous as soon as possible... Now it seems that everything is going well. After going to the European stadium, Chen Yingxiong believes that he will be known by more people.

When the last light went out, Kirov Stadium fell into silence.

The wind roared, just like the clamor that once rang above it, and there were faint cries of "blue, white and blue" from the fans. But when the wind subsided, the noise disappeared without a trace.

This stadium that has gone through decades of wind, frost, rain and snow closed its gates and came to the end of life.

The 2006 season of the Russian Premier League is over, CSKA Moscow finally defended the league title, and Zenit St. Petersburg re-qualified for the UEFA Cup after a season.

But many years later, when everyone talks about Russian football in 2006 again, maybe they will think of the Chinese big man who turned out to be?

This is the first season of Chen Yingxiong's appearance in professional football. Although there are only eleven games, everyone who has seen his performance will be full of expectations for his future.

Next year, what kind of surprises will he bring to everyone?