Chapter 128 Hat Trick

Chen Yingxiong once again knocked Mexes over in a header contest, and the referee blew his whistle, calling an offensive foul.

Chen Yingxiong completely ignored Mexes lying on the ground, showing no intention of helping him up. He just complained about the referee's decision and ran back.

Liu Jianhong joked, "Chen Yingxiong's eyes are bloodshot!"

His joke spoke the truth. Chen Yingxiong's eyes were indeed bloodshot!

With thirty minutes left in the game, there was enough time, and he was not satisfied with just a brace, nor would he accept defeat.

He was still looking for ways to score.

After Lavezzi was substituted, the wing where he didn't coordinate well was exploited. Arshavin switched from the left wing to the right wing, and Hamsik moved forward to become a winger. But in reality, he wasn't responsible for crosses, but for organizing various passes.

Blasi and Gargano formed the team's defensive midfielders, providing defense.

The flanks were handed over to Maggio and Luigi Vitale.

Since Arshavin and Maggio were both on the right wing, the team's offensive focus shifted from the left to the right.

Spalletti also replaced David Pizarro with Simone Perrotta, a like-for-like substitution, but also a strengthening of the defense. Because David Pizarro's form was very average, replacing him could prevent problems in the team's defense.

Spalletti wanted to hold onto a one-goal lead away from home.

He must be regretting now that he didn't make substitutions decisively when they were leading by two goals to strengthen the defense.

But who could have imagined that Chen Yingxiong would explode in this game?

The big guy who was considered a flop exploded without warning. You know, he hadn't scored a single goal in the previous two league games and was being scolded mercilessly...

Spalletti judged Chen Yingxiong's form based on his previous two league games, thinking he wouldn't cause much trouble for the team. Who would have thought... this person alone turned his defense upside down!

He was caught off guard.

Spalletti had no idea how to contain this person.

Before, he was secretly pleased to see Lavezzi wasting offensive opportunities—let Napoli waste them like that! When there was little time left, Napoli would only become more and more anxious, and then Roma would surely win.

Who would have thought that Mazzarri would also see the problem and, risking offending the star in the hearts of Napoli fans, decisively replaced Lavezzi.

Now that Napoli had resolved its internal problems, it began to free up its hands to prepare to deal with Roma.

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Seeing Napoli constantly sending in crosses, Chen Yingxiong jumped up again and again in the penalty area. His one hundred percent success rate in winning the first point of contact made his defenders miserable.

Spalletti knew that if he didn't make adjustments, a goal would be conceded soon.

He finally figured out how to deal with Chen Yingxiong.

All of Chen Yingxiong's threats were in the penalty area. Outside the penalty area, he wasn't much of a threat. The closer such a center forward was to the goal, the greater the threat.

So, to contain Chen Yingxiong, you had to get him out of the penalty area, further away from the goal.

Therefore... playing him offside was the best way to deal with Chen Yingxiong!

To force Chen Yingxiong out of the penalty area, you couldn't just tell him to come out and he would obediently come out, nor could you directly push him out with both hands, but use the offside trap tactic to make him consciously run out.

When he was in an offside position in the penalty area and couldn't receive passes from his teammates, he would naturally retreat to connect with his teammates. Wouldn't that be out of the penalty area and further away from the goal?

What threat could Chen Yingxiong pose when he was far from the goal?

At most, he could rely on his header to compete for aerial balls and pass the football to other teammates, but at least he couldn't directly threaten the goal anymore. This would solve a major problem for Roma.

As for Chen Yingxiong's long shots?

What was our newly added defensive midfielder Perrotta for?

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After Chen Yingxiong fell into the offside trap a few times, he realized his situation. So he pulled out of the penalty area.

However, he didn't retreat too far. He was just in front of the defensive line. The opponent only needed to take one step forward to closely mark him and prevent him from turning around.

A center forward who couldn't turn around couldn't directly threaten the goal. He wanted to pass the ball to others? Roma also had corresponding ways to deal with it.

Chen Yingxiong felt that Roma obviously lacked a detailed understanding of him. They must not have watched much of his games in the Russian league or in the UEFA Cup.

Otherwise, they wouldn't think that this alone could make him submit...

Sun Tzu's Art of War said: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." You don't even know what my weapons are, and you still want to contain me?

Chen Yingxiong stood in front of the defensive line and raised his hand high.

Fire at me!

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Arshavin used his skills to get past Roma midfielder Matteo Brighi, who was defending him on the wing, but he didn't continue to break forward.

Even though left-back Riise had already prepared himself, waiting for him to come up.

He suddenly cut inside and sent the football to Chen Yingxiong's feet.

Chen Yingxiong had just received the ball. Roma's center-back Mexes rushed up, and at the same time, Perrotta, who had received Spalletti's instructions on the field, also pressed towards Chen Yingxiong.

