ps, Just now, I made a difficult decision... to release all seven chapters that were originally scheduled to be updated in two days today. This means I have no more drafts... and I have to continue rushing like crazy. But if it can make everyone feel better, well, I feel better too!

I know everyone is anxious, so these past two days I've been working as hard as if I were competing for the new book monthly ticket chart, and even when I got up early this morning to watch the Champions League, I used the halftime and the second half to write a chapter, just so I could have drafts to explode and let everyone finish reading this part of the story as soon as possible.

So I quickly offer an extra update...

I promise everyone that the depression is only temporary. The current depression is for the big explosion in the future, for Chen Yingxiong to be unstoppable in Naples and Serie A. It's for one climax after another!

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When Chen Yingxiong ran onto the field amid boos, the CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong was very excited. No matter what, being able to play meant that he hadn't lost his entire position in the coach's mind. Next, it would depend on whether Chen Yingxiong could seize the opportunity to come on as a substitute and have an outstanding performance to prove himself to the coach.

The boos from the stands never stopped, until the game restarted.

In fact, Juventus's current strength is no longer what it was before the "Calciopoli" relegation. Now, Juventus's performance has been affected due to the chaotic management of the club's senior management. They are currently ranked eleventh in the league, with two wins, three draws and one loss in six league games. Their ranking is not even as high as Napoli's.

But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Juventus still has some prestige left, so Napoli played very hard in this game.

It wasn't until Lavezzi equalized the score that Napoli's morale picked up. Before that, they had been pressed back in their own home stadium.

After Chen Yingxiong came on, he didn't just stay in the penalty area. He still often pulled out to seek cooperation with his teammates.

This wasn't to say that he was willing to be the supporting role, but because if he didn't do this, he wouldn't have a chance to shoot...

The defense of Italian teams is indeed more sophisticated than the defense he encountered in the Russian Premier League. When playing in the Russian Premier League, his strong body guaranteed him an overwhelming advantage when facing defenders, because the Russian defenders' technique wasn't very good either. Both sides were relying on physical strength, and he wasn't afraid of anyone. But it was different when he came to Italy. The defenders didn't rely on physical strength, but more on their own technique, experience, and cooperation to defend.

In fact, Chen Yingxiong had already experienced this in the UEFA Cup. In the match against Fiorentina, he had been defended by Fiorentina's captain Dainelli.

After arriving in Serie A, he found that this kind of defense was commonplace. Coach Reja's words weren't entirely useless. At least, if he stayed in the penalty area all the time, it would be easy for the opposing defenders to mark him, and his new teammates wouldn't trust him as much as his Zenit teammates, simply lobbing the ball over his head and watching him compete in the air.

They wanted Chen Yingxiong to pull out and seek cooperation again.

So, whether Chen Yingxiong was willing or not, he had to run actively.

In Naples, his running distance and range of activity were much greater than in St. Petersburg Zenit.

This was indeed a new experience for him... but this was not a reason for him to give up scoring goals according to his own ideas to show his coach.

Among so many things during this period, Chen Yingxiong hadn't hated his coach. Reja didn't have any personal feelings involved in his issues with him. Being strict with him in training couldn't be considered "retaliation." Putting him on the bench for two consecutive games was also because he wasn't in good shape and hadn't been able to score. Therefore, Chen Yingxiong just wanted to use his performance on the field to prove that he was more suitable to be the team's attacking core than Lavezzi.

Otherwise, he would have gone directly to the boss, De Laurentiis, and asked him to fire this coach who was "opposing" him. He didn't go to the boss because, first of all, he was definitely not the kind of kid who would go to his parents to complain whenever something happened. He would choose to use his own strength and effort to prove himself. Secondly, he didn't have any personal grudges with Reja, so there was no need to escalate it to the boss's level.

If we're talking about bad personal relationships, it would be with his Argentine teammates and Gargano. Because of their special feelings for Maradona, although he had explained himself, they still harbored resentment towards him. Especially since Lavezzi's style of play was already selfish, and he didn't like Chen Yingxiong, he gave Chen Yingxiong very few passes on the field. What kind of opportunities would Chen Yingxiong have to shoot and score?

Everyone said that Chen Yingxiong had no league goals and was the biggest flop in Napoli's history, but they didn't look at how many shooting opportunities he got in a game? In the team's frontcourt, only Hamsik would pass the ball to Chen Yingxiong, but he was a central midfielder, a defensive midfielder, not a winger. His crosses were lackluster and couldn't help Chen Yingxiong at all. His through balls were sharp, but what use were they to a center forward at the front?

Now Chen Yingxiong decided not to count on Lavezzi anymore. He had to solve the problem himself.

Don't say I'm selfish, you forced me to be!

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"Napoli attacks, the ball is passed to Hamsik's feet. Chen Yingxiong and Lavezzi are both asking for the ball..."

Reja was very happy to see Chen Yingxiong pull out, thinking that this big guy had finally figured it out and knew how to play according to his tactics, so the team's cooperation would hopefully become smoother...

Both of them were asking for the ball, and Hamsik finally chose Chen Yingxiong. This made Reja frown on the sidelines.

