Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 256 Sorry to Keep You Waiting! (Continuing Eruptions, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
Although somewhat exaggerated, his commentary style was indeed rather dull, or steady, to put it nicely.
But now, this "dull" commentator in everyone's eyes erupted with a rare passion, unleashing his emotions in the Beijing studio, much to the surprise of Zhang Lu next to him.
"Goal—it's in! It's in! It's in!"
Liu Jianhong shouted, raising his arms.
At this moment, Chinese fans in front of their televisions couldn't be bothered to be surprised by Liu Jianhong's sudden outburst, because they, like Liu Jianhong, stood up from their seats, waving their arms and cheering loudly, "Good shot—!!"
"Beautiful!!"
"Goal! Goal! Fantastic!"
"Damn, that's awesome!"
"Great goal! Great goal!!"
"GooooooooooAL!!"
All kinds of cheers rang out simultaneously across the land of China.
No wonder they were so excited, because Chen Hero had finally scored after six rounds of silence. And he scored the first goal by a Chinese player in Serie A!
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When the football flew into the goal, few of the Italian commentators reacted; only a handful cheered. The commentator who had previously questioned Maggio's hasty and irrational cross almost choked on his own saliva and coughed several times in a row.
A professional football commentator with more than a decade of experience actually choking on his own saliva while commentating on a football match was truly unheard of...
The Chinese reporters in the press box were as excited as their compatriots. When Chen Hero headed the football into the goal, they jumped to their feet!
"Beautiful! Chen Hero! Beautiful!!" someone roared in a hoarse voice. Because the shout was so sudden, without any warming up, his throat went directly hoarse...
But they didn't care and continued to roar like that.
All their pent-up frustration was about to be vented completely at this moment!
They even wanted to rush in front of those Italian reporters to cheer, dance, and celebrate the goal.
This is Chen Hero whom you look down on! This is who you have determined to be "Napoli's biggest flop in history"! This is the "worst signing of the Serie A season"!
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After scoring the goal, Chen Hero did not embrace anyone, nor did he look for Maggio, who assisted him. Instead, he went straight to the camera in the corner flag area, grabbed the camera lens, and shouted at the lens, "Dad! Sorry to keep you waiting!"
He knew that his father must be watching the game on TV, so this goal was dedicated to his father. Thanks for his phone call, even though he didn't need such comfort, he knew his father loved him and cared about him. So this goal was to be dedicated to his loving and caring father.
He knew that his father was under great pressure because he didn't score, and he hoped that this goal would reduce his father's pressure and stop him from worrying about him.
After shouting, he turned around to celebrate the goal with his teammates who swarmed up.
Maggio and Hamsik rushed to the front, and the two gave Chen Hero a solid hug.
These two had a good relationship with Chen Hero in the team. "Good" meant slightly better than average. And those who were slightly worse than average didn't come to join the celebration at all.
Like Lavezzi.
He stood by and watched, but didn't mean to come up and celebrate the goal with everyone.
Chen Hero didn't care whether he came to celebrate or not, he just wanted to vent his emotions to the fullest now.
Seven league rounds, and I finally scored!
How difficult... When the hell have I ever had such a long goal drought!
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The commentators who had come to their senses showed their passion, completely forgetting how they had ridiculed Chen Hero before...
"Goal! Chen Hero scored a goal for the team to take the lead! Now Napoli leads Juventus 2:1 at their home!"
"Beautiful header! He jumped so high!"
"We've known for a long time that Chen Hero is good at headers, but this is the first time he's shown his header in a Serie A match! Well deserved!"
"This player, who cost the club 13 million euros, has finally scored his first league goal! So can we start expecting him to score goal after goal in the future?"
"For Chen Hero, the past month has really been a torment. The situation once reached its most critical moment. He was benched by coach Reja for two consecutive league games. Nothing is more timely, more life-saving, and more critical than this goal!"
Although everyone was cheering for Chen Hero's goal, and although the faces of those Napoli reporters in the press box were a little embarrassed, one thing still could not be changed.
That was the ear-piercing boos from the stands...
"This is really strange. Their team scored a goal and took the lead, but the fans still booed. The reason is very simple. The person who scored the goal is Chen Hero, the enemy of Napoli fans. Such a thing may only happen in a passionate place like Naples..." Some commentators explained the current scene to the audience.
Otherwise, those TV viewers who had never cared about Napoli before would definitely feel baffled when the home team Napoli led Juventus, but there was an ear-piercing boo in the stadium.