Of course, Chen Yingxiong wouldn't let the two of them complete the encirclement, so as soon as he received the ball, he leaned back violently. Mexes had just rushed up and felt like he had been hit by a car. He swayed back and almost lost his balance.

When he finally regained his balance, Chen Yingxiong had already begun to turn around in front of him!

After bumping Mexes away, facing Perrotta's outstretched foot, Chen Yingxiong pushed the football to the left side of his body before him. Then, he stretched out one hand to hold back Mexes, not giving him a chance to pounce on him again.

Seeing Chen Yingxiong about to turn around, and his chest being firmly suppressed by him, unable to rush forward, Mexes simply leaned back and made a tackle, intending to destroy the ball outside the penalty area!

He was almost able to tackle the football. When his toes almost touched the football, the football suddenly disappeared. Then, Chen Yingxiong's right foot appeared. He appeared in the position where the football should be. Mexes didn't tackle the ball, but only grazed Chen Yingxiong's foot...

"Yingxiong! Turning volley—!!"

Chen Yingxiong finally completed the series of actions of turning and volleying before Mexes tackled the ball.

From the beginning of the turn, the power rose from the ground along his supporting left foot. At the same time, the power generated by the swinging arms and the twisting of the waist and abdomen also came from their respective points, and finally converged into a surging torrent, flowing along the right leg to the instep of the right foot.

Like the Qiantang River tide, the returning tide and the high tide converged together, colliding with each other, and stirring up more turbulent power.

All the power was poured into the football, so in Mexes's eyes, even if he didn't blink, he couldn't capture the shadow of the football. The football completely disappeared in his eyes in an instant!

Seeing Chen Yingxiong turn around, Doni made a save in advance. His intuition told him that the opponent was going to shoot.

Sure enough! Chen Yingxiong took a long shot, and the football roared towards him!

It really roared!

With a "whoosh," Doni clearly heard the sound of the football rubbing against the air!

Even if he took off in advance, his speed was still not able to surpass the football...

"Swish!"

This was the crisp sound of the football coming into contact with the net.

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"My—God—ah!!" The Italian commentator held his head in his hands, with an incredible expression on his face.

"What did I see? The ball went in! This is Chen Yingxiong's hat trick in this game! Napoli has tied the score! 3:3! This is unbelievable! Unbelievable!"

"Incredible! Really incredible! Chen Yingxiong has completed a hat trick in this game!"

"Roma thought that pushing him out of the penalty area would solve everything? Chen Yingxiong used a beautiful turning volley to tell the opponent—you are too naive!"

"Chen Yingxiong shoots—great shot! Great shot!! Beautiful goal! Hat trick!! The ball is in!! It's in, it's in, it's in!!" Liu Jianhong also excitedly used the "it's in, it's in" crazy commentary that he invented in this game again. Before, he shouted "it's in" twice in a row. This time, he added another "it's in." I really don't know how many "it's in" he will shout out in one breath in the end...

Whether it was at the live commentary booth or in the television studios everywhere, they were all boiling.

Chen Yingxiong, who was scolded before the game, actually completed his first hat trick since landing in Serie A!

Frustration, ah, frustration. If you don't die in frustration, you explode in frustration.

Chen Yingxiong finally exploded!

The first half of the season was definitely not a good memory for Chen Yingxiong. In the eyes of his fans, it could even be called "frustration." He wanted to serve the country, but he was expelled from the national Olympic team and banned by the Football Association, with no way to serve the country. After transferring to Napoli, he was ridiculed by the media and hated by the home fans. His relationship with the star players in the team was not harmonious, and the head coach did not stand on his side. He was very unaccustomed to Italy's tactical supremacy. He was ridiculed as "Napoli's biggest flop in history" and "the worst signing in Serie A this season"...

It was under such frustrated suppression that he exploded.

He scored a hat trick in Serie A, which is known for its defense.

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After scoring the goal, Chen Yingxiong rushed to the east stand this time. On that stand, a huge blue flag was spread over the top of the stand, held up by the fans with their hands. They were so tired just for one thing—to disgust Chen Yingxiong.

Because the flag read: "You are not even worthy of shining Diego's shoes, you bastard!"

This flag has become a symbol of the confrontation between Napoli fans and Chen Yingxiong in the past half season. It has spread throughout Italy and Europe. It is also a household name in China and has become a big star among flags.

When Chen Yingxiong was in a low ebb, this was a flag that肆意 mocked him, allowing everyone to laugh.

Now, at the bottom of the stand, Chen Yingxiong raised his arm high again towards that flag.

This time, no one would think that he was trying to please the fans.

Sure enough, another slap in the face!

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Chen Yingxiong's legendary story. Now is the time to settle accounts!

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