Chen Yingxiong's retreat pulled out the center back Griegra who was defending him. This was exactly what Reja wanted him to do. After Griegra was pulled out, there would be a brief gap in Juventus's defense. At this time, Lavezzi would quickly break through, and Hamsik would send the ball to his feet, which could lead to a shooting opportunity.

But who would have thought that Hamsik would pass the ball to Chen Yingxiong?

But Lavezzi still rushed towards the gap that had been pulled out. He was waiting for Chen Yingxiong's pass. Although he didn't pass the ball to Chen Yingxiong much, he still felt that Chen Yingxiong should pass the ball to him.

While Chen Yingxiong was receiving the ball, he had already adjusted his position. Now he was facing the direction of the attack from the side. Griegra caught a glimpse of Lavezzi behind him out of the corner of his eye. He suddenly remembered that the big guy in front of him was known as the "biggest flop in Napoli's history." He had started five league games so far, came on as a substitute twice, and hadn't scored a single goal...

What threat does this person pose? Lavezzi is the important one!

Thinking of this, Griegra quickly took a step back and turned around to chase back.

Almost at the same time, Chen Yingxiong adjusted the ball and faced the goal directly.

Then, facing Griegra's back, he swung his right foot...

Defensive midfielder Poulsen (Christian_poulsen) wanted to come up and interfere with him, but he was a step too late.

Chen Yingxiong had already shot the ball out when he got close.

When the ball flew past Griegra, he was still a little surprised—if this was a pass? Wouldn't it be too fast?

Of course this wasn't a pass!

"Chen Yingxiong shoots!" Liu Jianhong shouted.

Goalkeeper Manninger (Alexander_manninger) was stunned for a moment before making a save. If Chen Yingxiong's shot had been a little bit off, he might not have been able to save it. But fortunately, Chen Yingxiong's shot was very straight! It landed right in front of Manninger!

He just needed to raise his arms... with a bang.

Manninger's body swayed back and he almost fell on his butt. Where was the ball? It bounced high and flew out of the penalty area again!

What a close call!

"Too straight! Ah—" Liu Jianhong lamented loudly.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV all felt sorry for Chen Yingxiong's shot, but Chen Yingxiong didn't, because he couldn't care less. The ball was knocked back, and he ran to compete for the landing point.

Surrounded by Griegra and Poulsen, he jumped high, looking down on everyone!

At the very top, he headed the ball to Hamsik.

Hamsik received the ball, turned around and passed the ball directly to the backcourt, reorganizing the attack and pulling out and spreading out Juventus's formation, which had been compressed by this attack.

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"This is completely brute force. A long shot with no skill at all. It would be strange if it could blast open Juventus's goal!" The Naples media in the media box spread their hands and shook their heads.

"This is Italy, not your Russia!"

"I think it's completely impossible to rely on him to come on and hope to reverse the score! If this game ultimately can't be won, then Reja's substitution will have to take a lot of responsibility!"

The commentators on Italian TV also criticized Napoli's attack.

"Obviously, the gap has already appeared! Hamsik should have passed the ball to Lavezzi, who was cutting into the gap, instead of that Chinese! That way, the team might have already reversed the score!"

"I told you, as long as the attack reaches Chen Yingxiong, it will stagnate. A link in the entire attack chain is broken. How can this still work?"

Just as everyone was constantly criticizing Chen Yingxiong's performance, Napoli got another attacking opportunity.

"Let's take a look at Napoli's attack this time..." the Italian commentator said slowly. "Hamsik gets the ball. He dribbles forward. He has already switched to the right wing. Napoli's frontcourt attacking combination is running very flexibly, switching positions very frequently... Maggio is overlapping. Hamsik passes the ball to him."

"Hamsik. Maggio. Cross? It's still early to the baseline, and there's still space in front. Will crossing at this time..." The commentator didn't have enough time to finish his question before the ball was in the air.

His mouth was still habitually voicing his doubts about the unreasonableness of Maggio's cross, but his eyes were watching a blue figure suddenly jump high in the penalty area! He couldn't react at all. His mouth was still questioning this cross, but at this time, a commentator from a radio station next to him suddenly shouted, "Chen Yingxiong!!"

Boos rang out in the stands.

In the midst of the huge boos, Chen Yingxiong jumped up in one step... no, he flew up! In the ear-piercing boos that could make people's hearts stop beating, he was flying!

He suddenly felt like it had been a long time since he had stretched his body in the air like this, like he was flying.

In Russia, he was a free and unrestrained flying bear. In Italy, he seemed to be trapped in the muddy pit of those tactical schemes that were as complicated and difficult to understand as heavenly books, unable to fly.

But today, that feeling had returned to him.

Griegra? I didn't see him!

Chen Yingxiong only had the ball in his eyes, as if everything around him didn't exist.

When the ball flew in front of him, he tucked his abdomen, swung his head, and twisted his waist, heading the ball!

Chen Yingxiong really didn't see Griegra, because Griegra was half a head shorter than Chen Yingxiong...

Facing Chen Yingxiong's header, he had no choice but to be a spectator...

In the midst of the ear-piercing boos, the ball, like a cannonball, passed through Manninger's fingers and rushed into the goal, stopping only after crashing into the net...

"Goal... Goal! Goal!!!" Liu Jianhong, who had been holding back for a long time, was finally able to shout this sentence with all his strength. "Goal!! Goal!!! Goal! Goal!!"