The boos from the fans at this time were reminding everyone—how much they hated Chen Hero...
But this cannot change the fact that Chen Hero scored a goal.
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Juventus felt very helpless about this goal. Grygera had tried his best to jump high and compete for the header, but he didn't expect to lose by half a head.
He could only shake his head and sigh at this goal, very frustrated.
They were leading, but turned into trailing, which was really unacceptable.
Captain Del Piero ran back to comfort him.
"It's okay, don't take it to heart. That guy's header is really good, it's not your responsibility to lose the ball. None of us expected Maggio to cross directly from so far away from the penalty area..."
As he spoke, he glanced at the Napoli players who were celebrating the goal.
Because everyone was squeezed together, he couldn't see Chen Hero in the crowd.
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Reja was actually annoyed at first that Maggio's cross was too hasty in this attack, but he didn't expect to score a goal in the blink of an eye...
He couldn't lose his temper, so he could only cheer for the goal with the people around him. In any case, it was good to be able to win the game against Juventus at home...
Juventus is Napoli's arch-rival. It is a very wonderful thing to be able to win the game against arch-rivals.
But then again... you probably can't find many teams in Serie A that are not Napoli's arch-rivals...
Atalanta, Verona, AC Milan, Bologna, Brescia, Juventus, Inter Milan, Roma, Udinese, Lazio, Fiorentina, Lecce, these teams are all on Napoli's list of arch-rivals...
In addition, Bari, Reggina, Vicenza, Cagliari, Sampdoria, Foggia... these teams are all Napoli's competitors.
Perhaps a word can be used to describe Napoli's position in Italian football very well.
"Public Enemy."
And now Chen Hero has become the public enemy of the "Public Enemy."
I am afraid that only someone like him can do it?
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In the end, with Chen Hero's first goal in Serie A, Napoli defeated the visiting Juventus 2:1 at their home and won against their arch-rivals.
After the game, Chen Hero's goal became the focus of everyone's discussion and attention.
Not because the goal was so beautiful, but because it was Chen Hero's first Serie A goal. At this very delicate moment, what kind of impact will his goal have on him and the team?
Everyone is very concerned.
At the post-match press conference, Reja was bombarded by reporters with "Chen Hero scored."
However, Reja's response was quite sophisticated.
"Of course I am happy that he scored a goal. I am very happy that any Napoli player performs well, because only in this way can Napoli move forward. Putting him on the bench is considering that our offense needs some changes... I personally have no problem with him. He has some problems adapting to Italian football, but I believe this is only temporary for him..."
It seems to be praising Chen Hero's performance, but in fact he didn't say anything truthful at all. They were all just platitudes.
In fact, the media all know that if Chen Hero still hadn't scored in this game, then it would have been a certainty that he would have sat on the bench for three consecutive games. This goal pulled Chen Hero out of the mud, or slowed down his slide into the abyss.
But this is not guaranteed. Whether he can keep his position depends on whether he can score goals in the future.
The media doesn't care whether Chen Hero can adapt to Italian football or Napoli's tactics. As long as Chen Hero can score goals, all problems will be solved. If he had scored seven goals in seven league rounds so far, would Reja dare to put him on the bench? Would the media dare to question him and ridicule him?
Chen Hero said very arrogantly when interviewed in the mixed zone after the game: "Header, yes, it's a header. This is the way I'm used to scoring goals. I like the feeling of smashing the football into the opponent's goal with my head! I hope I can score more goals after this!"
"What do you think of the boos from the home fans in the stands after you scored?" A Turin reporter asked rudely, wanting to embarrass Chen Hero with this question—it was his goal that caused Juventus to lose the game.
But Chen Hero was unmoved. His answer left the Italian reporter speechless: "I will continue to score goals until the boos disappear!"
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ps, sorry, everyone has been waiting for Chen Hero's first goal for a long time! This goal is a reward for everyone.
I also know that everyone doesn't like depressing plots, so I am updating as soon as possible and compressing the details of this plot as soon as possible. The purpose is to allow everyone to read this plot in the fastest time.
But everyone should also think about it. It is precisely because the suppression is enough now that it will be more refreshing when Chen Hero fights back!
Isn't it?
Chen Hero will definitely explode! He will slap people! With his vengeful mentality, how could he not settle accounts one by one after the fall?
And this scene will not be waited too long!
If you have confidence in me, Lin Hai, please speak with monthly tickets!